7 Politeness
NICE
Interrupting Politely
________________________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
EXCUSE-ME, MY PHONE RING EXCUSE-ME, DOOR SOMEONE THERE (index)
Hey John! Come over here !
EXCUSE-ME, SOMEONE CALL-ME
Asking Politely
HELP PLEASE
HELP
NOT-UNDERSTAND AGAIN PLEASE
NO THANK-YOU YES THANK-YOU
7 Making polite commands
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
START PLEASE
START WORK PLEASE
FINISH PLEASE
FINISH WORK PLEASE
PAY ATTENTION PLEASE
7 Making Apologies
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
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
Plural Pronouns in ASL Two people or two things US-TWO THOSE-TWO YOU-TWO THREE-OF- US THREE-OF- THEM
Reflexive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns
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