Post Office

1. ቤት ጽሕፈት ጶስጣ ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Bet tsihfet posta abey alo?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Asks where the post office is.

   Grammar Note

   ኣበይ = "where", ኣሎ = "is there"; the pattern "X ኣበይ ኣሎ?" asks where X is. ቤት ጽሕፈት ጶስጣ ("post office") occurs twice in Tatoeba.

2. ደብዳቤ ክሰድድ ደልየ

   Debdabe kisedid deliye

   I want to send a letter

   Usage

   Said at the post office counter to send a letter.

   Grammar Note

   ደብዳቤ ("letter") occurs in Tatoeba. ክሰድድ is the ክ- form of ሰደደ ("send", dictionary); Tatoeba has the form ሰዲድዎ. Composed; a native check is recommended.

3. ቲምብር ኣሎዶ?

   Timbir alodo?

   Are there any stamps?

   Usage

   Asks whether stamps are available.

   Grammar Note

   ኣሎ ("there is") plus the question enclitic -ዶ asks "is there X?". ቲምብር is a loanword listed for "postage stamps" in the dictionary and Wikivoyage.

4. ደብዳቤ

   Debdabe

   Letter

   Usage

   Names a letter.

   Grammar Note

   A noun found in the dictionary and Tatoeba.

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