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mst05 | 61+f
That way it can improve more and more.
r PERFECT2^ l m [MG]
koe02 | 46-60f
Now there are proper streets and renovated buildings in East Germany.
r ALREADY1A* SLOW1* $INDEX1 PERFECT2^ STREET1A TO-BUILD1 DONE1A l m schon langsam [MG] straße bauen fertig
fra11 | 18-30f
I was able to learn a lot and advance quickly, because we signed with each other.
r BETTER1* WELL-KNOWN1A* FAST3A PERFECT2^ $GEST-OFF1^ l m schnell [MG]
fra10 | 61+f
Due to her lessons I developed fantastically and advanced really quickly.
r TO-TEACH1* PERFECT2^ YES1A* UNTIL1* NOW3* l m unterricht [MG] [MG] bis jetzt
sh02 | 18-30f
Today it would be so much easier with a Blackberry because you’d only have to check your phone.
r NOW3 WOULD-BE1 $ORG-BLACKBERRY1 PERFECT2^ THEREFORE1* INTERNET1C* l TO-HOLD-MOBILE1A m jetzt wäre b-b darum internet
fra10 | 61+f
I found my way back to the deaf people and met them more often. Slowly but surely more connections grew and I got out of my shell.
r DEAF1A* TO-MEET1* MORE3 PERFECT2^ I1 $GEST-OFF1^* l m gehörlos mehr mehr mehr [MG]
mst13 | 46-60f
I was four years old then and everything was explained to me in sign language until I understood.
r TO-REPLY-CHEEKILY1* $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:4 TO-SIGN1A* PERFECT2^ l m [MG] vier [MG]
fra10 | 61+f
He asked his grandmother and everything was clear.
r $INDEX1* TO-PULL2^* PERFECT2^ l TO-LET-KNOW1A* m oma [MG]
lei09 | 31-45f
They weren‘t as strong back then.
r PERFECT2^ $GEST-DECLINE1^ l NOT-YET3 m noch nicht
hb05 | 46-60m
But my son is grown up already; he's 22 years old.
r $NUM-DOUBLE1A:2d OLD8B NOW1 PERFECT2^* l m zweiundzwanzig ??
fra10 | 61+f
He understood immediately, and that was it.
r $INDEX1 PERFECT2^* CAN1^* CLEAR1A* l m [MG] alles klar
Mouth: [MG]
Translational equivalent: to have something down to a fine art
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koe16 | 46-60m
I was in Greece and elsewhere where I just gesticulated a lot. It’s really easy and quick.
r DIFFERENT2^* TO-CHANGE2C^* FEELING3 TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 $GEST-NM-NOD-HEAD1^ l m oder so so füh{l} [MG]
goe01 | 61+m
I got better and better at water polo.
r $GEST^ LET-US-SEE2* WATER-POLO1 TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 l m [MG] wasserball [MG]
mst03 | 18-30f
One year later, I spoke German quite well and went to another school.
r CAN2B* I1 GERMAN1 TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 I1* WOMAN1A AND1 l m kann deutsch [MG] frau und
mue13 | 46-60m
But then the other children asked me to come with them, and soon after, I ran after them like an eager puppy.
r LIKE3B* DOG2* $PROD TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 l m hu{nd} [MG] [MG]
lei09 | 31-45f
When they had really improved their signing we could all spend time together and stick up for one another.
r $INDEX1 TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 AMONG-EACH-OTHER3 GOOD1* TO-STICK-TOGETHER1 l m [MG] gut [MG]
koe06 | 46-60f
My speaking has gotten better and better.
r PAST-OR-BACK-THEN1* TO-SPEAK1A* I1 TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 BETTER1* TO-SPEAK1A l m sprechen sprechen mehr mehr mehr besser besser sprechen
mvp06 | 61+m
I helped them by showing them some signs and they improved that way.
r I1 TO-HELP1 TO-SIGN1B TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 l m hel{fen} [MG] [MG]
koe13 | 61+f
Now I can fingerspell perfectly.
r TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 DONE1B l UNTIL-NOW1 MANUAL-ALPHABET1 $GEST-OFF1^* m [MG] fingeralphabet
koe07 | 61+m
After I left, they continued constructing the new buildings.
r I1* TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 I1* TO-DISMISS1A* ALREADY1A l m [MG] ent{lassen} schon
mst16 | 61+m
I slowly built the language and one day I could sign.
r SLOW2 MORE3* I1* TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 l m … aufbauen [MG]
goe04 | 31-45m
Then it’s possible to become really good.
r $INDEX1* CAN2B TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 l m kann [MG]
goe04 | 31-45m
I’ve never used it myself, though. If you are born and raised in England, you’re a pro at it.
r TO-GROW-UP1A* I1 $PROD TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 l m aufwachsen [MG]
mst09 | 31-45f
My daughter can adjust a lot of things, she’s quick to learn how everything works and how to take photos.
r ALREADY3 DAUGHTER1* ALREADY1A* TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 TO-TYPE-ON-MOBILE1 PHOTO1* l m schon [MG] [MG]
stu07 | 46-60m
Through the English professional skill, one can gather knowledge and perform better.
r SUBJECT1 COMPETENCE2 TO-TAKE1A^* TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 PERFORMANCE1 PRESENT-OR-HERE1 UPWARDS1* l m fachkompetenz holen [MG] leistung da
fra12 | 61+m
We drove a shabby standard VW at first, but then we were able to buy a Mercedes.
r SQUALID-OR-DEPRAVED3 $INDEX1 OFF2^* TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1 WAGGON1 $INDEX1 TO-BUY1A l m [MG] mercedes gekauft
lei06 | 61+m
Deaf people should keep acquiring new knowledge and go to study at universities or go to the Realschule [type of secondary school in Germany] and thus become smarter and smarter.
r SCHOOL2F TO-TEACH1* TO-KNOW-STH2A TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1* l m …
fra10 | 61+f
She taught me sign language, and I got better/
r $INDEX1* TO-TEACH1* I2* TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1* l m schwester [MG] auf mich [MG]
lei06 | 61+m
He taught her the things there are to know about the computer and now she knows how to work with them.
r TEACHER2^ KEYBOARD1^ NOW1 TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1* l m jetzt hell
mst16 | 61+m
We practiced speaking, learnt a lot and got better.
r TO-PRACTICE1 TO-SPEAK1A* TO-SPREAD3^ TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1* l m üben sprechen [MG] [MG]
goe04 | 31-45m
They will quickly pick up on it and get really good if sign language is used all the time.
r $INDEX1 $GEST-OFF1^* PERCEPTION1* TO-HAVE-STH-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-ART1* l $INDEX2 m [MG] [MG]
