Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Sri Lanka
✍️ 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 — and gives them something to correct, which is a fine way to start a friendship.
- Hello
- வணக்கம் · Vanakkam
- Opening a letter
- அன்புள்ள …, · Anbulla …,
- Thank you for your letter
- உங்கள் கடிதத்திற்கு நன்றி. · Ungal kaditathirku nandri.
- Signing off
- அன்புடன், · Anbudan,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 02:41 in Sri Lanka right now.
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.
🧭 Members in Sri Lanka, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
- English 30
- Japanese 3
- Tamil 3
- Korean 8
- Japanese 5
- French 4
- Movies 18
- Music 13
- Animals 11
- Fashion 11
- Books 10
- Pets 9
- Journaling 8
- Learning languages 8
If you speak one of the languages they are learning, say so in your first letter — a pen pal who can help is a pen pal worth answering.
🌍 How Sri Lanka answered the world questions
Good openers: ask them about the one where they differ from everybody else.
What's a typical breakfast for you?
When is dinner at your home?