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PolitenessYou 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.

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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 PLEASEHELPHELP-ME PLEASE

HELP-HER/HIM PLEASE

HELP-ALL PLEASE

NOT-UNDERSTAND AGAIN PLEASE 17

THANK YOU

NO THANK-YOUYES THANK-YOU

Making polite commandsCOMMAND / ANSWER7

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 PLEASEGIVEGIVE-ME PLEASE

GIVE-HER/HIM PLEASE

GIVE-ALL PLEASE

START PLEASE

START WORK PLEASE

FINISH PLEASE

FINISH WORK PLEASE

PAY ATTENTION PLEASE

Making ApologiesSORRY7

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

CANT SORRY

NO, ME BUSY, SORRY

CANT, ME BUSY, SORRYHow do you feel?7

HOW FEEL ?Im fine, thank you?7

FINE, THANK-YOULets now review ASL PronounsPronouns in ASLI/MEYOUHE, SHE, IT

Plural Pronouns in ASLPointing in an arcYOU (pl)THEY, THEMWE, US

Two people or two thingsUS-TWOTHOSE-TWOYOU-TWO

THREE-OF-USTHREE-OF-THEM

Reflexive PronounsMYSELFHER/HIMSELFTHEMSELVESOURSELVESSHE WORK HERSELF, NO HELP

ALL-NIGHT DRIVE ++ MYSELF

MOM, ME HOUSE CLEAN OURSELVES

Possessive pronounsMY / MINE

YOURS

HIS, HERS, ITS

THEIRS

OURSTo review your signs online go to www.aslpro.com

Lets check it outLets practice signing sentences with pronouns