Post Office

1. Nua è l'uffizi postal il pli vischin?

   Where is the nearest post office?

   Usage

   For finding the nearest post office. Uffizi postal means post office

   Grammar Note

   Uffizi is masculine, hence il pli vischin (masculine form). Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Jau vuless trametter questa brev / quest pachet en [pajais].

   I'd like to send this letter / package to [country]

   Usage

   Says you want to send a letter or parcel; put a country name in place of [pajais]

   Grammar Note

   Brev is feminine, hence questa, and pachet is masculine, hence quest. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Quant custa trametter quai per posta aviatica?

   How much does it cost to send this by airmail?

   Usage

   Asks the price of airmail. Posta aviatica means airmail

   Grammar Note

   Posta is feminine, so the adjective is aviatica. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Quant ditg dura la consegna?

   How long will delivery take?

   Usage

   Asks how long delivery takes. Consegna means delivery

   Grammar Note

   Consegna is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Jau vuless trametter quai sco express / sco spediziun recumandada.

   I'd like to send this by express / registered mail

   Usage

   Says you want to send it express or registered. Recumandada means registered

   Grammar Note

   Spediziun is feminine, so recumandada. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Vendais Vus marcas postalas qua?

   Do you sell stamps here?

   Usage

   Politely asks whether they sell stamps. Marca postala means postage stamp

   Grammar Note

   The second person plural of vender is vendais. Marca is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Jau stoss emplenir ina decleraziun da duana.

   I need to fill out a customs declaration form

   Usage

   Says you have to fill in a customs declaration

   Grammar Note

   Decleraziun is feminine. Duana means customs. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Datti in pachet per mai?

   Is there a parcel for me?

   Usage

   Asks at the counter whether a parcel is waiting for you

   Grammar Note

   Per mai means for me. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Mes pachet n'è betg anc arrivà. Pudais Vus controllar?

   My package hasn't arrived yet — can you check?

   Usage

   Politely asks someone to check a parcel that has not arrived

   Grammar Note

   Esser + participle forms the perfect. Pachet is masculine, so arrivà. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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