Post Office

1. ਡਾਕਘਰ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ?

   Daakghar kitthe hai?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the post office

   Grammar Note

   "ਡਾਕਘਰ" is a compound of "ਡਾਕ" (post/mail, from Hindustani) + "ਘਰ" (house).

2. ਇਹ ਚਿੱਠੀ ਭੇਜਣੀ ਹੈ

   Ih chitthi bhejni hai

   I need to send this letter

   Usage

   Expressing the need to send a letter at the post office

   Grammar Note

   "ਭੇਜਣੀ ਹੈ" agrees with feminine "ਚਿੱਠੀ". Would be "ਭੇਜਣਾ ਹੈ" for masculine nouns.

3. ਡਾਕ ਟਿਕਟ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ਮਿਲੇਗੀ?

   Daak tikat kitthon milegee?

   Where can I get a stamp?

   Usage

   Asking where to purchase postage stamps

   Grammar Note

   "ਕਿੱਥੋਂ" is the ablative form of "ਕਿੱਥੇ" (where). Asks about source/origin "from where".

4. ਇਹ ਪਾਰਸਲ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹੁੰਚੇਗਾ?

   Ih parsal kinne dinaan vich pahunchegaa?

   In how many days will this parcel arrive?

   Usage

   Asking about the delivery time for a parcel

   Grammar Note

   "ਪਹੁੰਚੇਗਾ" is the future of "ਪਹੁੰਚਣਾ" (to arrive). Masculine agreement with "ਪਾਰਸਲ".

5. ਰਜਿਸਟਰਡ ਡਾਕ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਭੇਜਣਾ ਹੈ

   Registered daak raahin bhejnaa hai

   I need to send it by registered mail

   Usage

   Requesting registered mail service at the post office

   Grammar Note

   In Punjabi business and official contexts, English technical terms like "ਰਜਿਸਟਰਡ" are used directly.

6. ਇਸ ਦਾ ਭਾਰ ਕਿੰਨਾ ਹੈ?

   Is da bhaar kinnaa hai?

   How much does this weigh?

   Usage

   Checking the weight of a postal item

   Grammar Note

   "ਭਾਰ" (weight) is masculine, so "ਕਿੰਨਾ" is used. "ਕਿੰਨੇ ਗ੍ਰਾਮ?" (how many grams?) is also common.

7. ਕੁਰੀਅਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਮਿਲੇਗੀ?

   Courier seva kitthe milegee?

   Where can I find a courier service?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a courier or express delivery service

   Grammar Note

   "ਸੇਵਾ" from Sanskrit "sevā" (service/devotion). Has religious connotations but commonly means "service" in modern use.

8. ਪਤਾ ਲਿਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਕਰੋ

   Pataa likhan vich madad karo

   Please help me write the address

   Usage

   Asking for help writing the address on a postal item

   Grammar Note

   "ਲਿਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ" = "in writing". Verbal noun (infinitive) + postposition "ਵਿੱਚ" (in).

9. ਇਹ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ ਭੇਜਣਾ ਹੈ

   Ih videsh bhejnaa hai

   I need to send this abroad

   Usage

   Expressing the need to send something internationally

   Grammar Note

   "ਵਿਦੇਸ਼" from Sanskrit "videśa". Compound of "ਵਿ" (away/out) + "ਦੇਸ਼" (country) = "foreign land".

10. ਟਰੈਕਿੰਗ ਨੰਬਰ ਦਿਓ

    Tracking number dio

    Give me the tracking number

    Usage

    Requesting the tracking number for a parcel

    Grammar Note

    "ਟਰੈਕਿੰਗ ਨੰਬਰ" is a direct English loanword. Modern service terminology typically uses English terms directly.

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