Mouth: gebärden
Translational equivalents: sign (word of a sign language); sign language; to sign
by transcript | by glosses | by right neighbours | by left neighbours
mst02 | 18-30f
Yes, my granny signs it like this.
r TO-SIGN1B l I2 GRANDMA1A LIKE-THIS1A* m oma so
mue10 | 31-45m
Soon I was supposed to start going to kindergarten and then to school, how was that supposed to work if I couldn’t sign?
r SCHOOL1A* TO-KNOW-STH2B HOW-QUESTION2 TO-SIGN1B $GEST-OFF1^ l m schule weiß wie [MG] [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
She asked at the city of #Name3 counseling how her son could learn sign language.
r MY1 SON1* HOW-QUESTION2 TO-SIGN1B l m mein sohn wie [MG]
koe20 | 31-45f
In this group there are children with various hearing abilities, but they all use sign language as their mother language.
r TO-PERCEIVE-EAR1^* BUT1* $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B MOTHER1* LANGUAGE4B DGS1 l m [MG] aber muttersprache d-g-s
mue10 | 31-45m
I didn’t sign consciously and just repeated everything that was signed to me.
r TO-LOOK-AT1* LIKE-THIS1A* $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1B l m so [MG] [MG]
fra10 | 61+f
And in my youth my parents were great at sign language; my sister was deaf, as well.
r MY3 PARENTS7* GREAT1A^* TO-SIGN1B I1 SISTER1A* DEAF1A l m meine eltern war super gebärden schwester [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
I felt lost among all the deaf people signing.
r $INDEX1 ALL1A* HEARING1A^* TO-SIGN1B ALL1A* l m [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
They were signing busily, and I was just watching them.
r TO-SIGN1B TO-WORK4^* TO-OBSERVE3B* l m [MG] [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
It was nice to choose signs and to learn sign language.
r DEAF1A* BEAUTIFUL1A* TO-SIGN1B SELECTION1F* ACTIVE2^ l m schön
ber03 | 46-60f
The next morning, none of my colleagues even approached me about it.
r TOMORROW1A EARLY2A* COLLEAGUE2* TO-SIGN1B ZERO1A $GEST-OFF1^ l m morgen früh kollege null
stu15 | 61+f
Well, I then have to think about how all of us deaf people went to boarding school as children, how we all used sign language with each other and how good we felt.
r WE2 CHILD2* TO-MEET2A TO-SIGN1B WELL1* l m wir als kinder [MG]
hh05 | 31-45m
Back then the two of them came up to me and introduced me to sign language art and culture as well as principles of teaching sign language, for instance how to structure classes etc.
r ART4A SIGN-LANGUAGE1B AND3 TO-SIGN1B LANGUAGE1* DIDACTICS1A* TO-TEACH1* l m kunst gebärdensprache und gebärdensprachdidaktik
lei09 | 31-45f
But I explained some of the signs.
r TO-EXPLAIN1 TO-SIGN1B l m erklär
fra10 | 61+f
It started with my deaf sister; they exclusively used sign language with her and continued with me.
r SISTER1A* HEARING1A^* $INDEX1* TO-SIGN1B BEGINNING2* $INDEX1* I1 l m schwester gehör{los} nur gebärden anfangen zweite
stu15 | 61+f
I believe in raising children bilingually, using spoken as well as signed languages.
r TO-SPEAK6* AND2A $INDEX1* TO-SIGN1B BOTH2A l m [MG] und beides
mst13 | 46-60f
The meaning of a word should be explained in sign language as well.
r $PROD $INDEX1 MEANING1 TO-SIGN1B l m [MG] bedeutung [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
It was nice to be able to sign like that.
r BEAUTIFUL1A TO-SIGN1B l m schön
mst02 | 18-30f
How do you sign ‘partner’, like this or like that?
r PARTNER2* TO-SIGN1B TO-SIGN1B l LIFE-PARTNER1 PAST-OR-BACK-THEN1* WHAT-DOES-THAT-MEAN1* m was was
mst02 | 18-30f
How do you sign ‘partner’, like this or like that?
r TO-SIGN1B TO-SIGN1B l PAST-OR-BACK-THEN1* WHAT-DOES-THAT-MEAN1* m was was
mst15 | 31-45f
The children proudly performed their song while I was standing downstairs accompanying them.
r I1* TO-SIGN1A* $PROD TO-SIGN1B $PROD $INDEX1* TO-SIGN1G* l m [MG] [MG] [MG] [MG]
koe20 | 31-45f
There’s even one child in the class that is very good at pronunciation and doesn’t use signs a lot.
r STRONG1B TO-SPEAK6* LITTLE-BIT9 TO-SIGN1B l m … wenig
mue10 | 31-45m
It was a challenge for me to see and learn new signs, and then to use them myself.
