Archive of September 2005

September 5, 2005: Languages that Will Be Featured http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/languages-that-will-be-featured.html

September 15, 2005: The Alphabet
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/alphabet.html

September 16, 2005: Cardinal Numbers (0-10)
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/cardinal-numbers-0-10.html

September 17, 2005: Colors
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/colors.html

September 18, 2005: Days of the Week
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/days-of-week.html

September 19, 2005: Months of the Year
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/months-of-year.html

September 20, 2005: Yes and No
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/yes-and-no.html

September 21, 2005: Hello and Good-bye
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/hello-and-good-bye.html

September 22, 2005: What is your name?/My name is…
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/what-is-your-namemy-name-is.html

September 23, 2005: Please.
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/please.html

September 24, 2005: Thank You (Expression of Gratitude)
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/thank-you-expression-of-gratitude.html

September 25, 2005: You are welcome. (as a response to “Thank you.”)
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/you-are-welcome-as-response-to-thank.html

September 26, 2005: Good morning.
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/good-morning.html

September 27, 2005: Good afternoon.
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/good-afternoon.html

September 28, 2005: Good evening.
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/good-evening.html

September 29, 2005: Good night.
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/good-night.html

September 30, 2005: I am sorry. (to apologize)
http://monolingualismcanbecured.blogspot.com/2005/09/i-am-sorry-to-apologize.html

I am sorry. (to apologize)

American Sign Language:
Sorry. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/S/W3760.htm

English:
I am sorry.

French:
Je suis désolée. (female)
Je suis desolé. (male)

Italian:
Mi dispiace.

Spanish:
Lo siento.

Swahili:
Samahani.

Good night.

American Sign Language:
Good http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/G/W1475.htm
night http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/N/W2500.htm

English:
Good night.

French:
Bonne nuit.

Italian:
Buona notte.

Spanish:
Buenas noches.

Swahili:
Ulale salama.

Good evening.

American Sign Language:
Good http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/G/W1475.htm
Evening http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/E/W1130.htm

English:
Good evening.

French:
Bonsoir.
Bonne soirée.

Italian:
Buona sera.

Spanish:
Buenas tardes.

Swahili:
Masalkheri.

Good afternoon.

American Sign Language:
Good http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/G/W1475.htm
Afternoon http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/A/W0082.htm

English:
Good afternoon.

French:
Bon après-midi.

Italian:
Buon pomeriggio.

Spanish:
Buenas tardes.

Swahili:
Masalkheri.

Good morning.

American Sign Language:
Good http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/G/W1475.htm
Morning http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/M/W2395.htm

English:
Good morning.

French:
Bon matin.

Italian:
Buon giorno.

Spanish:
Buenos dias.

Swahili:
Sabalkheri.

You are welcome. (as a response to "Thank you.")

American Sign Language:
Welcome. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/W/W4447.htm

English:
You are welcome.

French:
Je vous en prie.

Italian:
Prego.

Spanish:
De nada.

Swahili:
Hakuna matata. (means: No problem. Responses to "thank you" are generally not used. However, this is an acceptable response.)

Thank You (Expression of Gratitude)

American Sign Language:

Thank you. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/T/W4101.htm

English:
Thank you.
Thank you very much.

French:
Merci.
Merci beaucoup.

For other French expressions of gratitude, please visit: http://french.about.com/library/express/blex-gratitude.htm

Italian:
Grazie.
Grazie tanto.

Spanish:
Gracias.
Muchas gracias.

Swahili:
Asante.
Asante sana.


(For "thank you" in other languages, this is a good website to visit: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/thankyou.htm)

Please.

American Sign Language:
Please. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/P/W2930.htm

English:
Please.

French:
S'il vous plaît. (formal)
S'il te plaît. (informal)

Italian:
Per favore.
Per piacere.

Spanish:
Por favor.

Swahili:
Tafadhali. (to one person)
Tafadhalini. (to more than one person)


To learn the word for "please" in other languages, please visit: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/please.htm

What is your name?/My name is...

American Sign Language:
"What's your name?" is signed in ASL as "your name what".
Your http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/Y/W4552.htm
name http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/N/W2442.htm
what http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/W/W4456.htm

"My name is" is signed in ASL as "My name...then your name is fingerspelled".
My http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/M/W2434.htm
name http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/N/W2442.htm
...then fingerspell your name.

English:
What is your name?
My name is...

French:
Comment vous appelez-vous?
Je m'appelle...

Italian:
Come si chiama?
Mi chiamo...

Spanish:
¿Cómo se llama Usted? (formal)
¿Cómo te llamas? (informal)
Me llamo... (both formal and informal)

Swahili:
Jina lako nani?
Jina langu ni...

To learn to ask, "What is your name?" in over 330 languages, please visit this site: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/yourname.htm
To learn to say, "My name is..." in over 275 languages, please visit this site: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/myname.htm

Hello and Good-bye

American Sign Language:
Hello. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/H/W1606.htm
Good-bye. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/G/W1477.htm

English:
Hello.
Good-bye.

French:
Bonjour.
Au revoir.

Italian:
Buon giorno.
Ciao.

Spanish:
Hola.
Adiós.

Swahili:
Jambo.
Kwa heri. (said to one person)
Kwaherini. (said to more than one person)


For other greetings (both formal and informal) in more than 800 languages, please visit this site: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm

For other salutations (both formal and informal) in over 450 languages, please visit this site: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/goodbye.htm

Yes and No

American Sign Language:
Yes http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/Y/W4545.htm
No http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/N/W2506.htm

English:
yes
no

French:
oui
non

Italian:
sì
no

Spanish:
sí
no

Swahili:
ndiyo
hapana

Months of the Year

American Sign Language:

“To show the months of the year ASL uses finger spelled abbreviations of three letters except for months with five or fewer letters which are spelled out, and September which is done with four letters.

