Volunteering

1. I wan volunteer for dis community.

   I want to volunteer in this community

   Usage

   Offering to join an activity

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb expresses "want to". for is the all-purpose preposition for place and time. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

2. Wia I fit register for volunteer work?

   Where can I sign up for volunteer work?

   Usage

   At an organisation's office

   Grammar Note

   fit means 'can'. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

3. I wan help school pikin-dem wit dia studies.

   I want to help schoolchildren with their studies

   Usage

   dia means 'their'

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb expresses "want to". (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

4. You need volunteers for dis event?

   Do you need volunteers for this event?

   Usage

   Offering to organisers

   Grammar Note

   A question keeps statement word order with rising intonation. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

5. I don work as volunteer for local govment.

   I have worked as a volunteer in local government

   Usage

   Describing your experience

   Grammar Note

   don marks experience or completion; govment is the Pidgin spelling of government. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

6. Make we join togeda for di progress of society.

   Let us unite together for the progress of society

   Usage

   As a call to action

   Grammar Note

   Make we + verb expresses a suggestion. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

7. I fit tok Yoruba, English and Japanese. I fit interpret.

   I can speak Yoruba, English, and Japanese — I can interpret

   Usage

   Describing your skills

   Grammar Note

   fit means 'can'. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

8. Your volunteer work na valuable contribution.

   Your volunteer work is a valuable contribution

   Usage

   Expressing thanks

   Grammar Note

   Na links a noun phrase as the predicate. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

9. Thank you to all di volunteers wey dey here.

   Thank you to all the volunteers present here

   Usage

   In a speech at an event

   Grammar Note

   wey introduces a relative clause. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

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