r I1 MORE1* TO-LEARN1 TO-SIGN1B WEIRD-STRANGE1* I1 TO-OBSERVE3B* l m mehr lernen geb{ärden} [MG] [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
It was a challenge for me to see and learn new signs, and then to use them myself.
r WEIRD-STRANGE1* I1 TO-OBSERVE3B* TO-SIGN1B l m [MG] [MG]
hh07 | 31-45f
It wasn’t a sign language class! More like a group to sit in and chat.
r BUT1* TO-SIGN1B TO-TEACH1 NOT4 I1 l m aber gebärdenunterricht [MG]
mvp06 | 61+m
The other way around, they were very curious to see how it all worked out with my signing.
r CONVERSELY1 HOW-QUESTION2* TO-SIGN1B YOU1 $PROD l m um wie plauderst du [MG]
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]
fra02 | 31-45m
If you take B-S you can see the letter U blurred in between the two.
r $ALPHA1:B-S* BIT1A* TO-SIGN1B $ALPHA1:U TO-OWN-TO-EXIST1 $ALPHA1:B* l m bus bisschen [MG] u [MG] b
mue10 | 31-45m
Let me put it this way, they were interested when I signed, and asked me for signs.
r INTEREST1A QUESTION1* I1* TO-SIGN1B $GEST-OFF1^* l m … fragen [MG]
hh07 | 31-45f
One of them was very interested in signing.
r PERSON1* $INDEX1* INTEREST1A* TO-SIGN1B l m … [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
But was he able to sign with you at least a little?
r $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B LITTLE-BIT9 MORE1* TO-SIGN1B l m aber [MG] wenig mehr
mue10 | 31-45m
But was he able to sign with you at least a little?
r TO-SIGN1B LITTLE-BIT9 MORE1* TO-SIGN1B l m [MG] wenig mehr
fra10 | 61+f
My first son signed a lot.
r MORE5 $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1d TO-SIGN1B MORE3* l m mehr sohn [MG] mehr
fra10 | 61+f
Until my second child was born, my daughter, she is really good at sign language. Even when she was only two years old.
r $NUM-ORDINAL1:2d DAUGHTER1* GREAT1A* TO-SIGN1B ALREADY1A* $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:2d SMALL3^ l m zweit tochter gebärden schon auch mit zwei jahre alt
ber07 | 31-45m
I imagine that the audience is pretty quiet when someone gives a talk.
r I1 CAN1* IMAGINATION1B TO-SIGN1B SILENT3* AREA1D^* l m ich kann vorst{ellen} gebärden gebärden still
mue10 | 31-45m
I asked if the hearing are open or rather have some reservations towards using signs.
r AREA1A HEARING1A* PUBLIC1A TO-SIGN1B OR5 $PROD $GEST^ l m hörend offen [MG] oder [MG] [MG]
fra02 | 31-45m
The WFD told everyone that the sign used in the country itself is supposed to be used by everyone.
r EVERYONE1A COUNTRY3A* HIS-HER1* TO-SIGN1B WHAT-DOES-THAT-MEAN1* COUNTRY3A* SHOULD1 l m jeder land was soll
fra10 | 61+f
It didn’t really matter, as long as his mouthing was clear and he used at least a few signs in addition.
r WHATEVER3* MOUTHING1 TO-SIGN1B $GEST-OFF1^ CLEAR1D^ TO-SIT1A^ l m egal [MG] [MG] alles
ber06 | 31-45m
I was surprised and congratulated him on having learned to finger spell.
r APPLAUSE1 YOU1 GOOD3 TO-SIGN1B MANUAL-ALPHABET1* CAN2B* l m [MG] fingeralpha{bet} kann
sh04 | 46-60f
I see large question marks there.
r TO-SIGN1B FULL2A* QUESTION-MARK2* l $INDEX1 $INDEX1 $INDEX1 m [MG] [MG] voll [MG]
fra04 | 61+m
At Gallaudet University, there also were a couple of hearing people, and they immediately used signs whenever they approached me.
r HEARING1A TO-COME2 SELF1A* TO-SIGN1B l m hörend [MG]
lei08 | 46-60f
If you have a webcam, you can have a conversation.
r PRESENT-OR-HERE1 $PROD I1 TO-SIGN1B NO3B^* OFF-CLOSED2* l m an aus
mvp04 | 46-60f
The interpreter then does this sign TO-RING-TELEPHONE, and lets you know when someone answers.
r $INDEX1 NOW1* TO-SIGN1B TO-RING-TELEPHONE1* PRESENT-OR-HERE1 THEN1B* l m je{tzt} plaud{ern} [MG] da
fra04 | 61+m
The kids with CIs were ruffled and suddenly wanted to sign, too.
r TO-LET-KNOW1A* $GEST-NM-SPEAKING1^ TO-WANT7* TO-SIGN1B l m [MG] will gebärden
mue01 | 61+f
The sign languages are very different, but I can understand them equally well.
