At the Post Office (7)
Useful vocabulary at the post office| yuubin 郵便 | postal service |
| posuto ポスト | mailbox |
| yuubin bangou 郵便番号 | postal code |
| kokunai yuubin 国内郵便 | domestic mail |
| kokusai yuubin 国際郵便 | international mail |
| koukuubin 航空便 | air mail |
| funabin 船便 | sea mail |
| sokutatsu 速達 | special delivery |
| kakitome 書留 | registered mail |
| kozutsumi 小包 | parcels |
| soukin 送金 | remittances |
| yuubin kawase 郵便為替 | postal money order |
| genkin kakitome 現金書留 | registered mail for cash |
| yuubin furikae 郵便振替 | postal transfer |
How to send mail at the post office
(1) Asking about postage
"Ikura desu ka" is "How much is it?" You can indicate the destination of the mail with the particle "made".
| Kanada made ikura desu ka. カナダまでいくらですか。 | How much does it cost to Canada? |
The type of mail (air mail, sea mail etc.) also can be added with the particle "de".
| Funabin de ikura desu ka. 船便でいくらですか。 | How much does it cost by sea mail? |
(2) Asking how long does it take
"Donogurai kakarimasu ka" is used when you want to find out how long it takes for an item to be delivered.
| Doitsu made donogurai kakarimasu ka. ドイツまでどのぐらい かかりますか。 | How long will it take to Germany? |
| Mikka gurai kakarimasu. 三日ぐらいかかります。 | It will take for about three days. |
| Isshuukan gurai kakarimasu. 一週間かかります。 | It will take for about a week. |
| Ikkagetsu gurai kakarimasu. 一ヶ月かかります。 | It will take for about a month. |
Quiz
(1) Ask how much does it cost to send to U.S. by air mail.
(2) Ask how long it will take to send to England by sea mail.
(1) Amerika made koukubin de ikura desu ka.
(2) Igirisu made funabin de donogurai kakarimasu ka.
