Post Office

1. पोस्ट ऑफीस खंय आसा?

   posṭ ophīs khaṃy āsā?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Asks where the post office is

   Grammar Note

   English loan; the Konkani Wikipedia mostly spells it पोस्ट ऑफीस.

2. हें पत्र जपानाक धाडपाक जाय

   heṃ patr japānāk dhāḍapāk jāy

   I want to send this letter to Japan

   Usage

   Said at the counter to send mail abroad

   Grammar Note

   "To" a place is the dative -क. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. हें पार्सल धाडपाक कितले पयशे लागतात?

   heṃ pārsal dhāḍapāk kitale payaśe lāgatāt?

   How much does it cost to send this parcel?

   Usage

   Asks the postage

   Grammar Note

   Uses the standard price question कितले पयशे लागतात. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. थंय पावपाक कितलो वेळ लागता?

   thaṃy pāvapāk kitalo veḷ lāgatā?

   How long will it take to arrive?

   Usage

   Asks how long delivery takes

   Grammar Note

   "There" is थंय. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. म्हजो पत्तो हो

   mhajo patto ho

   My address is this

   Usage

   Said while showing a written return address

   Grammar Note

   पत्तो is masculine, so म्हजो and हो agree with it. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. भितर फुटपी सामान आसा

   bhitar phuṭapī sāmān āsā

   There are fragile items inside

   Usage

   Warns staff about breakable contents

   Grammar Note

   The "-ing" adjective is stem + -पी; फुटप means "to break". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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