r $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1B LANGUAGE4A DISTINCT3 I1 l m auch sprache verschi{eden} verschi{eden} [MG]
fra04 | 61+m
I told them that I could try, and I signed and explained it to them.
r $GEST^ TO-SIGN1B TO-EXPLAIN1* l I1 m erklären
stu15 | 61+f
The second advantage was that he learnt more words due to using signs.
r ALSO1A* $NUM-ORDINAL1:2 ONLY2B TO-SIGN1B $GEST-NM-NOD-HEAD1^ TO-LEARN1* MORE1 l m auch zweites nur gebärden lernen mehr
fra04 | 61+m
Even the kids with CIs wanted to sign.
r CI1 $INDEX1 TO-WANT5* TO-SIGN1B l m will
nue08 | 18-30f
And they haven’t learned any sign language, but are teachers there?
r SELF1A* NONE7A TO-LEARN1 TO-SIGN1B AND2A* TEACHER1 TO-JOIN1* l m selbst [MG] gelernt gebärden und lehrer
mue10 | 31-45m
I do have a nephew, though, who signs a little and speaks over articulately especially for me.
r $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B* BIT2A TO-SIGN1B $INDEX1 I1* EXTRA1 l m [MG] biss{chen} aber für extra
mue10 | 31-45m
He can still sign a little today.
r ALREADY3* TO-SIGN1B I1 STILL1A* I1 l m schon ein biss{chen} noch
mue10 | 31-45m
He can still sign a little today.
r STILL1A* I1 ANSWER1 TO-SIGN1B STILL1A* $GEST-OFF1^ l m noch noch [MG]
hh07 | 31-45f
One of the educators knew how to sign a little by chance.
r PERSON1 $INDEX1* CAN1* TO-SIGN1B l m … kann
stu05 | 61+m
We will arrive around one in the afternoon, talk and then drive back home around six.
r $NUM-CLOCK1A:1d* TO-ARRIVE1* TO-SIGN1B EVENING1 $NUM-CLOCK1A:6d* TO-GO-OFF1^ l m ein uhr an abend sechs uhr heim
lei12 | 61+f
It is true. I’d say there are quite a few pastors that know sign language by now.
r DISTINCT1 PRIEST1A WITH1A TO-SIGN1B l m verschieden pfarrer mit gebärden
lei12 | 61+f
Most of them sign a little strange.
r WEIRD-STRANGE3* TO-SIGN1B $GEST-OFF1^ l m [MG] gebärden gut
hh07 | 31-45f
Imagine, everyone could learn sign language.
r CAN1* TO-LEARN1* TO-SIGN1B l m kann
lei12 | 61+f
He is really good at it, there’s even a signing choir.
r VERY1 BEAUTIFUL5 WITH4 TO-SIGN1B MUSIC1A^ l m sehr gut mit gebärdenchor
ber11 | 61+m
When he told me about it, I was very moved by it.
r TO-SIGN1B I1* HAND-ON-CHEST1^ $GEST-NM-NOD-HEAD1^ l m [MG]
mue09 | 46-60f
If you aren't comfortable with each other right away, both have to put in some effort to have a nice talk.
r TO-SIGN1E GOOD1* LIQUID2 TO-SIGN1B BEAUTIFUL1A* ADVICE1* l m flüssig schön
hh07 | 31-45f
So, signs first.
r TO-SIGN1B $GEST-OFF1^ TO-DIVIDE-IN1A^* l m [MG]
lei12 | 61+f
I said, “You don't have to. You know yourself if you want to be able to sign.
r YOU-POLITE-ADDRESS1* OWN1D* TO-WISH4* TO-SIGN1B $GEST-OFF1^ l m eigene wunsch gebärden
lei12 | 61+f
The brother jerked. They shook hands, and the deaf guy started vigorously talking to him in sign language.
r $GEST^ LONG-TIME3* TO-SEE1 TO-SIGN1B $PROD l m lang gesehen
goe07 | 18-30f
But not for sign language, just for German.
r BUT1* INTERPRETER1* NOT3A TO-SIGN1B BUT1^ LIKE3A* GERMAN1* l m aber dolmetscher nicht sondern wie deutsch
mst02 | 18-30f
I sign different from her.
r TO-SIGN1B* DIFFERENT1 l MY1 MY1* m anders
mue11 | 31-45f
It's about the signs' origins and the question why they are performed in a particular way.
r WHY7 LIKE-THIS1C ORIGIN1 TO-SIGN1B* ORIGIN1 l WHY1 m warum so warum
mst08 | 61+f
It was a really nice ceremony, there was a buffet and a great speech.
r TO-CELEBRATE1* ROW2* $ORAL^ TO-SIGN1B* l m feier büfett schöne rede
ber04 | 46-60m
I didn't know how to sign before that.
