Letter to teacher

Question

I am done with level 2 Spanish and would like to write a thanks card for my professor, anyone native speaker able to to check my writing? ^_^ it has to be formal and free of errors coz I'm thanking him for teaching me Spanish

^_^Respetado Prof. Micheal: Le agradezco muchísimo su ayuda y apoyo. Eres más comprensible y sofisticado professor. Le sinceramente agradezco mucho, Se lo agradezco. Por favor aceptas mi el regalo de simple. Les deseo todo lo major. Con la mayor consideración./ Sarah

Respected Prof. Micheal: I thank you so much for your support and effort. You were the most understandable and sophisticated professor. I sincerely appreciate you so much.
Please accept my simple gift. All the best for you. Kind regards, Sarah

Is that really how his name is spelled? Not Michael? - Deanski, Apr 28, 2011

Answer 1

I think you should hand-write it and give it to him as it is. Yes, it has a few errors, but so what? you're at level two, so perfection is not expected. To me, this is understandable, and shows your appreciation, how much you have learned, and the amount of effort you have put into it. (Which I can see is quite a bit!).

If I were your professor, I'd be touched and flattered by the card as it is.

If you hand him a perfect letter - well, it clearly won't be your own craft, will it? You might as well run the English text by some online translator and give him that....

Nice suggestion. So what if the teacher pull his hair out. - 0074b507, Apr 28, 2011

Suit yourself. I see things differently, but I can certainly understand your concerns. - Gekkosan, Apr 28, 2011

@Q: If the teacher were to pull his hair out, it wouldn't be as deserving of such a nice thank you note, in my opinion. I have no idea what kind of course Lonely is taking, that she has expects such a high level of performance at "Level 2", but most - - Gekkosan, Apr 28, 2011

...courses I'm familiar with, have at least 6-8 levels, some many more. So at level 2, I definitely expect mistakes. - Gekkosan, Apr 28, 2011

My answer was given with the best intention, and I think it is very helpful. Not what you expected, I know, but it is a valid answer. I still think you should think about it. And I still think that if you're going to demand such perfection from your - Gekkosan, Apr 28, 2011

Spanish, you can make more of an effort with your English. If you want to quote what SpanishDict says at me, please make sure to read the bit about correct spelling and capitalization. Thank you. - Gekkosan, Apr 28, 2011

Gekkosan: I agree totally, but I can just picture a teacher receiving a thankyou card full of errors and just sighing. Of course, he understands that there will be errors. - 0074b507, Apr 28, 2011

I don't know, Q. I look at it like this: If at the end of, say, an intermediate painting class, one of the student offers a picture that she lovingly crafted using the tools she learned, wouldn't that be appreciated? And wouldn't the teacher just think: - Gekkosan, Apr 28, 2011

"What the heck?" if he got a professional painting instead, that the student said she composed herself? If I'm teaching somebody something, I want to see what they have learned, and I want them to be proud of their achievements. - Gekkosan, Apr 28, 2011

Answer 2

Respetable Prof. Micheal:

Le agradezco muchísimo su ayuda y apoyo. Fue el mas comprensible y sofisticado profesor. Sinceramente le agradezco mucho. Acepte por favor mi sencillo regalo. Le deseo lo mejor. Con la mayor consideración/ Sarah.

I would use "valioso" instead of "sofisticado" because this last word may be misunderstood in spanish (it can mean complex). "Valioso" is very flattering to any professor.

Answer 3

Respetado Prof. Micheal: Le agradezco muchísimo su ayuda y apoyo. Eres Fue el más comprensible y sofisticado professor. Le sinceramente agradezco mucho, Se lo agradezco. Por favor, aceptas mi el regalo de simple (pequeño?). Le deseo todo lo mejor. Con la mayor consideración./ Sarah

You are mixiing formal and informal. Eres, aceptas,

Thanks. r u saying my note is understandable spanish text and has no many errors because I'm in level 2 I was excepting my self to write correct spanish. I wrote in 2 different ways but I wasn't sure which one is the correct form: Le sinceramente agradezc - lonelysarah, Apr 28, 2011

Now, maybe we should work a little bit on your English while we're at it, too, Lonely. - Gekkosan, Apr 28, 2011

Gekkosan, nicely said. I was trying to find the right words, but you nailed it. - nike907, Apr 28, 2011

Answer 4

Respetado Prof. Micheal: Le agradezco muchísimo para su ayuda y apoyo. Fuemás comprensible y sofisticado professor. Le sinceramente agradezco mucho, Se lo agradezco. Por favor aceptas mi el regalo de simple. Se agradeco muchismo. Con la mayor consideración./ Sarah

Respected Prof. Micheal: I thank you so much for your support and effort. You were the most understandable and sophisticated professor. I sincerely appreciate you so much. Please accept my simple gift. All the best for you. Kind regards, Sarah

• This sentence breaks the grammar rule where you only use one conjugated verb at a time unless you use que or another separter. Also used for in your english translation but not in your spanish.

• for the next the verb you used didn't make much sense, so I replaced it for the verb to appreciate.

P.S It really great you writing your spanish profesor

Answer 5

Hi, Sarah. Just a thought, but are you sure you have the spelling of the teacher's name correct? Errors in the content of a note (a very nice note, by the way) can be forgiven, but the person's name definitely should be spelled correctly. And maybe it is!