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 mail et4 mit der Post schicken I'm sending the package by mail.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Briefe, Sendung, Postamt
Etymology
From Italian 'posta' (station, post), derived from Latin 'posita' (placed). It first referred to stations for changing horses on a mail route.
Memory Tips
It's the same as the English word 'post'. It can mean the mail itself ('Is there any post?') or the post office ('I'm going to the post.').