ASL Class Vocab Words Lessons 1-21 Flashcards
About
flat palm, facing down, index finger around)
Any
A shape, thumbs up, outward motion, knuckles out
BACK
Thumb back
Back Directional
Finger spell B-C-K
But
Same as different – index fingers start crossed, end separated
Different
Same as but – index fingers start crossed, end separated
Call (phone)
Y, mouth out
Call (named, your called)
Like name but dominate hand starts at mouth
Call (yell)
Slap back of hand & pull back
Tty-call
Two x shapes, forward
Can’t
two index fingers, dominate hand misses non dominate hand
For
index finger, start forehead, out
Great, wonderful
Two flat hands, two high fives moving down
Little
Index finger and thumb or flat palm down
Make
Two fist stacked, twist wrist in opposite directions
Never
Petting a ?
New
Non dominate palm up, dominate hand scoop
OH-I-SEE
Y shape, knuckles forward, pulse
OR
backward o to forwards r
People
two hands, p shape, circles towards chest
SOMETIMES
ND palm up, D index finger circle
TALK [chat-with, talk-with]
open hand chin, or both hands, index fingers tapping chin
THING
(open palm, up, in to out)
ANIMAL
(like have, pushing hands in)
BEAR
Two hands, bear claws facing chest
Bird
D hand, in front nose, thumb and index finger
Book
Hands opening like a book
Bug
thumb to nose, bent v’s, move
BUTTERFLY
Napoleon Dynamite
CAT
Whisker
CHASE
A shape, one hand chase other
COW
Y hand shape, temple
DOG
Snapping finger
DUCK
Like bird but whole hand, bigger beak
FEATHER
temple, into F shape
FISH
Flat palm, fish swimming
FUR
fs
GET
Hands stacked, closing to fist, towards body
HORSE
Temple, like ears, two fingers
KNOW
LOOK-LIKE
eye, same
PET
Pet fist
RABBIT
Like ears
READ
SAME
SNAKE
Bent V, circle from mouth, like fangs
SOME
Cut NDH in half
SQUIRREL
Both hands, bent v, teeth
TAKE
Two hands, grab up into fist
Adopt
Two hands, grab up into fist
TELL
TIME-[o’clock]
TRUE
Really
Like real
Sure/Indeed
Like real/really
TURKEY
Gobble
TURTLE
A hand shape, covered
AIR CONDITIONER
Finger spell A-C
AMBULANCE
BASEMENT
NDH palm down, DH A shape circle under
BATHTUB
Bath– Both hands, A shape up down chest | Spell tub
CABINET
Flat palms, open them like cabinets
CLOSET
Hanging things up
COUCH
DATE
Two D handshapes, facing, meeting “like meet”
DOOR-[Variations: open, open door, close door, closet]
Two flat palms facing forward, DH opens towards chest
DRESSER
DRY-
Dryer
FENCE
HS 4, horizontal
GARAGE
Car Classifier under flat palm
GARBAGE
Index finger, wrist to elbow
KITCHEN
“k” hand sign – cook, room
LIGHTS
flicking middle finger to chin – general sign
MICROWAVE
Flicking middle fingers to each other
REFRIGERATOR
R-E-F mouth “fridge”
SAY
Index finger, chin
SHOWER
SINK
Finger spell S-I-N-K
STAIRS
STOVE-
Finger spell
TABLE-[desk]
TOOTHPASTE
USE
U hand shape towards me, fist
WINDOW-[Variations open-window, close-window]
WITH
YESTERDAY
Chin to ear
There
Someone
Something
Single
only
Only
Single
WHAT-KIND
K hand shape circle OR fav hand shape chest
BACKPACK
BASKET
Two hands, create a basket shape
BATTERY-[electricity]
BELT (two versions)
BOOTS
two “b” flat, tap tap, thumbs
BUTTONS
CHANGE-
(“x” flip)
Adapt
Like change – “x” flip
Convert
Like change – “x” flip
CLOTHES
COAT-[jacket]
Putting on a coat
DIRTY
At chin, wiggle fingers
DRESS
GALLAUDET (person & place – deaf college & person who brought sign language to US)
