die Post
Translation
mail, post, post office
Examples
Ist Post für mich da?
Is there any mail for me?
Ich muss zur Post gehen.
I have to go to the post office.
Die Post kommt um 10 Uhr.
The mail arrives at 10 o'clock.
Grammar Patterns
to go to the post office zur Post gehen I have to go to the post office.
to get/receive mail Post bekommen Did you get any mail?
to send sth. by post et4 mit der Post schicken I'm sending the parcel by post.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Briefe, Sendung, Postamt
Etymology
From Italian 'posta' (station, post), from Latin 'posita' (placed). It originally referred to stations where messengers changed horses.
Memory Tips
Directly cognate with the English word 'post'. It can mean the mail itself or the post office, just like in English.