A Translation and Culture Question?

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freaky_german_girl

hi!

the translation would be: Danke fÃ¼r Alles, was Sie getan haben!
or if you're more familiar with your neighbors you can also say: Danke fÃ¼r Alles, was ihr getan habt!

with the cupcakes i can just talk for myself...but i love them! ;-)

Priscilla L

"Danke fÃ¼r alles, was Sie fÃ¼r mich getan haben" or
"Danke fÃ¼r alles, was ihr fÃ¼r mich getan habt".

Cupcakes are a good idea. We love American cupcakes!!!

Ken Guru

Instead of just "Danke fÃ¼r Alles" (which is also correct but not best style) I'd recommend using "Vielen Dank" or even "Herzlichen Dank", depending on how good you know them.

Vielen / Herzlichen Dank fÃ¼r alles, was Sie / Ihr fÃ¼r mich / uns (= me / us) getan haben / habt.

Another possibility
Vielen / Herzlichen Dank fÃ¼r Ihre / Eure Hilfe (= help).

"Sie" and "Ihre" is more formal use, to a close friend you'd say "Ihr" and "Eure". - Home-made cupcakes aren't a faux pas!

kat1605nrw

The translation above is fine, but if you want to make it a bit more "real", write "Danke fÃ¼r alles, was Sie fÃ¼r mich getan haben" or "Danke fÃ¼r alles, was ihr fÃ¼r mich getan habt". That's "Thanks for everything you've done for me", which is the way we say it.

As for the cupcakes: Excellent idea, no faux pas whatsoever, quite to the contrary.

Becci

Hey, I am from Germany: The translation says:

Danke fÃ¼r alles, was ihr getan habt.

But you can say too:

Vielen Dank fÃ¼r alles, ...

What means cultural faux pas? I can't understand it.

Archie K

Well I like Ken Guru's answer best. Herzlichen Dank or Herzlichsten Dank fÃ¼r alles was Sie fÃ¼r mich getan haben. Or Herzlichsten Dank fÃ¼r Ihre Hilfe, etc. Cupcakes or anything else American will do great. They appreciate the German, and but if you write it in English, they will understand as well.

dbdoit

From my experience and the answers you are getting from Germans, no matter what you write IN German it will be wrong. Trust me I have, 'Been there, Done That' so before I start a cultural debate here I will tell you what I have done.
Get a nice German Card that says 'Danke' or 'Vielen Dank' on the outside, most cards like this are blank on the inside; There you can write 'Dear Family XXXX, Thanks for everything you have done!' Regards, Your Name
You may wish to add a few stickers to decorate the indside of the card. Your German neighbors will understand this bit of English and if you give then cupcakes they will be very happy(I used to bake pumpkin pies for my neighbors). They will be impressed that you made the effort to buy the German card and that you baked cup cakes for them.

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