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Paloma Barberá
Spanish
Oct 14, 2019
Tanja puede comunicarse perfectamente en español, además de tener muchos temas de los que hablar.
Carmela
Filipino (Tagalog)
Dec 11, 2016
For this lesson Tanja and I talked about nationalities, professions, and classes in school. Salamat!
Carmela
Filipino (Tagalog)
Oct 31, 2016
It was a pleasure talking to Tanja as she seems eager to learn Tagalog. Salamat!
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  • Posted
    Panimula Kumusta? Nakatira ako sa Finland. Ngayon nag-aaral akong Tagalog. Pagsasanay ako araw-araw. Gusto kong magsasalita mabuti. Marunong ka bang managalog? Pakituruan mo ako! Magkita tayo muli.
    January 31, 2016
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    I'm going to answer Ilonggo as well, since it is also my mother's native language. :)

    I'm busy now trying to first set a strong base in Tagalog, because my mom has used it throughout my childhood with the many Filipino friends she has. So Tagalog sounds familiar to me and I can use it with many of my relatives. But Ilonggo would definitely be interesting to learn better at some point (right now I can only say some words and expressions).

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    January 28, 2016
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    Hi! I think in English, you don´t say "a volunteering" but just "volunteering", without the article "a". :)

    For example: "Has anybody done volunteering?"

    Anyway! Yes, I have been volunteering in different organic farms in Portugal through WWOOF and Workaway. I am also registered to a website called HelpStay, and there is also another one that I'm aware of, called Helpx. You can find many potential volunteering opportunities from these!

    My experiences in Portugal were mostly positive, but there are a few things to be aware of if you plan to go on volunteering. If you find an interesting-seeming host, always make sure how many hours they expect you to work in a day and for how many days a week. Think also about the location of the place you are planning to go to - for instance, if you don't travel with a bike or a car, are you ready to hitchhike in the "worst case scenario"? If so, consider about the precautions you need to take with hitchhiking and then travel remaining open-minded yet conscious of your safety! I had a positive hitchhiking experience but I also know a volunteer whose hitchhike experience was not so nice... 

    Anyhow, my volunteering adventures were rich and filled with new learning experiences and beautiful memories. Different hosts have different expectations and requests so be sure to check. The websites above provide you with a list of hosts who offer you food and accommodation in exchange for help. I've done farming but there are plenty of other volunteering options than just farming. Just go to explore and I'm sure you'll find something that interests you! Good luck!



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    January 28, 2016
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    If we know the agent then we never put it in a passive form like in the above example. It works fine in English but sounds very silly in Finnish. Literally translated, we could say in Finnish: "Kuppi kaadettiin pöydältä kissan toimesta". But in reality, no one would ever use that kind of sentence. We would simply translate that to "Kissa kaatoi kupin pöydältä". So the word "toimesta" in Finnish does refer to the saying "by someone", but you would mainly see that being used in some extremely official documents, e.g. some political or legal texts.
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    January 28, 2016
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