7Politeness

You will learn how to ask politely and how to say thank you in ASL. You will also learn how to interrupt politely and how to apologize.

NICE

Interrupting Politely

INTERRUPT

EXCUSE-ME

________________________wh-q_________ EXCUSE-ME, BATHROOM WHERE?

________________________ wh-q_________ EXCUSE-ME, LIBRARY WHERE?

________________________ wh-q_________ EXCUSE-ME, CAFETERIA WHERE?

________________________ wh-q_________ EXCUSE-ME, BOOKSTORE WHERE?

Excuse me. What time is

it?

_________________________wh-q EXCUSE-ME, TIME WHAT

When a hearing person is chatting with a deaf person and the phone or doorbell starts to ring, it is impolite to answer the phone or the door without letting the deaf person know what you are doing first.

EXCUSE-ME, MY PHONE RING EXCUSE-ME , DOOR SOMEONE THERE (index)

Also, when a hearing person is chatting with a deaf person and another person calls or talks to the hearing person from another room, it is important to let the deaf person know about that before answering the other person.

Hey John! Come over here!

EXCUSE-ME, SOMEONE CALL-ME

Asking Politely

ASK / REQUEST

PLEASE

HELP PLEASE

HELP

1. HELP-ME PLEASE

2. HELP-HER/HIM PLEASE

3. HELP-ALL PLEASE

NOT-UNDERSTAND AGAIN PLEASE

THANK YOU

NO THANK-YOU

YES THANK-YOU

7Making polite commands

COMMAND / ANSWER

WAIT PLEASE

COME PLEASE

GO-TO PLEASE

STOP PLEASE

FINISH PLEASE

3 different meanings for the “FINISH” sign

KNOCK IT OFF!

"Aw, go on, you're teasing me!"  "I'm not

falling for that--you silly!"

I am done/finish.

GIVE PLEASE

GIVE

1. GIVE-ME PLEASE

2. GIVE-HER/HIM PLEASE

3. GIVE-ALL PLEASE

START PLEASE

START WORK PLEASE

FINISH PLEASE

FINISH WORK PLEASE

PAY ATTENTION PLEASE

7Making Apologies

SORRY

ME LATE SORRY

MISS

“ I MISSED THE INFORMATION” same as

“I DID NOT SEE IT.”

ME MISS, SORRY,

AGAIN PLEASE

SORRY ABSENT/GONE,

ME SICK

Polite Refusals

If someone wants your help and you are unable to do so, here are ways to politely turn that person down.

NO SORRY

CAN’T SORRY

NO, ME BUSY, SORRY

CAN’T, ME BUSY, SORRY

7

“How do you feel?”

HOW FEEL ?

7

“I’m fine, thank you?”

FINE, THANK-YOU

Let’s now review ASL Pronouns

Pronouns in ASL

I/ME

YOU

HE, SHE, IT

Plural Pronouns in ASL

Pointing in an arc

YOU (pl)

THEY, THEM

WE, US

Two people or two things

US-TWO

THOSE-TWO

YOU-TWO

THREE-OF-US

THREE-OF-THEM

Reflexive Pronouns

MYSELF

HER/HIMSELF

THEMSELVES

OURSELVES

SHE WORK HERSELF, NO HELP

ALL-NIGHT DRIVE ++ MYSELF

MOM, ME HOUSE CLEAN OURSELVES

Possessive pronouns

MY / MINE

YOURS

HIS, HERS, ITS

THEIRS

OURS

To review your signs online go to

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