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