B: Can I start?
B: ICH2
B: ANFANG1A*
B: anfang
B: After I was born, I grew up at home and went to boarding school, no, to kindergarten with hearing people.
B: KIND2*
B: kind
B: GEBURT1A*
B: AUFWACHSEN1A
B: $GEST^*
B: dann
B: $GEST-ÜBERLEGEN1^*
B: INTERNAT1B
B: internat
B: FALSCH1*
B: kindergarten
B: KIND2*
B: KINDERGARTEN1B
B: hören
B: HÖREND1A*
B: EINTRETEN1A
B: ICH1
B: My parents already had some experience with this kindergarten because I have a brother who is deaf.
B: NORMALERWEISE1*
B: normalerweise
B: $INDEX1*
B: MEIN1
B: mein
B: ELTERN1A
B: eltern
B: ERFAHRUNG6A*
B: erfahrung
B: MEIN1*
B: mein
B: BRUDER1A*
B: bru{der}
B: TAUB-GEHÖRLOS1A*||$INDEX1*
B: They could have sent me to the kindergarten at the school in Friedberg.
B: muss
B: MUSS1
B: ICH1
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN1
B: KINDERGARTEN1A*
B: friedberg
B: FRIEDBERG1
B: BERG1A*
B: FRIEDBERG1
B: DORT1*
B: kindergarten
B: KIND2
B: KINDERGARTEN1A
B: ICH1
B: EINTRETEN1A
B: My mother didn't want to, though. She didn't want to give me away at such a young age.
B: NEIN1A
B: GRUND4A
B: MEIN1
B: mein
B: MAMA11
B: mama
B: WOLLEN5
B: will
B: NICHT3B
B: nicht
B: KIND1
B: ki{nd}
B: MEIN1
B: mein
B: ICH2
B: WOLLEN5
B: will
B: SELBST1A
B: selbst
B: KIND2
B: KLEIN3
B: klein
B: WERFEN3^*
B: WOLLEN7*
B: will
B: NICHT3B*
B: nicht
B: She wanted to keep me at home because my second brother had died two years before I was born.
B: BEHALTEN2*
B: [MG]
B: WEIL1
B: weil
B: $NUM-ORD1:2
B: zwei{ter}
B: halbbruder
B: HALB1A*
B: BRUDER1A
B: $INDEX1*
B: STERBEN2*
B: verstorben
B: $INDEX1*
B: VOR1E*
B: zwei jahre
B: VOR1E
B: vorher
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: geboren
B: GEBURT1B
B: ICH1
B: VOR1E
B: vorher
B: $INDEX1*
B: STERBEN2*
B: gestorben
B: My mother was grieving.
B: $ORAL^
B: mama
B: TRAURIG2*
B: [MG]
B: Two years later, I was born and she held on to me for a long time.
B: $NUM-JAHR-NACH-JETZT1:2d
B: zwei jahre
B: ICH1*
B: GEBURT1B
B: FERTIG1A*
B: glaub
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFSCHÜTTELN1^
B: FESTHALTEN1
B: festhalten
B: AUFWACHSEN1A*
B: My mother was only ready to sign me up for the school in Friedberg when I was five years old.
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: ab
B: $NUM-EINER1A:5*
B: fünf
B: ALT8B
B: jahre alt
B: ICH1
B: KLEIN3
B: klein
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: STIMMT1A*
B: [MG]
B: STELLEN-VON-NACH1A^*
B: FRIEDBERG1*
B: friedberg
B: SCHULE1C
B: schule
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN2*
B: Back then, Mr #Name1 was the headmaster.
B: #name1
B: $INDEX1*
B: My mother introduced me to him and asked if I could go to school already.
B: $INDEX1*
B: BESCHEID1A
B: VORSTELLEN1*
B: NÄCHSTE1
B: nächst
B: schule
B: SCHULE1C
B: EINSTELLEN-ARBEIT1A*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: He wanted to get an idea of my situation and consulted Mr #Name2.
B: SEHEN-AUF1*
B: AUFFORDERUNG2*
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1
B: #name2
B: KOMMEN1*
B: He gave me some cards which I was able to name quickly.
B: $INDEX1*
B: VERTEILEN3
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: ZEIGEN-AUF1*
B: [MG]
B: He saw that I was able to do it quickly.
B: BEGREIFEN1
B: [MG]
B: $INDEX1*
B: SCHON1A*
B: scho{n}
B: LASSEN1
B: They came to the conclusion that I was ready to go to school, much to the surprise of my mother.
B: [MG]
B: $INDEX1*
B: DANN1A
B: ICH1
B: SCHICKEN1*
B: SCHULE1B
B: schule
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: $GEST-NM^
B: OKAY1A*
B: okay
B: RECHT1
B: They started school on the 13th of August, on my birthday.
B: SPÄTER10
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: $NUM-ZEHNER1:3d*
B: dreizehn
B: AUGUST2*
B: aug{ust}
B: MEIN1
B: geburtstag
B: GEBURTSTAG20C*
B: $INDEX1*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: $INDEX1*
B: SCHULE1C
B: schule
B: anfang
B: ANFANG1A
B: ÜBERALL1
B: But my mother kept me home and we celebrated my birthday together.
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: FESTHALTEN1*
B: ICH2
B: KIND2
B: ZUHAUSE2
B: zu hause
B: ICH1*
B: geburtstagsfeier
B: GEBURTSTAG20C*
B: FEST-FEIER2
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: I didn’t think about it at that time.
B: ICH1
B: war
B: BEWUSST1
B: bew{usst}
B: FRÜHER1
B: war
B: BEWUSST1
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFSCHÜTTELN1^
B: ICH1
B: Only later I realized how foolish that was.
B: SPÄTER3
B: später
B: [MG]
B: ICH1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: BLÖD2*
B: blöd
B: $INDEX1*
B: She should have better sent me to school right away.
B: LIEBER1
B: lieber
B: $NUM-EINER1B:1d*
B: JETZT1
B: ICH1
B: EINTRETEN1A
B: schu{le}
B: We could have a taken a nice school picture together.
B: $ORAL^
B: mit
B: ZUSAMMEN7
B: zusammen
B: FOTO3*
B: foto
B: SCHÖN1B
B: schön
B: ICH1
B: But no!
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: It wasn't until a week later that I went to school.
B: WOCHE1B*
B: eine woche
B: SPÄT3B
B: spät
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: EINTRETEN1A
B: ICH1*
B: That is why there is only a portrait of me with my school cone, but no group photo.
B: SELBST1A*
B: [MG]
B: EINSCHULEN1*
B: $NUM-EINER1A:1d
B: ICH1*
B: einzig
B: EINZIG1*
B: ICH1*
B: EINZIG1*
B: PASSFOTO1
B: foto
B: einzig
B: ICH1
B: EINZIG1*
B: ZUSAMMEN7
B: KIND2*
B: kinder
B: KEIN8*
B: [MG]
B: LASSEN1
B: I was excited and happy.
B: ICH1
B: [MG]
B: EINTRETEN1A*
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-NM^
B: ICH2*
B: FROH1
B: froh
B: I repeatedly asked my mother when I could finally go to school.
B: VORHER2
B: vor
B: ICH2
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: ICH2
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: wann
B: SCHULE1B
B: DORT1
B: dort
B: ICH2
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: [MG]
B: I was eager to go to school.
B: WOLLEN7*
B: will
B: DORT1
B: dort
B: She had to calm me down again and again.
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: BERUHIGEN3
B: bleiben bleiben bleiben
B: I didn't know when school started.
B: WISSEN2B
B: weiß
B: ICH1*
B: WANN1*
B: wann
B: SPÄTER5
B: She told me, “You only have to go to bed another six times.”
B: MAMA11*
B: m{ama}
B: ||$NUM-EINER1A:6d
B: sechs
B: SCHLAFEN1A
B: ||$NUM-EINER1A:6d
B: sechs
B: SCHLAFEN1A
B: I was really excited.
B: ICH2
B: MOTIVATION1
B: WARTEN1C*
B: Then, finally, it was time to go to school.
B: NAHE1A
B: nahe
B: MOTIVATION1
B: DORT1*
B: I was walking around and signed with the other kids, I was so excited.
B: FROH1
B: froh
B: AUFREGEN1
B: aufgeregt
B: ICH1*
B: LAUFEN9D
B: [MG]
B: ZUSAMMEN7
B: GEBÄRDEN1A
B: ICH1
B: SEHEN-AUF3
B: We were all the same age.
B: GLEICH8*
B: [MG]
B: ALT2C*
B: älter
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: My brother was older.
B: ICH1*
B: mein
B: HÖREND1A*
B: BRUDER1C*
B: bruder
B: ||GROSS5A*
B: I felt so comfortable and I signed with everyone.
B: ICH1
B: $INDEX1*
B: wohl
B: WOHL1*
B: ZUSAMMEN7
B: GEBÄRDEN1A*
B: Everyone was shy which confused me.
B: ALLE1A*
B: alle
B: ZURÜCKHALTEN1B
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: VERWIRRT-SEIN3
B: [MG]
B: I was very active unlike the others. Doesn't matter.
B: ICH1
B: BEWEGUNG1A^
B: ALLE2A^*
B: egal
B: LASSEN1
B: ICH1
B: After some time we befriended each other, it developed with time.
B: ANPASSEN1
B: [MG]
B: IRGENDWANN1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: WIMMELN1*
B: automatisch
B: ENTWICKELN1A
B: kommt so
B: That's how it was in school.
B: LASSEN1
B: $GEST-ÜBERLEGEN1^*
B: IRGENDWANN1*
B: SCHULE1C*
B: Then I went to boarding school.
B: DANN1A*
B: dann
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN1
B: internat
B: INTERNAT1B
B: ICH1
B: STELLEN-VON-NACH1A^*
B: My mother expected me to cry.
B: MEIN1*
B: meine
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: $GEST-NM^
B: $GEST^
B: bedeu{tet}
B: BEDEUTUNG1
B: AUF-PERSON1
B: OB1
B: ob
B: ICH1
B: WEINEN1
B: [MG]
B: ODER4B*
B: oder
B: $GEST-NM-SCHULTERZUCKEN1^
B: But I was excited and happy.
B: ICH1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: AKZEPTIEREN1*
B: [MG]
B: STELLEN-VON-NACH1A^*
B: LAUFEN8*
B: $GEST-NM^
B: [MG]
B: ICH2
B: $PROD*
B: My educators showed me my bed and cupboard.
B: $INDEX1
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: wohnung
B: WO1A
B: wo
B: MEIN1*
B: BETT2A
B: bett
B: $INDEX1*
B: GENUG3*
B: [LM:ah]
B: schrank
B: SCHRANK1
B: $INDEX1*
B: weiß
B: ICH1
B: WISSEN2B
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: bescheid
B: ERZIEHUNG1A
B: erzieher
B: $INDEX1*
B: GUT6*
B: gut
B: Afterwards, I wanted to go to the other kids; my mother wanted to say goodbye.
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: ICH2
B: ich
B: AUCH3A*
B: KIND2*
B: kinder
B: ICH1
B: LAUFEN8*
B: $INDEX1*
B: meine mama
B: TSCHÜSS1
B: tschüss
B: I quickly said goodbye and then I went to play with the other kids.
B: ICH2*
B: TSCHÜSS1*
B: ICH2*
B: LAUFEN8*
B: WIMMELN1
B: SPIELEN2
B: spielen
B: My mother was really surprised at that.
