Sign Language

Lesson 1

 CSLC – Caribbean Sign Language  Good (ASL, TTSL)

 English
Centre
 Fine (2)
 Practice
 Alright
 Revision
 Tired
 What is your name?
 Excuse Me
 TTSL – Trinidad and Tobago Sign
 Thank You
Language  Please
 ASL – American Sign Language  Sorry
 Clap  Deaf Culture
 Slow, Fast  Communicate
 Spelling  Deaf
 Game  Hearing (ASL, TTSL 3)
 Understand, Don’t Understand  Nice meet you
 Relax  Who, what, when, why, how,
 Remember
which
 Yes, No
 Sign  Numbers 1-29
 Count
Lesson 2

 Good morning (ASL, TTSL)  First, Last

 Noon  Before
 Good Afternoon  After
 Good evening (ASL, TTSL)  Weekend (3)
 Good Night (ASL, TTSL)  Last Week
 The days of the week  Next
 Sunday (2 hands) (ASL, TTSL)  Next Week
 Monday  The months of the year
 Tuesday  January
 Wednesday  February
 Thursday  March
 Friday  April
 Saturday (2 hands) (ASL, TTSL)  May
 Now (2)  June
 Today  July
 Yesterday  August
 Tomorrow  September
 Late  October
 Early  November
 Every  December (2)
 Every day (3)  Calendar
 Day  Birthday (3)
 Week  When your birthday? / Your
 Again birthday when?
Lesson 3
 Male  Family  I love you
 Father  Friend  With
 Grandfather  Child/Children  Happy
 Man (ASL,TTSL)  Baby  Home
 Uncle  Parent  Mean (2)
 Boy
 Divorce (ASL, TTSL)  Forget
 Brother (ASL, TTSL)
 Neighbour (3)  Help (ASL,
 Husband (ASL, TTSL)
  Engaged
Son (ASL, TTSL) TTSL)
  Marry (ASL, TTSL)
Nephew  Share
 Cousin  How many family live  Alone
 Boyfriend (ASL, TTSL) with you home?  Pain
 Female  Love
 Mother  Play
 Grandmother
 Talk
 Woman (ASL, TTSL)
 Share
 Aunt
 Girl  Heart
 Sister (2)  Lonely
 Wife  Hurt
 Daughter  Appreciate
 Niece  Kind
 Cousin  Patience
 Girlfriend  Pray
 Together
Lesson 4

 Where you live? / You live where?  See

 Names of places in Trinidad  Work (2)
 Arima (A → A)  Eat
 Point Fortin (PF)  Sell
 Port-of-Spain (POS)  Make
 Town  Look (2)
 Chaguanas  Walk (2)
 Drink/drunk
 Barataria  Shop
 San Juan Laventille (L)  Shopping
 Tunapuna (TP)  Sale
 San Fernando (S→F)  Break (2)
 Curepe (C)  Wait (2)
 St. Augustine (St. A)  Food
 Mt. Lambert (Mt. L)  Have Fun
 Fyzabad (Fyzo)  Fall
 North  Look for
 South  Dance
 East  Sit
 West  Stand
 What can we do together?  Jump
 Play sport  Count
 Lime (2)  Because
 Buy (2)  Easy
 Climb (2)  Explain
Lesson 5

 What you do? / What you work?  Special Time Together

 Happy New Year
(Occupation. Sign – Job, work (ASL,
 Carnival Day (2)
TTSL))  Shouter Baptist Day
 Person  Easter Day (3)
 People  Indian Arrive Day
 Doctor  Mother’s Day
 Nurse  Father’s Day
 Sales person  Labour Day (2)
 Actor  Emancipation Day (2)
 Lawyer  Independence Day
 Housewife  Republic Day
 Accountant  Divali Day
 Teacher  Eid-ul-Fitr
 Judge  Christmas Day
 Preacher  Celebrate
 Cleaner  Holiday
 Policeman  Vacation
 Police Station  Anniversary
 Priest  Birthday
 Prime Minister  Festival
 President  Flag
 Dentist  Slave
 Student  Africa
 School  Map
Lesson 7

 Animal
 Dog
 Cow
 Butterfly
 Goat
 Cat
 Worm
 Pig (2)
 Fish
 Sheep
 Rabbit (TTSL, ASL)
 Alligator
 Horse
 Bird
 Chicken (2 TTSL, 1 ASL)
 Camel
 Donkey (2)
 Lion (2)
 Monkey
 Snake
 Frog
 Turtle (2)
 Tiger
 You like animal what? (Deaf way)
Lesson 9

 All about home  Bathroom

 Office  Toilet (2)
 Rooms  Light on/off
 House (2)  Soap
 Kitchen  Dry
 Table (2) (big, small)  Towel (2)
 Fridge  Laundry room
 Microwave  Bath
 Stove  Garden
 Sink  Door
 Oven  Gate
 Cups  Open
 Plates  Close
 Knives  Thing
 Folks  Place
 Spoons  Classroom
 Glasses
 Cupboard Opposites
 Chair  in out
 Wall  after before
 Window  come go
 Living room  no yes
 Picture  good bad (2)
 Flower  (2) ugly pretty
 Tv  Easy difficult
 Couch  Strong weak
 Mirror  Up down
 Fan  First last
 Bedroom  Clean dirty
 Bed  Right wrong (2)
 Ac (warm/cold)(high/low)  Right left
 Shower  Find lose
Lesson 9 continued

 Short long
 Short tall
 Cold hot
 Dry wet
 Open close
 With without
 Soft hard
 Stop start
 Old young
 Old new