Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Vietnam
✍️ 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
- Xin chào
- Opening a letter
- … thân mến,
- Thank you for your letter
- Cảm ơn bạn đã viết thư.
- Signing off
- Thân ái,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 04:10 in Vietnam 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 Vietnam, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
- Vietnamese 13
- English 6
- English 6
- Music 10
- Movies 8
- Books 7
- Learning languages 7
- Anime 6
- Fashion 6
- Manga 6
- Animals 5
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 Vietnam answered the world questions
Good openers: ask them about the one where they differ from everybody else.
When is dinner at your home?