Greetings in Deaf Culture - Part 1
Learning vocabulary and phrases about greetings in Deaf Culture
Phrase:
Hi! Who's that? Would you introduce us?
Translation:
Hi,
(point),
who?
you
introduce-us?
Phrase:
Yes, let me introduce you two. This is Matt. He's from Seattle, WA. Matt, this is Amy. She's from here in Portland.
Translation:
Yes,
me-introduce.
Point
M
-A
-T
-T,
point
from
Seattle,
WA.
Point
A
-M
-Y,
point
from
here
Portland
Phrase:
Where did you grow up?
Translation:
You
grow-up
where?
Phrase:
Did you go to the Deaf school? (sign #1)
Translation:
You
go
Deaf-school?
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Phrase:
Did you go to a mainstreamed school? (sign #1)
Translation:
You
go
mainstream
school?
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Phrase:
Were you mainstreamed? (sign #2)
Translation:
You
mainstream?
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Phrase:
Were you educated in Deaf school? (sign #2)
Translation:
You
Deaf-school?
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Phrase:
Are you attending Gallaudet college? (sign #1)
Translation:
You
go
Gallaudet
college?
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Phrase:
Are you attending Gallaudet? (sign #2)
Translation:
You
Gallaudet?
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Phrase:
I went to NTID and graduated from there in 2010.
Translation:
N
-T
-I
-D
me
go,
graduate
20
-10
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Phrase:
Are you CSUN student?
Translation:
You
C
-S
-U
-N
learn + person (student)?
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Phrase:
Were you educated in oral? (sign #1)
Translation:
You
grow-up
oral?
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Phrase:
Hearing people would chat for 1 hour; Deaf people chat for 4 hours or more!
Translation:
point
Hearing
chat
1-hour;
point
Deaf
chat++
4-hour,
more
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Phrase:
Hearing byes and Deaf byes are different. Hearing good-bye is usually very brief and sometimes don't let everyone know. Deaf good-bye is very long; always let everyone know they're leaving.
Translation:
Hearing,
Deaf
bye
(point point)
different
point
Hearing
very-brief,
sometimes
not
inform,
disappear.
point
Deaf
very-long,
(index finger as person)
tab++
inform,
me
leave
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Phrase:
Hearing and Deaf are different with sharing the personal information.
Translation:
Share
say
personal,
point
Hearing
on-surface
very-little open
little-bit
point
Deaf
very-open,
deep
everything
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