U3: Politness Flashcards
Thank-you
Flat palm with finger tips at mouth bring hand down
Thanks-a-lot
Same as the sign “thanks” but with both hands at once
Excuse-me, pardon me
Flat palm facing sky, other hand straight fingers bent at knuckle drag fingertips across palm
Sorry, apologize
Make a fist and rub your chest
Sure, really, true
Put finger on lips like making “shh” sign and put hand down
Library
Make an “L” and drop it and bring it back up using your wrist not moving your whole arm
Bookstore
Make the book “sign” and then make the “store” sign
Cafeteria
Make a “c” and drag it under your chin
Television
Make a “t” and then “v”
Restroom-1, toilet
Make the “t” signs and sake it
Restroom-2
Make an “r” sign hit the air moving down and then move your hand over and hit the air again moving down
Desk, table
Bend your arms at the elbows put them in front of your and stack your arms. Move the top arm and inch or two above the bottom arm and repeat
Chair, seat
Make an “h” facing down and take your other hand in an “h” put it on top of the other one and bend your fingers
Ask, inquire
Make a “1” sing bring your hand down(using arm) a little and bend your finger while it’s moving
Help
Put a thumbs up on a flat palm and lift both hands up a few inches
Tell
Point under your chin near the back and drag it out touching your chin as long as you can till your hand is in front of you
Show, demonstrate, example
Point at the middle of your flat palm and drag it forward
Look-at, watch
Make a “2” touching your cheek fingers pointed forward and move your hand forward
Pay
Palm facing the sky make a “1” with other hand and drag your finger across palm to the tips of your fingers
Give
Make a “c” with thumb tucked, out hand on shoulder and move it forward
Send
Make a fist and then open it moving it forward an inch or two
Go-there
Two fingers point diagonally and move them forward
Come-here
Two fingers pointing at self, drag them towards your and point down/at self
Bring here
Make two palms away from self and drag them towards self
Carry-there
Make two palms in front of you and drag them to the other side in front of your hand
Move-there
Make “beaks” with fingertips pointing down and drag them forward like pushing something away
Come-on
Like beckoning someone over
Accompany, with, together
Two fists together dragged forward
Fine, great!
Make a “5” with thumb touching chest and then pull hand away from chest
Can
Make two fists hip width apart and then drop them at the same time
Wait-one-minute
Make a “1” sign
Hurry, rush
Make two “h”s hip width apart and move them up and down opposite
What-1
Two palms facing the sky move back and forward
What-2
Palm with thumb facing sky other hand finger drag down the middle (north the south)
Need, should
Make “x” move it down (small movement of arm)
Box, room
With hands make box/room in air
Now, today, presently
Make “y”s with both hands and drag them downward at the same time
