Learn five words to use when visiting the post office
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| Hi, everyone! Welcome to Cantonese Weekly Words. Today, we’re going to talk about post office, 郵局 (jau4 guk2) “post office”. Let’s see what are the words. |
| 1. 郵局 (jau4 guk2) “post office” |
| 我去郵局寄信。 (ngo5 heoi3 jau4 guk2 gei3 seon3.) “I go to the post office to mail a letter.” |
| 歐洲啲郵局好靚。 (au1 zau1 di1 jau4 guk2 hou2 leng3.) “Post offices in Europe are very beautiful.” |
| They’re usually in old buildings. |
| And the next word is… |
| 2. 郵票 (jau4 piu3) “stamp” |
| You lick the stamp and put it on the postcard or envelope. |
| 我細個有儲郵票。 (ngo5 sai3 go3 jau5 cou5 jau4 piu3.) “I used to collect stamps when I was younger.” |
| 3. 寄信 (gei3 seon3) “to mail a letter; to post a letter” |
| 我寄信畀你。 (ngo5 gei3 seon3 bei2 nei5.) “I mail a letter to you.” |
| 而家好少人寄信，通常都係電郵。 (ji4 gaa1 hou2 siu2 jan4 gei3 seon3, tung1 soeng4 dou1 hai6 din6 jau4.) “Nowadays, most people don't mail letters; they send emails.” |
| 4. 信封 (seon3 fung1) “envelope” |
| 信 (seon3 ) is “letter” and 封 (fung1) is “enclosement” so enclosing the letter is the “envelope” 信封 (seon3 fung1). |
| 我冇信封呀，你可唔可以畀一個我呀？ (ngo5 mou5 seon3 fung1 aa3, nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bei2 jat1 go3 ngo5 aa3?) “I don't have an envelope, can you give me one?” |
| 5. 速遞 (cuk1 dai6) “express mail” |
| 速 (cuk1) is like “rapid or fast”, 遞 (dai6) is “to handover” so a very fast handover is express. |
| 呢份文件我趕住要，所以要send速遞呀。 (ni1 fan6 man4 gin2 ngo5 gon2 zyu6 jiu3, so2 ji3 jiu3 SEND cuk1 dai6 aa3.) “I need this document urgently, so please send it by express mail.” |
| So that’s it for today. Today, we talked about “post office” 郵局 (jau4 guk2) and I’ll see you next time. Please subscribe and check out the worklist on CantoneseClass101.com. See you! |
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