Volunteering

1. E hina'aro vau e rave i te 'ohipa tauturu.

   I would like to participate in volunteer activities.

   Usage

   Used to express your desire to volunteer and help out.

   Grammar Note

   utu means lip or requital; to pay is 'aufau. Do not use ore utu for unpaid. Use 'ohipa, work, plus tauturu, to help.

2. Tei hea vau e rave ai i te 'ohipa tauturu?

   Where can I do volunteer work?

   Usage

   Used when looking for volunteer opportunities.

   Grammar Note

   No hea asks from where, about origin. Location is Tei hea, also written Teihea.

3. Eaha te 'ohipa e rave ai au i teie mahana?

   What work should I do today?

   Usage

   Used on the first day of volunteering to ask about your assigned tasks.

   Grammar Note

   The question word what is written Eaha as one word; aha is another form. teie means this; rave means to do or take.

4. E tauturu ana māua i te tanura'a tiare no te fenua.

   We are helping with planting flowers for the community.

   Usage

   In Tahiti, there are volunteer projects to plant tiare and other native vegetation.

   Grammar Note

   tāpura means a list, not planting. To plant is tanu, nominalised with -ra'a.

5. E pāruru ana māua i te miti no te mau i'a.

   We are protecting the ocean for the fish.

   Usage

   Used when discussing marine conservation volunteering in Tahiti.

   Grammar Note

   fa'a'upa'upa means to entertain or make merry, not protect. To protect, defend or shelter is pāruru (also päruru). Fish is i'a with a glottal stop.

6. E hina'aro ana vau e ha'api'i ia rātou i te reo Mā'ohi.

   I would like to teach them Tahitian.

   Usage

   Used when interested in volunteering to teach and promote Tahitian language.

   Grammar Note

   "rātou" is the third person plural (3+ people) pronoun meaning "them/they".

7. Eaha tō māua mau 'ohipa no teie hepetoma?

   What are our activities for this week?

   Usage

   Used to check the volunteer group's weekly schedule.

   Grammar Note

   Week is hepetoma, a loan derived from Greek ἑβδομάς.

8. E māuruuru roa māua ia 'outou no tō 'outou tauturu.

   We sincerely thank you all for your help.

   Usage

   Used at the end of a volunteer activity to express heartfelt thanks to all participants.

   Grammar Note

   "'outou" is the second person plural (3+ people) pronoun meaning "you all".

9. E tāmā tāua i te tahua o te fare ha'api'ira'a.

   Let's clean the school grounds together.

   Usage

   Used to call people to join a school or community facility cleanup.

   Grammar Note

   mea means thing. To clean is tāmā (also tamä), also expressed by horoi.

10. 'A tāpiri mai i tō māua pupu tauturu fenua.

    Please join our community volunteer group.

    Usage

    Used to invite someone to join a local volunteer group.

    Grammar Note

    rōpū is Māori. A Tahitian group or team is pupu. tāpiri means to unite or join together.

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