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: SEHEN-AUF2*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: $INDEX1*
B: The educator said that it was good this way and wanted to send my mother off quickly.
B: ERZIEHUNG1A*
B: erzieher
B: GEH-WEG1*
B: gut
B: GUT1*
B: GEH-WEG1*
B: “Shouldn't we say goodbye properly?”, my mother asked.
B: MAMA11*
B: $GEST-NM^
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: KIND2*
B: kind
B: VERABSCHIEDEN1*
B: verabschieden
B: She went home reluctantly.
B: SICH-MIT-ETWAS-ABFINDEN3B
B: NACH-HAUSE1
B: [MG]
B: That night, she called the boarding school and asked how I was.
B: VORNE1^*
B: dann
B: ABEND2
B: abend
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: ANRUFEN1*
B: anruf
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: und
B: wie gehts
B: WIE-GEHTS1*
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: “Oh, she is already fast asleep”, my educator said.
B: ERZIEHUNG1A*
B: erzieher
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: DER-DIE-DAS1*
B: die
B: schläft
B: SCHLAFEN1A
B: LASSEN1*
B: “She is good and happy.”
B: LIEB1B
B: lieb
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: FROH1
B: froh
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: My mother needn't worry.
B: mama
B: MAMA11*
B: LASSEN1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: BEREUEN1
B: schon
B: LASSEN1
B: NACHDENKEN1
B: LASSEN1
B: Hearing that, she was reassured.
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: OKAY1A*
B: okay
B: MUND-HALTEN1*
B: $GEST-KEIN-PROBLEM1^
B: I went home the next Friday.
B: SPÄTER10
B: freitag
B: FREITAG9
B: ICH1
B: HEIM6
B: heim
B: She set down the suitcases and sat me down in her lap to talk with me.
B: KOFFER1*
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: komm komm
B: $PROD*
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1
B: komm
B: $PROD*
B: ICH1*
B: $PROD*
B: UNTERHALTUNG2A
B: unterhalten
B: “So, how was it in school?”
B: WIE4A*
B: wie
B: WAR1
B: $INDEX1*
B: schule
B: SCHULE1C*
B: $INDEX1*
B: I told her about it.
B: ICH1
B: ERZÄHLEN3A*
B: erzähl
B: She asked me what I normally had for lunch.
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: AUCH3A*
B: auch
B: FRAGE1*
B: fragen
B: WAS1A*
B: was
B: ES-GIBT3*
B: gibt
B: mitagessen
B: MITTAG2
B: ESSEN1
B: REGELMÄSSIG1A*
B: Sometimes I had to think about it first and then I remembered and told her that we had bratwurst or schnitzel, for instance.
B: ICH2
B: ERZÄHLEN3A*
B: erzählt
B: ICH2
B: VERGESSEN1*
B: vergessen
B: SCHARF-NACHDENKEN1*
B: [MG]
B: EINFALLEN1*
B: ICH1
B: ERZÄHLEN3A
B: erz{ähle}
B: MAMA11*
B: [MG]
B: ES-GIBT3*
B: gibt
B: WURST1A
B: bratwurst
B: DANN1A
B: dann
B: SCHNITZEL2
B: schnitzel
B: My mother listened curiously.
B: MAMA11*
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: $GEST-ZUSTIMMUNG1^
B: And so we continued: Every Friday, I would sit in my mother's lap.
B: IMMER4B
B: immer
B: JEDE1B
B: jeden
B: FREITAG9
B: freitag
A: Does your mother know sign language?
A: FRAGE1*
A: frage
B: $PROD*
A: DEIN1
A: dein
A: MUTTER4
A: mutter
A: MIT1A*
A: mit
A: GEBÄRDEN1E
B: Yes, a little bit. She uses gestures and facial expressions.
B: BISSCHEN2A*
B: biss{chen}
A: KOMMUNIKATION1A
A: kommunikati{on}
B: $GEST^*
B: [MG]
A: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
A: Oh, ok.
B: WIE4A*
B: wie
B: $PROD*
B: [MG]
B: I understand everything my mother says.
B: ICH1
B: VERSTEHEN1
B: meistens
B: ALLES2
B: alles
B: VERSTEHEN1
B: verst{ehen}
B: AUF-PERSON1
B: mama
B: SPRECHEN4*
B: ICH1*
B: ALLES2
B: alles
B: VERSTEHEN1
B: verstehen
B: Every Friday I would sit in her lap.
B: DAMALS1*
B: damal{s}
B: JEDE1B*
B: jeden
B: FREITAG9
B: frei{tag}
B: $PROD*
A: Oh, how cute.
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: mama
A: SÜSS1
A: süß
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: We cuddled and snuggled for one or two hours.
B: STUNDE2B*
B: eine stun{de}
B: STUNDE2B*
B: zwei st{unden}
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: UMARMEN2*
B: schmusen
A: She must have really missed you.
B: AUCH3A*
B: STREICHELN1B^*
A: ANFÜHRUNGSZEICHEN2*
A: VERMISSEN1
A: vermissen
B: Yes, she really did.
B: AUF-PERSON1*
A: ANFÜHRUNGSZEICHEN2*
B: Yes, Mondays I would go back to school and return on Fridays. Then we cuddled.
B: ICH1
B: montag
B: MONTAG4A*
B: WEG-ENTFERNEN1C
B: BIS1
B: bis
B: FREITAG9
B: freitag
B: HEIM6*
B: heim
B: $INDEX1
B: mama
B: UMARMEN3
B: [MG]
B: We continued this until I grew to heavy.
B: BIS1
B: bi{s}
B: groß
B: ICH2
B: GROSS5A
B: SCHWER3*
B: schwer
B: NICHT-MEHR1A
B: nicht mehr
B: NICHT-MEHR1B*
B: Then we only sat opposite of each other and talked.
B: SITZEN1A*
B: UNTERHALTUNG2A
B: unterhal{ten}
B: She always put my dirty laundry in the washing machine first before I sat down in her lap.
B: $INDEX1*
B: mama
B: zuerst
B: ZUERST1A*
B: WERFEN1*
B: WASCHMASCHINE1B
B: waschmaschine
B: $PROD*
B: heraus
B: WERFEN1*
B: DRÜCKEN-MIT-DAUMEN3*
B: an an
B: FERTIG4
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: komm
B: $PROD*
B: SITZEN1A
B: I remember that we always did this.
B: ICH2
B: IMMER4A*
B: immer
B: ERINNERUNG3A
B: kind
B: FRÜHER1*
B: JUNGE1*
A: That's nice.
B: Yes.
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
A: SCHÖN1A
A: schön
B: JA2
B: I stayed in house number 3 in boarding school.
B: internat
B: INTERNAT1B
B: $INDEX1
B: HAUS1A
B: haus
B: drei
B: $NUM-EINER1A:3d
B: ICH1
B: $INDEX1
B: We were a mixed group.
B: MISCHEN2
B: gemischt
B: In the beginning, I wasn't sceptical about it at all. I didn't think about it too much.
B: ICH2
B: ANFANG1A*
B: anfang
B: NICHT5*
B: nicht
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: $INDEX1*
B: [MG]
B: OHNE1
B: LUFT3B*
B: ICH2*
B: ENTWICKELN2
B: Some time later, I noticed that two boys were being bullies.
B: BISSCHEN1B*
B: ein bisschen
B: SPÄTER10*
B: später
B: ICH1*
B: ich
B: MERKEN2
B: gemerkt
B: jungen
B: JUNGE5*
B: $INDEX1*
B: MOBBING1B
B: [MG]
B: They wanted to undress me with force but I fought back.
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: auf
B: AUSZIEHEN-UNTERKÖRPER1A*
B: ausziehen
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: ABWEHR1
B: That was no pleasant time for that short period.
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFSCHÜTTELN1^
B: WAR1*
B: war
B: SCHÖN3*
B: nicht schön
B: ICH1*
B: für mich
B: $INDEX1
B: $ORAL^
B: war
B: KURZ3A*
B: kurz
B: ZEIT9*
B: zeit
B: UNGEFÄHR2^*
B: After a year, they switched into house number 5 .
B: JAHR1B*
B: ein jahr
B: UM3A
B: um
B: $INDEX1*
B: wechsel
B: WECHSELN3A
B: UMZIEHEN2*
B: HAUS1A*
B: haus
B: $NUM-EINER1A:5
B: fünf
B: Somebody noticed that something was off about these two boys.
B: PHASE1C^*
B: [MG]
B: SAGEN1
B: NEIN1B*
B: ICH2*
B: BEREICH1A*
B: GEFÜHL3
B: gefühl
B: MEHR3*
B: mehr
B: MISSTRAUISCH1*
B: BEREICH1A*
B: JUNGE1
B: junge
B: MISSTRAUISCH1*
B: They appeared to endanger others with their aggression.
B: GEFÄHRLICH1D*
B: gefahr
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: gewalt
B: MISSTRAUISCH1*
B: GEWALT1*
B: ANGREIFEN1
B: an{griff}
B: NEIN1A
B: Hence I moved into house number 7 after two months.
B: MONAT1*
B: zwei monat
B: kurz
B: KURZ3A
B: VON-BIS1^
B: ICH1
B: ||UMZIEHEN1*
B: HAUS1A*
B: haus
B: $NUM-EINER1D:7d
B: sieben
B: Boys were always louder than girls.
B: OHRRING1A^
B: jungen
B: NEIN1A
B: SICH-BREIT-MACHEN1
B: LAUT1C^*
B: laut
B: mädel
B: MÄDCHEN2A*
B: ALLE1B
B: I felt more comfortable among the girls.
B: ICH2
B: WOHL1*
B: WIE-IMMER1*
B: [MG]
B: We were twelve girls in total in house number 5, no, in house number 7.
B: ICH2*
B: ZUSAMMEN7*
B: gemein{sam}
B: $NUM-TEEN1:2d
B: zwölf
B: mädel
B: MÄDCHEN2A*
B: WIR1B
B: HAUS1A*
B: haus
B: $NUM-EINER1A:5*
B: fünf
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFSCHÜTTELN1^
B: HAUS1A*
B: haus
B: $NUM-EINER1A:7d*
B: sieben
B: We were on the sixth floor with Mrs #Name3.
B: $NUM-EINER1A:5
B: fünf
B: STOCKWERK2A
B: stock
B: FRAU1A*
B: frau
B: #name3
A: Oh, yes, I know her.
A: $GEST-AUFMERKSAMKEIT1^
B: We stayed with Mrs. #Name3.
A: KENNEN1A*
A: kenn kenn kenn kenn
B: #name3
B: $INDEX1*
B: I felt really comfortable there.
B: ICH1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: ICH1
B: [MG]
B: WOHL1*
B: WIE-IMMER1*
B: [MG]
B: ENTWICKELN2
B: Then again, Mrs #Name3 was an amazing educator.
B: $INDEX1
B: aber
B: ICH1
B: wir{klich}
B: #name3
B: $INDEX1*
B: toll
B: TOLL1A*
B: AUF-PERSON1*
A: Yes, that's true.
B: ERZIEHUNG2B
B: erzieher
A: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
A: ja
B: WIRKLICH2
B: [MG]
B: She was good-natured but also strict.
A: STIMMT1A
A: stimmt
B: $INDEX1*
A: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
A: stimmt
B: AUCH3A*
B: auch
B: WEICHHERZIG2
B: gut
B: AUCH3A*
B: auch
B: STRENG2*
B: streng
B: She was amazing though.
