EXPRESSIVE
RECEPTIVE
RANDOM
NUMBER SIGN
VOCABULARY
100

Excuse me, where is the restroom?

EXCUSE-ME, RESTROOM WHERE?
100

RECEPTIVE 100

RECEPTIVE 100

100
What is the difference between "deaf" and "Deaf"?
"deaf" refers to the physcial condition of hearing loss.  "Deaf" represents cultural indentity, emphaszing ASL as the primary language and connection to the DEAF community.
100

About how many hours do panda spend eating bamboo a day?

between 12 and 16 hours

100

LIBRARY

LIBRARY

200

My sister is going to the library. She needs to study!

MY SISTER, SHE GO-TO LIBRARY. SHE NEED STUDY!

200

RECEPTIVE 200

RECEPTIVE 200

200

What are the perspectives of Medical/Pathological View?

Focuses on "fixing" hearing loss through medical intervention (i.e. cochlear implant, speech therapist etc.)

200

About, how many hours do giraffe sleep?

about 30 minutes to 2 hours a day

200

EXCUSE-ME

EXCUSE-ME

300

I am going to the bookstore. I need to buy an ASL book.

BOOKSTORE, ME GO-TO. ME NEED BUY ASL BOOK.

300

RECEPTIVE 300

RECEPTIVE 300

300

What are the perspectives from the Deaf?

Sees deafness as a natural identity with its own language (ASL) and culture.

300

How long does it take for the sloth to eat a single leaf?

30 days

300

RESTROOM

RESTROOM

400

I am going to the cafeteria to bring coffee here.

CAFETERIA ME GO-TO, COFFEE BRING-HERE

400

RECEPTIVE 400

RECEPTIVE 400

400

What do the Deaf and deaf prefer to be labeled?

Deaf (or Hard of Hearing)

400

How many months before elephants give birth?

22 months

400

CAFETERIA

CAFETERIA

500

My brother's name is Dan. He gave me a pencil.

BROTHER HE NAME D-A-N. PENCIL. HE-GIVE-ME.

500

RECEPTIVE 500

RECEPTIVE 500

500

What is the sign for a polite way to ask a deaf person for something?

EXCUSE-ME, PLEASE, THANK-YOU

500

How many is a dozen?

12

500

BOOKSTORE

BOOKSTORE

600

I need help. Move the chair over there.

ME NEED HELP. CHAIR MOVE-OVER THERE.

600

RECEPTIVE 600

RECEPTIVE 600

600

Example of a situation where you need to interrupt two deaf people signing.

EXCUSE-ME, SORRY, BATHROOM WHERE?

EXCUSE-ME, FIRE IN BUILDING, NEED-TO LEAVE!

600

How long do mayflies live?

5 minutes
600

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