(しゅわ)

sign language

(ならう)

To learn; to take lessons in

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(にほん)

Japan

(て)

hand

(ゆび)

finger

(つかう)

to use

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(ことば)

words, language

(みみ)

ear

(きこえる)

to be audible, to hear

(し)

city

(まち)

town

(きょうしつ)

classroom; class, workshop

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(くる)

to come

(わかい)

young

(こども)

child

(べんきょうする)

to study

(しごと)

work, job

(いく)

to go

(かいしゃ)

company

(なか)

inside

(ところ)

place

(みせ)

shop, store

(きゃく)

Customer; guest

(えき)

station

(びょういん)

hospital

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(てれび)

television, TV

(いんたーねっと)

Internet

(みる)

to see, watch

(きかい)

opportunity; chance

(おおい)

many

(おしえる)

to teach

(どうが)

video; moving image

(にんき)

popularity

(かんたん)

simple, easy

(あいさつ)

greeting

(うれしい)

happy; glad

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

and then ~ (te-form linking)

The te-form links successive actions in one sentence. 置いて connects placing the clothes with comparing their temperature, and 考えて connects thinking with choosing.

negative form: does not ~, will not ~

The plain negative 出ない in the headline and the polite negative 出ません in the article both say that Ohtani will not appear in the game.

after ~

Noun + のあとに marks the time after an event. 仕事のあとに教室へ行く shows when these learners attend their sign-language class.

because of, due to

Indicates a reason or cause. More formal than から or ので. Can follow nouns (の + ため) or plain-form verbs/adjectives.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

to form / come into being

Here 台風ができました means a typhoon formed (came into existence).

手話を習う人が増えている

More and more people are learning sign language

手話を習う人が日本で増えています。

The number of people learning sign language is increasing in Japan.

手話は手や指を使って話す言葉です。

Sign language is a language that is spoken using the hands and fingers.

耳が聞こえない人が使います。

People who cannot hear use it.

市や町の教室に、たくさんの人が来ます。

Many people come to the classes held by cities and towns.

若い人や子どもも勉強しています。

Young people and children are studying it too.

仕事のあとに教室へ行く人もいます。

Some people go to a class after work.

会社の中で手話を習うところもあります。

There are also companies where employees learn sign language at work.

店で耳が聞こえないお客さんと話すためです。

This is so that they can talk with customers who cannot hear at the shop.

駅や病院でも手話を使う人が必要です。

People who can use sign language are needed at stations and hospitals as well.

テレビやインターネットで手話を見る機会が多くなりました。

There are now more chances to see sign language on TV and on the internet.

手話を教える動画は人気があります。

Videos that teach sign language are popular.

教室で習った人は「かんたんなあいさつができて、うれしい」と話しています。

One person who took a class said, "I'm happy that I can now do simple greetings."