Volunteering

1. මට මෙහිදී ස්වේච්ඡා සේවය කිරීමට අවශ්‍යයි. ලියාපදිංචි වන්නේ කෙසේද?

   ma-TA me-hi-dee svee-chaa see-va-ya ki-ree-ma-ta a-vash-yai. li-yaa-pa-din-chi van-nee ke-see-da

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

   Usage

   Use when asking how to register for volunteering

   Grammar Note

   Sinhala is verb-final. "කිරීමට" is the dative infinitive meaning "in order to do / for doing". Used to express purpose.

2. ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයන් සම්බන්ධීකරණ මධ්‍යස්ථානය කොතැනද?

   svee-chaa see-va-ka-yan sam-ban-dhee-ka-ra-na mad-hyas-thaa-na-ya ko-tæ-na-da

   Where is the volunteer coordination center?

   Usage

   Use to ask for the location of the volunteer coordination center

   Grammar Note

   "කොතැනද" means "where is it". The suffix "-ද" is a Sinhala question particle that turns a statement into a question.

3. මට ඉගැන්වීම / වෛද්‍ය / ඉදිකිරීම් ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ අත්දැකීම් ඇත.

   ma-TA i-gæn-vee-ma / vaid-ya / i-di-ki-reem kshee-tra-yee at-dæ-kee-m æ-ta

   I have experience in teaching / medical / construction.

   Usage

   Use when sharing professional experience during volunteer registration

   Grammar Note

   "ඇත" is the existential verb "there is / have". In Sinhala, the predicate verb comes at the end of the sentence.

4. ස්වේච්ඡා සේවයේ කාලය කොපමණද?

   svee-chaa see-va-yee kaa-la-ya ko-pa-ma-na-da

   How long is the volunteer commitment?

   Usage

   Use to ask about the duration of the volunteer commitment

   Grammar Note

   "කොපමණ" is a question word meaning "how much / how long". "-ද" is the question suffix.

5. මට විශේෂ උපකරණ හෝ පුහුණුවක් අවශ්‍යද?

   Ma-ta vi-shē-sha u-pa-ka-ra-na hō pu-hu-nu-vak a-vash-ya-da?

   Do I need any special equipment or training?

   Usage

   Use to ask about required equipment or training for volunteering

   Grammar Note

   "හෝ" means "or" when presenting alternatives. "අවශ්‍යද" is the question form of "necessary / needed".

6. මට ආපදා සහන / පාරිසරික කටයුතු සඳහා සහාය වීමට අවශ්‍යයි.

   ma-TA aa-pa-daa sa-ha-na / paa-ri-sa-ri-ka ka-ta-yu-tu san-da-ha sa-haa-ya vee-ma-ta a-vash-yai

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

   Usage

   Use when expressing interest in disaster relief or environmental volunteering

   Grammar Note

   "සඳහා" is a postposition meaning "for / in order to". In Sinhala, postpositions follow the noun they govern.

7. ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයන් සඳහා හඳුන්වාදීමේ සැසිවාරයක් ඇතිද?

   svee-chaa see-va-ka-yan san-da-ha han-dun-vaa-dee-mē sæ-si-vaa-ra-yak æ-ti-da

   Is there a volunteer orientation session?

   Usage

   Use to ask whether there is an orientation session for new volunteers

   Grammar Note

   "ඇතිද" is the interrogative of "ඇත" (there is). Adding "-ද" to an existential verb creates a yes/no question.

8. මට කණ්ඩායමක කොටසක් ලෙස ස්වේච්ඡා සේවය කළ හැකිද?

   ma-TA kan-daa-ya-mak ko-ta-sak le-sa svee-chaa see-va-ya ka-la hæ-ki-da

   Can I volunteer as part of a group?

   Usage

   Use to ask whether group volunteering is possible

   Grammar Note

   "කළ හැකිද" means "is it possible to do". "හැකි" is an adjective meaning "possible / able". "-ද" forms the question.

9. ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයන්ට නවාතැන් හා ආහාර සපයනවාද?

   svee-chaa see-va-ka-yan-ta na-vaa-tæn haa aa-haa-ra sa-pa-ya-na-vaa-da

   Are accommodation and meals provided for volunteers?

   Usage

   Use to ask whether housing and meals are provided for volunteers

   Grammar Note

   "හා" means "and". "සපයනවාද" is the present tense question form of "to provide / supply" — combining verb with "-ද" for the question.

10. ඔබලාට කුමන භාෂාවලින් සහාය අවශ්‍යද?

    o-ba-laa-ta ku-ma-na bhaa-shaa-va-li-na sa-haa-ya a-vash-ya-da

    What languages do you need help with?

    Usage

    Use to ask which languages the organization needs assistance with

    Grammar Note

    "ඔබලා" is the plural "you". "-ට" is the dative case suffix meaning "for / to". Together they mean "for you (plural)".

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