Lesson 1 Flashcards
Deaf
Student
Learn person
Teacher
Teach person
Understand
He/she
Point at person
Yes
No
Again /do over /repeat
What
Interpretations: Used for the general concept of “what.”
Example: EAT HUH? = “What do you want to eat?”
Hard of Hearing
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.
What is your name?
DEAF YOU? (Are you Deaf?)
STUDENT YOU? (Are you a student?)
YOU UNDERSTAND THEM(singular)? (Do you understand them?)
Don’t Understand
Hearing
Learn
Like (emotion)
Meaning/ Purpose
Meet
me-Meet-you
Name
Nice / clean
sign / signing / sign language
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). “
Slow
Student
Teacher
Thank you
Where
Who
Why
YOUR TEACHER what-NAME? (What is your teacher’s name?)
INDEX-[that-person] WHO? [point at someone] (Who is them/that?)
AGAIN, YOU what-NAME? (What is your name again?)
They (singular) STUDENT They(singular)? (Is this person a student?)
THIS YOUR? [point at any object] (Is this yours?)
Bob WHERE? Where is Bob?
NICE MEET-you (It is nice to meet you.)
HEARING YOU? (Are you a hearing person?)
ASL TEACHER YOU? (Are you an ASL teacher?)
YOU LEARN SIGN, WHERE? (Where are you learning sign?)
YOU LEARN SIGN, WHY ? (Why are you learning sign?)
T-H-A-N-K-S how-SIGN? (How do you sign thanks?)
THEY (plural) LEARN SIGN? (Are these people learning sign language?)
YOUR TEACHER, WHO? (Who is your teacher?)
