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The structure (order) of Japanese signlanguage is a little different from that of Japanese language.
You should learn signlanguage as if you are learning a foreign language.
Also your facial expression is very important when you use signs.
Please practice sign in front of a mirror.

The theme of this month is "Long holidays".

*At the bigning of May in Japan, four national holidays fall within one week piriod.
This is traditionally a very popular time for the Japanese to travel.

"What are your plans for the holiday in May? I will go to hokkaido."

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Express the number "five" with your left hand.
Uner the left palm, draw the crescent (representing the moon)
using your thumb and forefinger of your right hand.
(= the 5th month/ May)

�ｽ�ｽholidays�ｽ�ｽ

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With your palms facing down move them together.
Next separate them a short distance and back together again
while moving them across the body from left to right.
�ｽi= holidays/ vacation�ｽj

�ｽ�ｽplan to do�ｽ�ｽ

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Move your right hand toward your nose while clenching your first
and then wave your first in front of your nose. �ｽi= plan to do�ｽj

�ｽ�ｽwhat�ｽH�ｽ�ｽ

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Wave your right forefinger.�ｽi= what?�ｽj

�ｽ�ｽI�ｽ�ｽ

Point at your chest using your forefinger. �ｽi= I / me�ｽj

�ｽ�ｽHokkaido�ｽ�ｽ

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Draw a diamond using two fingers from each hand.�ｽi= Hokkaido�ｽj

�ｽ�ｽgo by airplane�ｽ�ｽ

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With your right hand extend your thumb and little finger.
Move your hand up and away from your chest to represent
an aircraft taking off.�ｽi= go by airplane�ｽj

�ｽ�ｽI�ｽ�ｽ

Point at your chest using your forefinger. �ｽi= I / me�ｽj

NOTES!
�ｽ�ｽTo express a long holiday you should sign "holiday" many times by separating and bringing your hands together many time.
�ｽ�ｽWhen asking "What are your plans?" in sign language, it is in the order "planning, what?"
�ｽ�ｽWhen asking a question, it is important to express this using facial expression.
�ｽ�ｽIn sign language grammer you can emphasize or cleary express the subject (in this case "I") by restations the subject at the end. (I, Hokkaido, go, I)

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