ASL Flashcards
Game
Thumbs up butting heads
Sick
Open hands pointing to head and heart or just head
Day
90 Degree arms then down to “table”
Tonight
Double hang tens - cover left wrist with right hand
New
Slightly cupped hand - right scoops out of left
Sorry
Rub chest with fist
Wrong
“Y” to chin - shake head
Work
Two fists touch wrists
21
Thumb shooting finger gun
24
“L” + 4
27
“L” + 7
30
Pinch with index, middle, and thumb
Weak
Three fingers on palm up platform - bent like weak in the knees
Funny
Scratch nose with index and middle - thumb out
Awful
Flick booger away with middle finger
Heavy (Weight)
Two palms up - mime heavy weight
Early
Middle finger on wrist - hand rolls over
Dirty
Wave fingers under chin at 90 degrees
Pretty
Aaaaannnd… scene.
Hungry
“C” down sternum
Time
Point to wrist
Practice
Index point to the side - run fist across finger
If
Pinky to corner of mouth
For
Index finger flick off temple
Tired
Cupped hands at chest - let them droop
A lot
Like “big”
Empty
Flick something off your wrist
Will
Tomahawk chop
Can’t
Strike one pointing index with the other
How do you sign…
“How” + “Sign”
How are you?
“How” + “You”
Can you help me?
“Help” from the person to you + “can”
Do you know?
“You” + “Know”
Family
Two “F”s rotating from thumbs to pinkies in a horizontal circle
I’m learning ASL
“I” + “Learn” + Fingerspell “ASL”
Are you hearing or deaf?
“You” + “Hearing” + “Deaf” + “Which”
People
Two “P”s riding a bike
Basement
Thumbs up in a circle under palm down hand
Dining Room
“Eat” + “Room”
Door
Open palms in - open one towards you
Floor
“Eat” hands moving away from each other, low
Cabinet
Mime opening a cabinet
Mirror
Look into an open palm like a hand mirror + slight wiggle
Bed
Hand to side of tilted face
Chair
Hooked index and middle over same
Vacuum
Mime a vacuum
Dryer
Drag index finger across chin and then in a circle
Towel
Mime using a towel behind your back
Lamp
“O” + open down hand
Don’t like
“Like” + Throw it away
Ball
Grab hands facing one another
Fun
Index and middle touch nose then back of index and middle on opposite hand
Ice Skating
Two hooked indexes sliding back and forth
Pinball
Miming the buttons with middle fingers
Backpack
Hooked index and middle, thumbs point to back
Horseback Riding
“Horse” (Thumbs to temple - index and middle become ears) + person riding a chop hand
Ticket
Hooked index and middle, chop hand in between
Party
“P”s hinging out and in at the elbows
Newspaper
Chop hand perpendicular - pick at it with index and thumb
Warn
Slap on the back of the hand
Money
“Give” (Upside down “Eat”) + smacking palm up
Dollar
Left chop hand + Right hand covers, slides off
Buy
“Money” + “Give”
I’m going to the store
“Store” + “I” + “Go to”
It’s nothing / No problem
Shake two “F”s
Come
Two indexes pointing back at yourself
Father
Open palm thumb to forehead
Grandmother
“Mother” (Open palm thumb to chin) + two outward circles
Husband
“Boy” + Clasped hands
Sister
“Girl” + “Right” (Like ‘correct’)
Aunt
Shake an “A” at your cheek
Cousin
“C” + wiggle by ear
Just (Recently)
“X” touch cheek - knuckles in
Child
Open palm down around chest height (between tall and short)
Twins
“U” at each side of the mouth
Neighbor
Chop hands touching - move one hand to the side
Boss
Grab shoulder
Engaged
Circle down an “O” onto ring finger
Brain
“C” at forehead
Lips
Point to lips
Nose
Point to nose
Back
Thumbs up points to back
Legs
Fingerspell “leg” + Point to legs
Clothes / Wear
Brushing dust off your chest
Button
Mime buttoning down a shirt
Hat
Mime putting on a baseball cap
Gloves
Mime putting on gloves
Shirt
Pick at your own shirt - index and thumb
Pajamas
“P” + “J”
Slippers
“Bed” + “Shoes”
Head
“Eat” from temple to chin
Morning
Left “table” arm + raise right arm in a kind of backwards salute
Where is the bathroom?
“Bathroom” + “Where?”
Thirsty
Run index finger down throat
What are you doing?
