Situations and Asking for Advice
Requests
Conditions
Negations
Decline
100

Ran out of gas

Could sign:

MY CAR GAS GONE. WORK, ME NEED GO. DO-DO?

100

Can you give me Jack's phone number

JACK HIS PHONE NUMBER, MIND-YOU GIVE-ME?

100

Yes. But first I need to finish my homework

YES. FIRST, HOMEWORK FINISH ME.

100

I have no homework

ME HOMEWORK NONE

100

No, I'm busy

NO ME BUSY

200

Boss is angry

MY BOSS ANGRY ME. ME SAY WHAT?

200

Can you come with me to volunteer at my church?

ME VOLUNTEER (point over there) CHURCH, MIND-YOU COME WITH ME?

200

Sure! Just understand that I will arrive late

SURE. UNDERSTAND ME ARRIVE LATE WILL

200

Don't bite your nails

BITE YOUR NAILS, wave-no

200

Sorry, I'm out of gas too. 

SORRY, GAS GONE SAME

300

Lost my house key

Could sign:

MY HOUSE KEY LOST. ME LOOK-FOR WHERE?

300

Can you please postpone the meeting?

MEETING, PLEASE POSTPONE?

300

I'd be happy to, but you will need to pay for gas.

HAPPY. YOU PAY-ME FOR GAS NEED

300

I don't eat dairy. Do you?

ME EAT MILK NOT. YOU EAT MILK?

300

Why don't you ask your mom?

YOUR MOM, WHY-NOT ASK

400

Soda spilt all over the floor

Could sign:

CUP SODA CL(cup fell over) FLOOR CL(spill). ME CLEAN HOW?

400

Do you mind helping me look for my key?

MIND-YOU HELP-ME LOOK-FOR MY KEY?

400

If you baby sit my children, I can babysit yours. 

IF YOU BABYSIT MY KIDS, ME BABYSIT FOR YOU CAN.

400

I have not been to South Dakota. Have you?

ME HAVE- BEEN-TO STATE (fs)SD FINISH. YOU HAVE-BEEN-TO FINISH?

400

Sorry, I am on vacation

SORRY, NOW ME VACATION

500

My email is not working

MY EMAIL SUCCESS NOT. ME FIX HOW?

500

Do you mind picking me up and driving me to work?

MIND-YOU PICK-ME-UP, DRIVE MY WORK DROP-OFF?

500

It's fine with me. In return an I borrow your book?

FINE. EXCHANGE, YOUR BOOK ME BORROW?

500

My uncle refuses to eat green beans

GREENBEANS, MY UNLCE REFUSE EAT

500

I can't. I have fallen behind on homework

ME CAN'T. HOMEWORK FALL-BEHIND ME