keigoLesson 45

Sending a Package — Coworker

Situation

Where
The post office
Who
You and a coworker
Goal
To send a parcel and choose a shipping option.

Conversation

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A

I'd like to send this package.

B

Certainly. What are the contents?

A

Documents. The fastest method, please.

B

By express, it'll arrive tomorrow. The fee is five hundred yen.

A

Then I'll go with that, please.

Vocabulary (10)

nimotsu

package / luggage

荷物を送る = "to send a package."

nakami

contents

中身は何ですか = "what are the contents?"

shorui

documents

A common parcel content.

sokutatsu

express mail

Faster, costs extra.

todoku

to be delivered / arrive

明日には届く = "arrives by tomorrow."

ryoukin

fee / charge

料金は五百円 = "the fee is 500 yen."

houkoku

report

Part of 報連相 (report, contact, consult) — core Japanese work etiquette.

renraku

contact / communication

後で連絡します = "I will contact you later."

soudan

consultation

相談する = to consult; asking before deciding is valued.

taiou

handling / response

対応します = "I will handle it."

Grammar

Verb stem + たいのですが

Polite request: 送りたいのですが.

Noun + ですと

If it is …: 速達ですと = "by express, …"

一番 + adjective

Superlative: 一番早い = "the fastest."

Cultural Notes

Workplace etiquette

Staff ask about contents for shipping rules. Be honest, especially for international parcels.

Formality level

Keigo from staff. As a customer, 〜たいのですが and お願いします suffice.

Common mistake

For international mail, you'll fill out a customs form — know roughly what's inside and its value.

Quiz

What does "荷物" mean?

What does "中身" mean?

What does "書類" mean?

What does "速達" mean?

What does "届く" mean?

What does "料金" mean?

How is the pattern "〜たいのですが" used?

How is the pattern "〜ですと" used?

How is the pattern "一番〜" used?

What is the goal of this conversation?

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