Two pinchers up
I’m full
“I” + “Full” (Back of hand to chin, full cheeks)
Movie
Chop hand + spread fingers waving
Near
Bring right chop hand to back of left chop hand
Eat a dick
“Eat” + “dick” (“D” at your nose)
Asshole
Sort of like an “ok” sign
Use
U bouncing off opposite hand
Out
Cup left hand, four fingers inside, remove them
Chemical
Two “C”s creating a Venn diagram
Normal
“U” circles down to touch back of hand
Second (Time)
90 degree chop hand + index pointing up and ticking forward slightly
Do not
Chop hands out and down slightly - crossed - + move them away from each other
Stare
“Look” with a dumb, slackjaw face
Mean (Clarification)
Chop hand + “V” horizontal + rotate 90 degrees
Keep
“K” + “Right” (Correct)
On
Lightly slap the back of your hand
Ask me
Hooking “X” towards yourself
Just (Merely)
“J”
The
Fingerspell
Hey
Waving hand - horizontal hand
Right (Correct)
Index pointers + Touch wrists
Not Yet
Wave away a fart at your side
Bring
Palms up from one point to another
Motherfucker
Flip the bird + touch chin with thumb
All
Circle right chop hand around left - end with left over right
Monogamous / With / Steady
“With” (Fists together at chest) + move away
Done / Finished / Give up
I don’t have time for this, talk to the hand
Doing
Shake claw hands
Hour
90 degree chop hand + Index pointing up, circle chop hand and end pointing up
Forever
“For” + “Y” taking off like an airplane
Finally
Instruments up
Next week
“Week” (Slide index pointer across chop hand) + move index back to wrist
Past
Pat yourself on the shoulder
Next Year
Baseball bat + Circle finger out to a point
Regular
“Right” (Correct) + Dog pound motion at the wrists
Current / Now
“Y”s down, palms up
Take
Open palm down + bring hand towards chest + close into a fist
Love it
Back of fist to chin, forward and down
Good
Open palm from chin out and down (optional touch other hand)
Big
Both hands moving away from one another
Eat
Kiss Kermit the Frog hand
Not
Flick thumb off chin
Please
Rub chest with open hand
Want
Two handed, palm up grab
Have
Cupped hands, point to armpits
Give
Upside down “eat” from me to you
Sign
Backwards cycling index pointers
This
Point to something in your lap
Hot
Show your buddy the burger you just took a bite out of
Would
Fingerspell loan W-L-D
Sit down
Both palms down, indicating sit
House
Make a roof out and down to the walls
See
“V” at your eye, move away from your face
Boat
Make a V with both hands and bump it through the waves
Riding a bike
Two fists like pedaling a bike
Red
“Come here” at your chin
White
“Like” with whole hand
Orange
Squeezing toothpaste into mouth
Where?
Shaking index finger
What?
Both palm up grab hands - shake them towards one another
When?
Left pointing, right circles and stops on tip of left index
Brown
Pointer finger down side of nose / mouth
Twelve
Flick a “2”
Fifteen
“5” + Wiggling four fingers with thumb out
Eighteen
“10” (Tight thumbs up) + “8”
They / Them / These / Those
Point in a sweeping motion
Your
Flat palm towards person
Yourself
Thumbs up towards person
Someone
“One” in a tight circle / shake
Hearing
Brush crumbs off your mustache
How?
Thumbs up butting heads, twist one or both
Don’t Want
“Want” + Throw it away
Lights off
Open downward hand + turn into a ball
Nice
Sliding one hand across another like making it rain
Run
Join two crooked guns, pull trigger and mouth, point guns forward
Shower
Alternate “eat” hand and open hand above head
Play
Double “Y”
Angry / Mad
Angrily rip a bite of burger
Night
Cover left wrist with right fingers
About (Concerning)
Identical to “when”.
Must / Need / Should
Hooked index finger down
Don’t Understand
“Understand” + Shaking your head
Same
“Y” between you and other person or side to side
School
Clap heels of hands at 90 degrees
Twenty-two
“Two” horizontal here and here
Twenty-five
“L” + “5”
Twenty-eight
“L” + “8”
Happy
Both open hands, brush chest upwards
Smart
Point to forehead and then forward
Bored
Santa finger side of nose, out and forward
Birthday
Middle finger touches chin then chest
Light (Weight)
Two palms down, rotate up while flicking middle finger
Late
Two palms down, thumbs out, bend fingers to 90 degress
Open
Like two basement storm doors opening
Ugly
Dragging an index pointer under your nose like it smells bad
Fine
Thumb to chest, spread fingers
Glasses
Thumb and index fingers act as lenses
Easy
Two slightly cupped hand, right fingers brush back of left
Learn
Pull information from an open palm
What for?
