Volunteering

1. Gustaríame facer de voluntario / voluntaria aquí. Como me podo apuntar?

   I'd like to volunteer here. How do I sign up?

   Usage

   Offers to volunteer and asks how to sign up

   Grammar Note

   Use voluntario or voluntaria to match the speaker. Apuntarse (a synonym of inscribirse in the RAG dictionary) means to put your name on a list. Me goes before podo

2. Onde está o centro de coordinación de voluntarios?

   Where is the volunteer coordination center?

   Usage

   Asks where the volunteer coordination office is

   Grammar Note

   The question word onde has no accent. Coordinación ends in -ción (not Portuguese coordenação)

3. Teño experiencia en ensino / medicina / construción.

   I have experience in teaching / medical / construction

   Usage

   Tells the organisers which field you have experience in

   Grammar Note

   The 1st-person singular of ter is teño (not Spanish tengo). Ensino and construción are the RAG forms

4. Canto dura o compromiso como voluntario?

   How long is the volunteer commitment?

   Usage

   Asks how long the volunteer commitment lasts

   Grammar Note

   Canto is the question word with no accent (not Spanish cuánto). Durar means to last

5. Preciso algún equipamento especial ou formación?

   Do I need any special equipment or training?

   Usage

   Asks whether special equipment or training is needed

   Grammar Note

   Precisar takes its object without a preposition. Equipamento is the RAG form (not Spanish equipamiento). Algún is the masculine form before a noun

6. Gustaríame axudar en caso de catástrofes / en traballos ambientais.

   I'd like to help with disaster relief / environmental work

   Usage

   Says you would like to help with disaster relief or environmental work

   Grammar Note

   Axudar (to help), traballo (work) and ambiental (environmental) are all in the RAG dictionary. Ambiental takes the plural -ais

7. Hai unha sesión de orientación para voluntarios?

   Is there a volunteer orientation session?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is an orientation session before the work starts

   Grammar Note

   Hai (there is / are) is invariable, unlike Spanish hay. Sesión ends in -ón; the plural is sesións

8. Podo participar nun grupo?

   Can I take part as part of a group?

   Usage

   Asks whether you can join as part of a group

   Grammar Note

   Nun is the contraction of en + un. Participar means to take part

9. Dan aloxamento e comidas aos voluntarios?

   Are accommodation and meals provided for volunteers?

   Usage

   Checks whether lodging and meals are provided to volunteers

   Grammar Note

   Aos is a + os. Lodging is aloxamento (not Spanish alojamiento). The unspoken 3rd-person plural subject means the organisers

10. En que idiomas necesitan axuda?

    What languages do you need help with?

    Usage

    Asks which languages the organisation needs help with

    Grammar Note

    Idioma is in the RAG dictionary; plural idiomas. Axuda means help. The question word que has no accent

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