Dialogue in English with translation “At the Post-Office”. Dialogue in English with translation “At the Post-Office” Dialogue at the post office in Russian

Good morning! It’s a cold morning today!

Good morning, sir! How can I help you today?

I am visiting friends here for two weeks, and I would like to send a letter to my wife in America. I have never sent a letter before from the United Kingdom. Can you tell me how to send a letter?

Of course I can help you. You need to give me your letter in an envelope. I will put a stamp on it, and the postman will collect it later today at twelve o’ clock. It will take about one week to reach your wife in New York.

I have no envelope. Do you have a suitable envelope for my letter? It is one page long and is not heavy.

Of course. We have small white envelopes, which are suitable. It will cost you twenty pence for one envelope.

Thank you. How much does the stamp cost?

It is not very expensive to send letters abroad. The stamp costs forty pence.

I don’t know how to write the address of the destination. Please tell me how to write it.

You should write the address of the destination on the front of the envelope. First, write the name of the person. Then you should write the street name, and then the name of the city and the state. Lastly, you write the name of the country. You should write clearly.

That's not so difficult. If the letter gets lost, how will the postman know who sent it?

On the back of the envelope, you can write your address in the United Kingdom.

Thank you. I don't know the zip code for New York. Do you know it?

No, unfortunately I don’t know the code. It's not very important. If you have the full address, including the number of the street, the letter will reach your wife.

I would like to send some money with the letter. Is that possible?

No, it is not safe to send money by ordinary mail. Instead, you can buy a postal order from me, and you can send that with the letter. When your wife receives the postal order, she can take it to a post office in New York, and they will give her the money. That is the safest method to send money by post.

I would like to send the letter quickly. Can you send it more quickly?

Yes, sir. If you wish, you can send your letter by registered post. It is more expensive, but your letter will reach the United States in two or three days. You must fill in a form with the address in New York and your address here. Your wife will have to sign for the letter when it arrives.

That sounds perfect. How much does it cost?

It will cost five pounds, sir. It is very reliable and quick.

Thanks. I will pay for that. Thank you for your help. Goodbye.

Good morning! It's a cold morning today!

Good morning sir! How can I help you?

I came to visit friends for two weeks and I would like to send a letter to my wife in America. I've never sent a letter from the UK before. Can you tell me how to send a letter?

Of course I can help you. You need to give me your letter in an envelope. I'll put a stamp on it and the postman will pick it up later, at twelve o'clock today. It will take about one week for the letter to reach your wife in New York.

I don't have an envelope. Do you have any suitable envelope for my letter? It's one page long and not heavy.

Of course. We have small white envelopes that will do. It will cost you twenty pence per envelope.

Thank you. How much is the stamp worth?

It is not very expensive to send letters abroad. The stamp costs forty pence.

I don't know how to write the destination address. Please tell me how to write it.

You should write your destination address on the front of the envelope. First, enter the recipient's name. Then you should enter the street name, city name and state name. At the end you write the name of the country. You must write legibly.

It's not that difficult. If a letter gets lost, how will the postman know who sent it?

You should write your UK address on the back of the envelope.

Thank you. I don't know the New York zip code. You know him?

Unfortunately no. I don't know the index. He's not that important. If you provide the full address, including the house number, the letter will reach your wife.

I would like to send some money with the letter. Is this possible?

No, it is not safe to send money by regular mail. Instead, you can buy a postal order from me and you can send it along with the letter. When your wife receives the mail order, she can take it to the post office in New York and they will give her the money. This is the safest way to send money by mail.

I would like to send a letter quickly. Can you send it quickly?

Yes, sir. If you want I can send your letter by registered mail. It's more expensive, but your letter will reach the United States in two to three days. You must fill out a form with your New York address and your address here. Your wife will have to sign for the letter when it arrives.

Sounds perfect. How much is it?

It will cost five pounds, sir. It's very fast and reliable.

Thank you, I'll pay. Thank you for your help. Goodbye.

Good morning! Good morning, sir! What can I do for you? I need 20 airmail stamps for America and 20 envelopes, please. OK. Here you are. That's 10 dollars. Thanks. And I’d like to send a letter to Brazil by registered mail, please. Is it possible to do that? Yes, sure. But you should know that there is a special charge for this kind of service. Yes, I know. And how long will it take to be delivered to Brazil? Well. Generally it takes about 7 days. So you have to fill in this form while I`m sticking a stamp on the letter. And your total bill is 15 dollars. OK. Can I have a receipt, please? Certainly, sir. Here it is. Anything else? You can pay electricity, telephone and gas bills here, send or cash money orders or subscribe to interesting newspapers and magazines. No, thank you. But I have a parcel to be sent abroad. Where can I do that? You should move to the operator at the next window marked “Parcel Post” over there. Thank you very much. You are welcome.

