Vocabulary from Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
| Vocabulary | Phrases to know: |
| again deaf hearing learn like meaning meet nice no sign slow student teacher thank you understand what where who why yes question? |
Deaf you? Student you? Who you? You understand s/he? Your teacher name what? How you sign "please"? Again your name? S/he student? This your _____ ? Where _____ ? Nice meet-you. Hearing you? ASL teacher you? Where you learn sign? Why you learn sign? How you sign T-H-A-N-K-S? They learn sign? Who our teacher? |
| Body Language | |
| Yes/no question body language: Eyebrows raised Widened eyes Head and body slightly tilted forward Raised shoulders |
Wh/ question body language: Eyebrows furrowed Squinting look Head and body slightly tilted forward |
| Vocabulary | Phrases to know: |
| You single? You like your teacher? You like come here? What city you work? How spell your name? You want meet my mom/dad/brother/sister? How you sign "H-E-A-R-I-N-G"? Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx Staten Island Long Island New Jersey Connecticut Philadelphia |
You from here? You like big city? You married? You want stop learning sign? You like him/her? You like to work? You like all students here? You think this city nice? How you sign "ask-to"? Nice to meet you. Where you live? You like small city? Family deaf? Your house small? You want more children? You go to school? You need bathroom? You think I sign bad? |
| Body Language | |
| Yes/no question body language: Eyebrows raised Widened eyes Head and body slightly tilted forward Raised shoulders |
Wh/ question body language: Eyebrows furrowed Squinting look Head and body slightly tilted forward |
| Vocabulary | Letter "V" hand-shape Classifiers (CL:V): | Phrases to know/answer: |
| angry aunt uncle baby bedroom brush-teeth cry excuse feel friend happy help hurt idea love sad sorry stop want wash |
stand walk-to lay down toss-and-turn dive jump get up |
You feel angry? How-many uncle/aunt you? Your father, how many sons? Your mother, how many daughters? You have baby? Your bedroom big? I need brush-teeth? You feel want cry? Your boy/girlfriend name? You happy? You need help learn sign? Who hurt your feel? If teacher spell slow, you understand s/he? Who you love? Why you sad? You sorry come class? You want stop learn sign? How you sign W-A-S-H? You have excuse? |
| A practice monologue: | ||
| My aunt uncle divorce. She love him. Not want divorce him. She sad, angry, hurt. Go bedroom CL: V (toss-and-turn), cry, cry. She-ask-me-help-her feel better. I happy help her. She good-friend. My idea, she need forgive him. Stop feel sorry. | ||
| Vocabulary | Phrases to know/answer: : | Signs that look similar (same/different): |
| All Ask Bad Good Bathroom Big City Come-To Go-To Family Cool Favorite Fine From Here House Like More Need School So-So Small Think Raised Work Not/Don't |
Name you? City you live? You like learn sign? Your house big? How many children you? Your house, how many bathroom? Where you work? You like your work? You think I sign good? How you sign A-L-L? |
Chair/sit Cheese/movie Here/what Airplane/fly-to Toilet/Tuesday Paper/school Which/car Like/white |
| Vocabulary | |
| can car church computer doctor give home internet in movie play put sit |
stand stay store video DVD walk watch with outside fix anxious drive nurse wristwatch |
| Numbers: 1 through 10 | |
| Phrases to know: | ||
| Can you understand me?
Name your favorite car? You walk church? Your mom nurse? Your grandma give you wristwatch? Your favorite internet site what? What your favorite movie? You have favorite chair? You want go-to store? You like sign with deaf? |
Can you drive? You drive here from home? How-many computer you have? You need go-to doctor? You have e-mail your home? Where your home? You like play outside? You feel anxious? Your favorite store what? You like sign with friend? |
Can you fix computer? You like drive? You drive to church? You like e-mail? You want go home? You want go outside? You like play chess? You think teacher need stand? You have many DVD home? All your friend sign? |
| Techniques to master: | ||
| Fingerspelling (FS) Learn to read the handshape of fingerspelling, not the individual letters. |
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| Vocabulary | |
| can car church computer doctor give home internet in movie play put sit |
stand stay store video DVD walk watch with outside fix anxious drive nurse wristwatch |
| Phrases to know: | ||
| Can you understand me?
