Post Office

1. أين مكتب البريد؟

   Ayna maktab al-barīd?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the location of a post office

   Grammar Note

   "Maktab" (office) + "al-barid" (the mail/post) forms the compound. In Arabic genitive constructs (idafa), the modifier follows the head noun.

2. أريد إرسال هذا الطرد إلى اليابان

   Urīdu irsāl hādhā aṭ-ṭard ilā al-yābān

   I want to send this package to Japan

   Usage

   Used at a post office to request sending a package

   Grammar Note

   "Uridu" expresses "I want to". "Irsal" is a Form IV verbal noun meaning "sending/dispatching".

3. كم ثمن طابع البريد؟

   Kam thaman ṭābiʿ al-barīd?

   How much is a postage stamp?

   Usage

   Used to ask the price of a postage stamp

   Grammar Note

   "Tabi'" means "stamp/seal"; combined with "al-barid" it means postage stamp. "Kam thaman" is the standard "how much (price)" expression.

4. كم يستغرق وصول الرسالة؟

   Kam yastaghriq wuṣūl ar-risāla?

   How long does it take for a letter to arrive?

   Usage

   Used to ask about delivery time for mail

   Grammar Note

   "Yastaghriq" is a Form X verb meaning "to take up (time)". "Wusul" is a verbal noun meaning "arrival".

5. أريد البريد السريع من فضلك

   Urīdu al-barīd as-sarīʿ min faḍlak

   I'd like express mail, please

   Usage

   Used to request express mail service for urgent deliveries

   Grammar Note

   "As-sari'" (fast) follows and modifies "al-barid" (mail, masculine). Both carry the definite article "al-".

6. هل تقبلون بطاقات الائتمان؟

   Hal taqbalūn bi-ṭāqāt al-iʾtimān?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Used to ask about payment methods at a post office

   Grammar Note

   "Bitaqat" is the plural of "bitaqa" (card), followed by "al-i'timan" (credit/trust). "Taqbalun" is second-person plural present.

7. أين يمكنني تتبع طردي؟

   Ayna yumkinunī tatabbuʿ ṭardī?

   Where can I track my package?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to track a package

   Grammar Note

   "Tatabbuʿ" is a Form V verbal noun meaning "tracking/following". The suffix "-i" on "tardi" marks first-person possessive.

8. ما هو الوزن الأقصى للطرد؟

   Mā huwa al-wazn al-aqṣā lil-ṭard?

   What is the maximum weight for a package?

   Usage

   Used to ask about weight restrictions for postal items

   Grammar Note

   "Al-aqsa" is the elative superlative meaning "maximum/furthest". "Lil-tard" is a contraction of "li" (for) + "al-tard" (the package).

9. أريد شراء ظروف وأوراق بريدية

   Urīdu shirāʾ ẓurūf wa-awrāq barīdiyya

   I would like to buy envelopes and writing paper

   Usage

   Used to purchase envelopes and stationery at a post office

   Grammar Note

   "Zuruf" is the plural of "zarf" (envelope/circumstance). "Awraq" is the plural of "waraqa" (paper). "Wa" is the conjunction "and".

10. هل يمكنني استلام بريدي هنا؟

    Hal yumkinunī istilām barīdī hunā?

    Can I receive my mail here?

    Usage

    Used to ask about receiving mail or packages at the post office

    Grammar Note

    "Istilam" is a Form X verbal noun meaning "receiving/accepting". The suffix "-i" on "baridi" marks first-person possessive.

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