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10 [ten]

Yesterday – today – tomorrow

10 [zehn]	Gestern – heute – morgen

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Signs as language

People created languages in order to communicate. Even the deaf or hard of hearing have their own language. It's sign language, the basic language of all hearing impaired people. It is made up of combined symbols. This makes it a visual language, or ‘visible’. So is sign language understood on an international level? No, even signing has different national languages. Every country has its own sign language. And it is influenced by the culture of the country. Because language always evolves from culture. This is also true with languages that aren't spoken. There is, however, an international sign language. But its signs are somewhat more complicated. Nevertheless, national sign languages do resemble one another. Many signs are iconic. They are oriented towards the form of the objects they represent. The most widely used sign language is American Sign Language. Sign languages are recognized as fully-fledged languages. They have their own grammar. But it is different from the grammar of spoken languages. As a result, sign language can't be translated word for word. There are, however, sign language interpreters. Information is simultaneously communicated with sign language. That means that a single sign can express a whole sentence. There are also dialects in sign language. Regional particularities have their own signs. And every sign language has its own intonation. It's true for signs too: Our accent reveals our origin!

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Yesterday was Saturday.	G_s_e_n w_r S_m_t_g_ Gestern war Samstag. G______ w__ S_______ Gestern war Samstag. _______ ___ ________ Gestern war Samstag.
I was at the cinema yesterday.	G_s_e_n w_r i_h i_ K_n_. Gestern war ich im Kino. G______ w__ i__ i_ K____ Gestern war ich im Kino. _______ ___ ___ __ _____ Gestern war ich im Kino.
The film was interesting.	D_r F_l_ w_r i_t_r_s_a_t_ Der Film war interessant. D__ F___ w__ i___________ Der Film war interessant. ___ ____ ___ ____________ Der Film war interessant.

Today is Sunday.	H_u_e i_t S_n_t_g_ Heute ist Sonntag. H____ i__ S_______ Heute ist Sonntag. _____ ___ ________ Heute ist Sonntag.
I’m not working today.	H_u_e a_b_i_e i_h n_c_t_ Heute arbeite ich nicht. H____ a______ i__ n_____ Heute arbeite ich nicht. _____ _______ ___ ______ Heute arbeite ich nicht.
I’m staying at home.	I_h b_e_b_ z_ H_u_e_ Ich bleibe zu Hause. I__ b_____ z_ H_____ Ich bleibe zu Hause. ___ ______ __ ______ Ich bleibe zu Hause.

Tomorrow is Monday.	M_r_e_ i_t M_n_a_. Morgen ist Montag. M_____ i__ M______ Morgen ist Montag. ______ ___ _______ Morgen ist Montag.
Tomorrow I will work again.	M_r_e_ a_b_i_e i_h w_e_e_. Morgen arbeite ich wieder. M_____ a______ i__ w______ Morgen arbeite ich wieder. ______ _______ ___ _______ Morgen arbeite ich wieder.
I work at an office.	I_h a_b_i_e i_ B_r_. Ich arbeite im Büro. I__ a______ i_ B____ Ich arbeite im Büro. ___ _______ __ _____ Ich arbeite im Büro.

Who is that?	W_r i_t d_s_ Wer ist das? W__ i__ d___ Wer ist das? ___ ___ ____ Wer ist das?
That is Peter.	D_s i_t P_t_r_ Das ist Peter. D__ i__ P_____ Das ist Peter. ___ ___ ______ Das ist Peter.
Peter is a student.	P_t_r i_t S_u_e_t_ Peter ist Student. P____ i__ S_______ Peter ist Student. _____ ___ ________ Peter ist Student.

Who is that?	W_r i_t d_s_ Wer ist das? W__ i__ d___ Wer ist das? ___ ___ ____ Wer ist das?
That is Martha.	D_s i_t M_r_h_. Das ist Martha. D__ i__ M______ Das ist Martha. ___ ___ _______ Das ist Martha.
Martha is a secretary.	M_r_h_ i_t S_k_e_ä_i_. Martha ist Sekretärin. M_____ i__ S__________ Martha ist Sekretärin. ______ ___ ___________ Martha ist Sekretärin.

Peter and Martha are friends.	P_t_r u_d M_r_h_ s_n_ F_e_n_e_ Peter und Martha sind Freunde. P____ u__ M_____ s___ F_______ Peter und Martha sind Freunde. _____ ___ ______ ____ ________ Peter und Martha sind Freunde.
Peter is Martha’s friend.	P_t_r i_t d_r F_e_n_ v_n M_r_h_. Peter ist der Freund von Martha. P____ i__ d__ F_____ v__ M______ Peter ist der Freund von Martha. _____ ___ ___ ______ ___ _______ Peter ist der Freund von Martha.
Martha is Peter’s friend.	M_r_h_ i_t d_e F_e_n_i_ v_n P_t_r_ Martha ist die Freundin von Peter. M_____ i__ d__ F_______ v__ P_____ Martha ist die Freundin von Peter. ______ ___ ___ ________ ___ ______ Martha ist die Freundin von Peter.

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