Resources

'Learn At' Series

Learn @ Home, @ Work, @ Play.Each booklet contains 25 useful signs and come with an illustration and a description of how to execute the sign, as well as a brief overview about NZSL Week, and some handy tips for communicating with Deaf people.

Learn @ Home:

Ever wanted to know some signs you can use at home? Well, here’s your chance to learn 25 words in NZ Sign Language. These are sure to come in useful!

Bath: It’s bath time now

BBQ: I’m having a BBQ tomorrow

Brush teeth: Have you brushed your teeth?

Children: My sister has 2 children

Cold: It’s a bit cold!

Drink: What would you like to drink?

Eat/Food: I love eating cake / I don’t like food shopping

Family/Whanau: I have a big family

Father: My father works in the factory

Fridge: Please put that back in the fridge

Friend: Invite your friends over

Garden: You have a lovely garden

House: I have a blue house

Kitchen/Cook: Please help me clean the kitchen/I love Cooking Asian food

Lights: I will turn off the lights

Mother: My mother works from home

Pet: I have 3 pets

Play: You can play on the computer for one hour

Room: My house has 4 bedrooms

Sleep (bed): She goes to sleep at 8pm

Table: Please set the table

Television: I love watching television

Toilet: Have you been to the toilet?

Toys: Please put away your toys

Want: Do you want something to eat?

 

learn @ play:

Learn 25 words in NZ Sign Language that you can use in your social environment. Whether it be at the bar, playing sports, or shopping, these signs will come in handy! 

Art: I love going to art markets

Beer/Bar: I love NZ beer / I love drinking at bars

Bicycle: I bought a new bicycle, it was expensive

Dinner: Do you want to come over for dinner?

Facebook: Have you seen my holiday photos on Facebook?

Game Console: I bought a new Game Console

Holiday: Did you have a good holiday?

Mountain: I went up the mountain last weekend

Movie: Do you want to watch a movie with me?

Netball: The netball game last night was fantastic!

Party: My birthday party is this weekend

Read: I love to read fashion magazines

Relax: This weekend I plan to relax

Rugby: I have tickets for the rugby final!

Rules: Can you explain the rules to me?

Run: I go for a run every morning

Shopping: I want to go shopping and buy some new clothes!

Sports: What’s your favourite sport?

Swim: Do you swim?

Takeaways: We get takeaways once a week

Text: Text me and we’ll organise dinner

Walk: My dog loves going for walks

*whoof*: That was a wicked (*whoof*) GOAL!

Win: We need to win tomorrow’s game

Wine: This wine is fantastic!

 

learn @ work:

Learn 25 words in NZ Sign Language that you can use at work, with your workmates, or even the boss. These signs will come in useful.

Are you alright?: Are you alright? Can I help?

Boss/Manager: My Boss is the CEO

Break: It’s time for a break now

Chat: Let’s have a chat about this

Coffee: Let’s meet for a coffee

Computer: My computer isn’t working

Email: What’s your email address?

Finish: The meeting will finish at 12pm

Good morning: Good morning, how are you?

Good on you: Good on you! That looked awesome!

Google: I will google the answer

Lunch: I forgot my lunch

Mate: My workmate is very skilled

Meet: Nice to meet you

Meeting: Our meeting is at 10am

Money: How much money would we need to invest?

Paper: The photocopier has run out of paper

Please: Please come to my office

Read: I need to read the report

Sorry: Sorry I forgot

Tea: Do you have sugar in your tea?

Text: Please text me to confirm

Thank you: Thank you for your hard work

Toilet: Where are the toilets?

Work: I love working here