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Rbk
Background: I live in a Spanish speaking country where English is the second language. In my First Grade classroom I teach English and have a young girl whose parents do their best to help her with both languages, plus her native tongue. Recently, her mom sent me a letter in English thanking me and the homeroom teacher for our job with her daughter. The letter specifically says she speaks cantonese and even goes as far as to say how many people speak the language worldwide (leading me to believe she's very proud of it) and that she barely knows English, let alone Spanish. The other teacher and myself would like to reply to her in cantonese (that's why we need your help) just to show her how much we appreciate the effort she puts into her daughters education. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. Here is what we'd like translated:
To:
We'd like to congratulate you in your dedication towards your daughter's education. She is an excellent student who is very kind, friendly and applied in her studies. We are very proud to have her as one of our students. Thank you for taking the time to write and letting us know your concerns.
Cordially,
Formal version *stranded written Chinese *
致( the student's Chinese last name)女仕
妳好！
我們對( Chinese last name)女仕妳 熱衷於子女教育的態度 深表敬佩，(student's full name in Chinese)是一位善良友愛，而且用功學習的優秀學生，她作為本校學生，我們都引以為榮。
很多謝妳百忙抽空，來函讓我們得知妳的想法。
(teacher's signature)敬上
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Casual version *spoken Cantonese*
( the student's Chinese last name)太，
妳好！
我地都好敬佩妳咁熱心仔女嘅教育，(student's full name in Chinese)係一個善良友愛，又用功學習嘅好學生，
我地都好榮幸 有佢作為我地班嘅一份子，
好多謝妳抽空寫信表達你嘅想法。
(teacher's signature) 上