Post and deliveries · Home and routines
parcel
delivered package
A package sent or delivered to someone.
This vs that
The courier left a parcel.
The parcel is in the recycling bin.
Hear it in real life
Have you seen my parcel?
Yes, the courier left it in the porch.
There's a parcel for you by the front door.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The native version is the ordinary way to mention a delivery at home.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm waiting ‸ a parcel from my sister.
Say: I'm waiting for a parcel from my sister.
Use 'wait for' before the thing you expect.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a parcel; receive/get/collect a parcel
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about post and deliveries.
miss a delivery
I missed a delivery while I was at work.
Post and deliveries words
Home and routines · Post and deliveries: the words around “parcel”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I've got a parcel here.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
parcel
delivered package
“There's a parcel for you by the front door.”
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