郵便局ゆうびんきょくはこ






Featured Kanji
(む・むつ・むっつ・むい・ロク)
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Vocabulary

  • — post office
  • — box
  • — Monday
  • — morning
  • — I; me
  • — to go
  • — Okinawa
  • — to live (reside)
  • — grandmother; elderly woman
  • — heavy
  • — to send
  • — expensive; high
  • — to think
  • — a little
  • — worry; anxious
  • — person
  • — how much
  • — to ask; to listen
  • — 2,160 yen
  • — to say
  • — card (e.g., credit/debit card)
  • — to pay

Grammar / Notes

  • Verb て-form + can describe a continuing state; with , it means “is living / lives.” As a modifier before a noun, it means “who lives in …”. Example: “” (I wanted to send a heavy box to my grandmother who lives in Okinawa.)
  • Verb て-form + to ask permission (‘Is it okay if I…?’). Example: “” (I asked, ‘Can I pay by card?’ then paid by card and sent the box.)
  • て-form chaining () links actions in sequence (‘do A, then B, then C’). Example: “” (I asked, ‘Can I pay by card?’ then paid by card and sent the box.)

English

The Box at the Post Office

On Monday morning, I went to the post office.
I wanted to send a heavy box to my grandmother who lives in Okinawa.
I thought it might be expensive, so I was a little worried.
I asked the post office staff, “How much is it?”
The post office staff said, “It is 2,160 yen.”
I asked, “Can I pay by card?” then paid by card and sent the box.