B: ||ABER1*
B: TOLL1A*
B: toll
B: ||PERSON1^*
B: l{ehrer}
B: She always organized something special for us, for example for our birthdays.
B: $INDEX1*
B: ORGANISIEREN2A
B: [MG]
B: REGELMÄSSIG1B*
B: jeden
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: BESONDERS1A*
B: besonders
B: $LIST1:1of1d*
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: MACHEN3*
B: geburtstagsfeier
B: ||GEBURTSTAG20C
B: FEIERN1
B: She always did it very nicely.
B: $INDEX1*
B: GUT1*
B: gut
B: MACHEN3
B: gemacht
B: She put out a tablecloth, set the table and she put flowers and leaves around the spot of the birthday boy or girl.
B: TISCH2*
B: tisch
B: GUT1*
B: gut
B: DECKE-TISCH1*
B: tischdecke
B: TELLER1B
B: teller
B: LEGEN1A*
B: $PROD*
B: ABER1*
B: aber
B: ENDE1A*
B: ende
B: WER2
B: wer
B: geburtstagskind
B: FESTHALTEN2^*
B: GEBURTSTAG20C*
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: KIND1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: STUHL1A
B: stuhl
B: ALLES2*
B: $PROD*
B: blumen
B: BLATT3*
B: blätter
B: LEGEN1A*
B: There were candles inside the wreath.
B: KREIS1A*
B: kreis
B: RING2^*
B: kranz
B: $PROD*
B: kerzen
B: The number of candles indicated the age.
B: ALT2C*
B: NACH1
B: nach
B: älter
B: ALT8B
B: $INDEX1*
B: wie viel
B: WIE-VIEL5
B: $PROD*
B: $INDEX1
B: She also put out some candy around it.
B: UND5
B: und
B: TISCH1
B: tisch
B: SÜSS2*
B: bonbon
B: LEGEN1A*
B: SCHLUSS1
B: First, I had to stay in my room on my birthday while the other kids helped setting the table.
B: ABER1*
B: aber
B: SELBST1A*
B: selbst
B: geburtstagskind
B: KIND1^*
B: KIND1*
B: muss
B: MUSS1*
B: DRAUSSEN1*
B: ZIMMER1B*
B: zimmer
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: bleiben
A: Oh, so you weren't allowed to see anything.
B: KIND2*
B: kinder
A: SCHAUEN1
A: schau
B: vorbereit
A: NICHT3A
A: ni{cht}
B: VORBEREITUNG2
B: WIMMELN1*
B: HELFEN1*
B: helfen helfen
B: FERTIG3A*
B: fertig
B: Then some kids, who I was allowed to appoint before hand, picked me up from my room.
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: darf
B: DARF1
B: ICH1*
B: AUSWAHL1D
B: auswählen
B: WER3
B: wer
B: PERSON1*
B: ICH1
B: ETWAS-LIEBEN1
B: [MG]
A: And everyone sat there nicely at the table.
B: PERSON1*
A: ETWAS-LIEBEN1
A: [MG]
A: SITZEN2*
B: KOMMEN2*
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: mich
B: ICH1*
B: ABHOLEN1*
B: abholen
B: JA1A*
B: Then we started.
B: $INDEX1*
B: LOS-START1
B: los
B: The two kids picked up the birthday child from his or her room and carried it on a chair to the table.
B: $NUM-EINER1A:2d
B: zwei
B: LAUFEN8*
B: laufen
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: $INDEX1*
B: zimmer
B: ABHOLEN1*
B: abholen
B: ICH1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: ABHOLEN1*
B: holen
B: $PROD*
B: UND-DANN2
B: dann
B: $PROD*
B: hoch
A: So cute.
A: SÜSS1
A: süß
B: Then all of us lifted up the chair as many times as the age of the birthday child.
B: DANN1A*
B: dann
B: $PROD*
B: hoch hoch
B: ACHTUNG1A^*
B: NACH1*
B: WIE-VIEL5*
B: alter
B: $INDEX1*
B: ICH1
B: $PROD*
B: Once we were done with that, we sat down and ate. Afterwards, they started congratulating. No, sorry, it was the other way around.
B: FERTIG1B
B: DANN1A
B: dann
B: GRATULIEREN1B*
B: $ORAL^
B: erst
B: ABENDBROT1*
B: abendbrot
B: FERTIG1B
B: DANN5*
B: dann
B: ICH1
B: GRATULIEREN1B
B: gratulier
B: NEIN1A*
B: nein
B: FALSCH1*
B: fal{sch}
B: ICH1
B: UMGEKEHRT1
B: um
B: First they congratulated the birthday child and then we ate together.
B: GRATULIEREN1A
B: gratulieren
B: FERTIG1A
B: DANN7
B: dann
B: [MG]
B: ALLE1B*
B: ESSEN1*
B: FERTIG1B
B: After that we went to the table with the presents on it.
B: $PROD*
B: $INDEX1*
B: TISCH1*
B: tisch
B: geschenk
B: GESCHENK2*
B: LEGEN2*
B: $INDEX1*
B: Mrs. #Name3 forced everyone of us to draw a picture or give some candy to put on the table.
B: $INDEX1*
B: jede
B: $INDEX1*
B: ERZIEHUNG1A*
B: frau #name3
B: STRENG2
B: $INDEX1*
B: jeder
B: MUSS1
B: muss
B: MALEN4A*
B: malen
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: ODER4B
B: oder
B: KLEIN11*
B: klein
B: VIERECK2^*
B: BONBON-$KANDIDAT-FRA27^
B: bonbon
B: ODER4B
B: oder
B: SCHENKEN1*
B: AUF1B*
B: au{f}
B: tisch
B: TISCH1
B: $INDEX1*
B: You weren't allowed to not do it. Everyone had to do something.
B: $NUM-EINER1A:1d
B: ein
B: LASSEN1*
B: [MG]
B: NEIN1A
B: MUSS1
B: muss
B: ALLE2D*
B: alle
B: It was mandatory. There were no exceptions made.
B: SEHR6*
B: [MG]
B: $INDEX4
B: aber
B: PFLICHT5
B: [MG]
B: $INDEX1
B: AUSGLEICH2
B: ausgleich
B: But they also got a present from the other kids in return.
B: WECHSELN5
B: UM12*
B: um um um
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: And she put up a real Christmas tree for Christmas.
B: AUCH3A*
B: auch
B: NADELBAUM2^
B: weihnachten
B: IST2*
B: war
B: weihnachtsbaum
B: TANNE1*
B: STAMM1A*
B: With candles, no, with little lights. Candles are too dangerous.
B: KERZE2A*
B: LAMPE1A*
B: lampe
B: MIT1A*
B: mit
B: KERZE2A
B: kerze
B: NEIN1B
B: GEFÄHRLICH1D*
B: gefahr
B: It was decorated with Christmas lights.
B: LAMPE1A*
B: lampe
B: $PROD*
B: $GEST-KEIN-PROBLEM1^*
B: They put gifts underneath the tree just like they would at home.
B: $INDEX1*
B: $PROD*
B: LEGEN1A*
B: gesch{enke}
B: WIE7B*
B: wie
B: zu hause
B: ZUHAUSE2
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: She decorated everything very homely, so everyone would feel at home.
B: $INDEX1*
B: MACHEN2
B: mach
B: WIE4A*
B: wie
B: ZUHAUSE2
B: zu haus
B: ALLE1B
B: alle
B: WOHL1*
B: wohlfühlen
B: WIE4A*
B: wie
B: zu hause
B: ZUHAUSE2
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: For Fasching, every room, including the kitchen, the dining room, the living room as well as the halls, was decorated with streamers along the ceiling.
B: AUCH3A*
B: au{ch}
B: FASCHING1*
B: fasch{ing}
B: $INDEX1*
B: überall
B: VON2*
B: von
B: BEREICH1A*
B: KÜCHE3A*
B: küche
B: esszimmer
B: ESSEN2*
B: BEREICH1A*
B: $INDEX1*
B: BEREICH1A
B: wohnzimmer
B: $INDEX1*
B: bis
B: BRÜCKE4^*
B: flur
B: $PROD*
A: Right, we did the same thing.
A: STIMMT1B
A: stimmt
B: $PROD*
B: band
B: $PROD*
B: [MG]
A: DASSELBE3*
A: dasselbe
B: $INDEX1*
B: schla{nge}
B: luftschlange
B: LUFT1*
B: ROLLEN1B^*
A: STIMMT1B
A: [MG]
B: Everyone made their own handcrafted streamers.
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFSCHÜTTELN1^
B: aber
B: KLEBEN2B*
B: BASTELN1A*
B: ALLE1A
B: alle
B: HABEN1*
B: hab
A: Right, everything was handcrafted.
B: BASTELN1A
B: basteln
A: SELBST1A*
A: selb{st}
A: BASTELN1A
A: basteln
A: $PROD*
A: [MG]
B: From here to there, everything was decorated with the long streamers.
B: $PROD*
B: alle
B: ALLE2B*
B: ALLES2*
B: $INDEX1*
B: voll
B: Whenever I would walk along underneath it, it made me feel all warm inside. It was so beautiful.
B: ICH1*
B: GEHEN2A*
B: GEFÜHL4A
B: SCHÖN3*
B: schön
B: They even painted the windows with finger paint or something like that.
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: SCHREIBEN1F^*
B: malen
B: fensterglas
B: FENSTER1*
B: FENSTER6*
B: GLAS1A*
B: $PROD*
B: NAME5*
B: name
B: [MG]
B: ICH1*
B: $GEST-NM-SCHULTERZUCKEN1^
B: $PROD*
B: SAUBER-MACHEN7B^
B: It was nice.
B: SCHÖN1A
B: schön
B: And for Easter, we made a basket which we could fill with sweets.
B: OSTERN1D
B: ostern
B: AUCH3A*
B: auch
B: ALLE1B
B: alle
A: Yes, first we made them and then they were hidden in the meadow and we had to find them.
A: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
A: auch
B: BASTELN1A
B: basteln
B: KORB4A
A: basteln
A: BASTELN1B
A: KORB4A*
B: $INDEX1*
A: MUSS1*
B: WERFEN1*
A: UND2A
A: und
A: DU1^*
A: auch
B: Yes, they were hidden and we searched.
B: VERSTECKEN1A*
B: verstecken verstecken
A: DRAUSSEN1
A: auf
A: WIESE4*
A: wiese
A: VERSTECKEN1A
A: versteckt
B: SUCHEN1
B: suchen
A: SUCHEN1
A: suchen
B: It was a blast.
A: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
A: such
B: SCHÖN1A
B: schön
B: ZEIT1
B: zeit
B: We played games on a rotating basis from seven, seven thirty until eight o'clock every Wednesday night.
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: REGELMÄSSIG1A
B: jeden
B: MITTWOCH10
B: mittwoch
B: WECHSELN3A*
B: abwechselnd
B: NUR2A*
B: ABEND2
B: abend
B: $INDEX1*
B: $ORAL^
B: von
B: $NUM-EINER1A:7d*
B: sie{ben}
B: HALB1B*
B: halb
B: $NUM-EINER1A:8d*
B: a{cht}
B: BIS1*
B: bis
B: $NUM-EINER1A:8d
B: acht
B: PHASE3*
B: ALLE1B
B: SPIELEN2
B: spielen
B: We had this game called ghost where everyone had to hide. One person was the ghost and had to look for us, catch us and then run away.
