Hello, Happy May! Now -- in May, June -- we tend to celebrate
what? Graduation! Many schools' students graduate now in spring. Today we'll learn
signs related to graduation. Did you know that I have many videos relating to
school? So if you're looking for signs about school, classes... I suggest you watch those.
Let's get started! Let's start with what? SCHOOL. school. school. Now, with
graduation, we tend to talk about two types of schools: high school, and that's
HIGH-SCHOOL. The "H" into an "S": high school. high school.
high school. high school. Okay, second: COLLEGE.
college. college. college. So we tend to discuss graduating either high school or
college. Sometimes elementary school, middle school, fine. Oh!
or maybe I'll add a third, and that's grad school. So right there --
GRADUATE-SCHOOL. grad school. grad school.
If it's a specific type of school, you can describe it like law school, business
school. Now when school finishes, what happens? you GRADUATE!
That's the "G" handshape like this on the opposite palm: graduate. graduate. Or
"graduation". graduation. graduation. graduate. And again, that sign can mean
either graduate the verb, or the noun graduation. Either one. Graduate or
graduation. CELEBRATE! celebrate. So that's an "X" handshape - celebrate. celebrate. and
if that's combined with graduation, it could mean a "graduation ceremony".
so that's "ceremony" -- graduation ceremony. graduation cap. graduation cap.
graduation cap. graduation gown. graduation gap. graduation gown.
graduation gown. so "cap and gown".
graduation hat has a TASSEL, so we would describe the graduation cap and then
show the tassel with a classifier: tassel. you can also show what you do with it:
you move it from one side to the other.
Is it that way or the other way...? I think it's this way - I forget! TASSEL
DEGREE. so that's an "F" handshape like so degree or "diploma". degree. for different
types of degrees, you can use fingerspelling abbreviations: M.A., J.D.,
M.D., Ph.D... again "PhD". PARTY. party or party. party. for example: "graduation party"
FUTURE. The "5" handshape: future. future.
FINISH. You know the sign "finish"? In this context it might mean either the end --
like school ends, or it can be like "after". For example: "after graduation, you
do what?" You DO-WHAT? What will you do?
It's the "X" handshape, kind of coming together: what do you do? Also "PLAN" -
this handshape: "plan". "plan". CONGRATULATIONS: the hands are clasped: congratulations.
congratulations. "Congrats." Okay, let's review quickly:
If you recently graduated or are about to graduate, congratulations!
What are your future plans? Happy graduation!
Oh! And there's one last sign: HAPPY. Happy. "Happy graduation!" Thank you for
watching. I have more videos about school for you to see, so I suggest you watch
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