Post
Lesson 2
I would like to buy some stamps.
切手を売る

Conversation
※日本語訳は下記にあります
Customer
Hi, I would like to buy some stamps please.
Attendant
What kind of stamps would you like?
Customer
Well, I have lots of letters to send to international locations.
Attendant
Okay, you can buy a book of stamps that comes with a list of international prices.
Customer
Great, that sounds fine.
Language Focus
What kind of stamps would you like?
どのような切手がよろしいですか?
Domestic or international?
国内ですか?海外ですか?
Special postal stamps
記念切手
World heritage series
世界遺産シリーズ
Japanese theme
日本風
I'd like to buy some___.
…を買いたいです。
I have lots of ___ to send.
…をたくさん送らなければなりません。
Could I buy a stamp book?
切手カタログを買いたいです。
How many stamps do I need for___?
…には何枚の切手が必要ですか?
Vocabulary and Pronunciation Practice
special stamps
記念切手
first class
一級、一流(の)
picture stamps
絵柄付きの切手
world heritage
世界遺産
theme
テーマ
second class
二級、二流(の)
stamp book
切手カタログ
Practice
Fill in the blanks.
  1. I'm looking for _______ of Tokyo.
  2. I need twenty _______.
  3. Do you have stamps for _______ post?
  4. Do you have the new world heritage _______?
  5. Do you have _______ _______ stamps for domestic post?
  6. What kind of stamps do I need for _______ post?
  7. I need fifty _______ _______.
  8. Do you have _______ _______ stamps for international post?
  9. We have _______ postal stamps for urgent letters.
  10. We have a _______ _______ for all our stamps.
  1. first class
  2. stamp books
  3. series
  4. price list
  5. special
  6. second class
  7. domestic
  8. international
  9. picture stamps
  10. stamps
Listening
Listen to the following conversations. What does the customer want?
Conversation 1: _______________________
Conversation 2: _______________________
Conversation 3: _______________________
Conversation 4: _______________________
Conversation 5: _______________________
Roleplay: Use the following information.
1) picture stamps / Okinawa
2) first class stamps / international / letters
3) world heritage stamps / first class / domestic
4) Japanese theme / second class
5) forty stamp books / first class
6) picture stamps / Nara / first class

Conversation 日本語訳

こんにちは。切手を買いたいです。
郵便局員
どのような切手がよろしいですか?
ええと、世界各地に手紙を送るので…
郵便局員
わかりました。国際郵便の値段のリストがついている切手カタログを買うといいでしょう。
おお、それは良いですね。
Listening Conversations:
Conversation 1:
Customer
Hi, do you have any Japanese themed stamps?
Attendant
Yes, we have a new set of Mount Fuji stamps.
Conversation 2:
Customer
Hello, could you tell me what kind of stamps I need for international post?
Attendant
We have stamp books for standard and international post.
Conversation 3:
Customer
Good morning, I'm looking for the new world heritage stamp series.
Attendant
I'm sorry they won't arrive until next Monday.
Conversation 4:
Customer
Good afternoon, do you have stamp books for domestic post?
Attendant
Yes, how many would you like?
Conversation 5:
Customer
Do you have any picture stamps of Kyoto?
Attendant
We don't have them here but we can order them for you if you like.
日本語訳
会話 1:
こんにちは。日本風の切手はありますか?
郵便局員
はい。新しく入った富士山の切手があります。
会話 2:
こんにちは。国際郵便にはどのような切手が必要か教えてください。
郵便局員
一般郵便用と国際郵便用の切手カタログがあります。
会話 3:
おはようございます。世界遺産の切手を探しています。
郵便局員
申し訳ありません。来週の月曜日まで届きません。
会話 4:
こんばんは。国内郵便用の切手カタログはありますか?
郵便局員
はい。何冊必要ですか?

会話5

京都の絵柄の切手はありますか?
郵便局員
ここにはありませんが、お望みでしたらお取り寄せできます。