B: GESPENST1*
B: gespenst
B: ALLE1B
B: alle
B: VERSTECKEN1A*
B: versteck
B: $INDEX1*
B: da
B: AUF1B^*
B: fangen
B: [MG]
B: SCHLAGEN10*
B: $PROD*
B: ÜBERFALL1^
B: $PROD*
A: So cute! That was your favorite game.
B: SCHICKEN1*
B: #name3en
A: SÜSS1*
A: süß
B: DREHEN8^*
B: spiel
A: DU1*
B: We did this every Wednesday. We took turns between playing this game and having pillow fights.
A: STAMM4B
A: stamm
B: REGELMÄSSIG1A
B: jeden
A: GEHÖREN1^*
B: $ORAL^
B: mittwoch
B: ABWECHSLUNG1*
B: abwechselnd
B: $INDEX1*
B: SCHLAGEN1*
B: kopf
B: kopfkissen
B: KOPF1A*
B: KISSEN1*
B: SCHLAGEN10*
B: schlagen
B: WIR1A*
B: I didn't really like that game because I injured myself regularly.
B: $ORAL^
B: aber
B: $INDEX1*
B: KISSEN1*
B: kopfkissen
B: MÖGEN4
B: ni{cht}
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: $INDEX1*
B: OFT1A
B: oft
B: verletzt
B: ICH1
B: VERLETZUNG1A
B: I hit my foot on a couple of objects which was really painful.
B: LAUFEN9D*
B: [MG]
B: GEGEN2^*
B: FUSS2*
B: fuß
A: Yes, I know how that feels.
B: $PROD*
A: $GEST-AUFMERKSAMKEIT1^
A: [MG]
A: KENNEN1A*
A: kenn
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
A: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: But I liked the ghost game. It was really good and exciting.
B: $INDEX1*
B: aber
B: $INDEX1*
B: GESPENST1*
B: gespen{st}
B: SPASS1*
B: spa{ß}
B: ICH1
B: AUFREGEN1*
B: aufgeregt
B: GUT1
B: gut
B: It was great.
B: $ORAL^
B: war schön
B: We always had a great time at boarding school.
B: ICH1*
B: ERFAHREN1A*
B: er{fahrung}
B: SCHÖN1A
B: schön
B: ZEIT1
B: zeit
B: internat
B: INTERNAT1A
B: $INDEX1*
B: ICH1
B: SCHÖN1B
B: schön
B: PHASE1A*
B: All through Hauptschule [lower secondary education], everything went really well until I went to the Realschule [type of secondary school in Germany].
B: PHASE1A*
B: bis zu
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: realschule
B: SCHULE1C*
B: EINTRETEN1A*
B: ACHTUNG1A^*
B: hauptschule
B: UNIVERSITÄT2^*
B: ICH1
B: PHASE1A
B: [MG]
B: ICH1*
B: ENTWICKELN2
B: When I went to Realschule, we had a lot of homework to do and new things to learn.
B: $INDEX1*
B: realschule
B: EINTRETEN1A
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-ÜBERLEGEN1^*
B: $INDEX1*
B: VIEL5*
B: viel
B: LERNEN1*
B: lernen
B: $ORAL^
B: wie
B: HAUSAUFGABE1*
B: hausaufgaben
B: VIEL1A
B: viel
B: hausaufgaben
B: HAUSAUFGABE1*
B: LESEN1C*
B: I used to read and study a lot at night.
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: LESEN1C
B: lesen
B: LERNEN5*
B: REGELMÄSSIG1A
B: abends
B: ICH2*
B: BÜFFELN1
B: lernen
B: Towards the end of that time, the kids were really loud while they were playing.
B: $INDEX1*
B: SCHLUSS2B*
B: zum schluss
B: $INDEX1*
B: LAUT1A*
B: KIND2*
B: kinder
B: $PROD*
B: [MG]
B: LAUFEN9D*
B: That annoyed me and made me nervous.
B: ICH1*
B: STÖRUNG1A
B: störung
B: ICH1
B: auch
B: NERVÖS1A*
B: “Shush! Be quiet!”
B: STILL2
B: [MG]
B: LASSEN1*
B: I retreated to my room and closed the door to be able to study in peace.
B: ICH1
B: $INDEX1
B: ICH1
B: DANN1A*
B: dann
B: ZIMMER1B*
B: MEIN1
B: ZIMMER1B*
B: zimmer
B: $INDEX1
B: ||TÜR-ZU1*
B: tür zu
B: RUHE1
B: ruhe
B: ICH1*
B: BÜFFELN1
B: lernen
B: But I was interrupted again and again. That was so annoying.
B: STÖRUNG1A
B: [MG] stören
B: $GEST-WÜTEND1^
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: My grades were good, more or less.
B: ICH2*
B: aber
B: NUR2A*
B: nur
B: MITTELMÄSSIG1*
B: [MG]
B: I complained to my mother but at that time, all of the taxi spots were already taken, so I had to wait. [At boarding schools for the deaf, it used to be common that single children commuted by taxi instead of taking the bus if they were the only children in their area.]
B: BIS1
B: bis
B: ICH1*
B: KLAGEN-LEID1
B: klage
B: MAMA11
B: mama
B: $INDEX1
B: a
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-ÜBERLEGEN1^*
B: VIERECK2^*
B: taxi
B: ICH1*
B: HIN-UND-HER1
B: voll
B: VOLL1*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: WARTEN1C*
B: [MG]
B: When #Name4 left, only then was there an opening of a free spot.
B: $NUM-EINER1A:1d
B: ein
B: PERSON1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: #name4
B: WEG-ENTFERNEN1C*
B: entlassen
B: $INDEX1*
B: FREI1
B: frei
B: Thereafter I informed them that I wanted the spot.
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: ICH1*
B: I was relieved when I got the spot.
B: $INDEX1*
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: EINSTELLEN-ARBEIT1A*
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: ERLEICHTERT2
B: That was after my confirmation. From that day forward, I commuted every day.
B: ICH1
B: KONFIRMATION1
B: konfirmation
B: vorbei
B: VORBEI2B
B: DANACH2A*
B: ICH1
B: EINSTELLUNG3*
B: HIN-UND-HER1*
B: JEDE1A*
B: jeden
B: HIN-UND-HER1
B: daheim
B: It was pleasantly quiet at home.
B: ICH1*
B: WOHL1
B: DORT1*
B: zu hause
B: RUHE1*
B: ruh
B: Nobody interrupted me by stomping around or trying to get my attention.
B: NICHT1^
B: manchmal
B: ||LOBEN1^*
B: [MG]
B: $PROD*
B: [MG]
B: NIEMAND1
B: niemand
B: I was able to focus and as a result my grades in school improved gradually.
B: ICH2*
B: RUHE1
B: ruh
B: KONZENTRIEREN1*
B: konzentra{tion}
B: ICH2*
B: SCHÖN5*
B: toll
B: SEHEN1
B: VIEL1A*
B: MASS-SAGITTAL2B^
B: besser
B: $ORAL^
B: als
B: SCHRITT1*
B: schritt
B: MASS-SAGITTAL2B^*
B: besser besser besser
B: During my time in school, I was at the Realschule but I also hung out with a couple of students from the Hauptschule.
B: schule
B: SCHULE1B
B: BEREICH1A*
B: realschule
B: REALSCHULE1
B: ICH1
B: UNIVERSITÄT2^*
B: haupt{schule}
B: BEREICH1A*
B: GRUPPE1A*
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: $NUM-EINER1A:6d*
B: s{echs}
B: GRUPPE1A*
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^*
B: dann
B: In the Realschule we used sign language and we were very active.
B: ICH1
B: realschule
B: WECHSELN3A*
B: BEREICH1A
B: GEBÄRDEN1G
B: [MG]
B: AKTIV2*
B: [MG]
B: We experienced a lot of amazing things.
B: ICH1*
B: viel
B: VIEL5*
B: ICH1
B: erlebnis
B: ERLEBNIS1A*
B: ENTWICKELN2*
B: SEHR6
B: [MG]
B: There were a couple of love affairs and painful separations, oh yes.
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: VERLIEBEN1*
B: verliebt
B: TRENNEN4A^
B: manchmal
B: WEINEN1*
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: It was a great time.
B: ICH1*
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: war
B: SCHÖN1B
B: au{ch} schön
B: ZEIT1
B: zeit
B: PHASE1A*
B: Those are pleasant memories of my school time for me.
B: ICH1
B: ERINNERUNG2*
B: erinnern
B: schön
B: SCHÖN1A*
B: GEFALLEN1
B: schulzeit
B: SCHULE1A
B: FERTIG4
B: SCHÖN5*
B: toll
B: Everyone cried at graduation. It was bad.
B: ENTLASSEN1
B: entlassen
B: ALLE1A
B: alle
B: WEINEN2
B: [MG]
B: SCHLIMM3A*
B: schlimm
B: ALLE1A
B: alle
B: WEINEN2*
B: SCHLIMM3B*
B: schlimm
B: It was so sad.
B: TRAURIG2
B: [MG]
B: At home I told my mother that I wanted to go back. It really surprised her.
B: NACH-HAUSE2
B: zu hause
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-NM^
B: BESCHEID1A
B: ZURÜCK1A*
B: zurück
B: ZURÜCK1A*
B: zurück
A: Yes, I felt exactly the same.
B: MAMA11*
B: [MG]
A: DASSELBE3*
A: selbe selbe
B: $GEST-NM^
B: ZURÜCK1A*
B: zurück
A: AUCH3A*
B: ICH2
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: I pushed through the pain and after a couple of weeks I felt better.
B: AUSHALTEN1A
B: [MG]
B: EINIGE1
B: ein paar
B: WOCHE2*
B: wochen
B: AUFLÖSUNG1A
B: [MG]
B: Then I started my apprenticeship which was a whole new experience for me, interacting with hearing people.
B: DANN1A
B: dann
B: ausbild
B: BILDUNG1*
B: EINSTELLUNG3*
B: NEU1A
B: neu
B: ANFANG1A
B: anfang
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-NM^
B: hörend
B: HÖREND1B
B: EINGANG2A*
B: I was used to the lively interactions between deaf people and now I had to endure the communication with hearing people.
B: TAUB-GEHÖRLOS1A*
B: gehörl{os}
B: WIMMELN1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: HÖREND1A
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: KOMMUNIKATION1A
B: kommunikation
B: $GEST-NM^
B: AUSHALTEN1A
B: Whenever I didn't understand something, I had to ask one of the hearing people to write it down for me.
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: [MG]
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: NICHT3A*
B: nicht
B: VERSTEHEN1
B: verstehen
B: SCHREIBEN1A
B: schreiben
B: HIN-UND-HER1*
B: We got used to each other after some time though.
B: FORTSCHRITT2
B: langsam
B: gewohnheit
B: VERSTEHEN1^*
B: BEIDE2A*
B: We got used to eachother and they knew my voice and used some gestures and learned signs and so the communication got better.
B: $INDEX1*
B: gewohnheit
B: GEWOHNHEIT2
B: BEIDE2A*
B: $INDEX1*
B: SEHEN-AUF3^*
B: KENNEN1A
B: kennen
B: MEIN1*
B: STIMME1*
B: stimme
B: BEGREIFEN1*
B: BISSCHEN2A*
B: bis{schen}
B: GEBÄRDEN1A*
B: ZEICHEN1A*
B: zeich{nen}
B: bis{schen}
B: BISSCHEN2A
B: DAZU1*
B: KLAPPT1
B: klappt
B: KOMMUNIKATION1A
B: kommun{ikation}
B: KLAPPT1*
B: klapp klapp klapp
B: The master craftswoman who trained me was hard to lip-read from, though.
