Writing a thank you note in japanese?
I have a japanese exchange student coming tomorrow, and sadly my japanese isn't where it probably should be. I have some gifts for her and her family, but the one I wanted to write a note for was her parents, I wanted a note that said something along the lines of " Dear _______, Thank you for letting/sending/w.e. Tomone to stay with us." and maybe something a little more, it doesn't matter... but that's about where I wanted it at. Can anyone help?
Writing a Russian thank you note?
I want to write a thank you note in Russian... I know how to say some of it, but I'd still like help from a native Russian speaker or someone who speaks Russian otherwise. No online translators. Like I said, I'm able to speak somewhat basic Russian (or at least distinguish when something makes no sense), so I'll be able to tell. Here's what I want to translate (in the quotes): "Thank you so much for your generosity. I appreciate you taking time out of your day to help me learn more your profession." Большое спасибо за великодушие и гостeприимство. Я .... :P that's pretty much all I can translate. Self-teaching Russian is rather difficult. Anyway, if you could help me or just push me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it - it doesn't have to be that phrase exactly, it just needs to put those points across. Thank you.
Writing a thank you letter to a teacher... How personal should it be?
I used to (and sometimes still do) teach horse riding to children. Sometimes I had some kids who found it really difficult for a variety of reasons; they were shy, their natural balance wasn't good, they were scared etc. etc. Seeing them all learn and progress is very rewarding. I imagine it's like this for a teacher who's pupil(s) progress, like you have. Sometimes the kids would buy my presents and things at Christmas time etc. but the one I remember most was a little girl who was about 6 years old. She'd been riding about 6 months when she came up to me with a painting that she'd done at school. It was of the pony she liked to ride. Her mum told me that her teacher had said that she'd asked to paint this especially for me at school and had been bugging her mum all week with "Is it today we go riding?!". I was so touched by this! In short - write what you feel, something that comes from the heart, like this painting did with the little girl. That will be the most touching thing. Don't be afraid to be emotional if you want! Give her it on your last day if you want, that way you don't need to be embarassed because you won't see her again. And good on you for thanking the teacher! x
Do teachers ever get tired of students telling them thank you?
My response will not be popular, but I will be brutally honest. I appreciate an authentic “thank you,” but when a student is just saying it gratuitously, then I would prefer that they do not share a forced appreciation.I find that is goes back to a hero complex, which is the reason teachers do not get the respect they deserve. Are we really saviors? Printing out papers is a part of our job. We are paid to make worksheets. We were trained to manage a classroom. Our career should not be considered a sacrifice, for then we only get a “thank you,” which are ultimately just words.I am not suggesting that students should stop thanking teachers, but I am disappointed that our careers are centered on appreciation and student growth. I love teaching, but we could get more respect in numerous ways. I am not here to save my students; rather, my goal is to teach them and support them. Do we constantly thank our students for everything, so why do we expect them to thank us for everything?
LATIN SPEAKERS! Can you translate?
what on earth makes you think that Latin is spoken? It is a dead language, and those of us who read it, learned to do so in order to read the great literature of the Classical past - Ovid, Horace, Catullus etc etc Consider this - your book will have a title which very very few people, skimming new books in a shop or on Amazon, will understand. There will be no familiar word to waken their imagination or appeal to their curiosity. Consider this also - no reputable publisher harasses someone for a title when they have not yet even handed in a complete manuscript - they will be waiting for something to arise from the complete work. You sound as if all you've given them is a proposal and perhaps an outline. Do you have a contract? If not, tell them to wait for a title. I can';t help feeling that something like Interrogatio manium just isn't that catchy.
Help writing a thank you letter for a job interview in Spanish?
want to say as follows: Ok, I am gonna help you do this, but you should know you wont be able to fool them forever, so get on you spanish... but I am gonna help you so you buy your self some time, with this letter but as soon as you hand it in. Get into it. My best suggestion is to read a book, along side a Spanish,Inglish dictionary(each word unknow look it up). Do that for a while and you will become very good garanteed. Estimada, Srta__________ Gracias, por la entrevista. Fue un placer estar con usted en la junta, y espero poder continuar conociendo mas a fondo la compañía. “Me gustaría hacer énfasis en el hecho que tengo mucha experiencia con todas las aplicaciones de Microsof, y que también hablo español, e ingles de forma fluida. Gracias otra vez. Si tiene alguna pregunta de mis habilidades curriculares estaré a su disposición en caso que desea contactarme. Normalmente estoy disponible durante el dia a las______ Atentamente _____________ good luck and hopefully once they test your spanish skill.. you have done what I told you and proove your self right. bye
I want to write a letter to thank my english teacher.can you write it for me?
