Adjectives

Question 1

Awful

Answer 1

both hands side of head, forehead heigth, fingers spread, middle fingertip touching fleshy part of thumb; flick both middle fingers so fingers point away from body

Question 2

Bad/Unfortunate

Answer 2

dom hand in closed “5” against mouth, palm facing towards body, fingers pointing up; move hand away from mouth, rotating hand so palm facing down, stomach height.

Question 3

Beautiful/pretty

Answer 3

dom hand w/fingers pinched together, at dom jawline height; change hand to open “5” and move in counter-clockwise circle around face; pinch fingers together when reach dom jawline

Question 4

Best

Answer 4

dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm in front of mouth, fingers pointing to non-dom side; move hand to dom side of body and then up, changing dom hand to an “A”

Question 5

Better

Answer 5

dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm in front of mouth, fingers pointing to non-dom side; move hand to dom side of body, changing to an “A”

Question 6

Big/Large

Answer 6

Both hands in “L”, index finger bent (like in “X”), thumbs pointing up, palms facing each other, chest height, shoulder width apart; move hands further away from each other. (Can also do with a closed “5” instead of the modified “L”)

Question 7

Boring

uninteresting

Answer 7

dom hand in “1” shape, pointing to dom side of nose; wiggle hand so finger looks like it’s squishing a bug on the dom side of your nose

Question 8

Buried

Answer 8

dom hand in fist, palm towards non-dom side; non-dom hand in closed “5” palm down, same height as dom hand; move dom hand down and place under non-dom hand, top of dom fist touching non-dom palm

Question 9

Busy

Answer 9

dom hand in “B”; non-dom hand in “B”, palm down, side of palm against dom wrist; move dom hand along non-dom hand, wrist to fingertips and back a few times.

Question 10

Cheap

Answer 10

dom hand in “B”, palm facing non-dom side, fingers pointing away from body; non-dom hand in closed “5” (including thumb), palm facing dom side, fingers pointing up, fingertips at same height as side of dom hand; move dom hands toward non-dom hand, rotating at wrist so side of dom hand brushes against non-dom palm

Question 11

Clean/Nice/Pure

Answer 11

dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm facing down; non-dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm facing up, fingertips touching top of dom palm; move dom hand in circle over non-dom hand

Question 12

Cold

Answer 12

Both hands in “S”, shoulder width apart, in front of shoulders; move arms slightly side-to-side a few times

looks like shivering

Question 13

Cool

temperature

Answer 13

both hands in closed “5”, at shoulder level, palms facing behind; wave hands up and down while blowing out air

looks like trying to cool self off

Question 14

Crazy

Answer 14

dom hand in open “5” by dom side of face, fingers slightly curled; twist hand at wrist a couple of times

looks like turning a door knob

Question 15

Curious

Answer 15

dom hand in “F”, palm facing body, fingers pointing non-dom side; tap dom index & thumb against Adam’s apple a couple of times.

Question 16

Cute

Answer 16

dom hand in “13”, fingertips touching chin; rub fingertips down chin a couple of times.

Question 17

Deaf

Answer 17

dom hand in “1”, palm facing away from body, fingertip next to dom ear; move hand so fingertip points to bottom of lips

Question 18

Dirty

Answer 18

dom hand in “5”, palm down, placed under chin; wiggle fingers

Question 19

Dumb

Answer 19

dom hand in fist, palm towards body, knuckles against forehead; tap knuckles against forehead a couple of times.

Question 20

Engaged

(to be married)

Answer 20

dom hand in “E”, palm down; non-dom hand in open “5”, palm down, ring finger below dom wrist; move dom hand in a small circle, then place dom wrist on non-dom ring finger

like “fiance” but with an E

Question 21

Exhausted

Answer 21

both hands in fist touching diaphram; move both hands away from body and open to “5” palm up

Question 22

Expensive

Answer 22

dom hand fingers pinched, palm facing non-dom side, thumb on top; non-dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm up, fingers pointing away from body, palm underneath dom fingers; move dom hand in an arc away from the non-dom hand/body, turning dom hand at wrist changing from pinched fingers to “5” with palm down

Question 23

Favorite

Answer 23

dom hand in “5”, middle finger forward, palm facing body; place tip of middle finger on chin

Question 24

Funny

Answer 24

dom hand in closed “3”, palm facing body; brush dom fingertips against tip of nose a couple of time

Question 25

Good

Answer 25

dom hand in closed “5”, palm to body, fingertips on chin; non-dom hand in closed “5”, palm towards chin; move dom hand to non-dom hand back of dom hand touching non-dom palm

Question 26

Handsome

Answer 26

dom hand in “H” at dom jawline height; move in counter-clockwise circle around face

same sign as Hawaii

Question 27

Hard

Answer 27

dom index & middle finger in “X”, palm facing non-dom side of body; non-dom index & middle finger in “X”, palm facing dom side of body, top of hand below dom hand with space between; lower dom hand so hits top of non-dom hand a couple of times

Question 28

Hard of Hearing

Answer 28

dom hand in “H”; bounce hand away from body slightly

Question 29

Hearing

Answer 29

dom hand in “1”, palm down, finger pointing to non-dom side, placed under nose; move dom finger in small circle

Question 30

Heavy

Answer 30

both hands in “5” in front of body, palms up; move hands down

Question 31

Hot

Answer 31

dom hand in bear claw in front of mouth, palm to body; move hand away from mouth and rotate so palm pointing away from body, while blowing air out of mouth

Question 32

Hungry

Answer 32

dom hand in “C” at top of chest, palm to body, thumb on top; move hand down to belly

do ONLY once

if do more than once it means “horny”

