Volunteering

1. Cheria èssere voluntàriu inoghe. Comente mi potzo iscrìere?

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

   Usage

   Says you want to volunteer and asks how to sign up

   Grammar Note

   Voluntàriu is masculine; a woman says voluntària. Cheria plus an infinitive is a polite way to say I would like to. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Tèngio esperièntzia in sa costrutzione.

   I have experience in construction.

   Usage

   Tells the organiser about your experience

   Grammar Note

   Tèngio is the 1st person of tènnere (to have).Esperièntzia and costrutzione are both feminine nouns. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Cantu tempus durat su traballu voluntàriu?

   How long does the volunteer work last?

   Usage

   Asks how long the volunteer commitment lasts

   Grammar Note

   The adjective voluntàriu follows the noun traballu. Durat is the 3rd person singular of durare (to last). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Mi serbit addestramentu ispetziale?

   Do I need special training?

   Usage

   Asks whether any special training is needed

   Grammar Note

   Mi serbit means I need. The adjective ispetziale has one form for both genders and follows the noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Cheria agiudare in sos traballos pro s'ambiente.

   I'd like to help with environmental work.

   Usage

   Says you want to help with environmental work

   Grammar Note

   Traballos is the plural of traballu; nouns in -u take -os. Pro s'ambiente means for the environment. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Potzo èssere voluntàriu in grupu?

   Can I volunteer as part of a group?

   Usage

   Asks whether you can volunteer with a group

   Grammar Note

   Potzo is followed by the infinitive èssere. In grupu is an adverbial phrase meaning as a group. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Pro cales limbas bos serbit agiudu?

   For which languages do you need help?

   Usage

   A polite question about which languages need help

   Grammar Note

   Politeness uses the plural bois for one person, hence bos here. Cales is the plural of cale. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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