r I2 BEFOREHAND4 TO-SIGN1B* NOT3B* HELPLESS1B* NO-CLUE1^ l m [MG]
mst02 | 18-30f
Others have started to sign GREEN, but I still use this sign for it.
r I2* $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B* GREEN2* I2* GREEN49A* l m grün grün
mvp03 | 18-30f
I heard about a pastor in Leipzig who could sign a little.
r PRIEST1A CAN2A BIT2A TO-SIGN1B* l m pfarrer kann bisschen
ber04 | 46-60m
Between the ages of five and seven I slowly started to learn sign language.
r UNTIL1* $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1B:7d PAST-OR-BACK-THEN1* TO-SIGN1B* SLOW1* TO-SIGN1A* l m bis sieben langsam [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
So someone came over one or two times a week to teach me some signs.
r TO-MULTIPLY2* BIT2A TO-SIGN1B* TO-TEACH1* l TO-VISIT-OR-TO-ATTEND1B* m … biss{chen}
mvp07 | 31-45f
The movie had subtitles, which was great because I was able to follow the movie and the stories well.
r TO-SIGN1B* l I2* INTEREST1A $PROD m [MG]
goe05 | 46-60m
Or take Mrs Merkel for instance. One can sign it this way as well. Those are the two signs for Mrs Merkel.
r HAIR-CUT-PAGEBOY-HAIRSTYLE1^* $ORAL^ $NAME-ANGELA-MERKEL1 TO-SIGN1B* TO-CHANGE2B^* $NAME-ANGELA-MERKEL2 $NAME-ANGELA-MERKEL1 l m merkel oder frau merkel zwei frau merkel frau merkel
ber11 | 61+m
It really leaves you speechless; while the other children were chipper, signing and using finger spelling, those kids were completely lifeless.
r $GEST-NM^ $INDEX1 SMART2 TO-SIGN1B* MANUAL-ALPHABET2 THIS-AND-THAT2^* $INDEX1 l m [MG] [MG]
mst02 | 18-30f
Why AUGUST? My granny signs it just this way.
r TO-SIGN1B* l AUGUST4A* $INDEX1 GRANDMA1C AUGUST4A* m august oma august
fra07 | 18-30m
If I go to another country, I am interested in the origin and the history of their sign language as well what the single signs mean and how they developed in that specific country.
r BACK-THEN1* WHAT-DOES-THAT-MEAN1 WHY1 TO-SIGN1B* l m was warum
stu05 | 61+m
How do you sign seniors?
r PENSION5 TO-SIGN1B* SMALL3^* ELDERLY3* PENSION5 l m r{ente} gebärd senior rente
stu05 | 61+m
How do you sign seniors?
r ELDERLY3* PENSION5 HOW-QUESTION2* TO-SIGN1B* $INDEX1 l m … rente wie
stu05 | 61+m
You were in Heiligenbronn/ What’s the sign for Heiligenbronn?
r PAST-OR-BACK-THEN1* YOU1* HEILIGENBRONN-$CANDIDATE-STU46^ TO-SIGN1B* EXAMPLE1^* THERE-IS3* ABOVE1^ l $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1d m früher heilig{enbronn} gebärden auch gibt heilig{en}bronn
koe20 | 31-45f
So, the first group is using sign language.
r MEANING1* $LIST1:1of3d TO-SIGN1B* COMPETENCE1* $LIST1:1of3d* l m bedeu{tet} gebärdensprach
mue10 | 31-45m
However, I couldn’t sign with my mom at home, as she wasn’t very ambitious to learn sign language.
r TO-SIGN1B* TO-SIGN1B* $INDEX1* l $INDEX1 m geb{ärden}
mue10 | 31-45m
However, I couldn’t sign with my mom at home, as she wasn’t very ambitious to learn sign language.
r TO-SIGN1B* TO-SIGN1B* $INDEX1* $GEST-OFF1^ LIKE3A* l $INDEX1 m geb{ärden}
koe20 | 31-45m
Although they wear a CI, they are part of the group and use sign language as well.
r PRESENT-OR-HERE1 NEVERTHELESS4* TO-JOIN1 TO-SIGN1B* TO-JOIN1* l m da trotzdem trotzdem
fra10 | 61+f
It started with my deaf sister; they exclusively used sign language with her and continued with me.
r $INDEX1* I1 $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:2d* TO-SIGN1B* l m zweite
lei12 | 61+f
Sign language is just more casual.
r TO-SIGN1B* FEELING3^ LOOSE1 l m biss{chen} locker
lei12 | 61+f
Sign language is just quicker in general.
r TO-SIGN1B* SHORT2* l m kurz kurz
fra04 | 61+m
But they didn’t sign ‘Deutschland’ like this, but like this: GERMANY-ASL.