“For” twice
Short
Hand out, shoulder height, palm down
Nothing / No One / No Person
Shaking two “eat” hands
31 - 39
“3” + Number (33 is horizontal here and here)
40
“4” + “0”
What happened?
Two index pointers palms up, rotate to palms down
Never
Cupped hand in a question mark shape
Do you have…
“You” + “Have”
Do you understand?
“You” + “Understand”
Name
“H” on “H” perpendicular
Teacher
Two eat hands ‘pulling’ information from your head and down into two walls
Hard of Hearing
“H” Here and here
From
Hooked index pulls from left pointer index
Who is your teacher?
“Your” +” Teacher” + “Who”
Roof
Make a point with two open palms
Electricity
Touch index knuckles
Kitchen
Clapping with back of hand then palm
Window
Stack chop hands, move top hand up
Wall
Opposite chop hand, move one away
Closet
Pointing index, hooked index and middle tapping while both moving
Doorbell
Mime a doorbell
Table
Right arm horizontal over left
Trash (Can)
Arm slightly angled, touch middle, elbow, then a big, round can
Telephone
“Y” at your cheek
Sewing Machine
Tap a pointed index finger down the line then a loosely meshed finger hinge
Blanket
Mime pulling up a blanket
Bedroom
“Bed” (Palm to tilted side of face) + “Room”
Just letting you know
Pulling info from your face and giving it to the person you’re talking to
Balloon
“Ball” + Blow + move hands away to indicate it getting bigger
Jump rope
Mime jumping rope
Pool
Shaking salt and index and middle pointer
Ping Pong
Use an “eat” hand as a paddle
Canoeing
Mime
Picnic
Chop hands sliding past one another and shooting off
Fireworks
Index fingers popping out as you look up in awe
Art
90 degree chop hand, right pinky in a ? motion
Enter / Access
Slide right hand under left
World
Circle two “W”s - end at wrist
Cost
Striking chop hand with index knuckle
Expensive
“Money” + Throw it away
Store
Two “paddles” at head level
I’m just looking
“I” + two “looks” circling one another
Cool
Thumb your sternum at someone
Man / Gentleman
Thumb to forehead then chest, open fingers
Mother
Thumb to chin, open fingers
Son
“Boy” + Move down to crook of opposite arm
Wife
“C” at cheek + Clasped hands
Parents
Thumb to forehead then chin, open fingers
Nephew
Shake “U” at temple
Person
Two “P”s down the side of a house
Boy
Grab a hat bill
Children
Two palms down, ripple away like waves
Adult
Two “tall” hands in a one-two motion
Bachelor
“B” down each side of mouth
Ancestors
“Know” at shoulder + circling down
Body
Open palms tap chest then upper stomach
Ear
Tug ear
Tongue
Point to tongue
Eyes
Point to eyes
Arms
Run hands down each arm
Feet
Fingerspell then wiggle all fingers
Skirt
Hands at hips then down slightly
Zipper
Mime zipping up a hoodie
Belt
Index and middle pointers slide together at waist
Umbrella
Mime opening umbrella
Coat / Jacket
Slide your thumbs along your lapels
Shoes
Show off your knuckle tats
Sandles
Chop hand in between index and middle
Tomorrow
“Thumbs up” from side of chin, outward
Every day
Brush knuckles across beard
More
Kissing “eat” hands
Weird
Open palm miming a big hill
Oh, I see
Bouncing “Y”
Library
“L” in a circle
Right (Direction)
“R” moving right
Far
Two thumbs up at chest, move right out and away
Shit
Yank on your thumb or jam your thumb into a fist
Piece of shit
Chop hand cut across palm up + “shit”
(Telling time)
Point to wrist, then sign numbers
Go
Underhanded point
Care about
Grab your beard with a longing face
Watch (Look at)
Two “look” hands moving forward
Minute
90 degree chop hand, move index pointer a further distance than “second”
Spend (money)
Two “give” hands digging while moving hands into a loose thumbs up
Fall off
Left palm down + “C” sitting on top then falling off
Do
‘Come here’ with a curved “eat” hand
Why not?
“Why” + “Not”
So
Fingerspell
Too
“T” + “O” then slide
Get
Two grasping hands pull towards you like holding a baseball bat
Where are you going?
