How to Discuss Payments with American Sign Language
After you go shopping, you have to deal with the not-so-fun part — paying for all your new items. The signs in this table cover the variety of ways to pay for those purchases and signs for other money-related words.
These sentences can get you some experience signing about money:
English: I’ll pay with my credit card.
Sign: CREDIT CARD — PAY WILL ME
English: She wrote a $50 check.
Sign: FINISH — CHECK DOLLARS 5-0 — WRITE HER
English: The bank gave me an ATM card.
Sign: A-T-M CARD — BANK — GIVE ME
You can sign credit cards two different ways:
The old way: Sign CREDIT CARD MACHINE, as shown in the preceding table.
The new way: Outline a card shape and then show the motion of swiping it through a machine.
Language Phrases Glossary
accusative case
When noun or pronoun is the direct object of the verb of the sentence, you are required to switch to the accusative case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
dative case
When noun or pronoun is the indirect object of the verb of the sentence, you are required to switch to the dative case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
genitive case
When the noun or pronoun indicates possession, you are required switch to the genitive case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
instrumental case
A Russian grammatical term that indicates that the noun or pronoun assist in the carrying out of an action, you are required to switch to the accusative case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
interrogative
Words used to ask questions, such as who, what, when, where, and why.
Language Phrases Glossary
macron
A small, horizontal mark above the vowel that indicates a long vowel sound. Make the vowel sound like its name.
Language Phrases Glossary
nominative case
When noun or pronoun is the subject of the sentence, you are required to switch to the nominative case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
prepositional case
A grammatical case that indicates that the noun or pronoun is the object of a preposition, you are required to switch to the accusative case ending. Used with the Russian prepositions: v (v; in), na (nah; on), o (oh; about), and ob (ohb; about).
