Post Office

1. Boostadu waa halkee?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   The basic question for finding the post office.

   Grammar Note

   Boosto is feminine, with the subject form boostadu. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

2. Waxaan rabaa inaan warqad diro

   I want to send a letter.

   Usage

   What you say at the counter to send a letter.

   Grammar Note

   Warqad (paper, letter) is feminine. 'Inaan + verb' means 'that I ...'. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

3. Warqaddan waxaan rabaa inaan dal kale u diro

   I want to send this letter abroad.

   Usage

   How to say you are sending a letter to another country. Dal kale means 'another country'.

   Grammar Note

   Dal is country or land and kale is 'other'. U diro means 'send to'. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

4. Warqaddan goorma ayay gaadhi doontaa?

   When will this letter arrive?

   Usage

   A question about when a letter will arrive.

   Grammar Note

   Warqad is feminine, so the pronoun is ay and the verb ends in doontaa. The future is built with doon-. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

5. Warqaddan si degdeg ah ma u diri kartaa?

   Can you send this letter express?

   Usage

   Asks whether a letter can go quickly. Si degdeg ah means 'urgently'.

   Grammar Note

   Si degdeg ah means 'in an urgent way'; degdeg is urgency. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

6. Warqaddan in la diro waa immisa?

   How much does it cost to send this letter?

   Usage

   Asks the price of sending. Literally 'this letter, to send it, how much'.

   Grammar Note

   'In la diro' is a noun clause ('that it be sent') whose price is asked with waa immisa. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

7. Warqaddan culayskeedu waa immisa?

   How much does this letter weigh?

   Usage

   Asks the weight, which affects the price. Culays means weight.

   Grammar Note

   -keedu is the subject form of 'its' for a feminine owner; warqad is feminine, hence keedu. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

8. Cinwaanku waa kan

   This is the address.

   Usage

   A short sentence to say while showing a written address.

   Grammar Note

   Cinwaan (address) is masculine, with the subject form cinwaanku. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

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