"Have courage and be kind"?

Question

Hello, I would like to get a bracelet engraved with "Have courage and be kind" (from Cinderella) in Spanish but I am not sure if any of my translations are correct:

"ten valor y se amable" or "ten valor y sea amable" or "tenga valor y ser amable"

Which one (if any) makes the most sense?

Thank you!

Please put your gender (although I'm assuming it is female) and Language proficiency in English (Fluent?) and Spanish (Beginner) in you profile especially if you want to get help in the future on this forum. Thanks. - Jubilado, Jan 22, 2016

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Answer 1

You should first decide if you want to use familiar (tú) or formal (usted) of "you" and then conjugate both verbs accordingly. I would personally use familiar for this and say: Ten coraje y sé amable.

Thank you! - owl96, Jan 23, 2016

Answer 2

Hola Owl,

In my opinion I would use "tenga valor y ser amable because it sounds correct, but it may be "Ten valor y sea amable" . The only thing I can suggest is to wait for one of our fluent members to help you better.

tenga valor y ser amable uses the formal singular usted form for tener and the infinitive form for ser. This does not make sense. - Jubilado, Jan 22, 2016

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