Practise a short exchange at a post office or cargo desk. Say what you want to send, ask about the journey time and request a tracking number. The dialogue is fictional; it gives no delivery estimate.
The idea
Start with Bu paketi göndermek istiyorum to name your request. For the time the journey takes, ask Kaç günde ulaşır?: here günde measures the days needed to reach the destination. Ask Gönderi ücreti ne kadar? for the price and Takip numarasını alabilir miyim? for the tracking number. These questions gather separate pieces of information; none promises an arrival date.
Read the text
Müşteri: Bu mektubu İzmir'e göndermek istiyorum.
Görevli: İçinde ne var?
Müşteri: Bir doğum günü kartı var. Kaç günde ulaşır?
Görevli: Süreyi kontrol edeyim.
Müşteri: Gönderi ücreti ne kadar?
Görevli: Önce zarfı tartalım.
Examples
- Bu paketi bugün göndermek istiyorum.I want to send this parcel today.
- Bu mektup kaç günde ulaşır?How many days does this letter take to arrive?
- Kargo ücretini burada ödeyebilir miyim?Can I pay the shipping fee here?
- İçinde iki kitap var.There are two books inside.
- Paketi tartıya koyar mısınız?Could you put the parcel on the scales?
- Gönderi ücreti ne kadar?How much is the postage?
- Takip numarasını alabilir miyim?Could I have the tracking number?
- Bu zarfın içinde bir kart var.There is a card in this envelope.
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Watch out
Do not drop the ending in kaç günde: Kaç gün ulaşır? does not ask how long delivery takes. Kaç gün sonra ulaşır? is a valid but differently framed question: how many days from now will it arrive? With günde, the verb matters: günde iki kez means twice a day, but iki günde ulaşır describes a two-day journey.
Try it yourself
Complete with the appropriate form of göndermek: I want to send this parcel today.
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göndermek
göndermek: the sending is the action you want to do, so it stays in the infinitive before istiyorum. Gönderiyorum would say you are sending it already.
Complete with gün: ask how many days delivery takes.
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günde
günde: ulaşır gives an endpoint, so this form asks for the time needed to reach it. The front vowel ü selects -de; gün stays singular after kaç.
Complete with paket: please put this parcel on the scales.
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paketi
paketi: bu identifies a particular parcel, making it a definite object of koyun. Add -i and keep the final t: this word does not become pakedi.
Complete the request for the tracking number by adding the object ending to numarası.
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numarasını
numarasını: the compound is takip numarası. Its final -sı remains, and -nı adds the accusative after it. The request is to receive that specific number.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with the appropriate form of göndermek: I want to send this parcel today.
Complete with gün: ask how many days delivery takes.
Complete with paket: please put this parcel on the scales.
Complete the request for the tracking number by adding the object ending to numarası.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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In pairs, act out sending a parcel containing two books. Ask about duration, cost and a tracking number. Let the clerk say they will check the duration; do not invent a delivery promise.