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Cuba => Cuba => Topic started by: flopnfly on May 11, 2005, 04:25:00 PM

Title: Thank you Notes
Post by: flopnfly on May 11, 2005, 04:25:00 PM

What do we write on a thank you note to the resort staff?  I usually just write it in english but this time I want to leave it in spanish.
 
 I need the help of all you spanish speaking people.
 
 Usually all I say is:
 
 Thank you for all your hard work and generous hospitality.  Here is a little gift to show our appreciation.
 
 How does that translate into spanish?  I've tried the translator websites and I've gotten back some weird translations.

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: Bulldog on May 11, 2005, 04:32:00 PM

We left notes is Jan/05...My GF works with a Lady who speaks Spanish and she wrote them for us...
 
 It's a nice touch..  :D  
 
 Bulldog..  :s:

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: flopnfly on May 11, 2005, 04:50:00 PM

and what did they say??     :rof:

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: Bulldog on May 11, 2005, 05:00:00 PM

Well I hope they said nice things...never know if she played a joke on us ..saying that we where freaks looking for fun...or somethings like that..
 
   :rof:  
 
 Bulldog..

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: flopnfly on May 11, 2005, 05:11:00 PM

:rof:  
 
 who knows what they said.     :rof:   Were you getting funny looks from her after that?  
 
    <img border="0" alt="[rotfl]" title="" src="graemlins/rotfl.gif" />

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: mojitomiss_cuba on May 11, 2005, 07:39:00 PM

heather, a coworker of mine is from latin america and I was going to ask her to translate a thank you note for me. I'll ask her tomorrow and post it for you

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: Bulldog on May 11, 2005, 08:18:00 PM

Well she did run out of the room when we walked in..  :D  Bulldog

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: GefM on May 12, 2005, 07:35:00 AM

We usually don't write anything extra special.  We usually leave a mix of spanish and english.
 
 I know most of you know but for those who don't that might read this...We have been told that the staff require a note that also has your Name, date, RM#, and something like...this is a gift for you from____.
 
 As some of you know as well we take post cards from where we live and write our notes on those.  It is a little something to show where you live.

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: JohnnyCastaway on May 12, 2005, 08:31:00 AM

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As some of you know as well we take post cards from where we live and write our notes on those. It is a little something to show where you live.  

That's a great idea GefM
 Thanx!   <img border="0" alt="[goodwork]" title="" src="graemlins/goodwork.gif" />

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: Milli on May 12, 2005, 09:18:00 AM

:b:  Postcards is a really great suggestion.  Thanks GefM

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: Harlequin on May 12, 2005, 09:51:00 AM

You could use a translation website
 http://world.altavista.com/tr (http://world.altavista.com/tr)

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: mojitomiss_cuba on May 13, 2005, 10:30:00 AM

Heather, here's the translation:
 
 Gracias por todo tu trabajo y generoso hospitalidad.
 Aca dejo un pequeno presente que muestra mi gratitud
 
 The word pequeno has that little squiggly thing (can't remember the real name) over the "n"
 
 Counting down the hours now?

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: flopnfly on May 13, 2005, 11:43:00 AM

Thanks Wendy,
 I'm going to trust you on that translation.     :D
 
 Now if I get chased out of the resort by a bunch of screaming cubans throwing tins of salmon at me because of what it says, well I think you might be in trouble when I get back.       :D
 
 Heather

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: mojitomiss_cuba on May 13, 2005, 12:24:00 PM

:rof:  
 
 though I believe that if Cubans start screaming and throwing tins of salmon at you, especially in the Holguin area, it's because they want you to come back to Canada and tell cubaking to quit bringing tins of wild salmon to cuba with him. They want MONEY not salmon  :rof:

Title: Re: Thank you Notes
Post by: GefM on May 13, 2005, 05:00:00 PM

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Originally posted by flopnfly:
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 Now if I get chased out of the resort by a bunch of screaming cubans throwing tins of salmon at me because of what it says, well I think you might be in trouble when I get back.         (if I get back)  
 
 Heather

Now that is too funny!!!!!!!!!
  :rof:    :rof:    :rof:    :rof:    :rof:    :rof: