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(de) post

(De) brievenbus

'mail box' - plural: brievenbussen

2 'mail boxes'
Like English 'mail box' Dutch 'brievenbus' is both the box where you deposit stamped mail to be send out, as the reptacle at your home (or office) where mail is delivered to you.

Dutch

Belgian

antique

de / het / 't

het

(the)

een, 'n

(a)

één

(one)

mail	(de) post
stamp	(de) postzegel
air mail	(de) luchtpost 2
post code, zip code	(de) postcode
post office	(het) postkantoor
postman, mail carrier	(de) postbode 2
P.O. Box	(de) postbus 2

letter letters	(de) brief 2 brieven
note, short letter	(het) briefje
envelope	(de) envelop (Fr.) 2
address	(het) adres
sender	(de) afzender

(de) dreigbrief 2 3	threatening letter ‑>>

postcard	(de) briefkaart (no pictures)
picture postcard	(de) ansichtkaart 2 a German word, but with Dutch pronunciation
card	(de) kaart 2 also: map and playing card
package	(het) pakje
correspondence exchange of letters	(de) correspondentie 2 (de) briefwisseling 2

Note that the T in postzegel

/ postzegels

is dropped. It goes too far to say pos-t-zegel

een brief schrijven Ik schreef een brief aan m'n moeder	writing a letter I wrote a letter to my mother, I wrote my mother a letter
Wanneer heb je voor het laatst een brief geschreven?	When was the last time you wrote a letter?
een brief op de bus doen 2	mailing a letter
op de bus doen	put (something) in a mailbox
Is de post al geweest? 2	[Has the mail been by?] Has the mailman come by already?
de laatste lichting 2	the last mail collection [of the day]
Daar is een brievenbus!	(Over) there is a mailbox!
Heeft U ook postzegels? 2 3	Do you have (sell) stamps [too]? Do you happen to sell stamps? (in a shop)
Heeft U er postzegels bij? 2 3	Do you have (sell) stamps (with) for it? (in a shop)
Heeft U er postzegels voor?	Do you have (sell) stamps for it? (in a shop)
See and hear also: Conversations

schrijven	(to write)			lezen	(to read)
schrijven ik schrijf jij schrijft hij schrijft wij schrijven jullie schrijven zij schrijven U schrijft	(to write) (I write) (you write) (he writes) (we write) (you write) (they write) (you write)	ik schreef jij schreef hij schreef wij schreven jullie schreven zij schreven U schreef	(I wrote) (you wrote) (he wrote) (we wrote) (you wrote) (they wrote) (you wrote)	lezen ik lees jij leest hij leest wij lezen jullie lezen zij lezen U leest	(to read) (I read) (you read) (he reads) (we read) (you read) (they read) (you read)	ik las jij las hij las wij lazen jullie lazen zij lazen U las	(past tense) (I read) (you read) (he read) (we read) (you read) (they read) (you read)	(you - singular, informal) (you - plural, informal) (you - polite)
Note that CH in SCHR is not pronounced
ik heb geschreven I have written >>				ik heb gelezen I have read

In letters, I address general friends as 'Beste ...,'

(and my wife, mother and sisters as 'Lieve ...,'

) but nowadays many people write Hallo ...,

2 (not recomended) or Dag ...,

2 which also means 'day' and 'goodbye.'
Formal letters should start with 'Geachte Heer,' or 'Geachte Mevrouw,' or 'Mijne Heren, Dames,' (search the Internet for 'titulatuur')

Letter Start
Beste Jan,	Dear Jan,
Beste Freek en Inge,	Dear Freek and Inge,
Lieve Tine,	Dear Tine,
Hallo Jan,	Hello Jan,
Dag Peter, 2	Hi Peter,
Dag Peter!	Goodbye Peter!

Letter End
Groet,	Greeting, (regards)
Veel groeten, 2	Many greetings, (regards)
Met vriendelijke groet,	'With a friendly greeting,' (regards)
Hoogachtend, 2	'Yours Truly,' (very formal - rarely spoken. Can you imagine a formal audio letter?)

Opening Remarks	see also: Birthday
Bedankt voor je brief 2	Thank you for your letter.
Hoe is 't ermee?	How are you?
Met mij gaat 't goed.	I'm fine.
Maak je geen zorgen over mij.	Don't worry about me.
Heb je 't leuk gehad?	Did you have a good time?
Heb je wat leuks gedaan in het weekend?	Did you do something nice in the weekend?
Hoe doen je kinderen 't op school?	How are your kids doing at school?
Hoe is 't op school? 2	How are things at school? (in Dutch, 'school' is only elementary or secondary school, not college or university.)
Hoe gaat 't met je studie?	How is school? (literally: your studies.)
Hoe gaat 't met je werk?	How is your job?
Waar ben je mee bezig? 2	What are you working on, what are you doing?
Hoe is het met je moeder? alternatives:	How is your mother? vader ('father') - baby ('baby') - kindje 2 ('little one') man ('husband') - vrouw ('wife') - see also: Family vriendin ('girlfriend') - vriend ('boyfriend')
Ik ben blij dat je voor het examen geslaagd bent. 2	I'm glad you passed the test.
Ik ben blij dat het goed is afgelopen.	I'm glad it came to a good end (ended well.)
Ik word droevig van de toestand in de wereld. 2	I'm saddened by the state of the world.

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