Nice to Meet You

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Nice to Meet You
Airdate	October 1, 2007
Season	2
Episode	1
Previous	Welcome to School
Next	Happy Birthday to You

Nice to Meet You is a Signing Time! episode from season two.

Characters

• Rachel
• Alex
• Leah
• Hopkins

Synopsis

Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach signs and phrases that viewers can use to meet and greet new friends.

Learning Modules

1. ABC Time!
2. Counting Time!

Songs

Note: This is based on the album's track list.

1. Signing Time! Theme Song
2. Nice to Meet You, Part 1
3. Nice to Meet You, Part 2
4. ABC Song
5. Nice to Meet You, Part 3
6. Nice to Meet You, Part 4
7. Counting Song
8. Nice to Meet You

Summary

English

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. "Signing Time! Theme Song" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for "My name is...", "What is your name?", old, and new. "Nice to Meet You, Part 1" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for "Nice to meet you.", alike, different, and friend. "Nice to Meet You, Part 2" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's ABC time. "ABC Song" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for "How are you?" and fine. "Nice to Meet You, Part 3" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for stay, fun, and "See you later.". "Nice to Meet You, Part 4" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's counting time. "Counting Song" is played.

Rachel waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "Nice to Meet You" is played.

Spanish

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. "Signing Time! Theme Song" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for "Me llamo...", "¿Cuál es su nombre?", antigua, and nuevo. "Nice to Meet You, Part 1" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for "Encantada de conocerte.", similar, diferente, and amigo. "Nice to Meet You, Part 2" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's ABC time. "ABC Song" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for "¿Cómo estás?" and multa. "Nice to Meet You, Part 3" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for quédate, divertido, and "Te veo luego.". "Nice to Meet You, Part 4" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's counting time. "Counting Song" is played.

Rachel waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "Nice to Meet You" is played.

Words in Spanish

1. Me llamo... - My name is...
2. ¿Cuál es su nombre? - What is your name?
3. antigua - old
4. nuevo - new
5. Encantada de conocerte. - Nice to meet you.
6. similar - alike
7. diferente - different
8. amigo - friend
9. ¿Cómo estás? - How are you?
10. multa - fine
11. quédate - stay
12. divertido - fun
13. Te veo luego. - See you later.

Trivia

• This is the first episode to feature a 2007-present different font style.
• Camera crew members can be seen during the ABC Song.
• This is the 1st episode of Season 2.
• Alphabet and Counting are reused in "Practice Time: ABCs" and "Practice Time: 123s".
• This is the 14th episode of the series.
• The song "I'd Love to Read a Book" would later be used in "Happy Birthday to You".
• The uppercase letters are: E, I, K, L, M, and Y.
• In "ABC Time!", this is the only episode that contains uppercase letters.
• This is the 3rd episode to listen to farm animal sounds.
• This is the 1st episode to premiere in October 2007.
• This is the 14th appearance of Rachel Coleman.
• This is the 14th appearance of Alex and Leah.
• This is the 11th appearance of Hopkins the Frog.
• The DVD Menu and end credits playing in the background is the Nice to Meet You song.
• The Signing Time! Theme Song, Nice to Meet You, ABC Song, and Counting Song songs of this episode were featured in the Series 2 CD album.

Gallery

My name is. Sign my: It’s a flat hand on your chest. My. Name: Your first two fingers tap the top of your other two fingers. They make a shape like an X. Sometimes you write your name by an X. Name. My name is. Then, you can say or sign your name. My name is Rachel!

What is your name? Sign what. Put both hands palm up in front of you. What. Your. It's just like the sign for my but it pushes toward the other person. Your. Name. Sign the X. What is your name? What’s your name?

Old. It’s like you’re showing the beard of an old man. Try it. Old.

New. With a cupped hand, scoop something new off your palm. New.

Nice to meet you. Sign nice. One palm moves nicely across the other palm. Nice! Meet. Pretend your pointers are two different people. When they come together they meet. Meet! You. Just point right at the person. You! Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

Alike. Move your hand back and forth with your thumb and pinky. Move between the things that are alike. Sign it with me! Alike. It’s also the sign for same.

Different! Cross your pointers then move your hands away from each other. Sign with me. Different. Different!

Friend. Hook your pointers, then switch. Show me. Friend!

"There’s singing time and dancing time, and laughing time and playing time, and now it is our favorite time..."

ABC Time!

E is for eel.

I is for insect standing in line.

K is for kangaroo.

Large Letter L

M is for mountains.

Y is for yak.

How are you? Or, How are you doing? First, sign how. Put your fingers together, thumbs up, and then roll them forward. How. Then point: you. How are you? How are you?

Fine. Or I am doing fine. Open your hand and tap your thumb on your chest. Fine! I am doing fine. First point to yourself and then sign fine. I am doing fine!

Stay. Make a “Y” hand shape with both hands, put them out in front of you, and bring them down like you’re making something stay with your hands. Stay!

Fun. Your first two fingers brush your nose and land on your other fingers. Fun!

See you later. Make a two hand shape and touch it at your cheek. Bring it forward for see. See. Then sign later. Make an L and roll it forward. See you later. See you later!

"There’s singing time and dancing time, and laughing time and playing time, and now it is our favorite time..."

Counting Time!