Postby ChrisH » 2010-09-11, 17:33
Tungjatjeta!
I just recently started to learn Albanian (on my second week), so my knowledge in this beautiful language is very limited. But I got a question that I haven't find any good answers to, yet, with which I hope you'll be able to help me.
Are there any "special" greetings in Albanian for letters?
In English you often start with "Hello" (or perhaps "Dear", "Greetings") and in Swedish we start with "Hej [recipient]!" (or just "Hej!", both is actually very informal {at least in speech}, but it's still the normal way to start letters).
And then you end the letter with something like "Regards, [name]" in English or "Med Vänliga Hälsningar [name]" in Swedish (translates to "With kind regards", often shorted to MVH).
The start of the letter is often a normal greeting which is used i everyday communication ("Hello" or "Hej"). But the end of the letter is very specific to lettering (most of us don't say "Regards" etc, we say "bye" or "god day" etc).
So: Do I start a letter with "Tungjatjeta" (or perhaps "Mirëdita") and do I end it with "Mirupafshim" or are there any other greetings that is used instead?
I'm interested in both informal and more formal (the letter is to someone I met, but not a close friend, I'm also just curious).
I wish you all the best!
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