Here is the list of abbreviations to use when spelling months, notice that September uses 4 letters: JAN, FEB, MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUG, SEPT, OCT, NOV, DEC.Signed English has signs for the months, but the abbreviated spellings are so quick most Deaf prefer to spell them. ”

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/m/month.htm


English:
1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December


French:
1. janvier
2. février
3. mars
4. avril
5. mai
6. juin
7. juillet
8. août
9. septembre
10. octubre
11. novembre
12. décembre


Italian:
1. gennaio
2. febbraio
3. marzo
4. aprile
5. maggio
6. giugno
7. luglio
8. agosto
9. settembre
10. ottobre
11. novembre
12. dicembre


Spanish:
1. enero
2. febrero
3. marzo
4. abril
5. mayo
6. junio
7. julio
8. agosto
9. septiembre
10. octubre
11. noviembre
12. diciembre


Swahili:
1. Januari
2. Februari
3. Machi
4. Aprili
5. Mei
6. Juni
7. Julai
8. Agosti
9. Septemba
10. Oktoba
11. Novemba
12. Desemba


Note: In French, Italian, and Spanish, the names of the months are not capitalized. In English and Swahili, the names of the months are capitalized.

Days of the Week

American Sign Language:

Monday (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/M/W2376.htm)
Tuesday (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/T/W4252.htm)
Wednesday (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/W/W4440.htm)
Thursday (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/T/W4154.htm)
Friday (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/F/W1374.htm)
Saturday (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/S/W3478.htm)
Sunday (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/S/W3956.htm)


English:
1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday


French:
1. lundi
2. mardi
3. mercredi
4. jeudi
5. vendredi
6. samedi
7. dimanche


Italian:
1. lunedì
2. martedì
3. mercoledì
4. giovedì
5. venerdì
6. sabato
7. domenica


Spanish:
1. lunes
2. martes
3. miércoles
4. jueves
5. viernes
6. sábado
7. domingo


Swahili:
1. Jumatatu
2. Jumanne
3. Jumatano
4. Alhamisi
5. Juma
6. Jumamosi
7. Jumapili


Note: In French, Italian, and Spanish, the days of the week are not capitalized. The days of the week are capitalized in English and Swahili.

Note: In [countries that speak] Swahili, Saturday is the first day of the week. In [countries that speak] French, Italian, and Spanish, Monday is the first day of the week. In countries that speak English, Sunday is the first day of the week.

Colors

American Sign Language:
pink http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/P/W2899.htm
red http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/R/W3255.htm
orange http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/O/W2640.htm
yellow http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/Y/W4544.htm
green http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/G/W1512.htm
blue http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/B/W0423.htm
purple http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/P/W3116.htm
brown http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/B/W0491.htm
( )white http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/W/W4471.htm
gray http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/G/W1502.htm
black http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/B/W0407.htm

English:
pink
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
purple
brown
( )white
gray
black

French:
rose
rouge
orangé
jaune
vert
bleu
violet
brun
( )blanc
gris
noir

Italian:
rosa
rosso
arancione
giallo
verde
azzurro
porpora
marrone
( )bianco
grigio
nero

Spanish:
rosa, rosado
rojo
anaranjado
amarillo
verde
azul
morado
marrón
( )blanco
gris
negro

Swahili:
pinki
nyekundu
rangi ya machungwa
rangi ya manjano
rangi ya majani
buluu
zambarau
Rangi ya majani makavu
( )Nyeupe
Rangi ya majivu
Nyeusi

Cardinal Numbers (0-10)

Here we go...1,2,3!

American Sign Language:

• The following link has cardinal numbers 0-9. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/asl/flashcards/numbers/0-9.shtml
• The following link has cardinal numbers 1-10. http://library.thinkquest.org/11942/asl_num.htm

English:

• 0 zero
• 1 one
• 2 two
• 3 three
• 4 four
• 5 five
• 6 six
• 7 seven
• 8 eight
• 9 nine
• 10 ten

French:

• 0 zéro
• 1 un
• 2 deux
• 3 trois
• 4 quatre
• 5 cinq
• 6 six
• 7 sept
• 8 huit
• 9 neuf
• 10 dix

Italian:

• 0 zero
• 1 uno
• 2 due
• 3 tre
• 4 quattro
• 5 cinque
• 6 sei
• 7 sette
• 8 otto
• 9 nove
• 10 dieci

Spanish:

• 0 cero
• 1 uno
• 2 dos
• 3 tres
• 4 cuatro
• 5 cinco
• 6 seis
• 7 siete
• 8 ocho
• 9 nueve
• 10 diez

Swahili:

• 0 sifuri
• 1 moja
• 2 mbili
• 3 tatu
• 4 nne
• 5 tano
• 6 sita
• 7 saba
• 8 nane
• 9 tisa
• 10 kumi

The Alphabet!

Each language has a unique alphabet. Some have letters that others don't.


Here are the alphabets for our featured languages:

American Sign Language:
(please visit: http://library.thinkquest.org/11942/asl_abc.htm) This site has graphics for the 26-letter American Sign Language alphabet.

English:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

French:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Italian:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Zz

Spanish:
Aa Bb Cc CHch Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll LLll Mm Nn Ññ Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Swahilli:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Yy Zz

Languages That Will be Featured

American Sign Language
English
French
Italian
Spanish
Swahilli

Any suggestions for what other languages to include?