r TO-SIGN1B* NOT4* l BUT1* $INDEX1 GERMAN1 m aber deutsch{land} nicht
mst15 | 31-45f
Or should I rather sit in the first row and support them by signing along?
r OR1* I1 TO-SIT1A* TO-SIGN1B* TO-SUPPORT1A* ON-PERSON1 $GEST-TO-PONDER2^ l m oder ich [MG] unterstützen auf [MG]
hh07 | 31-45f
A sign language class, that’s right.
r $INDEX1 RIGHT-OR-AGREED1^* TO-SIGN1B* COURSE2* l m [MG]
koe17 | 61+f
They were different signs.
r DIFFERENT2 TO-SIGN1B* $GEST-I-DONT-KNOW1^* $GEST-NM-NOD-HEAD1^ l m anders gebärden ja
fra04 | 61+m
WAY is signed like this, no, like this: WAY means way.
r TO-SIGN1B* $NUM-TALLY-MARKS1:2 NO1A* WAY2A* l m heißt w{ay}
goe08 | 18-30f
Signing is a simple task.
r TO-SIGN1B* HARMLESS1 $GEST^ l m [MG] harmlos
mue10 | 31-45m
Until today it is nice to sign with them.
r PRESENT-OR-HERE1^* TODAY2* BEAUTIFUL1A TO-SIGN1B* $GEST-OFF1^ $ORAL^ l m bis heute schön [MG] joa
ber07 | 31-45m
True, during that sign festival I was/
r RIGHT-OR-AGREED1A* TO-SIGN1B* CELEBRATION4* I1 l m stimmt gebärdenfest
lei02 | 61+f
They also played together. You are telling the same things I am.
r YES1A $INDEX1* RIGHT-OR-AGREED2* TO-SIGN1B* YOU1* EQUAL8* RIGHT-OR-AGREED2* l m stimmt genau [MG] stimmt
mvp06 | 61+m
For example they’d tell me if a talk was rather boring, because someone was just talking about politics.
r TO-SIGN1B* $INDEX1 TO-YAWN1 $INDEX1 l m [MG] [MG] [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
Let me put it this way, they were interested when I signed, and asked me for signs.
r TO-LET-KNOW1A* $GEST-OFF1^* I1* TO-SIGN1B* TO-COME3 INTEREST1A QUESTION1* l m sage aber ich [MG] [MG] fragen
fra15 | 46-60m
I think it's sad that the teachers didn't know sign language back then.
r $GEST^ CAN1* SELF2 TO-SIGN1B* l m kann nicht selbst [MG]
fra15 | 46-60m
Today there are several teachers who know sign language.
r TODAY3 $INDEX1* CAN1* TO-SIGN1B* $GEST-OFF1^ l m heute kann
mst02 | 18-30f
We sign it the same way.
r TO-SIGN1B* EQUAL8* l m [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
The interest in sign language disappeared.
r TO-SIGN1B* INTEREST1A* $GEST-DECLINE1^ $INDEX1 l m [MG] [MG] [MG]
fra10 | 61+f
He forbade me to use sign language.
r PROHIBITED1 HEARING1A* TO-SIGN1B* LANGUAGE4A* l m verbietet hörend gebärdensprache
mue03 | 46-60m
However, communication is mostly oral and we only sign very little with each other.
r I1 MORE1* TO-SPEAK3* TO-SIGN1B* LITTLE-BIT9* $GEST-OFF1^ l m mehr [MG] wenig
goe08 | 18-30f
I have experience with his attitude, his role and his signing for three years now and I am used to it.
r I2 BEHAVIOUR2 ALWAYS4A* TO-SIGN1B* TO-KNOW-STH-OR-SB1A HABIT1 l m für immer kennen gewohnt
ber07 | 31-45m
This is the way you sign it: Golden Hand.
r TO-SIGN1B* GOLD1* HAND1A* l m gold hand
mst08 | 61+f
Everyone was talking to one another and therefore nobody was looking at the stage.
r TO-WATCH3* TO-LOOK2 NOT1* TO-SIGN1B* TO-WATCH2* NOT1 l m nicht [MG] schauen nicht
mst08 | 61+f
I laughed a lot but unfortunately the others signed to each other all the time.
r TO-LAUGH2* $INDEX2 TO-SIGN1B* $GEST^ l m lachen aber [MG] [MG]
fra05 | 46-60f
Didn’t they say, “Look, we are going to move.”; didn’t they tell you anything?
r TO-LOOK1* YOU1 TO-MOVE1* TO-SIGN1B* l m schauen
sh05 | 61+m
Just like an eagle would sit next to me and say, “Can you see this? They are playing soccer down there.”
r EAGLE1* TO-SIGN1B* TO-LET-KNOW1A* TO-SEE1 FOOTBALL2 l m adler fußball
stu14 | 31-45m
I liked him for that. I continued eating and I could sign with him.