DH, thumb, index finger, front to ear
GLASSES
Index, thumb, eye tap
GLOVES / MITTENS
(putting them on)
HAT
Flat palm, tap head
HEARING-AID
X-shape, ears
HIGH-HEELS
Pinky heel
LONG-SLEEVE
(wrist)
MID-SLEEVE / ¾-SLEEVE
(“ ” up)
OFF
ON
PANTS
(in front legs)
PICK-UP
“Pick”
Find
Like pick
PLAID
Four, vertical, across
POLKA-DOTS
Scatter around body
SHIRT
SHOES
“s” tap together
SHORTS
Where shorts cut off at– both hands
SHORT-SLEEVE
SKIRT
SOCKS
index fingers pointing down, rubbing up against each other
STRIPES
[vertical/horizontal] – two of each movement
UNDERWEAR
(bra same def location)
WASHING-MACHINE
WHICH
ZIP
AND
shoulder shifting or topicalization –jellyfish, close
APPLE
BREAKFAST
Food plus morning
CANDY
Index finger like apple
CEREAL
Worm index finger, across chin
CHEESE
Like cheese grater, flat palm
COOKIE
Cookie cutter
CUP
DELICIOUS
Middle finger & thumb, drag down, smoking
DINNER
Like eat, index finger up
DRINK
EAT
[food]
EGG
FRUIT
(“f” like apple)
FULL (2 versions– 1) full to capacity, dominate to none, 2) food full )
1) LH fist, right hand “chop off head”
2) RH palm flat, straight up chest
HAMBURGER
HOTDOG-[sausage, bologna]
HUNGRY
Also wish
Wish
Also hungry
LUNCH
“L” to chin
MEAT
MILK
(one hand)
MUSHROOM
(cap of the mushroom)
PEPPER
(spice not fruit) – index/thumb, shake shaker
PIZZA
Two z’s into an a
POPCORN
SALT
Two holes from salt shaker, fingers move
SOUP
SPICY
(flames shooting out of mouth)
SWEET
(licking hands, fingers close)
TASTE
Like favorite but spilled something, wiping chin
VEGETABLE
V, flip, face
WATER
W, chin
WILL (short form of “future”)
Flat palm, forward
MYSELF
“a handshape” flat part to chest
PREFER
Same as favorite
COLOR
BLACK
BROWN
Check
RED
Lip
ORANGE
BLUE
YELLOW
GREEN
WHITE
PURPLE
PINK
Like red but with P, middle finger
GOLD
Earring
SILVER
DARK
DRAW-(art)
Pinky
FINISH
FUTURE-
(later, will. Variations: someday, far in the future)
LIGHT
(one movement out, similar enjoy)
LONG
NOW-(Synonyms: present, current, today)
Y shape, palms up
OLD
PAPER-(Variations: page, look-up, dictionary)
PAST-(Synonyms: before, previously. Variation: long-ago)
SELF (can be directional)
TOMORROW-(Also see: daily, everyday)
A handshake, check/chin, outward
WAIT
Wiggling fingers, both hands
WHEN
YEAR
BIKE
Fist, bike motion
BUS
Finger spell
CAN
Both fist, down motion
CAR ( also see DRIVE)
Steering wheel motion
CHURCH
NDH fist, DH C shape, tap tap
COMPUTER
C shape, circle over wrist
DOCTOR/(nurse)
Checking pulse
DOWNLOAD
V hand shapes, pull down
NDH C handshape, DH index finger through
GIVE
HOME
INTERNET
Middle fingers touching, wiggle DH
IN (also see OUT)
MOVIE
PLAY
PUT (also see MOVE)
SIT
S-I-T-E
STAND
STAY
Like now, flipped
STORE
TRAIN
WALK
WATCH
WEB-CAM
WHAT-DO
Both hands, thumb and index finger, pinch pinch
WITH
WRISTWATCH
VIDEO
ANGRY
AUNT
BABY
BED
Cheek
BEDROOM
BRUSH-TEETH
CRY
DAUGHTER
(girl baby)
don’t-WANT
EXCUSE
bent five brushing palm
FORGIVE
bent five brushing palm
FEEL
(Feel shirt middle finger)
FRIEND
HAPPY
HELP
(index fingers circles towards each other)
HURT [pain, injury]
Index fingers, pointing at each other, circles
IF
( pinky tap eye OR finger spell: i into an f )
IDEA
(pinky finger forehead out)
KISS
-FIST
LOVE
ROOM-
[box]
SAD
SON
(boy baby)
SORRY-[apologize, regret]
Fist circle on chest
STOP
(Chop)