Volunteering

1. মই ইয়াত স্বেচ্ছাসেৱক হিচাপে কাম কৰিব বিচাৰোঁ। কেনেকৈ পঞ্জীয়ন কৰিব লাগিব?

   Moi iyat xwessaxewok hisape kam korib bisarõ. kenekoi ponyjiyon korib lagib?

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

   Usage

   Said at an NGO or organisation desk to ask how to join as a volunteer

   Grammar Note

   হিচাপে means 'as'. কৰিব বিচাৰোঁ is 'I want to do' and কৰিব লাগিব is 'must do', two different patterns. Two sentences are separated by the danda ।

2. স্বেচ্ছাসেৱকৰ সমন্বয় কেন্দ্ৰ ক'ত আছে?

   Xwessaxewokor xomonwoy kendro kot ase?

   Where is the volunteer coordination centre?

   Usage

   Asks where volunteers are registered and assigned

   Grammar Note

   ক'ত means 'where'; keep the apostrophe because কত without it means something else. সমন্বয় কেন্দ্ৰ is written as two words

3. মোৰ শিক্ষকতা / চিকিৎসা / নিৰ্মাণ কামৰ অভিজ্ঞতা আছে

   Mor xikhokota / sikitoxa / nirman kamor obhigyota ase

   I have experience in teaching / medical / construction work

   Usage

   Tells which skill you can offer; pick one of the three fields when speaking

   Grammar Note

   মোৰ ... আছে is the 'I have' pattern. কামৰ is কাম 'work' with the genitive ৰ, covering the three fields before it

4. কিমান দিনৰ বাবে স্বেচ্ছাসেৱক হ'ব লাগিব?

   Kiman dinor babe xwessaxewok hob lagib?

   For how many days must I volunteer?

   Usage

   Asks how long the volunteer commitment is

   Grammar Note

   কিমান দিনৰ বাবে is 'for how many days'. হ'ব লাগিব is 'must be'; the apostrophe in হ'ব marks a dropped vowel

5. কোনো বিশেষ সঁজুলি বা প্ৰশিক্ষণ লাগিবনে?

   Kono bixex xõjuli ba proxikhon lagibone?

   Do I need any special equipment or training?

   Usage

   Asks whether special gear or training is required beforehand

   Grammar Note

   লাগিবনে is লাগিব 'will be needed' plus the question suffix নে. বা joins the two nouns as 'or'

6. মই বানপানীত ক্ষতিগ্ৰস্তক সহায় কৰিব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi banopanit khotigroxtok xohay korib bisarõ

   I'd like to help people affected by the floods

   Usage

   Offers help with relief work after floods, which hit the Brahmaputra valley every year

   Grammar Note

   বানপানী is flood. ক্ষতিগ্ৰস্ত means damaged or affected, and the object suffix ক gives 'the affected person'. সহায় কৰা is 'to help'

7. মই পৰিৱেশ সংৰক্ষণৰ কামত সহায় কৰিব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi poriwex xongrokhonor kamot xohay korib bisarõ

   I'd like to help with environmental conservation work

   Usage

   Offers to help with conservation or environmental projects

   Grammar Note

   কামত is কাম 'work' with the locative ত, 'in the work'. The genitive ৰ in সংৰক্ষণৰ links it to the following noun

8. স্বেচ্ছাসেৱকৰ বাবে কাম আৰম্ভ কৰাৰ আগতে প্ৰশিক্ষণ আছেনে?

   Xwessaxewokor babe kam arombho korar agote proxikhon asene?

   Is there an orientation for volunteers before the work starts?

   Usage

   Asks about a briefing before work begins. The loanword for orientation is unstable, so it is phrased as training

   Grammar Note

   কৰাৰ আগতে is 'before doing': the verbal noun কৰা takes the genitive ৰ and then আগতে. আছেনে is আছে plus the question suffix নে

9. মই দলৰ সৈতে স্বেচ্ছাসেৱক হ'ব পাৰোঁনে?

   Moi dolor xoite xwessaxewok hob parõne?

   Can I volunteer as part of a group?

   Usage

   Asks whether a group may volunteer together

   Grammar Note

   সৈতে means 'together with' and follows a noun in the genitive ৰ. পাৰোঁনে is the first-person পাৰোঁ 'I can' plus the question suffix নে

10. স্বেচ্ছাসেৱকৰ বাবে থকা আৰু খোৱাৰ ব্যৱস্থা আছেনে?

    Xwessaxewokor babe thoka aru khowar byowoxtha asene?

    Are lodging and meals provided for volunteers?

    Usage

    Asks whether lodging and food are arranged for volunteers

    Grammar Note

    Adding া to a verb stem makes a verbal noun (থকা 'staying', খোৱা 'eating'). ব্যৱস্থা আছেনে asks 'is there an arrangement'

11. কি কি ভাষাত সহায় লাগে?

    Ki ki bhaxat xohay lage?

    Which languages do you need help with?

    Usage

    Asks which languages are needed when offering language help

    Grammar Note

    Doubling কি কি asks 'which ones' in the plural. সহায় লাগে is 'help is needed' and works without naming a subject

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