Statement advice for a thankyou gift

[crosso]

Hey guys, I'm new here but not new to the Japanese language.
I've just graduated year 12 and I was going to order a custom made poster/art (whatever you want to call it) as a gift of thanks to my teacher.

I just have no idea what to have written on it..
So far I just have:



This is just the base template,
I just want it to basically say that im grateful, and thankyou and whatnot
(just incase someone doesnt recognise that kanji, it is "kansha" meaning gratitude)

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by crosso

Hey guys, I'm new here but not new to the Japanese language.
I've just graduated year 12 and I was going to order a custom made poster/art (whatever you want to call it) as a gift of thanks to my teacher.

I just have no idea what to have written on it..
So far I just have:



This is just the base template,
I just want it to basically say that im grateful, and thankyou and whatnot
(just incase someone doesnt recognise that kanji, it is "kansha" meaning gratitude)

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

What is 「チャップル」? I am asking so we can know that you used the 「の」 correctly.

[crosso]

Originally Posted by masaegu

What is 「チャップル」? I am asking so we can know that you used the 「の」 correctly.

It is my teachers surname. I'm certain the の shouldn't be there but my textbook says otherwise..

Also, I've added: 私はあなたに幸運を願っています.
Am I correct that it can be read as 'I wish you good luck'

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by crosso

It is my teachers surname. I'm certain the の shouldn't be there but my textbook says otherwise..

Your book is wrong, then. 「チャップルの先生」 means "チャップル's teacher".

Also, I've added: 私はあなたに幸運を願っています.
Am I correct that it can be read as 'I wish you good luck'

3 things.

You never address your teacher as あなた. Use 「先生」.

You would not use the first-person pronoun there, either.

Change 「願う」 to 「祈る」.

[crosso]

Thankyou.
How's this then?



Any idea what I could add for my last line?

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by crosso

Thankyou.
How's this then?



Any idea what I could add for my last line?

「ども」? It is a 3-kana word.

「ます」　＞＞　「ました」　Sounds more natural in the past tense. It is different from English.

「先生に幸運を祈る」　＞＞　「先生の幸運を祈っています」

Native speakers would actually use heavily honorific speech for the last sentence but as a Japanese-learner, it should be fine the way I corrected it　above. We would say something like:
「先生のご多幸をお祈り申し上げます。」

[crosso]

Thankyou for your ongoing help

one last thing, would this be suitable to add
先生のご健康をお祈り申し上げます｡

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by crosso

Thankyou for your ongoing help

one last thing, would this be suitable to add
先生のご健康をお祈り申し上げます｡

Excellent!