We teach sign language #7 Alcohols

Hi! Welcome to the next episode of “We are teaching to sign!” Today a very interesting topic! What? Alcohol and everything related to it! Let’s get started!

First, let’s see (0:30) what the ALCOHOL sign looks like. ALCOHOL There are other signs similar to “alcohol”. The first is the city of WEJHEROWO. Similar, right? What’s the difference? WEJHEROWO ALCOHOL The second similar sign is CROOKED. In Polish sign language we show “crooked” in the same way as “alcohol”, difference is in facial expressions. CROOKED ALCOHOL

Now I will show you how to sign different alcohols (1:36):

• VODKA
• VODKA 40%,
• PURE VODKA,
• FLAVORED VODKA

Let’s see the signs for different vodkas

• Bocian (meaning STORK)
• Żołądkowa (meaning STOMACH)
• FINLAND (same as country name)
• ŻUBRÓWKA (we will sign the same as the animal Wisent (Żubr))
• SOBIESKI (we will sign the same as “king”. Sobieski – Polish king from the 17th century.)
• SPIRIT, e.g. 95%
• COGNAC
• WINE, e.g.
• WHITE WINE,
• RED WINE,
• ROSÉ WINE,
• CHEAP WINE,
• WHISKEY
• CHAMPAGNE,
• BEER, e.g.
• LIGHT BEER,
• DARK BEER,
• ALCOHOL FREE BEER,
• LOCAL BEER,
• CRAFT BEER,
• FLAVORED BEER e.g .:
• LEMON BEER,
• BEER WITH JUICE,
• COCKTAIL, e.g.
• ALCOHOL COCKTAIL,
• NON-ALCOHOL COCKTAIL,
• DRINK, e.g.
• VODKA DRINK WITH COLA,
• VODKA WITH JUICE

You already know how to sign different alcohols (4:46).  We often drink alcohol at a BAR, during a DISCO or PARTY. We usually drink vodka from a small GLASS, wine from a larger GLASS, beer from the BEER MUG, and drinks from the GLASSES. POUR VODKA, PURGE A CURRENT, POUR DRINK.

What if we go overboard with alcohol? (5:30)

We have unpleasant consequences:
First: Hangover, Second: Vomiting, third: BE DRINK, fourth: ALCOHOL POISONING. Then profuse vomiting, also with blood, which may lead to dehydration. We usually associate alcohol with having fun. Unfortunately, not all have good associations. Alcohol abuse can lead to the disease – ALCOHOLISM, i.e. ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. This problem is solved by:

1. REHAB (in the sense of the clinic)
2. THERAPY
3. SUPPORT GROUPS or SELF HELP GROUPS, eg AA, or ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS.
4. Help can also be given to CO-DEPENDENT people, i.e. the family of the sick person.

Driving after alcohol (sign signs, 7:56)

You must not drive a car after drinking alcohol. During the inspection, the policeman can carry out the ALCOHOL TEST or we can also go to the BLOOD TEST FOR THE PRESENCE OF ALCOHOL. The test result is given in PROMILS. There are two categories of intoxication:

1. State indicating alcohol consumption (up to 0.5 per mille).
2. State of intoxication (over 0.5 per mille).

For drunk driving there is a fine, imprisonment (arrest) and WITHDRAWING THE DRIVING LICENSE. Penalties also apply to a passenger who has agreed to be driven by a drunk driver.

The repetition of new signs (9:26)

Finally, a quick revision of the most important signs:

• ALCOHOL,
• VODKA,
• WINE,
• BEER,
• WHISKEY,
• COGNAC,
• CHAMPAGNE,
• COCKTAIL,
• DRINK,
• PARTY,
• BAR,
• DISCO,
• HANGOVER,
• VOMITING,
• TO BE DRUNK,
• ALCOHOLISM,
• ADDICTION,
• REHAB,
• THERAPY,
• BREATHALYSER,
• ALKOMAT TESTING,
• BLOOD TEST FOR THE PRESENCE OF ALCOHOL,
• PROMILE,
• DRIVING LICENSE.

More names of popular vodkas.

• STORK,
• STOMACH,
• FINLAND,
• ŻUBRÓWKA,
• SOBIESKI.