tegami

手紙てがみtegami

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Usages of tegami

私わたし　は　手紙てがみ　を　書かきます。watasi ha tegami wo kakimasu.

I write a letter.

私わたし　は　夜よる　に　手紙てがみ　を　書かきます　が、　朝あさ　は　書かきません。watasi ha yoru ni tegami wo kakimasu ga, asa ha kakimasen.

I write letters at night, but I do not write them in the morning.

私わたし　は　友達ともだち　に　手紙てがみ　を　書かきます。watasi ha tomodati ni tegami wo kakimasu.

I write a letter to a friend.

手紙てがみ　は　ポケット　に　あります。tegami ha poketto ni arimasu.

The letter is in the pocket.

昨日きのう　は　友達ともだち　に　手紙てがみ　を　もらいました。kinou ha tomodati ni tegami wo moraimasita.

I received a letter from my friend yesterday.

手紙てがみ　を　送おくる　前まえ　に、　封筒ふうとう　と　切手きって　を　準備じゅんびする。tegami wo okuru mae ni, huutou to kitte wo zyunbisuru.

Before sending a letter, I prepare an envelope and stamps.

店みせ　で　便びんせん　を　買かって、　友達ともだち　に　手紙てがみ　を　書かきました。mise de binsen wo katte, tomodati ni tegami wo kakimasita.

I bought letter paper at the store and wrote a letter to my friend.

封筒ふうとう　に　住所じゅうしょ　を　書かいたら、　郵便局ゆうびんきょく　で　手紙てがみ　を　出だします。huutou ni zyuusyo wo kaitara, yuubinkyoku de tegami wo dasimasu.

After writing the address on the envelope, I will mail the letter at the post office.

手紙てがみ　を　送おくる　前まえ　に、　宛先あてさき　を　もう　一度いちど　確認かくにんします。tegami wo okuru mae ni, atesaki wo mou itido kakuninsimasu.

Before sending the letter, I check the address one more time.

封筒ふうとう　の　差出人さしだしにん　の　名前なまえ　を　見みれば、　だれ　から　の　手紙てがみ　か　すぐ　分わかります。huutou no sasidasinin no namae wo mireba, dare kara no tegami ka sugu wakarimasu.

If you look at the sender's name on the envelope, you can quickly tell who the letter is from.

今朝けさ　郵便ゆうびん受うけ　を　見みたら、　手紙てがみ　が　入はいって　いました。kesa yuubinuke wo mitara, tegami ga haitte imasita.

When I checked the mailbox this morning, there was a letter in it.

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