Post Office

1. Hvar er pósthúsið?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Basic way to ask where the post office is

   Grammar Note

   "Pósthús" is a neuter noun (post office) with the suffixed article: "pósthúsið". Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

2. Mig langar að senda þetta bréf

   I want to send this letter

   Usage

   Tell the counter you want to send a letter

   Grammar Note

   "Mig langar" takes an accusative subject. "Bréf" is a neuter noun (letter); its accusative equals the nominative, and the demonstrative is neuter "þetta". Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

3. Hvert er burðargjaldið til Japans?

   What is the postage to Japan?

   Usage

   Check the cost of mailing something to Japan

   Grammar Note

   "Burðargjald" is a neuter noun (postage), so the question word is the neuter "hvert". "Til" takes the genitive; the genitive of "Japan" is "Japans". Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

4. Get ég keypt frímerki?

   Can I buy stamps?

   Usage

   Ask whether stamps are sold here

   Grammar Note

   "Frímerki" is a neuter noun (stamp); the plural has the same form, accusative as the object of "kaupa". Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

5. Mig langar að senda pakka til útlanda

   I want to send a parcel abroad

   Usage

   Tell the counter you want to send a parcel abroad

   Grammar Note

   "Pakki" is a masculine noun (parcel), accusative "pakka". "Til" takes the genitive, and the genitive of the plural "útlönd" is "útlanda". Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

6. Hvað tekur það langan tíma?

   How long does it take?

   Usage

   Ask how long delivery will take

   Grammar Note

   "Taka langan tíma" means "to take a long time"; "langan tíma" is masculine accusative. "Það" means "it". Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

7. Eigið þið póstkort?

   Do you have postcards?

   Usage

   Ask for postcards at a shop or post office

   Grammar Note

   "Póstkort" is a neuter noun with the same plural form. "Eiga" means "to have", with the accusative. "Þið" is the plural "you" for a shop's staff. Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

8. Hvað er þessi pakki þungur?

   How heavy is this parcel?

   Usage

   Use when the postage depends on weight and you want the parcel weighed

   Grammar Note

   "Hvað" + adjective asks "how ...?". "Pakki" is masculine, so the demonstrative is "þessi" and the adjective is the masculine "þungur". Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

9. Sendu þetta með hraðpósti, takk

   Send it express, please

   Usage

   Ask the counter for express delivery; adding "takk" at the end is the polite way to request

   Grammar Note

   "Sendu" is the second person singular imperative of "senda". "Með" takes the dative, and the dative of the masculine "hraðpóstur" is "hraðpósti". Adding "takk" makes the request polite. Composed sentence, to be checked by a native speaker

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