ตู้ไปรษณีย์
postbox
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- 1 postbox、mail collection box
A public box where letters and postcards are deposited for collection and delivery by the postal service.
postbox、mail collection box
A public collection box used to deposit outgoing letters and postcards.
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หย่อนจดหมายลงในตู้ไปรษณีย์ yɔ̀ɔn còt mǎay loŋ nay tûu praysànii Drop the letter into the postbox. หย่อนจดหมายลงในตู้ไปรษณีย์ details
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แถวนี้มีตู้ไปรษณีย์ไหม thɛ̌w níi mii tûu praysànii mǎy Is there a postbox around here? แถวนี้มีตู้ไปรษณีย์ไหม details
Learning notes
Explanation
This compound consists of ตู้, meaning a box-shaped container or cabinet, and ไปรษณีย์, meaning “postal service” or “mail.” It usually refers to a public postbox found on a street or outside a post office. It commonly occurs with หย่อน, “to drop or insert,” as in หย่อนจดหมายลงในตู้ไปรษณีย์, “drop a letter into the postbox.” The classifier for counting these boxes is ตู้: ตู้ไปรษณีย์หนึ่งตู้ means “one postbox.”
Usage
Used when asking where to find a postbox, giving directions to one, or talking about mailing a letter or postcard. It is useful in everyday situations and when using postal services while traveling.
Caution
Unlike American English “mailbox,” which often means a box at a home for receiving mail, ตู้ไปรษณีย์ usually refers to a public box for outgoing mail. A residential mailbox is more commonly called ตู้จดหมาย or กล่องรับจดหมาย.
Differences from similar words
1 postbox synonyms
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ตู้จดหมาย is a broader term for a box used for letters and may refer to a letterbox at a home. ตู้ไปรษณีย์ usually means a public box for depositing outgoing mail.