Dear Lulù, I'm just writing to let you know that i arrived back safely last Saturday. I want to thank you for a fantastic time! It was good to see you and my stay was delightful. I really enjoyed our walks in Central Park, and it was really fun to watch a baseball game whilst there, also i found the modern art museum,in the center of town, very interesting, the thing that i liked the most was seeing a musical on Broadway. I had a wonderful time, even though i put on weight, because i'm not accustomed to eating eggs and bacon for breakfast. I'm a bit sad now, as my days in New York passed so quickly. I hope you will be able to visit me in Italy as i am sure you will enjoy the Italian experience as much as i have enjoyed New York. I look forward to hearing from you soon. all the best Cris
Is a 700-word thank-you note to a teacher too much?
Have you heard “"Less is more”? Send her a spring bouquet of flowers with a simple note: Ms. ________, thank you for being my teacher for four years. You have helped and inspired me, so I want to give you this bouquet of flowers to show my appreciation.She will appreciate your thoughtfulness and will enjoy the flowers. It will make her feel special. Many teachers receive all kinds of gifts from students at the end of the year and they feel the love their students give them. Anything students give them is appreciated.In the end, it is up to you and what you want to do. Here is a list of what gifts I’ve gotten or seen other teachers get:1 Poems students have written.2. Box of chocolates.3. An apple.4. A drawing.5. A thank you note.6. Stickers.7. Lollipops8. Flowers from their garden.9. Books.10. Concert tickets.11. Movie tickets.12. Basket of fruit.13. Bouquet of spring flowers. Roses show much love.14. A long 700 word thank-you-note would be different, but very sweet.
Native English speakers, would you help me please?
Thank you in advance" isn't wrong so much as it's tiresome and often inappropriate. Many times, people write asking for some favor or service. They hate to close the letter without saying "Thank you," but the person naturally has not done the favor or service yet -- so why are they thanking him? To get around that, the cliche is to write "Thank you in advance." But there are many options that avoid such a rather silly concept. "Thanks for any help you can give me" is way superior to "Thanks in advance." -------------------------------------- A generic "thank you" at the end of a post would not be reflected on long enough to decide if the writer was thanking readers for "this" or for "that." It is a ritual close, without too specific a meaning, and not requiring a response. ------------------------------------- If you don't want to end your post with nothing, the best alternative is to write "Thank you" (and nothing else) at the end. At all costs, avoid "Thanks for reading this" or "Thanks for your time" or anything like that. Write nothing or "Thank you."
What can a Chinese speaker do to become fluent in English?
I'll do this in quick and conclusive style so as not to confuse you.1. No 'best' wayFirst of all, there is no 'best' way to learning English. Any way that works for that individual is the best way for that individual. We can spend (waste) an enormous amount of time fishing around for the 'best' method and get nowhere. Yet there are practical ways of helping (see below).2. Integrate English into your daily lifeThis doesn't sound too helpful, but it works most of the time for most average people. Find a way to integrate English into your daily life. This ultimately means you keep using the language. This gives you a practical motivation to want to improve.Instead of writing Chinese in your calendar or work diary, you write in English. Very soon you'll run out of English words to describe things. Very soon you'll develop a way to get extra English for that activity. Very soon this will develop your skills in self-correction. This is the same way native English speakers learn other languages.3. Self-correction from recasting"Recasting" means rewriting. When you recast things, very soon you'll come to realise (and develop) different ways of describing things. This was how you yourself learnt your native language and have such high command of it. Same thing for English. For example, how would you rewrite this? (A real and correct English sentence.)I got paid $35,000 for that job for the price of a taxi fare to fetch it.4. Read for information first, not for grammarThis could be rephrased as "Read widely, read differently." A lot of people (but especially East Asians, I'm sorry to say) during the 'learning' stages have this tendency to read English-language stuff from a grammar perspective. That is unavoidable, but you mustn't avoid grammar either. You just don't turn it up so high. Grammar is just the standard operating procedures -- "You must obey the training manual, but use your initiative in the battlefield."For instance, try this real and correct English sentence:Police hunting for the killer of a part-time police officer stabbed in her home in northwest London is seeking a man wearing a hooded top seen running away from the scene.Chances are, we're relatively less able to understand that sentence if we were to read it from a grammar angle vs. reading it for information. (I'm not going to give the 'answer' to that sentence because that isn't the point of this answer.)I think you get the idea about this now.Thanks for the A2A. All the best.