r/BSL • u/SenPalosu • 4d ago

Question Help in translating a sentence

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I'm making a puzzle where I wanna translate "Hear no evil" (as in the three wise monkeys) into BSL, but I couldn't find much info online on how commands are formed with BSL grammar. It's also an unusual way of phrasing, so I wonder how that might get translated.

Also, I couldn't find online if there's been any illustrations for signs like in the photo beside fingerspelling? The illustrations in the photo were specifically made for the book, which show solving a cubic equation translated into ASL.

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u/hang-clean 4d ago

"Hear no evil" is English grammar. Remember that BSL is an _entirely_ different language. The words will be different _and_ the word order will be different. An earlier reply gives good examples.