B: nur
B: NUR1
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: meister
B: MEISTER1
B: $INDEX1
B: FRAU1A
B: frau
B: $INDEX1*
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: UNTERRICHTEN1
B: [MG]
B: AUCH3A
B: $INDEX1*
B: ORAL1*
B: oral
B: ICH1*
B: SEHR6
B: [MG]
B: ablesen
B: SPRECHEN1A*
B: ABLESEN1*
B: SEHR6*
B: SCHWER1B
B: schwer
B: It was really exhausting to constantly read from her lips.
B: ICH1
B: SEHEN-AUF2^*
B: KONZENTRIEREN1*
B: konzent{rieren}
B: SEHEN-AUF2^*
B: ANSTRENGEND3
B: anstrengend
B: ICH1
B: She tried though. And every now and again she would write something down for me, so my apprenticeship worked out pretty well.
B: $INDEX1*
B: trotzdem
B: SCHREIBEN1A*
B: MÜHE1
B: mühe
B: SCHREIBEN1A*
B: KLAPPT1*
B: klappt klappt klappt
B: ENTWICKELN1A
B: BILDUNG1*
B: ausbildung
B: ENTWICKELN1A
B: I passed my final exam after all.
B: BIS1
B: bis
B: abschlussprüfung
B: ABSCHLUSS1
B: PRÜFEN1*
B: NOCH5
B: noch
B: ICH2*
B: SCHAFFEN1A
B: geschafft
B: I take my hat off to her for that.
B: $INDEX1*
B: HUT-AB1*
B: AUF-PERSON1
B: TOLL1A*
B: $ORAL^
B: gut
B: But my final exam was awful because I was really sick that day.
A: Amazing!
B: aber
B: $ORAL^
A: SUPER4
A: super
B: $INDEX1*
B: abschlussprüfung
B: ABSCHLUSS1
B: PRÜFEN1*
B: war schlimm
B: SCHLIMM3A*
B: ICH1
B: AKTIV1^*
B: schwer
B: KRANK1
B: krank
B: ICH1
A: You poor thing!
A: ARMER1*
A: [MG]
B: I passed the written exam in Friedberg without any problems.
B: ICH1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: SCHRIFTLICH1B
B: schriftlich
B: $INDEX1*
B: FRIEDBERG1
B: friedberg
B: NICHT3B*
B: PROBLEM2A
B: problem
B: NICHT3B*
B: bestanden
B: BESTEHEN1
B: ||FERTIG4
B: BEISEITE1B
B: Next up was the practical exam during the summer, in July.
B: $INDEX-ORAL1
B: dann
B: PRAKTISCH2
B: praktisch
B: DANN7*
B: ICH2*
B: SPÄTER10
B: JULI6A*
B: juli
B: SOMMER1
B: sommer
B: juli
B: JULI6A
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: I played squash the day before.
B: $INDEX1*
B: da
B: $INDEX1*
B: $NUM-EINER1A:1d
B: ein
B: VOR1D
B: davor
B: SQUASH1*
B: squash
B: ICH1*
B: TRAINING1*
B: SPIELEN2*
B: spielen
B: $PROD*
B: I already didn't feel good then. I didn't know what was wrong with me.
B: KÖRPER1^*
B: schlecht
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: WAS1B
B: was {ist} los
B: ICH2*
B: WISSEN2A*
B: weiß
B: WAS1B
B: MEIN1*
B: SEHR6
B: [MG]
B: I wasn't able to stand anymore.
B: $ORAL^
B: wie
B: ICH2*
B: KANN1*
B: kann nicht
B: STEHEN1
B: stehen
B: kann nicht mehr
B: KANN1*
B: ICH2
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: I was asked to sit down. I was supposed to take it easy and take care of myself because my final exam was the following morning and that was important.
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: LIEBER1*
B: lieber
B: sitzen
B: SITZEN1A*
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: LIEBER1*
B: lieber
B: AUFHÖREN3A*
B: aufhören
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: MORGEN1B*
B: morgen
B: $INDEX1*
B: abschlussprüfung
B: ABSCHLUSS2
B: PRÜFEN1*
B: WICHTIG1
B: wichtig
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: ICH2*
B: STIMMT1B
B: [MG]
B: ICH2*
B: [MG]
B: AUFHÖREN3A
B: SCHLUSS1
B: $GEST-NM^
B: [MG]
B: I still didn't feel good.
B: AUSHALTEN1A*
B: [MG]
B: BESCHEID1A
B: ICH2
B: SCHLECHT2*
B: noch schlechter
B: $INDEX1*
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: Then I went home and lay down.
B: ICH2*
B: HEIM6*
B: heim
B: $GEST-KEIN-PROBLEM1^
B: SCHLAFEN2B*
B: I felt even worse the next morning. I was barely able to walk, only in a hunched position.
B: MORGEN1A*
B: morgen
B: FRÜH2*
B: früh
B: AUFSTEHEN1*
B: auf
B: ICH2*
B: LASSEN1*
B: noch
B: SCHLIMM3B
B: schlimmer
B: GEHEN2B*
B: geh
B: KANN1*
B: BÜCKEN-SICH1
B: {ge}bück{t}
B: LAUFEN8
B: I was surprised to feel severe pain in my lower abdomen.
B: was {ist} los
B: WAS3*
B: WAS1B*
B: $INDEX1*
B: SCHLIMM3A*
B: WO1B*
B: wo
B: SCHMERZ3
B: schmerz
B: GENAU1*
B: genau
B: UNTERLEIB1
B: [MG]
B: WUNDERN1
B: [MG]
B: I forced myself to go to my final exam.
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: [MG]
B: ICH2*
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN1*
B: AUSHALTEN1A
B: ICH1
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN1*
B: PRÜFEN1*
B: prüf
B: The master craftswoman opened the door and asked me what was wrong but I didn't know either.
B: MEIN1*
B: MEISTER1
B: meister
B: TÜR-AUF2
B: tür auf
B: GUTEN-MORGEN1
B: guten morgen
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: WAS1B*
B: was {ist} los
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-NM-SCHULTERZUCKEN1^
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-NM^
B: She reminded me of the exam.
B: ACHTUNG1A^
B: heute
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: prüfung
B: “Yes, I know, there is nothing I can do.”
B: ICH2*
B: ich
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: ich hab
B: ICH2*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: She let me in and asked me to sit.
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: komm
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN1*
B: SITZEN1A*
B: sitz
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: She came back after a short time and asked me whether I really wanted to do the exam or not.
B: ZUERST1A*
B: $PROD*
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: WOLLEN7
B: willst
B: DU1
B: du
B: MUSS1A^*
B: PRÜFUNG3
B: prüfung
B: MACHEN2
B: machen
B: DU1*
B: willst du
B: “Yes, I do!”
B: ICH2*
B: $GEST^*
B: ja
B: She was surprised at that and left again.
B: $GEST-NM^
B: WUNDERN1
B: $PROD*
B: There was even a man from the chamber of industry and commerce present. He was shocked as well.
B: SCHLAGEN1^*
B: k{ammer}
B: INDUSTRIE4*
B: industrie
B: handelkammer
B: HANDLUNG5
B: SCHLAGEN1^*
B: KOMMEN2*
B: $INDEX1*
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: SEHEN-AUF2*
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-SICH-AN-DIE-STIRN-TIPPEN1^
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-NM^
B: He, too, asked me if I really wanted to take the exam.
B: DU1
B: $INDEX1*
B: NOCHMAL2B
B: noch mal
B: FRAGE1*
B: WOLLEN7
B: willst
B: DU1*
B: du
B: WIRKLICH2*
B: “Yes, I do.”
B: ICH1
B: $GEST^*
B: ja
B: WOLLEN5
B: will
B: He said, “Well, ok then”, and left to get the exam sheet for the four-hour-exam.
B: OKAY1A*
B: okay
B: HÄNDE-WEG1^
B: $PROD*
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: aufgaben
B: GEBEN1*
B: AUFGABE1B*
B: HEFT1A*
B: GEBEN1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: FÜR1*
B: für
B: STUNDE2A*
B: vier stunden
B: GEBEN-FESTHALTEN1A*
B: After I’d read the task, I pinned a bit sheet of paper to the drawing board.
B: ICH1
B: $INDEX1*
B: OKAY1A*
B: gut
B: ICH1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: $PROD*
B: blatt
B: ICH2*
B: $PROD*
B: I drew my plan by the steps of the task. I followed the program step by step.
B: $INDEX1
B: ZEICHEN2*
B: zeichnen
B: ICH2*
B: und
B: SCHAUEN2*
B: schauen
B: PROGRAMM1B*
B: programm
B: FOLGEN1B*
B: folgen
B: $INDEX1*
B: ICH2*
B: ZEICHEN2*
B: I felt really sick and started to cry an hour into the exam.
B: SPÄTER4*
B: STUNDE2B*
B: zw{ei}
B: STUNDE2B*
B: eine stunde
B: SPÄTER10
B: später
B: ICH1*
B: SCHLECHT-ÜBEL1B*
B: schlecht
B: WEINEN1*
B: weinen
B: The master craftswoman came up to me and asked, “Are you not able to finish it?”
B: $INDEX1*
B: MEISTER1
B: meister
B: $PROD*
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: SCHAFFEN1A
B: schaffen
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: “I'm in pain.”
B: ICH1
B: SCHMERZ3*
B: tut weh
B: “You're in pain?”
B: SCHMERZ3*||$GEST-OFF^*
B: tut weh
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: “Ok, come with me.”
B: komm
B: LASSEN1*
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: $PROD*
B: She took me to the company doctor downstairs and he examined me.
B: FIRMA1B
B: firma
B: DA1
B: da
B: UM-DIE-ECKE1*
B: ARZT1
B: arzt
B: DA1
B: da
B: $INDEX1*
B: MITBRINGEN2*
B: ZEIGEN1A*
B: z{eigen}
B: SCHMERZ3*
B: schmerzen
B: WO1B*
B: The physician's assistant told me to lay down on the couch and I was given a pill.
B: DANN7
B: ARZT1*
B: arzt
B: HELFEN1*
B: helfen
B: $INDEX1*
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1
B: komm
B: LEGEN2*
B: hinlegen
B: ICH2*
B: LEGEN2*
B: hinge{legt}
B: tablette
B: TABLETTE1*
B: WERFEN1^
B: $GEST-KEIN-PROBLEM1^*
B: I quickly fell asleep while the physician's assistant gently stroked my hand.
B: ICH1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: STREICHELN1B*
B: streichen
B: ICH2
B: EINSCHLAFEN1*
B: K-O-SEIN1*
B: schlaf
B: When someone tapped me on the arm an hour later, I woke up startled.
B: NACH1
B: nach
B: STUNDE2B*
B: eine stunde
B: SPÄTER10*
B: später
B: ICH2*
B: $INDEX1*
B: BERÜHREN1^*
B: ICH1
B: WACH1*
B: wach
B: SCHRECK1*
B: erschrocken
B: ICH1
B: My parents were standing in front of me.
B: SEHEN-AUF2*
B: [MG]
B: MEIN1*
B: mein
B: eltern
B: ELTERN7*
B: $PROD*
B: $PROD
B: [MG]
B: ICH1*
B: SEHEN-AUF1
B: [MG]
B: They asked me what was wrong me.
