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