Many of us communicate exclusively through telephone calls, emails and text messages nowadays - all electronic methods of instant communication. Sometimes though, you still need to fallback on the age-old mailed letter. Sometimes you want to send a gift to someone, a written note, or a greeting. Do you know what to say in English when you go to a post office?

Hi, can I have some stamps, please?
Sure. How many do you need?
Give me one sheet, please.
Okay, a sheet has 20 stamps. You want the 46 cent stamps, right?
Yep. The kind we put on letters.
Alright, here are your stamps. That’ll be $9 dollars and 20 cents.


Hello. How do I send a registered letter?
You just need to hand it over to me and fill a form.
Okay. Can I have the form, please?
Sure! Do you want a return receipt?
Yes, in fact I do.
Okay. That’ll be $18.


Hello. What can I do for you?
I have this package here and I wanna send it to Davenport, Iowa.
No problems. Can you place the pack on the weighing scale over there?
Sure.
Okay, it’s about half a pound. It’ll cost you $20.
Okay. That’s fine.


H! How can I help you?
I sent a registered letter 4 days ago. It hasn’t been delivered yet.
Four days?
Yeah.
Well, it might be delivered today. I think you should wait a couple of days.
But it should’ve reached by now.
I'm sure it will be delivered today. Why don’t you check back tomorrow?
Is there any place I can do this online?
Yeah, just go to our website and fill in the details. It’ll give you the shipping status.
Thanks, I’ll check it online instead of coming over.


SENTENCES TO REPEAT

Hi, can I have some stamps, please?
How do I send a registered letter?
Can I have the form, please?
I have this package here and I wanna send it to Davenport, Iowa.
I sent a registered letter 4 days ago. It hasn’t been delivered yet.
Is there any place I can do this online?