Post Office

1. ფოსტა სად არის?

   Post'a sad aris?

   Where is the post office?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the post office

   Grammar Note

   In Georgian, word order does not change in questions

2. ამ წერილის გაგზავნა მინდა.

   Am ts'erilis gagzavna minda.

   I want to send this letter.

   Usage

   Telling the counter you want to send a letter

   Grammar Note

   "მინდა" is a verb meaning "I want" or "I wish to"

3. ამანათი გავაგზავნი.

   Amanati gavagzavni.

   I will send a package.

   Usage

   Expressing that you want to send a parcel

   Grammar Note

   "გავაგზავნი" is the 1st-person future "I will send". Switching the ending to "-ო" (გავაგზავნო) makes it subjunctive, i.e. "shall I send?", so state your business at the counter with the "-ი" future

4. საფოსტო მარკა მჭირდება.

   Sapost'o mark'a mch'irdeba.

   I need a stamp.

   Usage

   Asking for a stamp at the post office

   Grammar Note

   "მჭირდება" means "I need it" — a necessity verb in Georgian

5. რამდენ ხანს მიდის?

   Ramden khans midis?

   How long will it take?

   Usage

   Asking how long delivery will take

   Grammar Note

   "ხანს მიდის" is an idiomatic expression for "it takes time"

6. ეს იაპონიაში გაიგზავნება?

   Es iap'oniashi gaigzavneba?

   Can this be sent to Japan?

   Usage

   Checking if an item can be sent to a specific country

   Grammar Note

   "-ში" is the inessive (locative) suffix meaning "into" or "to"

7. რეგისტრირებული გაგზავნა მინდა.

   Regist'rirebuli gagzavna minda.

   I want to send it by registered mail.

   Usage

   Requesting registered mail service

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives with "-ული" are formed from past participles

8. გაგზავნა რამდენი ღირს?

   Gagzavna ramdeni ghirs?

   How much does shipping cost?

   Usage

   Asking about postage or shipping cost

   Grammar Note

   "ღირს" means "costs" or "is worth" — used for prices

9. ამანათი მივიღე.

   Amanati mivighe.

   I received the package.

   Usage

   Confirming receipt of a package

   Grammar Note

   "მივიღე" is the past tense of "I received"

10. ეს ყუთი გააგზავნეთ, გთხოვთ.

    Es q'uti gaagzavnet, gtkhovt.

    Please send this box.

    Usage

    Politely requesting the counter to send a box

    Grammar Note

    The "-თ" suffix creates a polite or plural imperative

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