Vocabulary at the Post Office

A few common vocabulary words at the post office

USEFUL WORDS:

  • 切手 kitte – stamp
  • 手紙 tegami – letter
  • はがき hagaki – post card
  • 封筒 fuutou – envelope
  • hako – box
  • 船便 funa bin – surface mail (by boat)
  • 航空便 kou kuu bin – air mail
  • 小包 kozutsumi – package

USEFUL PHRASES:

切手をください。 kitte kudasai
Please give me a stamp

~までお願いします ~ made onegaishimasu
Please send to ______ (amerika, kanada, igirisu…)

送りたい okuri tai
I want to send (something)

これを送りたいんですが。 kore o okuritain desu ga…
I would like to send this. (more polite)

これは大丈夫ですか? kore wa daijoubu desu ka?
Is this ok?

いつ届きますか? itsu todokimasu ka?
When will it arrive?

おいくらですか?o ikura desu ka
How much is it? (The o at the beginning makes it polite)

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