Post Office

1. نووسینگەی پۆستە لەکوێیە؟

   Nûsînge-î poste lekwêye?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Asks where the post office is

   Grammar Note

   نووسینگەی پۆستە 'office of the post' is the post office. After a vowel the ezafe is written ی. 'Place + لەکوێیە؟' asks where it is. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

2. نامە

   Name

   Letter

   Usage

   Names a letter, such as one you want to post

   Grammar Note

   The final ە is the short e. 'This letter' is ئەم نامەیە.

3. دەمەوێت ئەم نامەیە بنێرم

   Demewêt em nameye binêrim

   I want to send this letter

   Usage

   Tells the clerk you want to mail a letter

   Grammar Note

   دەمەوێت 'I want' is followed by the subjunctive (بنێرم). ئەم 'this' goes before the noun. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. حەز دەکەم بەستەیەک بۆ ژاپۆن بنێرم

   Ḧez dekem besteyek bo Japon binêrim

   I would like to send a parcel to Japan

   Usage

   Asks to send a parcel; replace ژاپۆن with any other country

   Grammar Note

   حەز دەکەم 'I would like to' is followed by the subjunctive (بنێرم). 'To' a place is بۆ. نێر is the stem 'send'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. چەند ڕۆژ دەخایەنێت؟

   Çend ṟoj dexayenêt?

   How many days does it take?

   Usage

   Asks how many days delivery takes

   Grammar Note

   The noun after چەند stays singular (چەند ڕۆژ). دەخایەنێت means 'it takes (time)'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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