"ゆうびんきょくは、もうしまっています。"

Translation: The post office is already closed.

[ronkisimo]

whats up with the comma?

[FrederickEason]

The comma, or 読点 (とうてん), is used to mark pauses and breaks in sentences. It is often used after は in sentences such as this. Consider the English sentence "As for the post office, it is still closed." The comma in the English sentence is put in the same place as it is in the Japanese equivalent.

[Joe264823]

I thought ha is such a natural mark in the sentence, that it would not need a comma

[arcferrari248]

郵便局はもう閉まっています。

[Earthlark]

What is, "The post office is still closed. " 郵便局は, まだしまっています。?

[ahenobarbu2]

"As for the post office, it is already closed."
Wouldn't that be the best translation ?

[sotnosen93]

Too literal. "As for [...]" is generally just used to illustrate the idea that は marks the topic, it's not actually a very natural English translation.