“You” + “Go to” + “Where”
I think so
“I” + Point to temple + “Yes”
Roll
Index fingers in a forward moving circle
Try
Like breaking spaghetti at a person
Damn
“D” and throw it down
Live (Remain alive)
Two guns, pointing at e/o hinge up and out at the elbows
Over
Chop hand slices over back of hand
Thought
Point to temple + Small circle
Watch (Timepiece)
“Time” but using an ok symbol
Later
“L” + “Will”
Always
Index finger making a circle
Month
Run index down back of other index
Last Week
“Week” (Slide a pointer across palm)
Year
Fists circling one another and end at wrists
A long time ago
Spread fingers circling towards armpit
Sometimes
Strike index pointer off chop hand palm
Soon
Pinch beard with thumb and index in a loose “ok”
Spray
Mime spraying
Train-Gone
Left index pointer, right “L” moving away
Deflated
Clamp your heart and show it in your shoulders
Story
Muppets making out
Forever
“For” + “Y” taking off like an airplane
True Business / True enough
“Shh” + brush a “B” back and forth across wrist
Waving
Less aggressive “Hey”
Before
“Your” + Touch back of hands at 90 degrees, move right towards chest
Still
Two “Y”s look at e/o then down and up and out
Often
“Again” down the palm multiple times
Previous
Small spread fingers circling backward (Similar to “a long time ago” but smaller)
Last year
Back to back, wrist touching index pointers, both hands ‘come here’
Weekend
Chop hand + Palm down hand slides down finger and chops at the end
Week
Palm up + slide index pointer forwards
Last
Strike one pinky with the other
After awhile
Chop hand + thumb in palm, the fingers do 90 degrees down
Clock
“Watch” (timepiece) + two “L”s framing a scene
Ever
Index fingers up, rotate towards shoulder, then down and out (Similar to “finally”)
Until
Palm up index pointer + second index goes over a hill and touches first
Drug
Mime using a syringe
Oh, dayuum!
“Damn” with a coughing hand over mouth
At
Fingerspell
Pencil
Mime licking the lead and writing
I usually
“I” + “Favorite” (Touch chest with middle finger, spread fingers)
How do you get to the store?
“Store” + “Go to” + “How”
With
Tight thumbs up coming together
Then
Fingergun + tap from thumb to index finger
And
Sideways, full hand “like”
Read
“Look” up and down a chop hand
Turn volume down
Turn a knob + indicate lower
Change
Two index pointers, heels touching, rotate around
Get up
Three fingered claw hand on palm up
Or
Fingerspell
Stand / Stand up
“V” standing on palm up left hand
Everything
Two thumbs up, reveal the magic trick
Put
Two “eat” hands like birds leaning over
Pull
Like pulling a rope in tug of war
Shit for brains
Point to head + pry it open + wiggle “four” fingers on both hands
Bitch
“B” at the chin
Bullshit
Throwing horns and taking a shower on a table
Left (Direction)
“L” moving left
Drive to
Relax a barbell curl
This is delicious
“This” + “Like” + snap fingers
Favorite / Rather
Right middle finger to chin, spread fingers
Ready
V for Victory with “R”s
Future
More exaggerated “will”
Yesterday
Thumbs up from chin to ear
Socks
Rub index pointers together
Boots
“B” chops middle of opposite arm
Blouse
Like a fat belly from tits to waist
Sweater
Mime pulling on a sweater
Luggage
Mime holding two pieces of luggage
Slide a flat palm into your shirt breast pocket
Pants
Rub flat palms against sides of hips
50-59
“Five” + Number (except 55)
Hands
Chop hands like cutting off wrists
Neck
Index finger runs down side of neck
Teeth
Smile, point to teeth
Beard
Scratch both cheeks / chin
Someone
Index finger up, small circle
Sweetheart
Thumb wars
Individual
“I”s down the sides of a house
Baby
Rocking a baby in your arms
Kid
Throw horns as a wiggly mustache
Slow down
Run your hand up your arm
How much does it cost?
