Writing a Thank You Letter?

Question

I haven't taken Spanish in a couple months now and so my Spanish is really bad now and i need to send a thank you note to my host family back in Panama! Can anyone read this short letter i wrote and tell me if it at makes sense and what i should change? Also i don't know how they say "sincerely" in Spanish, what do they write in their letters in place of "Sincerely"?

Gracias para débanme cuida durante mi viaje . Mi tiempo con ustedes estaba maravilloso y divertido. Deseo poder haber quedarme mas tiempo. Ustedes son siempre mi familia y no olvidase. "If I ever" visitar Panamá, ojalá puedo ver ustedes otra vez. Gracias por todo. ¡Gracias y cuídate!

and here is the english version, so you can see what im trying to say.

Thank you for caring for me during my trip. My times spent with you all was magnificent and fun, I wish i could have stayed longer. You all will always be my family and I will never forget you. I ever visit Panama, hopefully i get a chance to visit you all again. Thank you for everything. Thank you and take care!

I know my Spanish is really sloppy, but i feel bad that i haven't sent them my thank you letter yet so i dont want to wait any longer, thank you for all the help!

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Jul 17, 2011

Answer 1

Gracias por cuidarme durante mi viaje. Mi tiempo con Uds. fue maravilloso y divertido. Quisiera haber podido quedarme más tiempo. Uds. siempre serán mi familia y yo nunca los olvidaré. Si acaso vuelvo a visitar Panamá, espero tener la oportunidad de visitarlos otra vez. Gracias por todo. Gracias y cuídense.

My personal opinion is that your hosts will know that you didn't write this perfect Spanish note and that they would appreciate your efforts in writing your own note, however many mistakes it has.

Answer 2

Aria, some people feel stupid or silly when they are not perfect at something..but trust me, I am a native speaker and I would rather get your personally written version than the perfect one by margaret, as she is confirming too

Your personal letter shows that you have been trying to write it yourself and it is perfectly comprehensible, so if you want to make that family really happy, send this version, trust me

Gracias para cuidarme durante mi viaje . Mi tiempo con ustedes estaba maravilloso y divertido. Deseo poder haber quedarme mas tiempo. Ustedes son siempre mi familia y no olvidase.. Si visito Panamá otra vez, ojalá puedo ver ustedes otra vez. Gracias por todo. ¡Gracias y cuídate!

This is a really beautiful sign of friendship, I have only corrected two parts that were a bit off. Just send it like this, they will LOVE it

i love that you corrected it but still maintained the integrity of what the letter was in raw form. I think that for a thank you letter this is very appropriate - arielbrionda, Sep 12, 2014