asl dropbox Flashcards
what is your name?
your name what? (point, x with two fingers, shrug)
good night
hand touch chin, back of your hand tap the palm of your opposite hand, and then bend one hand over the other wrist.
hello!
salute with a smile
his/her
palm up in front of your body, opposite of your dominant hand.
girl
make a thumbs up gesture with your dominant hand and place it in front of your ear, draggin it away from your body
boy
make a chatter motion with your dominant hand, and place it on your forehead.
woman
touch your chin with your thumb, (the rest of your fingers in a fist), and touch your chest with your thumb
man
same as woman, except with an open hand and touching your forehead.
family
make two okay signs with each hand and turn your palms outwards, touching your pinkys together in a circle.
mother
touch your thumb to your chin with your palm open.
father
touch your temple with your thumb, palm open and facing outward.
son
place your non dominant arm at a 90 degree angle across your torso, using your opposite hand to create a chatter motion in front of your forehead.
daughter
run your thumb down your jaw, your non-dominant hand over your torso. your dominant hand meets the inside of your elbow like rocking a baby.
brother
make ‘finger guns’ with both hands, meeting your wrists in the middle of your torso.
sister
run your thumb down your jaw and meet in the center with finger guns.
aunt
make a fist with your thumb out and place it sideways along your jaw, running it down.
uncle
make a two with your fingers and put your fingers together, making a circle in the air next to your head.
cousin (either gender)
create a c with your hand and face your palm outward. make a circle motion with your hand.
cousin (female)
same as cousin, just at chest level
cousin (male)
same as cousin, just higher than your forehead.
married
clap with a slight twitch of your wrist
engaged
similar to married, cup your palm just slightly and bend your fingers like claws, circling your non dominant hand and hitting your other hand.`
divorced
create letter ds with your hand and have the rest of your fingers pointing towards the opposite hand, twisting them so your palms are outward and your pointer fingers are on the side furthest away from each other
seperated
create a loose thumbs up with both hands and touch the back of your fingers together, moving away from each other.
common law (mutual agreement, not religous)
make a c with your hands and touch your thumb to the tips of your fingers. then, create an m. touch your fingertips again and create an n. raise your pointer finger and touch the bottom of your palm to the top of your other hand, and touch the bottom of your palm.
single/alone
using just your pointer finger, circle in front of your chest, often used for just things of one and are alone, so be sure to know the context.
dating
point your pointer finger and create a chatter hand with the rest of your fingers. tap your fingers together.
sweetheart
make a fist with your thumb out for both hands and place your knuckles on your chest. bend your thumb over again.
boyfriend/girlfriend (also signed as ‘girl’ and ‘friend’ together)
make a pinky promise and leave your thumbs up.
get along
at your chest, move outwards with your four fingers.
not get along
get along and then place your thumb under your chin, sliding foreward
not
make a thumbs up and place your thumb under your chin. then, pull it foreward.
sorry
thumbs up, rubbing your chest in a circle.
please
open hand rubbing a circle on your chest
thank you (or grateful, or youre welcome)
place your finger tips on your chin and jut outwards with your other hand as well.
have/possess
point with your four fingers at your chest.
language
make Ls with your hands and pull them outwards while doing a wavey patter. also commonly signes as a sideways family.
asl
finegrspell
english
Imagine a proper English man with both hands resting on his cane as he sits on a park bench. That may make it easier to remember.
speak/talk
hold up a four and spread your fingers, tapping your chin twice,
listen
kind of like a finger gun, pulling your hand back as you touch your chin
communicate in asl
fire works or wounding a piece of string around your pointer fingers.
pay attention
similar to a touchdown sign, but your purse your lips
communicate
make cs with both hands and wiggle them back and forth
chat
bear claws in front of your torso
deaf
touch your pointer finger to your temple then your chin.
hearing/non deaf
wiggle your finger in a circle in front of your mouth
hard of hearing
make h signs and act like you are granting someone to be a prince, tapping them on their shoulder
feel/feeling
make a five with your hand facing your chest and touch your chest with your ring fingerr
happy
swipe your chest downwards with a smile
sad
hover your hands over your face and drag them downwards with a sad face.
angry
hold your hand out like a claw and put it infront of your face with an angry expression
excited
similar to happy. use your middle fingers to touch both sides of your chest.
sick
touch your head and stomach with your middle finger touching.
sick of something else
touch your temple with your middle finger and jerk your hand out with a tired expression
tired
make a closed hand and tao your chest, your body weighing does from being tired.
nervous
hold your hands out in front of you and shake them while level to the ground.
so-so
hold your hand out and flip it over and over again
depressed
swipe your hands down your chest while making a depressed face
fine
hold you hand out and turn your palm to the left. then, you press your thumb into the center of the chest.
color
hold your hand up to your chin and wiggle your fingers on it
red
hold your index finger out, palm towards your chest and quickly tap you chin and drag it back into a half friend position
pink
the same as red, only with your middle finger as the index finger is held up
blue
hold your hand closely together and bend your thumb in a ‘b’ sign. wiggle your hand back and forth.
green
hold your thumb and index finger as a ‘g’ together and widdle them
pruple
similar to a ‘p’ in finger spelling, wiggling it back and forth
yellow
wiggle a ‘y’ back and forth
orange
squeeze the air under your chin. almost like youre squeezing orange juice there.
black
swipe across your forehead with your index finger
white
hold your chest and act like you are grabbing it
gray
sometimes fingerspelt, but also commonly signed as holding both hands out and wiggling them so they touch and cross
brown
make a tight four and slide it down your cheek
yes
knock on a door with a smile
no
your index and middle finger repeatedly hitting the pad of your thumb. also signed by shaking your head.
maybe
weigh your options, tilt your hands up and down like a scale
i dont know
touch your forehead with a salute hand and flick it outwards
who
red rum finger
why
swipe your head and pause to the side of your head
which
two thumbs up and weigh them in the air
how
hold your hands in thumbs up and flip so they are opposite
favorite
hold your hand spread to your chin and touch your chin with your middle finger
like
make a flat hand against your chest and the pull up to create a ‘f’ sign
dislike
shake your head as you do the like sign, except dropping it like it is something bad at the end.
want
shake your head as you do the like sign, except dropping it like it is something bad at the end.
dont want
do the what sign and then drop it like its bad
