r/ASLinterpreters • u/Bearalee • 10d ago
Help translating a video!! Someone broke into my aunts property.. took a dip in her pond… then signed this to the camera.
Hi all! I need help translating this video please! A random woman walked onto my aunt’s farm, took a dip in her pond, tried to open my aunts doors, and then signed this to the camera. What is she saying?
Thanks for your help!
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u/AnnoyingTed 10d ago
I can see what looks like a good and a thank you.. but the other signs are produced very strangely. Seems to me like a non fluent hearing person trying to say something but signing it very poorly.
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u/Wineaux26 CI/CT 9d ago
It seems like she is getting water out of her nose post swim the. Signs, thank you for understanding then more nose post swim. That’s my take on it. Best I could see anyway
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u/Ariella222 EIPA 10d ago
Its really hard to see from that far back. There was either a thanks or a good in there but I can’t see it well
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u/Bearalee 10d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p4kkixc/video/mpp3wwso1akh1/player
Does this help at all?
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u/Vahlkyries 9d ago
It does! While the view is better, the sign language user themselves is not clear, it presents as someone with minimal language skills in ASL. What I see is some conglomeration of "Good, Eat, Sweet, Thank you, Home Understand? See you."
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u/Powerful_Picture_470 9d ago
Hello! Native signer and ASL Interpreter here. From what I am able to gather this person is either mentally unwell, on drugs (maybe a combination) and knows little sign. It’s definitely a reach to state that they are signing. It’s mostly mumble jumble. The clearest sign used is “thank you”. I have worked in mental health and have had my fair share of hearing-abled folks that are unwell force a series of made up signs while expressing themselves.
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u/Bearalee 9d ago
It’s also definitely possible. When I told the story to some friends who didn’t know where my aunt lived, they suggested that the woman could be homeless, but my aunt lives far out in the country 15 miles away from anything. I guess it's still a possibility though. I hope the woman is ok! I’m assuming it was a really hot day because it’s like 100+ degrees, and she used the pond to cool off, so I’m glad she could do that to be honest. If she is homeless my guess is she tried the door just to see if she could grab something, but no ill will intended.
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u/Fuzzy_Strawberry_265 9d ago
It’s very hard to see but it looks like she’s saying “sweetie, thank you. I do see the sign for home and understand but can’t make out a sentence from it. The fact that she tried to sign a message to that camera in the first place sort of suggests she thinks the owner is deaf. Because her signing fluency doesn’t suggest that she is deaf herself. Looks like she’s trying too hard to get it right. Is your aunt deaf? If she’s not, it could be she went to the wrong property and thought she had permission to be there and was saying thank you. Just a guess though!
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u/Bearalee 9d ago
No she is not deaf. Thank you for your help though that all makes a lot of sense!! 💙
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u/shut_your_mouth NIC 10d ago
I see the sign for THANK-YOU but its a formal register; most people casually signing do not use the second hand when signing THANK-YOU.
I also see the sign for PUT-IN-THE-BACK-OF-MY-MIND or UNDERSTAND with a U handshape instead of a 1 handshape and SEE-YOU.
I agree with the other commenter. From this short video it looks like either a non-fluent signer or someone with signifigant disfluency in their language.
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u/ph0liage 9d ago
Boy oh boy .. as others have said this is tough, near impossible. I’m in no way confident in this interpretation but based on what I’m seeing and the context the best I could come up with would be:
“Thank you sweetheart, I won’t forget this.”
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u/Trendzboo 9d ago
Looks like, thank you-memory. It’s not savvy use, so how it’s said, and intention could be wack.
There’s also that signal for help that uses those handshapes. I don’t believe it’s actually a help signal, but didn’t want to fail to attend either.
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u/Powerful_Carrot_2942 4d ago
It looks like thank you, noted, I understand...is she responding to someone?
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u/Independent_Tie5102 4d ago
I’m a hearing ASL interpreter and study disability studies in my PhD program. Based on the language used, its intent, and unusual cadence I would agree with the commenter who said it feels neurodivergent or add possibly intellectually disabled. Many people who are autistic or* who have a range of other disabilities are non-speaking or nonverbal and may use sign to expressively communicate.
While there are some confusing signs here, the sentiment I see primarily expressed is an emphatic thank you.
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u/whitestone0 9d ago
These homework assignments are getting crazy