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Phrases

Sorry, I already lent the car to my sister.

SORRY MY SISTER FINISH me-LOAN-her CAR

Sorry.

This is the sign for "SORRY" in ASL.

Take care of yourself.

This phrase is signed as: "TAKE-CARE". This is like saying "take care!" when you say goodbye in English.

Thank you.

This is the phrase/word "THANK-YOU" in ASL.

Thank you. (2)

This is a different signer signing "Thank you." This is the phrase/word "THANK-YOU" in ASL.

The art museum had silly paintings of strawberries and country sides.

CL:1(index right) ART MUSEUM HAVE PAINTINGS STRAWBERRIES GRASS HILLS SILLY

The Japanese army is planning an earthquake drill in Asia.

JAPAN ARMY PLAN EARTHQUAKE PRACTICE (WHERE?)rhq ASIA

The monkeys at the zoo remind me of my sister's farm.

fs-ZOO I SEE MONKEYS I THINK CONNECT SAME MY SISTER FARM CL:1(index right)

The news online is not always right about our neighborhood.

(ONLINE INFORMATION STORIES++ DESCRIBE OUR AREA)top SOMETIMES WRONG

The parking lot next to the church is being built three stories tall.

CHURCH CL:1(index right) CL:1(index left) PARK-LOT BUILD (2H)CL:BB(three floors) THREE

The play my father attended had dancing, piano music and a magical autumn set.

MY DAD GO-TO THEATRE. DANCE, PIANO-PLAYING, DECORATE FALL SET-UP fs-SET CL:1(index right) BEAUTIFUL

The president is the leader of the armed services and makes important national decisions.

PRESIDENT CL:1(index left) LEAD MILITARY GROUPS HIMSELF MAKE BIG IMPORTANT NATIONAL DECISIONS

The snake chases the rat into the dark tunnel.

SNAKE CHASE RAT THROUGH TUNNEL DARK

Their family went to China to see an expensive surgeon.

(THEIR FAMILY GO-TO CHINA WHY?)rhq MEET SURGEON CL:1(index right) EXPENSIVE SURGEON

There is no sign for that, you need to fingerspell it.

This phrase is signed as: "SIGN NONE, FINGERSPELL MUST".

Tomorrow is Christmas and then it will be New Years.

TOMORROW CHRISTMAS (NEXT WHAT?)rhq NEW YEAR

Turn right by the playground and left after the movie theater.

(PLAYGROUND)top turn-RIGHT MOVIE THEATER turn-LEFT

What are you doing?

What did you/they say?

This phrase is signed as: "SAY?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down). The rest of the words are implied with the facial expression, so it is only necessary to sign SAY in this phrase. And keep in mind that if you are referring to what someone else said, you will normally glance toward that person momentarily while signing this phrase.

What do you think?

(WHAT YOU THINK?)whq

What does that mean?

This is signed as "MEANING?" with the wh-word question facial expression. The rest of the words are implied with the facial expression, so it is only necessary to sign MEANING in this phrase.

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