Name your favorite car? You walk church? Your mom nurse? Your grandma give you wristwatch? Your favorite internet site what? What your favorite movie? You have favorite chair? You want go-to store? You like sign with deaf? |
Can you drive? You drive here from home? How-many computer you have? You need go-to doctor? You have e-mail your home? Where your home? You like play outside? You feel anxious? Your favorite store what? You like sign with friend? |
Can you fix computer? You like drive? You drive to church? You like e-mail? You want go home? You want go outside? You like play chess? You think teacher need stand? You have many DVD home? All your friend sign? |
| Techniques to master: | ||
| Fingerspelling (FS) Learn to read the handshape of fingerspelling, not the individual letters. |
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| color draw finish future green long now orange paper past red tomorrow wait when white year yellow yesterday |
videophone air conditioning company street avenue boulevard road incorporated music television refrigerator digital video recorder barbecue club job |
apple candy cereal cheese cookie cup drink eat egg fork full hamburger hot dog hungry milk pizza popcorn self spoon water knife |
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| your chair green? old you? orange taste good you think? city you live? how long you live? now go home you want? your paper what color? past, big city you live? red car you like? tomorrow school you go? go doctor, you wait, you sit? when you move? how many year you live here? black white TV, you have? |
apple green, eat you like? candy, what you like? cookie with milk you like? everyday, how many cup water you drink? favorite food you what? green egg ham, you like? how sign f-o-r-k? |
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| Techniques to master: | |||
| Fingerspelling (FS) Learn to read the handshape of fingerspelling, not the individual letters. |
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| basement bathtub couch door dresser dryer garage garbage kitchen light microwave |
refrigerator separate shower sink store table toothpaste toothbrush window say someone |
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| Phrases to know: | |||
| Apartment basement, you live? Bath, shower, you prefer which? Bathroom your, tub have? You together someone? Couch your, color? Car have? Doors how many? House your, garbage who "throw-out"? Dryer your, gas, electric, which? Color that table? Toothpaste name what? Stove, microwave, prefer you which? "Ref" your, color what? |
Ambulance, before you? Deaf prefer kitchen, why? Tomorrow, shower you? Sink your, color? Pants your, dresser, you put, "hang-up," which? Window, your bathroom have? Parents your separate? Garage have, how-many cars? "Ref" your, (CC: BB)? (Use the "B" classifier hand shape to show how your refrigerator doors open) Tub, shower, together, separate which? |
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| A practice monologue: | |||
| Yesterday (me) help (him) brother move. Before Apt basement he live. Now house himself. House small. Garage none. Stove, ref, wash-machine, dryer, table, microwave have. Kitchen, sink, window have. Wash-dish look-at-can, children playing, me watch. Bathroom small, tub only, shower not have. Bedroom medium, dresser have. Live-room couch have. | |||
| Vocabulary | |||
| bird book bug cat cow dog down fish get horse know |
pet read same some take tell time true up wow! look-like |
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| Eat bird, cat like? Book you like read what? Eat bug, fish like? Milk, where from, how get? Dog like chase what? Past ASL class, you take? Teacher (his/her) husband/wife name, you know? Pet you have? Water, some cat like? Horse, you want? |
Wow! Your dad, you look-like. Read, TV watch, you prefer which? Past cook class, you take? Time, ASL class, you go? Eat fish, bird like? Eat fish, horse like? Upstairs, your bedroom? How you feel, tell-me. Cow good pet, you think? Your favorite book, name? |
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| A practice monologue: | |||
| Animal, I like. Read I like. Animal book. Four pets I have. Cat, dog, bird, fish. Horse, I want. Old-18, get horse, dad told-me I can. My uncle, many horse have. Cow many. Himself V-E-T. Adult I want same-as-him. Take class, I like. Class learn how know animal. One animal I don't like, bug. | |||
| Vocabulary | |||
| about always any back but call can't chat for great |
if little make never new oh-I-see or people sometimes thing |
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| Phrases to know: | |||
| Your teacher, tell-me about. Always, on time, go class you? Dog, cat you have? Any deaf family you? Class finish, you back home? |
Before you want tell him/her how you feel
but can't? Phone you can? She/he teacher understand you can't, why not? Take-up ASL for? Name book wonderful you think-of. |
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