Birthday card - Please check my translation
Hi, I would like to write the following in a birthday card in Spanish. Is my translation correct?
"Dear Paul, Happy birthday! I hope you have a very special day with your family. I will be thinking of you and I wish I could be there with you. With love and kisses,"
"Querido Paul, Feliz cumpleaños! Espero que tengas un día muy especial con su familia. Pensaré en usted y deseos yo era contigo. Con amor y besos,"
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Mis sugerencias:
Querido Paul, ¡Feliz cumpleaños! Espero que tengas/pases un día muy especial con tu familia/junto a tu familia. Pensaré en ti /Estaré pensando en ti/Me acordaré mucho de ti). Ojalá pudiera estar contigo/allí. Con amor y besos,
"Dear Paul, Happy birthday! I hope you have a very special day with your family. I will be thinking of you and I wish I could be there with you. With love and kisses,"
"Querido Paul, Feliz cumpleaños! Espero que tengas un día muy especial con su familia. Pensaré en usted y deseos yo era contigo. Con amor y besos,"
Cordobesa has given you a wonderful answer using the familiar tu form which is the most common form in Spain when talking to friends and close family, but if you would prefer to use the Ud form that they use in Latin America, I would just suggest you make the following corrections to adapt it to your needs:
1.Estaré pensando en Ud 2. Ojalá pudiera estar con Ud/allí o quisiera que pudiera estar con Ud.
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Corrijan mi español, por favor ![]()