r TO-SIGN1B* I1 TO-EAT-OR-FOOD2* l OKAY1A* m okay [MG] [MG]
sh07 | 46-60f
There was also a lot of gossip about Diana's death.
r ALL2A TO-GROPE-AROUND1^ GOSSIP2* TO-SIGN1B* $INDEX1* DEATH2* GOSSIP2 l m [MG] [MG] diana tod [MG]
fra04 | 61+m
We are getting more in contact with my wife’s sister, because she’s interested in sign language now.
r MORE1* LINK2 TO-SIGN1B* INTEREST1A l NOW1* m jetzt mehr verbin{dung} interesse
sh04 | 46-60f
The signs have to be chosen very carefully for it to be exactly correct.
r MUST1* SENSITIVITY1 TO-CHANGE1A* TO-SIGN1B* EXACTLY1* $GEST-OFF1^ l m muss [MG] genau
ber10 | 18-30m
The interpreter’s signs looked kind of different, maybe he came from the south or somewhere else.
r TO-SIGN1B* DIFFERENT2 HIS-HER1* MAYBE1* l m anders [MG]
ber10 | 18-30m
The interpreter’s signs looked kind of different, maybe he came from the south or somewhere else.
r MAYBE1* $GEST-I-DONT-KNOW1^* SOUTH1A TO-SIGN1B* I1 TO-KNOW-STH2B* NOT3A* l m [MG] süd [MG] weiß nicht
ber10 | 18-30m
I didn’t understand his signing that well.
r TO-SIGN1B* BIT2A* TO-UNDERSTAND1* MEDIOCRE1* l m [MG] biss{chen} verstehen
goe05 | 46-60m
Must/ You go first.
r ALSO3A* YOU1 $GEST^* TO-SIGN1B* $GEST^* l m au{ch}
fra10 | 61+f
No, signing/
r TO-SIGN1B* l m
ber10 | 18-30m
I tried to explain that it was the interpreter’s signing, not the word itself that I didn’t understand.
r NO1B* $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B* I1 TO-UNDERSTAND1* NOT3A l m nein versteh n{icht}
fra10 | 61+f
There where no signs used whatsoever; everything was orally oriented.
r TO-SIGN1B* HOW-QUESTION2 $GEST-I-DONT-KNOW1^ ORAL1* l m nein oral
fra10 | 61+f
They didn’t use sign language there, only spoken language.
r TO-SIGN1B* ONLY1* ORAL2 $GEST-OFF1^* l m gebärden nur oral
stu02 | 18-30f
My mother can understand some signs.
r YES1A* CAN2B BIT2A* TO-SIGN1B* TO-UNDERSTAND1* $INDEX1 l m ja kann bisschen gebärden verstehen
mue03 | 46-60m
A few members of our Sign choir “Singende Hände” [“Singing Hands”] agreed that we wanted to take a trip to Rome at some point, too.
r I1 TO-WANT5 $ORAL^ TO-SIGN1B* GROUP3B^* TO-SING3A* HAND1^* l m ich will auch gebärdenchor singende hände
mst13 | 46-60f
It was important to sign.
r IMPORTANT1 TO-SIGN1B* l m wich{tig}
fra03 | 46-60m
The next morning, I told my deaf friends at school what I'd seen in the movies, for instance in horror movies with wolves.
r FRIEND3 TO-SIGN1B* MOVIE1* OVER-OR-ABOUT1* HORROR1 l I1 I1 m freund [MG] film über horror
hh07 | 31-45f
It’d be best if everyone knew how to finger spell, or the basics of sign language.
r CAN1* MANUAL-ALPHABET1 OR1* TO-SIGN1B* CAN1* BASE-GROUND3 $GEST-OFF1^* l m kann alphabet oder kann grund
fra10 | 61+f
We had no trouble communicating. We signed a lot.
r NONE1* PROBLEM2A* COMMUNICATION1A TO-SIGN1B* MORE1* $GEST^ l m kein problem kommunikation gebärden mehr
goe05 | 46-60m
And up in Iceland - I don't know the sign for that- they have a woman there, too.
r $ORAL^ $ALPHA1:I-S-L-A-N TO-SIGN1B* $GEST-I-DONT-KNOW1^ $ALPHA1:I-S-L l $INDEX1* $INDEX1* m und islan{d} [MG] island
nue03 | 31-45m
It's not just the words but also the signs you’d have to learn.
r WORD1* PLUS1 TO-SIGN1B* l $INDEX1 m wort plus
hh07 | 31-45f
After something had been interpreted, I’d raise my hand.
r SUDDENLY4^* TO-SIGN1B* DONE1A I2* TO-RAISE-HAND-OR-TO-SIGNAL1 l m [MG] fertig
fra10 | 61+f
He signed only a little bit and spoke a lot more. He didn’t sign much.
