| A | B |
|---|
| le colis | the package |
| le paquet | the package |
| le contenu | the contents |
| la balance | the scale |
| le poids | the weight |
| la valeur | the value |
| le nom | the name |
| l'expéditeur | the male sender |
| l'expéditrice | the female sender |
| le destinataire | the male receiver |
| la destinataire | the female receiver |
| l'adresse | the address |
| la rue | the street |
| le numéro | the number |
| la ville | the city |
| le code postal | the zip code |
| employer | to use |
| payer | to pay for |
| envoyer | to send |
| peser | to weigh |
| assurer | to insure |
| par avion | by airmail |
| selon | according to |
| Madame Lanoux a écrit des lettres. | Madame Lanoux wrote some letters. |
| Elle les a écrites ce matin. | She wrote them this morning. |
| Elle a écrit l'adresse du destinataire. | She wrote the receiver's address. |
| Elle l'a écrite sur l'enveloppe. | She wrote it on the envelop. |
| Philippe a acheté des timbres. | Philip bought some stamps. |
| Il les a achetés au bureau de poste. | He bought them at the post office. |
| L'employé des postes a mis le colis sur la balance. | The postal employee put the package on the scale. |
| Il l'a pesé. | He mesured it. |
| Sylvie a payé selon le poids du paquet. | Sylvie paid according to the weight of the package. |
| Elle l'a assuré pour la valeur de son contenu, cinq cents francs. | She insured it for the value of its contents, five hundred francs. |
| Elle a envoyé le colis par avion. | She sent the package by airmail. |
