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“volunteer” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/bolunˈtaɾjo/

Example

Soy voluntario en un refugio.

I am a volunteer at a shelter.

Illustration for voluntario (volunteer)

How to say “volunteer” in Spanish

“Volunteer” in Spanish is voluntario.

Unpaid helper in community projects.

Full entry for voluntario: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with voluntario

Trabajo como voluntario los fines de semana.

I do volunteer work on weekends.

Tips for using voluntario

  • Spanish uses ser voluntario to identify someone as a volunteer and hacer voluntariado to describe doing volunteer work, both common in everyday speech.

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