r MAIN1A^* TO-SPEAK5A* $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B* MUCH11* $GEST-OFF1^* l m mehr [MG] #name4 [MG] nicht viel
fra10 | 61+f
My third and youngest child had inhibitions about using sign language.
r TO-SIGN1B* $NUM-ORDINAL1:3d SMALL3^* $GEST-TO-STAY-CALM1^* l m [MG] dritte jüngste hemmung
ber07 | 31-45m
The two interpreters took the English lyrics and translated them into German in order to interpret them into German Sign Language.
r TO-TAKE1A^* GERMAN1 TO-SWAP3A* TO-SIGN1B* LANGUAGE1* $GEST-OFF1^ l $INDEX1 m nimm deutsch um gebärdensprache
fra04 | 61+m
They want to take it into their program as well, so that hearing people have to learn sign language an hour per week.
r $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1 HOUR2B* HEARING1A* TO-SIGN1B* IN-ADDITION1* MORE8A $INDEX1 l m ein stunde
ber12 | 31-45f
I said that already.
r ALREADY1B* I2 ALREADY1B* TO-SIGN1B* ALREADY1B* l m schon schon schon
sh04 | 46-60f
So, when the one of them is signing, I won’t fully understand, like a hundred per cent.
r NEVERTHELESS5* TO-SIGN1B* FULL2A TO-PERCEIVE-EYE1A^ l $INDEX1 BUT1* m trotzdem [MG] voll aber
mvp06 | 61+m
I was surprised, but them showing me that they needed to pee was almost signing, so I understood them right away.
r VERY7* I1 TO-RECOGNISE1* TO-SIGN1B* TO-PEE2* l m [MG] [MG] gebärden pipi
nue03 | 31-45m
I sometimes meet foreigners at deaf events who don’t speak our language.
r TO-CELEBRATE1* TO-MEET2A TO-SIGN1B* l $INDEX1 m [MG] [MG]
stu14 | 46-60m
When school started again and everybody had returned from their holidays, they were telling stories about skiing and cottages, and I had only been to church.
r SCHOOL2H* BACK1A* WHAT1B* TO-SIGN1B* ALWAYS4A* TO-TELL4* SKI1 l m schule zurück zurück zurück zurück was immer erzählen ski
fra04 | 61+m
Signing is a struggle for her.
r $INDEX1* $INDEX1* TO-SIGN1B* TROUBLE1 TO-ACCEPT-STH3B* l m [MG] mühe
stu04 | 61+f
I also had to care for him, take him on walks, chat and play with him and so on.
r TO-SLIDE-OR-TO-PUSH1^ ROUND3A^ I1 TO-SIGN1B* TO-PLAY2 LIKE-THIS1A* l m spazieren spazieren bisschen und spielen so so so
ber04 | 46-60m
The Sign Language Festival in Berlin was very nice.
r IN1* FESTIVAL2A* RECENTLY1A TO-SIGN1B* FESTIVAL2A* WAS1 BEAUTIFUL3 l m … festival [MG] gebärdenfestival war schön
nue02 | 61+f
It used to be embarrassing to be looked at while signing.
r PAST-OR-BACK-THEN1* TO-SIGN1B* TO-LOOK-AT6 EMBARRASSING1 l m früher [MG]
nue02 | 61+f
There are videos, for instance, or the Sign Language Festival.
r VIDEO1* OR1* $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B* FESTIVAL2C* WEIRD-STRANGE1 l m … oder gebärdenfestival [MG]
fra04 | 61+m
Two of them didn’t know how to sign. They spoke instead.
r $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:2d* CAN2A TO-SIGN1B* $LIST1:1of1d ORAL2* l CAN1* m zwei könn nicht gebärden kann nicht oral
fra04 | 61+m
I signed and had the one teacher who could sign a little sit in the front and interpret for the others.
r CAN2B TO-SIGN1B* TO-TRANSLATE3* l $INDEX1 BIT3 $INDEX1 $PROD m kann bisschen übersetz
fra02 | 31-45m
You know which ones I am talking about. It is signed like this.
r LIKE-THIS1A* TO-SIGN1B* I1* TO-KNOW-STH-OR-SB1A TO-SIGN1B* l YOU1* m so [MG]
fra02 | 31-45m
You know which ones I am talking about. It is signed like this.
r TO-SIGN1B* I1* TO-KNOW-STH-OR-SB1A TO-SIGN1B* EQUAL8* RIGHT-OR-AGREED1^ l YOU1* m … [MG] [MG]
nue08 | 18-30f
When another deaf person came over, I started talking to them.
r I1 TO-SIGN1B* DEAF1A* $INDEX2* $INDEX1 l m [MG]
nue08 | 18-30f
We were talking and I was signing SELF.
