Post Office

1. پوچتا بۆلۈمى قەيەردە؟

   Poch-ta bö-lü-mi qey-er-de?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the post office

   Grammar Note

   "Pochta" is borrowed from Russian "почта." "Bölüm" (department) + possessive "-i."

2. بۇ خەتنى ياپونىيەگە ئەۋەتمەكچىمەن

   Bu khet-ni Ya-po-ni-ye-ge e-wet-mek-chi-men

   I want to send this letter to Japan

   Usage

   Requesting to send a letter to Japan at the post office

   Grammar Note

   "-mekchi" expresses intention/desire ("intend to/want to"). "-men" marks 1st person.

3. ماركا قانچىغا ئالىمەن؟

   Mar-ka qan-chi-gha a-li-men?

   How much are stamps?

   Usage

   Asking about the price of stamps

   Grammar Note

   The price question word is "qanche" (how much); with the dative "-gha" it becomes "qanchigha" (for how much). "Al-" (get/buy) + 1st person present "-imen." Note "qachan" means "when" and cannot be used for price.

4. بۇ بوغچا قانچىغا چىقىدۇ؟

   Bu bogh-cha qan-chi-gha chi-qi-du?

   How much does it cost to send this parcel?

   Usage

   Asking the shipping cost for a parcel

   Grammar Note

   "Qanchi" (how much) + dative "-gha" = "to how much." "Chiq-" (come out/amount to) expresses price.

5. تېز يەتكۈزۈش خىزمىتى بارمۇ؟

   Tez yet-kü-züsh khiz-mi-ti bar-mu?

   Is there an express delivery service?

   Usage

   Asking if express mail service is available

   Grammar Note

   "Yetküz-" (deliver) + verbal noun "-üsh." "Khizmet" (service/work) is Arabic "khidma." "Fast" is تېز (tez); the similar-looking تىز means "knee"

6. نەچچە كۈندە يەتىدۇ؟

   Nech-che kün-de yet-i-du?

   How many days will it take to arrive?

   Usage

   Asking how many days delivery will take

   Grammar Note

   "Nechche" asks about an unspecified number. "Yet-" (reach/arrive) + definite present/future "-idu."

7. ئادرىسىمنى يازسامدۇ؟

   Ad-ri-sim-ni yaz-sam-du?

   Should I write my address?

   Usage

   Asking whether to write the address on the parcel

   Grammar Note

   "-sam" is the 1st person conditional. Adding "-du" creates a confirmation question "should I ~?"

8. بۇ ئادرېسقا ئەۋەتىپ بېرىڭ

   Bu ad-rés-qa e-we-tip bé-ring

   Please send it to this address

   Usage

   Specifying the address to send mail to

   Grammar Note

   "Ewet-" (send) + "-ip bering" forms the polite request "please send it." "Adrésqa" takes the dative "-qa" for the destination.

9. مېنىڭ پوسىلكام بارمۇ؟

   Mé-ning po-sil-kam bar-mu?

   Is there a parcel for me?

   Usage

   Asking at the post office if there is a parcel for you

   Grammar Note

   "Méning posilkam" is "my parcel" (genitive + possessive ending), showing that you are the addressee. "Bar-mu" is the existence question.

10. قوبۇل قىلىش جەدۋىلى بارمۇ؟

    Qo-bul qi-lish jed-ve-li bar-mu?

    Is there a service hours schedule?

    Usage

    Asking about the post office operating hours

    Grammar Note

    "Qobul qil-" = Arabic "qabul" (acceptance) + Uyghur light verb "qil." "Jedvel" (table) is also Arabic.

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