Post Office

1. Ng ngar er ker a post office el kmeed?

   Ng ngar er ker a post of-fice el kmeed?

   Where is the nearest post office?

   Usage

   Used when looking for the nearest post office

   Grammar Note

   The frame for asking a location is "Ng ngar er ker a X?" (expression ngar ker = "where is it"). "Near" is kmeed; klou means "big", not "near".

2. Ng soak el oldurokl a babier el mo er a Japan.

   Ng so-ak el ol-du-rokl a ba-bi-er el mo er a Ja-pan.

   I would like to send a letter to Japan.

   Usage

   Used when wanting to send a letter abroad

   Grammar Note

   "Oldurokl" is the verb "to send"; e.g. "odureklii a babier" (send a letter).

3. Ng tela a stamp er a letter?

   Ng te-la a stamp er a let-ter?

   How much is the stamp for this letter?

   Usage

   Used to ask the price of a stamp for a letter

   Grammar Note

   "Stamp" and "letter" are English loanwords used in Palauan.

4. Ng soak el oldurokl a uldurokl el mo er a Australia.

   Ng so-ak el ol-du-rokl a ul-du-rokl el mo er a Aus-tra-lia.

   I would like to send a package to Australia.

   Usage

   Used when wanting to mail a package internationally

   Grammar Note

   "Uldurokl" (parcel) is the resultative noun of oldurokl (to send). Country names are used as English loanwords.

5. Ng tela el sils me a package a mei?

   Ng te-la el sils me a pack-age a mei?

   How many days will it take for the package to arrive?

   Usage

   Used to ask about delivery time for a package

   Grammar Note

   Days are asked with "Ng tela el sils ...?" (sils = "day"; kluk is Palauan shell money, not time). mei means "to come", here the package arriving. "package" is borrowed from English.

6. Ng soak el ousbech a registered mail.

   Ng so-ak el ou-sbech a reg-is-tered mail.

   I would like to use registered mail.

   Usage

   Used when you need to send something via registered mail

   Grammar Note

   "Registered mail" is used as an English loanword in Palauan.

7. Ngera a address er a post office?

   Nge-ra a ad-dress er a post of-fice?

   What is the address of the post office?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the post office address

   Grammar Note

   "Address" and "post office" are English loanwords in Palauan.

8. Ng soak el oldurokl er a express mail.

   Ng so-ak el ol-du-rokl er a ex-press mail.

   I would like to send it by express mail.

   Usage

   Used when you want to send something via express mail

   Grammar Note

   "Express mail" is used as an English loanword in Palauan.

9. Ngera a tracking number er a package?

   Nge-ra a track-ing num-ber er a pack-age?

   What is the tracking number for the package?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the tracking number of a package

   Grammar Note

   "Tracking number" is used as an English loanword in Palauan.

10. Ng soak el oldurokl a postcard er a Belau.

    Ng so-ak el ol-du-rokl a post-card er a Be-lau.

    I would like to send a postcard from Palau.

    Usage

    Used when wanting to mail a postcard from Palau

    Grammar Note

    "Postcard" is used as an English loanword in Palauan.

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