r I1 TO-SIGN1G* I2 TO-SIGN1B* SELF1A* TO-SIGN1A l m [MG] selbst
nue08 | 18-30f
I only signed SELF.
r I2 TO-SIGN1B* I2 SELF1A* l m ich gebärdet selbst
fra04 | 61+m
I said that it was important for children to learn sign language first at a young age, that way, they’d be able to understand better when they get older.
r FIRST1A CHILD2* FIRST1A TO-SIGN1B* TO-COMPREHEND1 l m zuerst kleine kind zuerst gebärde begreifen
ber12 | 31-45f
How do you sign Werder? I don’t know any sign for it.
r TO-SIGN1B* I1 TO-KNOW-STH-OR-SB1B* l m [MG]
fra02 | 31-45m
Through signs influenced by oralism.
r ORAL1* $INDEX1* TO-CHANGE1A TO-SIGN1B* $GEST-OFF1^ l m oral [MG]
ber11 | 61+m
Signs were prohibited in the school for the hard of hearing.
r HARD-OF-HEARING1* $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B* PROHIBITED1 $INDEX1 l m schwerhörig verboten
ber11 | 61+m
But they still do not sign, they reject it entirely.
r TO-SIGN1B* TO-REJECT2 l $INDEX2 m ab
nue03 | 31-45m
I ask myself why deaf people in northern and southern Germany sign that differently.
r SOUTH1A NOT3A* EQUAL1A TO-SIGN1B* l m süd gleich
mue01 | 61+f
I was told something extreme.
r $GEST-ATTENTION1^* VERY7* TO-LET-KNOW1A^* TO-SIGN1B* l m [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
I do have a nephew, though, who signs a little and speaks over articulately especially for me.
r $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B* BIT2A TO-SIGN1B $INDEX1 l m [MG] biss{chen} aber
stu06 | 18-30f
But to open the signs [videos], I’d need a class first to learn how everything works.
r TO-SIGN1B* TO-OPEN4* I1* $INDEX1 l m [MG]
lei11 | 18-30f
Did you understand the sign?
r TO-SIGN1B* TO-COMPREHEND1 l m [MG]
hh07 | 31-45f
They always used those signs then.
r AMONG-EACH-OTHER3* WITH1A* INVOLVED1A TO-SIGN1B* l m mit dabei
nue03 | 31-45m
If a specific word is used amongst hearing people, the deaf pick it up and sign it the same way.
r $INDEX1 TO-ROLL1A^* ALSO3A TO-SIGN1B* $GEST-OFF1^ l DEAF1A ALSO3A m automatisch auch gehörlos auch
mue09 | 46-60f
Some people are incredible gifted in writing their feelings down.
r I2* FEELING3 $GEST^ TO-SIGN1B* TO-WRITE1A $GEST-I-DONT-KNOW1^ l m gefühl
hh07 | 31-45f
Then one could also imagine the classes at schools taught in sign language!
r CLASS9 $INDEX1* CAN1* TO-SIGN1B* TO-LEARN1* $GEST-OFF1^ l m … kann lern
hh07 | 31-45f
Hearing people would be more open to learning sign language.
r READY2A* TO-LEARN1* TO-SIGN1B* $GEST-NM^ l m bereit lern [MG]
nue03 | 46-60m
They were surprised and didn’t know the sign for it. Now they’ve adopted it and know it.
r $GEST^ $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1B* TO-TAKE1A^* IT-WORKS1* TO-KNOW-STH-OR-SB1A l $GEST-OFF1^* m [LM:ah] [MG]
mue13 | 46-60m
So, what was interesting about that was that this woman had actually taken a sign language class in Hohenwart.
r WAS1* IN3 HOHENWART1 TO-SIGN1B* COURSE1 $INDEX1 I1* l m war in hohenwart gebärden{sprach}kurs
mue13 | 46-60m
I almost couldn’t believe it at first, but we really were able to have conversations in sign language.
r $GEST^ CAN1* TO-SIGN1B* CAN1* TO-GIVE1A^* I2* l m kann gebärden kann
lei12 | 61+f
In fact, it remained that way - none of my colleagues learned sign language.
r HOWEVER3 ALL1A COLLEAGUE2 TO-SIGN1B* NOT3B l m doch alle kollege [MG]
lei12 | 61+f
My hearing colleagues weren’t really interested in signing.
r AND1 $GEST-OFF1^ $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1B* SELF1A* HEARING1A COLLEAGUE2 l m und selbst hörend kollege
lei12 | 61+f
My hearing colleagues weren’t really interested in signing.
r HEARING1A COLLEAGUE2 DELIGHT-$CANDIDATE-LEI50^ TO-SIGN1B* NOT1 ALL1A DONT-FEEL-LIKE-IT2 l m hörend kollege lust nichts alle
