Letters & mail

我收到了我表兄的信。

Wǒ shōu dào le wǒ biǎo xiōng de xìn.

I received a letter from my cousin.

我很久没有收到他的信了。

Wǒ hěn jiǔ méi yǒu shōu dào tā de xìn le.

I haven't received a letter from him for a long time.

你到上海以后给我发张明信片。

Nǐ dào shàng hǎi yǐ hòu gěi wǒ fā zhāng míng xìn piàn.

Send me a postcard after you arrive in Shanghai.

我在信里夹了几张照片。

Wǒ zài xìn lǐ jiā le jǐ zhāng zhào piān.

I included some photos in the letter.

他还没有给我回信。

Tā hái méi yǒu gěi wǒ huí xìn.

He hasn't written back to me yet.

我妈给我寄了一个包裹。

Wǒ mā gěi wǒ jì le yí gè bāo guǒ.

My mom sent me a package.

她离开中国以后，我们用Email保持联系。

Tā lí kāi zhōng guó yǐ hòu, wǒ men yòng Email bǎo chí lián xì.

After she left China, we kept in touch via email.

别忘了贴邮票。

Bié wàng le tiē yóu piào.

Don't forget to put the stamp.

信从北京到美国要多久？

Xìn cóng běi jīng dào měi guó yào duō jiǔ?

How long does it take to send a letter from Beijing to the United States?

你有特快专递。

Nǐ yǒu tè kuài zhuān dì.

You have express delivery.

要想快点的话就发个传真。

Yào xiǎng kuài diǎn de huà jiù fā gè chuán zhēn.

If you want it faster, send a fax.

我妈给我发了一封挂号信，我想她有什么重要的事情要说。

Wǒ mā gěi wǒ fā le yī fēng guà hào xìn, wǒ xiǎng tā yǒu shén me zhòng yào de shì qíng yào shuō.

My mother sent me a registered letter. I thought she had something important to say.

我在黑板上看到我的名字，肯定有我的汇款。

Wǒ zài hēi bǎn shàng kàn dào wǒ de míng zì, kěn dìng yǒu wǒ de huì kuǎn.

I saw my name on the blackboard and there must be my remittance.

你想发航空信吗？

Nǐ xiǎng fā háng kōng xìn ma?

Do you want to send airmail?

我把信塞进邮局前面的邮筒里。

Wǒ bǎ xìn sāi jìn yóu jú qián miàn de yóu tǒng lǐ.

I put the letter into the mailbox in front of the post office.