“Cost” + “How much”
Cheap
Slap at chop hand with a “B”
Look
“V” pointed at someone or something
Welcome
Chop hand across body
Forget
Wipe forehead
Woman / Lady
Open fingers, thumb to chin then chest
Grandfather
“Father” + Two circles outward
Daughter
“Girl” + Cross body to crook of elbow
Brother
“Boy” + “Right” (Correct)
Uncle
“U” wiggle at temple
Niece
“U” at cheek / chin
Around
Left index up, right index down, circling
Girl
An “A” at your cheek
Machine
Vaguely interlaced fingers undulating
Magazine
90 degree chop hand, j/o pinky with index and thumb
Theater
‘This guy’ backwards cycling
Hunting
Two guns pointing up, gently shake them
Horse
Thumbs to temples, index and middle make ears
Tent
Throw horns, make a “house” movement
Exercise
Half-hearted cheer
Roller Skating
Curled index and middle fingers + move back and forth
Doll
“C” with index and thumb, brush end of nose
40 - 49
“4” + Number (except 44)
Don’t care
“Eat” at your nose then throw it away
Picture
“C” touches 90 degree chop at fingers then heel
Curtains
Four fingers from ceiling to floor
Washer
Both hands opening a jar
Radio
Twisting “C” at ear
Couch
Hooked index and middle fingers like “shoes”, moving away
Drawer
Mime pulling three different drawers
Stairs
Two fingers climbing
Ceiling
Two “eat” hands at eye level, moving apart
Bathroom
Shake a lazy “T”
Living room
“Fine” brushing motion + “Room”
Room
Open palms to show four walls
Numbers
Like “more” but twist hands
Where are you from?
“You” + “From” + “Where”
Language
Two “L”s form a diamond and then one and two away
Friend
Flip-flopping hooked index fingers
What is your name?
“Your” + “Name” + “What”
What is that?
“That” + “What”
I don’t have…
“I” + “Have” with a shaking ‘no’ frowny face
Time
Point to wrist
Won’t
Thumb over the shoulder like “take a hike”
How much?
“How” + “a lot”
Full (not food)
Left fist, run hand over it, towards you
Tall
Hand out, head height
Motivated
Rubbing hands together
Important
Two “F” hands starting low, vertical circle up
Hard
Left fist + right index and middle curled, middle further out
Perfectly / Perfect
Two “F” hands pulling apart
Meet
Index pointers coming together
Full (Food)
Flat hand under chin + puff out cheeks
Close
Closing underground shelter doors
Clean
Like “nice” but with flatter palms
Healthy
Hands on shoulders + Strong like bull
Sad
Both hands open, fingers are tears
Enjoy
“Delicious” with one hand above the other
Stupid
Fist at forehead
Strong
Put up your dukes
Twenty-nine
“L” + “9”
Twenty-six
“L” + “6”
Twenty-three
“Three” but wiggle middle finger
Home
“Eat” to cheek to temple
Different / But
Index fingers crossed then pull them apart
Right (Correct)
Two hooked fingers touch wrists
Away
Like talk to the hand
Old
Stroking a long beard
Today
Two “Y”s down
Feel
Flick a middle finger off chest
Hurt
Point indexes at e/o
TV
Fingerspell
Sleep
Aaannnd… scene
Stop
Right chop hand chops left palm up
Bad
Fingers from chin, out and down + rotate 90 degrees
Small
Chop hands move together
Drink
Mime drinking
Hello
Salute to the side almost
Thank you
From mouth outward
Again
Touch open hand with “know” hand
Know
Slightly cupped hand to temple
A little bit
Flick your thumb like flipping a coin
Here
Palms up circular motion away from e/o
That
“Y” like hanging up a phone
Cold
Shiver with two fists
You / Me / He / She
Point
Key
Mime sticking a key in a lock
Face
Point to face
Arms
Run hands down opposite arms
Nice to meet you
“Nice” + “Meet” + “You”
1 - 9
You know this
10
Fist bomb
Blue
Queen wave a “B”
Black
‘Throat slit’ across your forehead
Pink
“P” + ‘come here’ with your middle finger at your chin
Why?
Flick middle finger at your temple
How many / much
Two fists exploding upwards ending in “4”
Purple
Shake a “P” like a gang sign
Grey
Fingers passing through e/o
Thirteen
“3” + ‘come here’ with index and middle
Sixteen
“Ten” + “Six”
Nineteen
“Ten” + “Nine”
We
Point to each armpit
Ours
Slightly cupped hand at each armpit
Themselves
Tight thumbs up sweep the room
Each other
Thumbs up and down, rotating around e/o
Deaf
Index finger from chin to ear or ear to chin
Who?
Thumb to chin + ‘come here’ sideways like scratching your beard
Ask
Curl index finger into an “X” like shape
Doctor
Palm up fist + check pulse with three fingers
Dog
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