Lesson 1

Question 1

Deaf

Answer 1

Question 2

Student

Answer 2

Learn person

Question 3

Teacher

Answer 3

Teach person

Question 4

Understand

Answer 4

Question 5

He/she

Answer 5

Point at person

Question 6

Yes

Answer 6

Question 7

No

Answer 7

Question 8

Again /do over /repeat

Answer 8

Question 9

What

Interpretations: Used for the general concept of “what.”
Example: EAT HUH? = “What do you want to eat?”

Answer 9

Question 10

Hard of Hearing

Answer 10

Make an “H” handshape and drop it a few inches, have it bounce up and over to the right and back down again in a small arc. Sort of like drawing a lowercase “n” in the air with an “H” handshape.

Question 11

What is your name?

Answer 11

Question 12

DEAF YOU? (Are you Deaf?)

Answer 12

Question 13

STUDENT YOU? (Are you a student?)

Answer 13

Question 14

YOU UNDERSTAND THEM(singular)? (Do you understand them?)

Answer 14

Question 15

Don’t Understand

Answer 15

Question 16

Hearing

Answer 16

Question 17

Learn

Answer 17

Question 18

Like (emotion)

Answer 18

Question 19

Meaning/ Purpose

Answer 19

Question 20

Meet

Answer 20

Question 21

me-Meet-you

Answer 21

Question 22

Name

Answer 22

Question 23

Nice / clean

Answer 23

Question 24

sign / signing / sign language

Answer 24

There also is another version where

“Form both hands into “1” hand shapes. Then draw a couple of large circles in the air with the tip of each index finger. You can either circle the hands backwards or forwards (but pick a direction and stick with it). The hands both move at the same time but one hand is half a circle ahead of the other hand). “

Question 25

Slow

Answer 25

Question 26

Student

Answer 26

Question 27

Teacher

Answer 27

Question 28

Thank you

Answer 28

Question 29

Where

Answer 29

Question 30

Who

Answer 30

Question 31

Why

Answer 31

Question 32

YOUR TEACHER what-NAME? (What is your teacher's name?)

Answer 32

Question 33

INDEX-[that-person] WHO? [point at someone] (Who is them/that?)

Answer 33

Question 34

AGAIN, YOU what-NAME? (What is your name again?)

Answer 34

Question 35

They (singular) STUDENT They(singular)? (Is this person a student?)

Answer 35

Question 36

THIS YOUR? [point at any object] (Is this yours?)

Answer 36

Question 37

Bob WHERE? Where is Bob?

Answer 37

Question 38

NICE MEET-you (It is nice to meet you.)

Answer 38

Question 39

HEARING YOU? (Are you a hearing person?)

Answer 39

Question 40

ASL TEACHER YOU? (Are you an ASL teacher?)

Answer 40

Question 41

YOU LEARN SIGN, WHERE? (Where are you learning sign?)

Answer 41

Question 42

YOU LEARN SIGN, WHY ? (Why are you learning sign?)

Answer 42

Question 43

T-H-A-N-K-S how-SIGN? (How do you sign thanks?)

Answer 43

Question 44

THEY (plural) LEARN SIGN? (Are these people learning sign language?)

Answer 44

Question 45

YOUR TEACHER, WHO? (Who is your teacher?)

Answer 45

Question 46

YOU LIKE LEARN SIGN? (Do you like learning sign language?)