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: aber
B: WAS1B
B: was {ist} los
B: “I don't know.”
B: ICH2*
B: $GEST-ICH-WEISS-NICHT1^*
B: weiß nicht
B: ICH2*
B: “Do you want to get up?”
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: ICH2*
B: WOLLEN7
B: willst
B: DU1*
B: du
B: PROBE3B*
B: probieren
B: AUFSTEHEN2*
B: aufstehen
B: I tried to get up.
B: ICH1*
B: JA2
B: ja
B: ICH1
B: PROBE3B
B: probieren
B: AUFSTEHEN1*
B: aufstehen
B: ICH2*
B: ich
B: I felt a little bit better.
B: SCHAFFEN1A
B: schaff
B: besser
B: BESSER1*
B: KÖRPER1^
B: “Better?”, they asked.
B: SAGEN1
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: besser
B: BESSER1*
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: “I want to take the exam!”, I said.
B: ICH2
B: WOLLEN5*
B: will
B: prüfung
B: PRÜFEN1*
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN1*
B: “You really want to take the exam?”, my mother asked.
B: MAMA11*
B: m{ama}
B: $GEST-NM^
B: [MG]
B: WOLLEN7
B: willst
B: DU1
B: du
B: The master craftswoman was surprised.
B: MEISTER1
B: meister
B: $GEST-NM^*
B: [MG]
B: “Yes, I want to do it!”
B: ICH1
B: $ORAL^
B: will
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN1*
B: will will
B: She agreed, and I was allowed to go back in.
B: $GEST-NM^
B: $GEST-NM-SCHULTERZUCKEN1^
B: [MG]
B: okay
B: OKAY1A*
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: ICH2*
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: $PROD*
B: ACHTUNG1A^*
B: gut
B: $GEST-KEIN-PROBLEM1^
B: I said goodbye to my parents. They wished me luck.
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFSCHÜTTELN1^
B: WISSEN2B
B: ICH1
B: mama
B: TSCHÜSS2B*
B: tschüss
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: TSCHÜSS1*
B: tschüss
B: VATER7*
B: va{ter}
B: DAUMEN-DRÜCKEN1*
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: I drew more plans with my new found energy.
B: ICH1*
B: WEITER1A
B: weiter
B: ZEICHEN2*
B: [MG]
B: AKTIV2
B: ZEICHEN2*
B: Some time later, I was done with the first task.
B: RUND-UM-DIE-UHR5*
B: bis
B: $INDEX1*
B: ERSTENS1B*
B: erste
B: AUFGABE1A*
B: aufgabe
B: FERTIG4
B: fertig
B: $GEST-KEIN-PROBLEM1^
B: I sat down because I was so relieved and exhausted.
B: ICH2*
B: $GEST-NM^
B: $ORAL^
B: dann
B: ERSCHÖPFUNG3
B: [MG]
B: The master craftswoman came and said, “Impressive. You've completed every task. Are you sure of everything?”
B: $PROD*
B: SUPER2*
B: ALLES2
B: all
B: geschafft
B: SCHAFFEN1A*
B: FERTIG4
B: $INDEX1*
B: DU1*
B: SICHER1*
B: sicher
B: “Yes, I am sure. Everything is fine!”
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: ICH2*
B: SICHER1*
B: sicher
B: $GEST-KEIN-PROBLEM1^
B: ja
B: $GEST-KEIN-PROBLEM1^
B: ja
B: GUT1*
B: gut
B: ALLES2*
B: [MG]
B: The master craftswoman put the plans I drew away.
B: [MG]
B: AUFRÄUMEN1*
B: FALTEN1A^*
B: ZUR-SEITE-SCHIEBEN1*
B: “Now rest a little.”
B: $INDEX1*
B: jetzt
B: ICH1*
B: JETZT1
B: pause
B: PAUSE1*
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: PAUSE1
B: pause
B: “Your parents are downstairs, too.”
B: DEIN1*
B: dei{ne}
B: ELTERN7
B: eltern
B: NOCH5
B: noch
B: UNTEN1*
B: unten
B: “What!? My parents are still here?”
B: MEIN1*
B: mei{ne}
B: ELTERN7
B: eltern
B: MEIN1*
B: DA1*
B: noch da
B: “Yes, they are waiting for you.”
B: WARTEN3
B: warten
B: DU1*
B: auf dich
B: “Alright. Okay.”
B: ICH1
B: SCHAUEN2*
B: ach so
B: OKAY1A
B: okay
B: ICH1*
B: So I went downstairs.
B: AUCH3A
B: ICH1
B: $ORAL^
B: okay
B: AUCH3A
B: ICH1
B: GEHEN2A*
B: My mother asked me how the test went.
B: $INDEX1*
B: mama
B: MAMA11*
B: $INDEX1*
B: $GEST^*
B: “I did it!”
B: ICH1
B: SCHAFFEN1C
B: schaffen
B: “The first task is complete.”
B: $NUM-ORD1:1d*
B: erste
B: AUFGABE3A
B: aufgabe
B: FERTIG3A*
B: fertig
B: “Good. Let's go to the cafeteria and eat something.”
B: GUT1
B: gut
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1
B: komm
B: ICH1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: kantine
B: KANTINE2
B: DORTHIN-GEHEN1*
B: We went there and sat down.
B: ICH1
B: GEHEN2A*
B: SITZEN1A
B: $GEST^*
B: My mother brought me something to eat.
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: HOLEN1A*
B: holen
B: LEGEN1B*
B: I ate but I felt worse and worse.
B: ICH1
B: ESSEN2
B: essen
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: BEFINDEN1*
B: $ORAL^
B: noch
B: SCHLECHT2*
B: schlecht
B: I started crying.
B: ICH1*
B: WEINEN1*
B: [MG]
B: My father looked around to see if other people in the cafeteria saw me. It was very crowded.
B: VATER7*
B: vater
B: IN-BEDRÄNGNIS-SEIN2*
B: $ORAL^
B: warum
B: $PROD*
B: KANTINE2
B: kantine
B: $PROD*
B: viele leute
B: A couple of people looked over but my father didn't care.
B: ALLE2A^*
B: leute
B: WUNDERN1
B: VATER7*
B: vat{er}
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: He took me to the car and told me that I should try to lie down.
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: komm
B: MITNEHMEN1*
B: GEHEN2A*
B: $INDEX1*
B: im
B: AUTO1*
B: auto
B: LIEGEN2*
B: VATER7*
B: vat{er}
B: hinlegen
B: $GEST^*
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: FERTIG4*
B: ICH2*
B: FLACH1^*
B: hinlegen
B: My father didn't know what to do and waited until the master craftswoman and the man from the chamber of industry and commerce arrived.
B: VATER7*
B: vater
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: WARTEN1A*
B: $INDEX1*
B: MEISTER1
B: meister
B: SCHLAGEN1^*
B: ka{mmer}
B: INDUSTRIE4*
B: industrie
B: SCHLAGEN1^*
B: handelkammer
B: $PROD*
B: He didn't know what to do.
B: $GEST-AUFMERKSAMKEIT1^
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: [MG]
B: They asked me if I could continue.
B: $INDEX1*
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: FRAGE1*
B: frage
B: WAS1B*
B: {w}as
B: “No, I can't do it anymore!”, I replied.
B: ICH1
B: SCHAFFEN1A*
B: schaff
B: NICHT3B*
B: nicht
B: The man from the chamber of industry and commerce thought about it and then proposed something.
B: $GEST-NM^
B: BERUHIGEN3*
B: okay
B: $INDEX1*
B: INDUSTRIE4^*
B: i-h-k
B: ÜBERLEGEN3
B: überlegen
B: $GEST-AUFMERKSAMKEIT1^
B: VORSCHLAG1A
B: vorschlag
B: “Listen. This is my proposal.”
B: $INDEX1*
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: ICH1
B: VORSCHLAG1A*
B: vorschlag
B: ACHTUNG1A^*
B: “You finished the first task in four hours.”
B: DU1*
B: du
B: HEUTE1*
B: heute
B: $NUM-EINER1A:1d
B: ein
B: aufgabe
B: AUFGABE1A*
B: VORSCHLAG1A*
B: AUFGABE1A
B: SCHON1A
B: ERLEDIGEN1A
B: erledigt
B: STUNDE2A*
B: vier stunden
B: $INDEX1*
B: fertig
B: FERTIG2*
B: FERTIG4
B: “Technically, you were supposed to work eight hours today and another four tomorrow.”
B: DU1*
B: du
B: NORMALERWEISE1*
B: normalerweise
B: ZUSAMMEN2A
B: zusammen
B: HEUTE1
B: heute
B: STUNDE2B*
B: acht stund
B: MORGEN1A
B: morgen
B: STUNDE2B*
B: vier stunden
B: “I suggest that you work four hours today instead and work for eight hours tomorrow. What do you think?”
B: ICH1*
B: VORSCHLAG1A
B: vorschlag
B: HEUTE1
B: heute
B: WECHSELN5*
B: tausch
B: HEUTE1
B: heute
B: STUNDE2A*
B: vier stunden
B: fertig
B: FERTIG1A
B: BEISEITE1B*
B: MORGEN1A
B: morgen
B: DU1*
B: STUNDE2C*
B: acht stunden
B: DU1*
B: WOLLEN7
B: willst
B: DU1
B: du
B: “Yes, I hope that I feel better tomorrow.”
B: ICH1
B: JA3B*
B: ja ja
B: ICH1
B: HOFFEN1A*
B: hoffe
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: BESSER1*
B: besser
B: “Okay, I'll be back tomorrow. Bye”, he said and left.
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: OKAY1A
B: okay
B: MORGEN1B
B: morgen
B: ICH1*
B: KOMMEN1*
B: komme wieder
B: NEIN3B^*
B: alles klar
B: GUT6*
B: gut
B: TSCHÜSS1*
B: tschüss
B: NACH-HAUSE1*
B: My father started the car and drove me to the doctor as soon as they left.
B: VATER7*
B: vater
B: SCHLUSS1*
B: [MG]
B: ANMACHEN1||$PROD*
B: [MG]
B: RASEN-SCHNELL1*
B: AUTO-FAHREN2*
B: [MG]
B: NACH-ORT1*
B: ARZT1
B: arzt
B: BESUCHEN1A*
B: They let me see the doctor really quickly even though there were other patients waiting in the waiting room.
B: BESCHEID1A
B: $INDEX1*
B: ARZT1
B: arzt
B: $INDEX1*
B: SCHNELL2
B: schnell
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: $PROD*
B: $ORAL^
B: wie
B: ANDERS2*
B: ander
B: LEUTE2
B: leute
B: $GEST^*
B: warten
B: WARTEN3
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: RAUM1D*
B: NEIN3B^*
B: LASSEN1
B: lassen
B: WICHTIG1
B: wichtig
B: AUF-PERSON1^*
B: KOMMEN-AUFFORDERN1*
B: komm
B: $PROD*
B: The doctor examined me. After my parents told him about my exam, he sighed sympathetically and he gave me a prescription for some strong medication.
B: NEIN3B^*
B: $INDEX1*
B: SEHEN-AUF3^
B: untersu{chen}
B: $INDEX-ORAL1
B: mama
B: ERZÄHLEN4*
B: erzählen
B: HEUTE1
B: heute
B: abschlussprüfung
B: ABSCHLUSS2*
B: PRÜFEN1*
B: PRÜFEN1
B: MUTTER2*
B: ARZT1*
B: arzt
B: $GEST-NM^
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: MOMENT3
B: ICH2
B: ich
B: $INDEX4
B: gebe
B: STARK2A
B: starke
B: TABLETTE4*
B: tablette
B: NEIN3B^
B: aus
B: He gave my mother the prescription.
