posta
POH-stah
How to say it
SwahilipostaPOH-stahsoon
Englishpost office; postal servicesoon
Frenchbureau de poste; postesoon
Meaning
The public service that carries letters and parcels, and its office where people send mail and rent post boxes.
Good to know
N class noun. Ofisi ya posta is the post office and sanduku la posta a post office box. In Dar es Salaam, Posta is also the city center area.
Examples
- Nilituma kifurushi kupitia posta.I sent the parcel by post.
- Ofisi ya posta hufungwa saa kumi jioni.The post office closes at four in the afternoon.
- Barua yako imefika posta jana.Your letter reached the post office yesterday.
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