English phrasebook
At the Post Office in English
Practise sending a parcel from an English post office. Choose urgent delivery, ask the price and buy stamps.
Situation: A post office in England. Your goal: Send a parcel abroad and buy stamps.
The whole conversation, line by line
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Post office clerk
Good afternoon. Tell me.
You
Good afternoon. I want to send a parcel to the United States.
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Post office clerk
Very good. Do you want to send it by normal or urgent post?
You
Urgent, please. It's a birthday present.
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Post office clerk
Put it on the scale, please.
You
Here it is. How long does it take to arrive?
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Post office clerk
By urgent post, between four and five days.
You
Perfect. How much does the postage cost?
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Post office clerk
That's twenty-two pounds fifty. Do you need stamps too?
You
Yes, give me three stamps for postcards to the United States.
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Post office clerk
The stamps cost four pounds fifty. In total it's twenty-seven pounds.
You
Here's thirty pounds.
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Post office clerk
Your change is three pounds. Here's the receipt with the tracking number.
You
Thank you very much. Goodbye, have a good day.
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