Question 33

Similar to “like”

Interesting

Answer 33

both hands in “5”, palm facing body, middle finger and thumb moved towards palm (forward), fingertips touching body with dom hand on chest and non-dom hand on belly; move both hands away from body, pinching middle finger & thumb together

Question 34

Lazy

Answer 34

dom hand in “L”, palm to body; put dom hand on heart

Question 35

Liar

Answer 35

dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm down, fingertips pointing to non-dom side & touching right side of chin; slide dom hand under chin to non-dom side

Question 36

Light

weight

Answer 36

both hands in “5”, palms down, middle finger forward; flick hands at wrist so palms facing up

Question 37

Lousy

Answer 37

dom hand in “3”, palm to nose, index & middle fingertips by nose; move dom hand towards dom-side of body and out; when reach dom shoulder, move dom hand towards non-dom side while still moving hand away from body

Question 38

Most

Answer 38

both hands in “A”, palms to each other, thumbs pointing up; move dom hand up

Question 39

New

Answer 39

dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included); bent at knuckles, palm to non-dom side; non-dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm up, fingers pointing to dom side; move dom hand across non-dom hand fingertips to wrist in a scooping motion

Question 40

Old

Answer 40

dom hand in fist, touching bottom of chin; move hand down in a wavy pattern

looks like a beard

Question 41

Perfect

Answer 41

both hands in “F” at chest height, chest width apart

Question 42

Pregnant

Answer 42

dom hand in closed “5”, palm touching stomach, thumb pointing up; move dom hand away from body

Question 43

Right/Correct

Answer 43

dom hand in “1”, palm to non-dom side, finger pointing away from body; non-dom hand in “1”, palm to dom side, finger pointing away from body, below dom hand; touch bottom of dom hand against top of non-dom hand

Question 44

Rude

Answer 44

dom hand in “5”, palm down, middle finger more forward than others; non-dom hand in closed “5”, palm up, bottom of pal touching dom middle finger; slide dom finger non-dom wrist to fingertip

Question 45

Same

Answer 45

dom hand in “Y”, palm down; move hand side to side

This is a directional sign. the hand should move between the things that are the same

Question 46

Short

Answer 46

dom hand in closed “5” (thumb included), palm down, fingers pointing away from body; place dom hand to side of body, hip height

Question 47

Shy

Answer 47

dom hand in closed “5”, palm down, knuckles against dom cheek; rotate dom hand at wrist so fingers point to back

Question 48

Sick

Answer 48

dom hand in “5”, middle finger forward touching middle of forehead; non-dom hand in “5”, middle finger forward touching stomach

Question 49

Sleepy

Answer 49

dom hand in “5”, palm to face; move dom hand away from face pinching fingers together, while closing eyes

Question 50

Small/Little

Answer 50

both hands in “B”, palms facing each other, fingers pointing away from body; move hands closer together

Question 51

Smart

Answer 51

dom hand in “5”, middle finger more forward, middle fingertip touching dom side of forehead; flick dom hand at wrist so palm facing away from body

Question 52

Smelly

Answer 52

dom hand in closed “5”, palm to body, fingers pointing to non-dom side; rub dom fingers against tip of nose a couple of times.

Sme sign as “smell”

Question 53

Soft

Answer 53

both hands in “5”, chest width apart, palm up; move both hands down, pinching fingers together (keeping hands separate)

Question 54

Special

Answer 54

dom hand in “F” in front of stomach, palm down; non-dom hand in “F”, palm up, index & middle fingers interlocked with dom index & middle finger; move both hands up.

Question 55

Straight

Answer 55

dom hand in “B” in front of face, palm to non-dom side; move hand away from face while rotating at wrist so fingers point away from body

Question 56

Strong

Answer 56

both hands in “5”, fingers slightly bent, palm to body, fingertips on shoulder; move hands away from body while making in to a fist

Question 57

Stupid

Answer 57

dom hand in “V”, back of hand against forehead

Question 58

Surprised/Amazed

Answer 58

both hands in fist to side of eye, palm to face, index finger & thumb touching; move index finger up

Question 59

Sweet

Answer 59

dom hand in closed “5”, fingertips touching chin; rub fingertips down chin a couple of times.

Same as sign for “sugar”

Question 60

Tall

Answer 60

dom hand in closed “5”, palm down; move dom hand to dom side of body above head

Question 61

Thirsty

Answer 61

dom hand in “1”, pointing at top of throat; move finger down throat

Use facial expressions to show how thirsty you are. DO NOT DO SIGN MULTIPLE TIMES!!

Question 62

Tired

Answer 62

both hands in closed “5” (thumb included), bent at the knuckles, fingers pointing down, index finger against chest; rotate hands at wrist so both hands have pinky finger against chest, while slumping shoulders

Question 63

Ugly

Answer 63

dom hand in “1”, palm down, fist in front of nose; move dom hand to dom side of body, curling index finger while moving

Question 64

Warm

Answer 64

dom hand fingers pinched, fingertips touching lips; move hand away from body, while blowing air from mouth and changing hand to a “5”

Question 65

Wrong

Answer 65

dom hand in “Y”, below chin, palm to body

Question 66

Young

Answer 66

both hands in closed “5” (thumb included), knuckles bent, fingertips against chest; flick hands up twice

Question 67

Evil

Answer 67

Both hands in “V”, thumb out to side, thumb touching jawline next to chin; curl index & middle fingers a couple of times.

Question 68

Evil

Answer 68

Both hands in “V”, thumb out to side, thumb touching jawline next to chin; curl index & middle fingers a couple of times.