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Hi, I'm Meredith. Today, we'll learn signs related to furniture. I have two previous
videos related to the house or the home; they describe different types of homes
and rooms in the home, so if you haven't yet watched those, I suggest you start
there. Today, we'll focus on furniture and things found in the house or the
apartment. Furniture!
Furniture. This sign can also be done two-handed: furniture. furniture. or
furniture. CHAIR.
Couch or sofa.
So it's like the sign "sit" and then showing the shape: sofa / couch
table.
you can also describe the table, for example: coffee table. And that's the sign
"Coffee" -- coffee. Coffee table. Kitchen table. Dining table... that kind of thing.
Desk. D-E-S-K. Desk. Tends to get fingerspelled.
You can sign TABLE if you're describing an office you can sign table, or stick to
fingerspell - desk. desk. desk.
bed.
you may also see "bed" like that -- bed. same thing. bed. bed. bed.
also "bed table". Bed table. Night table. Night table. Dresser. Dresser
Mirror. Slightly bent hand: Mirror.
mirror.
closet
closet. television. So it's "TV" signed twice: TV. And you can
sign it once: TV -- like that. "TV" or "TV". Television, or television. "Light" -- so it's
the "8" handshape flicks out on the chin: light. light. "lamp" -- a table lamp would
be "light" and then that open a handshape represents the lamp that's on a table, so
"lamp". That's (again) if it's on a table. If you're talking about a floor lamp you
can just sign light like that or you can describe the whole thing table lamp. Sink
sink
tends to be fingerspelled: "sink". You can describe it or you can use that
lexicalized fingerspelling: sink. For "fridge" I've seen a few different signs:
First is "refrigerator" so that's the "R" handshape - refrigerator. That's a common
one: "refrigerator". Second, the sign "cold" right but without the facial expression.
okay so we're just describing the item and you often that's with like showing
the door opening so: refrigerator. And lastly "R-E-F", refrigerator. refrigerator.
"REF" - refrigerator. So you'll see those-- really
those three: refrigerator, refrigerator, and refrigerator. Oven! Oven.
Laundry machine. So like a washing... so that's the sign laundry. laundry or
"washing machine"
Now, a few other things that you'll see around the home: "Door". So that's the "B"
handshape -- it opens and closes, door. door.
"door". "front door". "front door". "window" -- so again that's the handshape -- not up, but
down: window. like you're opening up a window. window, window, window, or like that:
window. Floor. Floor.
Floor. Wall. Wall. So again: floor, wall. Floor, wall. Stairs! So
it's the V handshape is bent: "stairs" or "stairs" -- that thumb can be in or out.
stairs, stairs, stairs
stairs. Elevator: so an "E" handshape goes up and down: elevator.
All right that's it for today - I hope that you enjoyed. Are you ready to review??
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