Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Tunisia
✍️ 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
- مرحبا · Marhaban
- Opening a letter
- عزيزي / عزيزتي …، · ʿAzīzī / ʿAzīzatī …,
- Thank you for your letter
- شكرا على رسالتك. · Shukran ʿalā risālatik.
- Signing off
- مع أطيب التمنيات، · Maʿa aṭyab at-tamanniyāt,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 22:09 in Tunisia right now. 🍂 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.
🧭 Members in Tunisia, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
- Arabic 8
- English 8
- French 8
- German 3
- Movies 6
- Coffee 5
- Music 4
- Animals 3
- Books 3
- Camping 3
- Learning languages 3
- Singing 3
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 Tunisia answered the world questions
Good openers: ask them about the one where they differ from everybody else.
When is dinner at your home?