Post Office

1. Почта кайда жайгашкан?

   Pochta kayda jaygashkan

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Ask for the location of the post office

   Grammar Note

   "жайгашкан" is the past participle of "жайгашуу" (to be located), used as a predicate.

2. Бул катты жөнөткүм келет

   Bul katty jönötküm kelet

   I want to send this letter

   Usage

   Tell a postal clerk you want to send a letter

   Grammar Note

   "жөнөткүм келет" expresses desire. The pattern "-күм/-гым келет" means "I want to" in Kyrgyz.

3. Япониягача почта канча турат?

   Yaponiyagacha pochta kancha turat

   How much is the postage to Japan?

   Usage

   Ask the postage rate for mailing to Japan

   Grammar Note

   "-гача" is the suffix meaning "up to / until." "Япониягача" means "to / as far as Japan."

4. Марка сатып алса болобу?

   Marka satyp alsa bolobu

   Can I buy stamps?

   Usage

   Ask where to purchase postage stamps

   Grammar Note

   "марка" is a loanword from Russian meaning "postage stamp," widely used in Kyrgyz.

5. Чет өлкөгө посылка жөнөткүм келет

   Chet ölkögö posylka jönötküm kelet

   I want to send a parcel abroad

   Usage

   Request to send a package to another country

   Grammar Note

   "чет өлкө" means "foreign country/abroad." "-гө" is the dative suffix expressing direction.

6. Бул канча убакытты алат?

   Bul kancha ubakytty alat

   How long does it take?

   Usage

   Ask about the delivery time

   Grammar Note

   "убакыт алуу" is an idiomatic expression meaning "to take time." "алат" is the third-person present of "алуу."

7. Жол кат номерин алгым келет

   Jol kat nomerin algym kelet

   I want a tracking number

   Usage

   Request a tracking number for your shipment

   Grammar Note

   "жол кат" literally means "road letter," used for "tracking number." "-гым келет" expresses desire.

8. Почталык открыткалар барбы?

   Pochtalyk otkrytkalar barby

   Are there postcards?

   Usage

   Ask if postcards are available

   Grammar Note

   "почталык открытка" means "postal postcard." "открытка" is a loanword from Russian.

9. Бул жөнөтмө канча кг?

   Bul jönötmö kancha kg

   How much does this parcel weigh?

   Usage

   Ask for the weight of a parcel

   Grammar Note

   "жөнөтмө" is the nominalized form of "жөнөтүү" (to send), meaning "shipment/parcel."

10. Сураныч, аны экспресс менен жөнөтүңүз!

    Suranych, any ekspress menen jönötüngüz

    Please send it by express

    Usage

    Request express delivery

    Grammar Note

    "менен" is the Kyrgyz postposition meaning "with / by means of," equivalent to the instrumental case.

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