Sign Language in China
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ID: 1559
Intermediate
You may not be surprised to learn that China has its own version of sign language, but do you know the role regional variation plays in Chinese sign language? Get a little closer to the deaf community in China by learning about the sign language situation in this lesson.
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 手语 | shǒuyǔ | sign language | |
| 突然 | tūrán | suddenly | |
| 志愿者 | zhìyuànzhě | volunteer | |
| 聋哑人 | lóngyǎrén | deaf (and mute) person |
你这是在干吗
nǐ 你zhè 这shì 是zài 在gànmá 干吗
What is this that you're doing?
我在学手语
wǒ 我zài 在xué 学shǒuyǔ 手语
I'm studying sign language.
怎么突然开始学手语了
zěnme 怎么tūrán 突然kāishǐ 开始xué 学shǒuyǔ 手语le 了
What made you suddenly start studying sign language?
我想做志愿者不会手语的话没办法跟聋哑人交流
wǒ 我xiǎng 想zuò 做zhìyuànzhě 志愿者bùhuì 不会shǒuyǔ 手语dehuà 的话méi bànfǎ 没办法gēn 跟lóngyǎrén 聋哑人jiāoliú 交流
I want to be a volunteer. If I don't know sign language, I can't communicate with deaf people.
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