How to Say "Mailbox" in French

boîte aux lettres

The French phrase for mailbox is boîte aux lettres.

boîte aux lettres is used to refer to a box where mail is delivered or collected.

What does it mean word for word?

Literally, the phrase translates to "box to the letters".

To express the plural form, mailboxes, add an s to the word boîte while keeping lettres in its plural form to create boîtes aux lettres.

The word boîte is used colloquially in French to mean a 'nightclub' or a 'company', though these have nothing to do with delivering mail.
In France, the boîte aux lettres is often a yellow pillar box, whereas in other French-speaking regions like Canada, they are typically red.
The word boîte is a doublet of the English word 'box', meaning both evolved from the same ancient root.

Où est la boîte aux lettres ?
Where is the mailbox?
This sentence is useful for asking the location of the boîte aux lettres.
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Ma boîte aux lettres est pleine.
My mailbox is full.
This sentence is useful for stating that a boîte aux lettres is full.
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Le postier vida la boîte aux lettres.
The mailman emptied the mailbox.
This sentence is useful for describing a mailman emptying the boîte aux lettres.
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J'ai posté ma lettre dans la boîte aux lettres hier
I dropped my letter in the mailbox yesterday.
J'ai mis ta lettre dans la boîte à lettres
I put your letter in the mailbox.
Dans ma rue, la boîte aux lettres est peinte en rouge.
In my street, the mailbox is painted red.
As-tu vérifié ta boîte à lettres aujourd'hui ?
Did you check your mailbox today?
Veuillez déposer votre courrier dans la boîte aux lettres prévue à cet effet.
Please drop your mail in the designated mailbox.
La boîte aux lettres se trouve à l'entrée du bâtiment.
The mailbox is located at the entrance of the building.
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Hugo is looking for the mailbox to drop off a letter.

Manon

Hugo, où est la boîte aux lettres ?
Hugo, where is the mailbox?
Hugo

Elle est juste là, à côté de l'entrée.
It is right there, next to the entrance.
Manon

Merci, je vais y déposer la lettre.
Thanks, I'm going to drop the letter in it.
Hugo

D'accord, fais attention en y allant.
Okay, be careful going there.

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