ASL 2 - Lesson 30: Workplace and Business
Learn new signs for workplace and business
Phrase:
We need to start the meeting soon because I have an appointment at the vet at 5:30 pm.
Translation:
time-5:30
V
-E
-T
appointment
me
go-to
meeting
we
start
soon
need
Phrase:
The janitor is taking the elevator to the top floor
Translation:
point-location
mop-action++
person
point-location
go-up
top
floor
how?
point-location
elevator
Phrase:
My coworker prefer to go to the restaurants down main street for lunch.
Translation:
point-location
M
-A
-I
-N
street
restaurant
location-in-a-row
point-location
my
C
-O
work
person
point-location
go-to
eat
prefer
Phrase:
The walls in the engineer's office is covered in awards.
Translation:
location-point
measure
person
their
office
W
-A
-L
-L
wall
award
location-hangs-in-a-row++
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Phrase:
The salesperson is trying to convince our boss to buy new furniture for the office.
Translation:
location-here
office
new
furniture
need
location-point
sell
person
location-point
boss
location-point (salesperson)
try
convince-boss-person-location
buy
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Phrase:
He needs to be careful about the measurements. That desk might be too long.
Translation:
location-point
man
measure
careful
why?
location-point
desk
maybe
very-large
*shrugs*
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Phrase:
I'm responsible for making sure that the watches made by the factory are up to standard.
Translation:
watch
location-point
factory
make
me
responsible
what?
me
make
sure
their
quality
above-level
satisfy
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Phrase:
Before I leave for work, I leave my cellphone in my drawer so I don't get distracted.
Translation:
Before
me
go-to
work,
my
mobile
location-point
mobile-flash++
me-distract
me-not-want
me
do-do?
location-point
drawer
me
put-in
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Phrase:
My email is todd@gmail.com
Translation:
My
email
T
-O
-D
-D
A-in-a-circle
G
-M
-A
-I
-L
dot
C
-O
-M
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Phrase:
I think I might get promoted soon, I don't want to give up yet.
Translation:
me
promote
soon
me
think
maybe
me
give-up
not-want
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