Good morning. I would like to send this parcel to China, please. How much does it cost? Well, we have to know its weight first. Can you put the parcel on the scales, please? So, it weighs 3 kg. Is there anything fragile inside? Oh yes. I’m sending a bottle of perfume to my aunt. So I need some special wrapping paper for that, please. OK. No problem, sir. Please, write down the address on the package legibly. And would you like to insure the parcel? I would rather not. There is nothing valuable in it. So how much is the postage? That`s 40 dollars for the stamps and for our wrapping and packing services all together. Do you accept credit cards? Yes, of course.

Translation

Good morning! Good morning sir! How can I help you? I need 20 airmail stamps to America and 20 envelopes, please. Fine. Here, take it. It's 10 dollars. Thank you. I would also like to send a registered letter to Brazil. Is this possible? Yes, sure. But you should know that there is a fee for this service. Yes, I know. And how long will it take to deliver a letter to Brazil? Well, usually it takes about 7 days. So, you need to fill out this form, and in the meantime I will put a stamp on the letter. And your total bill will be $15. OK. You give me cash receipt? Of course, sir. Here, take it. Anything else? Here you can pay bills for electricity, telephone and gas, arrange or receive money transfers, and also subscribe to interesting newspapers and magazines. No thanks. But I need to send a parcel abroad. Where can I do this? You need to go to the operator in the next window with the sign “ Postal parcels" over there. Thank you very much. Please.

Good morning! I would like to send this parcel to China. How much does it cost? First we need to know her weight. Please place the parcel on the scales. So she weighs 3 kg. Is there anything fragile inside? Oh yeah. I'm sending a bottle of perfume to my aunt. So I need special wrapping paper for this. Fine. No problem, sir. Please write the address on the package in legible handwriting. Would you like to insure your parcel? I think no. There is nothing valuable in it. What is the shipping cost? Then you'll be charged $40 for the stamps, wrapping material, and packing service. Do you accept credit cards? Yes, sure.

At the post-office

• Good morning!
• Good morning, sir! What can I do for you?
• I need 20 airmail stamps for America and 20 envelopes, please.
• OK. Here you are. That's 10 dollars.
• Thanks. And I’d like to send a letter to Brazil by registered mail, please. Is it possible to do that?
• Yes, sure. But you should know that there is a special charge for this kind of service.
• Yes, I know. And how long will it take to be delivered to Brazil?
• Well. Generally it takes about 7 days. So you have to fill in this form while I`m sticking a stamp on the letter. And your total bill is 15 dollars.
• OK. Can I have a receipt, please?
• Certainly, sir. Here it is. Anything else? You can pay electricity, telephone and gas bills here, send or cash money orders or subscribe to interesting newspapers and magazines.
• No, thank you. But I have a parcel to be sent abroad. Where can I do that?
• You should move to the operator at the next window marked “Parcel Post” over there.
• Thank you very much.
• You are welcome.

• Good morning. I would like to send this parcel to China, please. How much does it cost?
• Well, we have to know its weight first. Can you put the parcel on the scales, please? So, it weighs 3 kg. Is there anything fragile inside?
• Oh yes. I’m sending a bottle of perfume to my aunt. So I need some special wrapping paper for that, please.
• OK. No problem, sir. Please, write down the address on the package legibly. And would you like to insure the parcel?
• I would rather not. There is nothing valuable in it. So how much is the postage?
• That`s 40 dollars for the stamps and for our wrapping and packing services all together.
• Do you accept credit cards?
• Yes, of course.

Translation

• Good morning!
• Good morning sir! How can I help you?
• I need 20 airmail stamps to America and 20 envelopes, please.
• Fine. Here, take it. It's 10 dollars.
• Thank you. I would also like to send a registered letter to Brazil. Is this possible?
• Yes, sure. But you should know that there is a fee for this service.
• Yes, I know. And how long will it take to deliver a letter to Brazil?
• Well, usually it takes about 7 days. So, you need to fill out this form, and in the meantime I will put a stamp on the letter. And your total bill will be $15.
• OK. Will you give me a cash receipt?
• Of course, sir. Here, take it. Anything else? Here you can pay bills for electricity, telephone and gas, arrange or receive money transfers, and also subscribe to interesting newspapers and magazines.
• No thanks. But I need to send a parcel abroad. Where can I do this?
• You need to go to the operator in the next window with the sign “Postal Parcels” there.
• Thank you very much.
• Please.

• Good morning! I would like to send this parcel to China. How much does it cost?
• First we need to know her weight. Please place the parcel on the scales. So she weighs 3 kg. Is there anything fragile inside?
• Oh yeah. I'm sending a bottle of perfume to my aunt. So I need special wrapping paper for this.
• Fine. No problem, sir. Please write the address on the package in legible handwriting. Would you like to insure your parcel?
• I think no. There is nothing valuable in it. What is the shipping cost?
• Then you'll be charged $40 for the stamps, wrapping material, and packing service.
• Do you accept credit cards?
• Yes, sure.