B: NOTIEREN1*
B: GEBEN-FESTHALTEN1A*
B: $INDEX1
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: FERTIG4*
B: gut
B: My father was driving very fast. I asked him to slow down.
B: AUTO-FAHREN2*
B: [MG]
B: schnell
B: SCHNELL3A
B: HIN1
B: VATER7
B: v{ater} fährt
B: TEMPO2*
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-AUFMERKSAMKEIT1^
B: He didn't even think about it. He just wanted to get me home as fast as possible.
B: NICHT3B
B: SCHNELL2
B: schnell
B: RICHTUNG3^
B: nach hause
B: ICH1*
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: HEIM6
B: heim
B: As soon as we got home my mother took me straight to bed. She also prepared a hot pillow for me.
B: MAMA11*
B: mama
B: SOFORT2B*
B: sofort
B: SCHICKEN1*
B: bett
B: NEIN3B^*
B: VIEL1A*
B: ABDECKEN1*
B: WARM1A*
B: warm
B: HEISS1
B: heiß
B: VIERECK1^*
B: [MG]
B: HEIZUNG1
B: I was so hot and sweated like crazy. After all, it was July, but my mother told me to stay in bed.
B: ICH1
B: SCHWITZEN4
B: so warm
B: $INDEX1
B: JULI6A
B: ju{li}
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: ICH2
B: SCHWITZEN4*
B: so warm
B: NEIN1A*
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: SCHLUSS1
B: WARM1A*
B: BLEIBEN2
B: warm
B: She prepared some food for me and wanted to feed me.
B: ESSEN2*
B: essen
B: GEBEN1*
B: ICH1
B: FÜTTERN1*
B: [MG]
B: “Mother, stop hovering me!”
B: ICH1
B: $GEST^
B: mama ich brauche ruhe
B: SCHLUSS1
B: I needed to rest.
B: ICH2
B: WOLLEN8*
B: will
B: RUHE1
B: ruhe
B: Then I stayed in bed all evening, rested and slept it off.
B: DANN1B
B: ABEND2*
B: BETT1B
B: bett
B: FRÜH4*
B: früh
B: BLEIBEN2*
B: bett
B: RUHE1*
B: ru{he}
B: SCHLAFEN1A*
B: My father woke me up the next morning because he wanted to drive me to the company.
B: FRÜH2
B: mor{gen} früh
B: VATER7*
B: vater
B: AUFWECKEN1
B: weck{e}n
B: FÜR1*
B: für
B: BRINGEN1A
B: bringen
B: He asked me how I felt.
B: $GEST-AUFMERKSAMKEIT1^*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: I already felt much better.
B: ICH1
B: AUFSTEHEN1*
B: aufsteh
B: WOHL1*
B: [MG]
B: BESSER1*
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: [MG]
B: VOLL-IN-ORDNUNG1
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: My father was happy to hear that and went downstairs to prepare some breakfast for me.
B: VATER7*
B: PRIMA1*
B: prima
B: VATER7*
B: vater
B: SCHNELL2
B: schnell
B: KOMMEN1*
B: unten
B: FRÜHSTÜCK2
B: frühstück
B: LEGEN1A*
B: VORBEREITUNG2
B: LEGEN1A*
B: FÜR1*
B: fü{r}
B: I went downstairs and ate breakfast.
B: ICH1
B: GEHEN2A*
B: $INDEX1*
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: ESSEN2*
B: Then my father drove me to work and I went inside.
B: VATER7*
B: vater
B: AUTO-FAHREN2*
B: [MG]
B: BRINGEN1A
B: brin{gen}
B: ICH1
B: GEHEN2A
B: The master craftswoman looked at me in surprise and asked, “Well?”
B: $INDEX1
B: meister
B: MAMA11*
B: TÜR-AUF2
B: $GEST-NM^*
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: und
B: “Yes, everything's fine.”
B: ICH2
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: [MG]
B: “Okay then, come in!”
B: $GEST-NM-KOPFNICKEN1^
B: [MG]
B: HERKOMMEN1*
B: komm
B: She gave me the tasks and I eagerly started to work.
B: ICH1
B: [MG]
B: DANN7*
B: dann
B: LOS-START2*
B: lo{s}
B: GEBEN-FESTHALTEN3^*
B: ICH1
B: SICH-DIE-HÄNDE-REIBEN1^
B: I worked on the different tasks until I finished everything. Then I turned everything in.
B: WEITER1A*
B: weiter
B: BIS1
B: bis
B: FERTIG1B
B: ALLE1A*
B: alles
B: FERTIG2*
B: fer{tig}
B: ABGEBEN1
B: FERTIG4
B: “Done? Did you finish everything?”, the man from the chamber of industry and commerce asked. I affirmed it.
B: FERTIG1A
B: SCHAFFEN1C*
B: geschafft
B: SCHLAGEN1^*
B: ka{mmer}
B: INDUSTRIE4*
B: industrie
B: ARBEITEN3^*
B: hand{elskammer}
B: ARBEITEN3^*
B: hand{elskammer}
B: handelskammer
B: HANDLUNG5
B: SCHLAGEN1^
B: $INDEX1
B: SAGEN1^*
B: TOLL1A*
B: toll
B: FERTIG4*
B: I waited while he was checking my work.
B: $INDEX1
B: [MG]
B: PRÜFEN1
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^*
B: ICH2
B: $PROD*
B: All of my colleagues said that it was unbelievable.
B: ALLE2A*
B: alle
B: SAGEN1*
B: unmö{glich}
B: MÖGLICH1*
B: AUF-PERSON1
B: All of my colleagues were surprised at me.
B: DESHALB1
B: MEIN1*
B: mein
B: ALLE1A*
B: alles
B: ALLE1A*
B: KOLLEGE1A
B: kollege
B: ALLE2A*
B: WUNDERN1
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: “It's impossible. How did you do it?”
B: MÖGLICH1*
B: unmö{glich}
B: DU1
B: du
B: wie schaffst du
B: WIE-FRAGE-VERGLEICH1*
B: SCHAFFEN1A*
B: DU1
B: “That isn’t normal.”
B: BLÖD1^
B: nic{ht}
B: DU1
B: normal
B: “You really pushed through. Wow.”
B: DOCH1A
B: doch
B: DURCH1B*
B: durch
B: MUSKEL3^*
B: [MG]
B: DU1*
B: Yes, I have a thick skin.
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: DICKES-FELL1
B: JA1A
B: ja
B: ICH1
B: Some time later, the man from the chamber of industry and commerce came back.
B: WARTEN1C
B: KOMMEN2*
B: He was really funny. He offered me tiny pieces of paper to draw from.
B: LUSTIG1*
B: lus{tig}
B: AUF-PERSON1*
B: MERKWÜRDIG1^*
B: ZETTEL2*
B: zettel
B: ABGEBEN3B*
B: I looked at him confused. What was I supposed to do? He asked me to pick a piece of paper. I thought it was odd, but oh well.
B: ICH2
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: $INDEX1*
B: [MG]
B: $NUM-EINER1A:1d
B: ein
B: AUSSUCHEN1*
B: aus{suchen}
B: AUSSUCHEN1*
B: aus{suchen}
B: GEHÖREN1^
B: was
B: meinen
B: MEINUNG1A
B: GEHÖREN1^
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^*
B: I drew a piece of paper which had a C written on it. But then he took that piece away and gave me one with a B drawn on it instead. [The grade system in Germany is based on the numbers one through six, with one being the highest and six the lowest score one can achieve.]
B: ICH2
B: OKAY1A*
B: okay
B: AUSSUCHEN1*
B: $INDEX1
B: $NUM-EINER1A:3d
B: drei
B: NEIN1B*
B: [MG]
B: GEBEN-FESTHALTEN1A*
B: $INDEX1
B: $NUM-EINER1A:2d*
B: "What now? B?, I asked.
B: ICH1
B: WAS1B*
B: was
B: $NUM-EINER1A:2d
B: zwei
B: “You have a B. Congratulations!”, he told me.
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: du
B: $NUM-EINER1A:2d
B: zwei
B: KLATSCHEN1*
B: klatsch
B: glückwunsch
B: SCHÜTTELN-HAND1B^*
B: ICH2
B: SCHÜTTELN-HAND1B^*
B: [MG]
B: A B?
B: $NUM-EINER1A:2d
B: schon zwei
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: [MG]
B: Just like that?
B: [MG]
B: BANAL1
B: FERTIG1B
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: I was so relieved.
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: [MG]
B: ERLEICHTERT2
B: [MG]
B: The master craftswoman approached me and she was really relieved.
B: KOMMEN3*
B: MEISTER2A
B: meister
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-HAND-AUF-BRUST1^
B: [MG]
B: “I can't believe it! My God, and with a B even. So good! Unbelievable.”
B: unglaublich
B: $GEST-OH-MEIN-GOTT1^*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: DU1*
B: du
B: KOPFSCHMERZEN2A^
B: wahnsinn
B: DU1*
B: NUR2B*
B: nur
B: $NUM-EINER1A:2d
B: zwei
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: GUT1*
B: noch gut
B: $GEST^
B: unglaublich
B: I laughed.
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: LACHEN1
B: Finally she told me, “You better go home now!” I gladly made my way home.
B: FERTIG1A
B: DU1*
B: du
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^*
B: darf
B: ICH1
B: WOHL1
B: NACH-HAUSE1
B: On my way back, I felt worse again.
B: SPÄTER5*
B: später
B: ICH2
B: SCHLECHT2*
B: That's why I took a full week for sick leave afterwards to rest. After that I went back to work.
B: LIEBER1
B: lieber
B: WOCHE1B*
B: ein{e} wo{che}
B: SCHONEN1
B: schonen
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: KRANKSCHREIBEN1B
B: krankschreiben
B: SCHONEN1
B: $ORAL^
B: dann
B: PHASE1B^*
B: wieder
B: normal
B: NORMAL1
B: AB1C*
A: Great.
A: TOLL1A*
A: toll
B: That was the worst experience during my apprenticeship.
B: $INDEX1*
B: SCHLIMM3A*
B: schlimmer
B: erlebnis
B: ERLEBNIS1A
B: ICH1*
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: SO1A*
B: so
B: BILDUNG1*
B: ausbildung
B: $INDEX1
B: SEHR7^*
B: After I finished my apprenticeship I stayed in the company.
B: UND6*
B: und
B: NACH1*
B: nach
B: BILDUNG1
B: ausbildung
B: FERTIG2*
B: ICH1
B: FIRMA1B*
B: firma
B: GEHÖREN1^
B: ICH1
B: BLEIBEN1
B: [MG]
B: GEHÖREN1^*
B: bleib
B: ICH1
B: AB1C*
B: ab
B: GEHÖREN1^
B: bleib
B: STIMMT1^*
B: I transfered to another department.
B: $GEST-ÜBERLEGEN1^*
B: ABTEILUNG2B
B: abteilung
B: umzug
B: UM2A*
B: UMZIEHEN1*
B: I didn't work with my old colleagues anymore but with others who I didn't get along with as well as with the others.
