โ South Korea hub
Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in South Korea
7 members of PenPalConnect live in South Korea. Here is what helps a first letter land.
โ๏ธ A few words to start and end with
Nobody expects a whole letter in their language. A greeting and a sign-off in it says you thought about who is reading โ and gives them something to correct, which is a fine way to start a friendship.
Korean
- Hello
- ์๋ ํ์ธ์ ยท Annyeonghaseyo
- Opening a letter
- โฆ์๊ฒ ยท โฆ-ege
- Thank you for your letter
- ํธ์ง ๊ณ ๋ง์์. ยท Pyeonji gomawoyo.
- Signing off
- ๊ฑด๊ฐํ์ธ์. ยท Geonganghaseyo.
๐ฐ What time it is there
It is 06:11 in South Korea right now. ๐ autumn there
Mention the time of day or the season you are writing in. It is the detail that makes a letter feel sent from somewhere, and the one they are most likely to answer in kind.
๐งญ Members in South Korea, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
They speak
- Korean 6
- English 4
They are learning
- English 3
They like
- Animals 4
- Culture 4
- Music 4
- K-pop 3
If you speak one of the languages they are learning, say so in your first letter โ a pen pal who can help is a pen pal worth answering.