B: ICH1
B: BEREICH1E^*
B: kollege
B: NICHT-MEHR1A
B: nicht mehr
B: UM2C^
B: ander
B: KOLLEGE1A*
B: kollege
B: ICH1
B: [MG]
B: UNGEFÄHR1^
B: ICH1
B: UNGEFÄHR1^
B: I didn't feel as comfortable in the new department either. It was the electronics department which I don't like very much.
B: $INDEX1*
B: elektro
B: ELEKTRO1
B: GEHÖREN1^*
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: GESCHMACK1
B: NEIN1B*
B: I prefer the department for engineering.
B: MÖGEN4
B: ICH1
B: maschine{n}bau
B: MASCHINE2B
B: ABLAUF1^
B: gern
B: GERN1
B: RICHTUNG3*
B: Therefore I transferred to another department where I felt more comfortable.
B: $INDEX1*
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: [MG]
B: UMZIEHEN1*
B: [MG]
B: $INDEX1*
B: wohl
B: WOHL1
B: GEBIET1*
B: RICHTIG1A*
B: richtig
B: The communication was complicated.
B: ABER1*
B: a{ber}
B: kommunikation
B: KOMMUNIKATION1A
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: I didn't know anything about interpreters back then.
B: ICH2*
B: aber
B: FRÜHER2
B: früher
B: KEINE-AHNUNG1
B: keine ahnung
B: ES-GIBT3*
B: gib
B: DOLMETSCHER1
B: dolmetsch
B: WAS1B^
B: ES-GIBT3
B: gi{bt}
B: ICH2
B: KEINE-AHNUNG1^
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: I needed a lot of patience for the communication with the hearing world because hearing people only used gestures to communicate.
B: ICH2*
B: GEDULD1B
B: [MG]
B: HÖREND1A
B: hör{end}
B: WELT1
B: wel{t}
B: ALLE1B
B: kommunikation
B: KOMMUNIKATION1A
B: $INDEX1
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: GESTIK1*
B: ICH1
B: GEDULD1A*
B: [MG]
B: It was really exhausting to lip-read all the time.
B: WAHRNEHMUNG1*
B: [MG]
B: ICH1*
B: ich
B: anstreng{end}
B: ANSTRENGEND3
B: WAHRNEHMUNG1*
B: And so it continued.
B: ABLAUF2^*
B: I was employed at this company for a long time, around eleven years.
B: $GEST-ÜBERLEGEN1^
B: LANG-ZEIT2*
B: lan{g}
B: BLEIBEN1*
B: UNGEFÄHR2*
B: ungefähr
B: $NUM-TEEN2B:1d
B: elf
B: JAHR1B
B: jah{r}
B: $INDEX1*
B: dann
B: Then I got pregnant.
B: SCHWANGER1A*
B: ICH1
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: SCHWANGER2*
B: schwa{nger}
B: I stayed home on maternity leave for three years.
B: WEG-FORT1^
B: zu hause
B: JAHR1B*
B: drei jahre
B: ZUHAUSE2*
B: mutterschutz
B: MUTTER5*
B: SCHUTZ1A*
B: When I wanted to return to work they told me apologetically that they were reducing the staff.
B: FERTIG1A
B: ICH2*
B: ZURÜCK1A*
B: wieder zurück
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: PERSONAL1*
B: personal
B: WENIGER-WERDEN3A*
B: They increasingly worked with computers and since I lacked computer skills, I wasn't reemployed.
B: WEIL1
B: weil
B: ICH1
B: ich
B: KANN2A*
B: kann nicht
B: COMPUTER2
B: computer
B: $INDEX1
B: MEHR3*
B: mehr mehr
B: COMPUTER2
B: computer
B: In addition to that, they didn't know anything about funding opportunities for deaf people.
B: IHR-PLURAL1A
B: AUCH3A
B: auch
B: KEINE-AHNUNG1
B: keine ahnung
B: WIE-FRAGE1*
B: wie
B: TAUB-GEHÖRLOS1A
B: UMGEHEN1*
B: umgang
B: DANN8
B: dann
B: FINANZIERUNG1*
B: finanz
B: FÖRDERN1B*
B: berufsförd{erung} beförderung
B: ES-GIBT3
B: gibt
B: $INDEX1
B: IHR-PLURAL1A
B: KEINE-AHNUNG1
B: keine ahnung
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: I didn't know anything about that either.
B: SELBST1A
B: selbst
B: AUCH3A*
B: auch
B: ICH1
B: keine ahnung
B: KEINE-AHNUNG1
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: If I had known about it, I would have pointed that out to them.
B: FERTIG2*
B: ICH1
B: EINFALLEN1
B: ICH1
B: WISSEN2A
B: weiß
B: erfahrung
B: ERFAHREN1A
B: ERFAHRUNG6B*
B: ICH1
B: BESCHEID1A
B: Sadly, I didn't.
B: ICH2*
B: SELBST1A
B: selbe
B: KEINE-AHNUNG1
B: [MG]
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: Anyhow.
B: DANN7*
B: dann
B: So I stayed home, though they did give me a compensation.
B: ICH1
B: ZUHAUSE2*
B: zu hause
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: aber
B: abfindung
B: ABFINDUNG1
B: BEKOMMEN3*
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: I was really frustrated.
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: SAUER3
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^*
B: After I had been unemployed for four months, I heard about the Vocational Advancement Service in Bad Vilbel.
B: $NUM-EINER1A:4
B: vier
B: MONAT1
B: monat
B: arbeitslos
B: ARBEITEN1
B: $WORTTEIL-LOS3
B: SPÄTER10
B: MUSS1A^*
B: doch
B: ERFAHREN1A
B: $INDEX1*
B: RETTUNG1
B: $INDEX1*
B: berufsförderungswerk
B: BERUF1A
B: FÖRDERN1B*
B: $ALPHA1:W
B: IN1*
B: in
B: bad vilbel
B: $WORTTEIL-BAD1*
B: $INDEX1*
B: ICH1*
B: ES-GIBT3
B: gib
B: So I went there and was informed about the different possibilities there were, which I didn't know anything about before.
B: ICH1
B: EINSTEIGEN1
B: $INDEX1
B: DANN1A*
B: erfahrung
B: ERFAHRUNG6C*
B: $INDEX1*
B: SO3*
B: so
B: ES-GIBT3*||AUFZÄHLEN1C
B: gib gib gib
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: ach so
B: ICH1
B: WISSEN-NICHT2
B: nicht gewusst
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: $GEST-ABWINKEN1^
B: Half a year later, I got an employment agreement at the company which I am currently employed at.
B: DANN7
B: dann
B: ICH1
B: ARBEITEN1*
B: ICH1
B: [MG]
B: EINTRETEN1A^*
B: ABLAUF2^
B: HALB1B
B: halb
B: DANACH1A^*
B: jahr
B: arbeitsvertrag
B: ARBEITEN1
B: VERTRAG1A*
B: ICH1
B: $INDEX1*
B: ANDERS1*
B: ander
B: FIRMA1B
B: firma
B: ICH1
B: ARBEITEN1*
B: arbeit
B: BEKOMMEN3*
B: STELLE-ORT1B
B: stelle
B: BEKOMMEN3
B: bekomm
B: I was so happy about the fact that I could stay in my field of profession.
B: WOHL1
B: BERUF1A*
B: beruf
B: $GEST-RUHIG-BLEIBEN1^*
B: blei{ben}
B: EINSTELLEN-ARBEIT1A*
B: [MG]
B: $INDEX1*
B: ABLAUF1A
B: I informed them about the different funding opportunities.
B: $INDEX1
B: ICH1
B: [MG]
B: BESCHEID1A*
B: info info
B: ICH1
B: ERFAHREN1A
B: erfah{ren}
B: ES-GIBT1
B: gib
B: $INDEX1*
B: $INDEX1
B: Everything has been going smoothly ever since. I feel really comfortable there, too.
B: JETZT1
B: ALLE2A*
B: VORBEI4
B: vorbei
B: WOHL1
B: wohl
B: ICH1
B: And they also used interpreters at the team meetings and the work meetings. An interpreter was at the last team meeting, too.
B: $INDEX1
B: DOLMETSCHER1
B: dolmetscher
B: REGELMÄSSIG1B
B: TEAM1B*
B: team
B: BESPRECHEN1
B: besprechung
B: $INDEX1
B: DOLMETSCHER1
B: dolmetscher
B: EINSETZEN1A*
B: EBEN-ZEIT1
B: BETRIEB1A
B: betrieb
B: GRUPPE3A^
B: versammlung
B: GEBEN3A^*
B: DOLMETSCHER1
B: dolmetsch
B: WAR1
B: war
B: DA1
B: da
B: I really like it that way. I catch everything that is going on.
B: ICH1
B: richtig
B: KÖRPER1^*
B: RICHTIG1A*
B: VIEL1A*
B: viel
B: ERFAHRUNG6C*
B: erfahr
B: VIEL1A*
B: viel
B: GENAU1*
B: genau
B: I even went to a seminar with my colleagues.
B: kollegen
B: ||KOLLEGE1B*
B: WIR1A*
B: FERTIG1A
B: fertig
B: ZUSAMMEN3A*
B: zusammen
B: KOLLEGE1A*
B: ko{llege}
B: kollegenseminar
B: KOLLEGE1B*
B: SEMINAR2
B: ICH2
B: NACH-ORT1*
B: ENDE1^*
B: ICH1*
B: Now they know a little sign language, too.
B: $INDEX1
B: KANN2A
B: kann
B: BISSCHEN2A
B: bisschen
B: GEBÄRDEN1A
B: kann
B: KANN2A
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: ICH2*
B: $GEST-OFF^*
B: Because I need a certain level of communication in my profession, it's a lot easier for me to follow everything in sign language rather than using the oral method.
B: FERTIG4*
B: MEIN1
B: beruf
B: BERUF1A
B: $INDEX1
B: MEHR1*
B: KOMMUNIKATION1A
B: ko{mmunikation}
B: SO1A*
B: so
B: ICH2*
B: MEHR1*
B: lieber
B: ENDE1^
B: MEIN1*
B: LEICHT1*
B: leicht
B: [MG]
B: $INDEX1
B: GEBÄRDEN1A*
B: KANN2A
B: kann
B: WAHRNEHMUNG1*
B: ICH1
B: BESSER2
B: besser
B: $GEST-OFF^
B: ALS1*
B: als
B: ORAL1
B: oral
B: I just don't understand as much there.
B: ICH1
B: ZUSCHAUEN2
B: [MG]
B: FALSCH1*
B: falsch
B: VERSTEHEN1*
B: NEIN1B*
B: Now everything goes smoothly by using gestures and sign language.
B: $INDEX1
B: BERUF1A
B: beruf
B: SEHR-VIEL1^*
B: LIEBER1
B: lieber
B: ICH2*
B: GEBÄRDEN1G*
B: BISSCHEN2A
B: GESTIK1*
B: [MG]
B: ICH1
B: WAHRNEHMUNG1*
B: PRIMA2
B: perfekt
B: I am really content with my job.
B: ICH1
B: ZUFRIEDEN4*
B: zufrieden
B: ICH1
B: MEIN1*
B: mein
B: beruf
B: BERUF1A*
B: WEG2A
B: And the communication has improved a lot.
B: UNSER2*
B: HIER1
B: hier
B: VIEL1A*
B: viel
B: BESSER1*
B: besser
B: BIS-HEUTE1A^
B: anfangs
B: UNGEFÄHR2^
B: [MG]
B: This way it's great.
B: hier
B: HIER1*
B: WOHL1*
B: RICHTIG1B*
B: NEIN3B^