ASL FINAL Flashcards
ALPHABET
wiggle your fingers ina line in front of you.
Numbers 1-10
1-5 face you, 9-10 face receptor (ONLY IF IN NUMERICAL ORDER)
numbers 11-20
11 and 12 are pop out numbers with fingers staying up and 13-15 and come here numbers, *20 is no but with only pointer and thumb.
WHAT
Hands facing up at your sides (Chest level) shaking a bit.(eyebrows down)
WHO
Thumb nail on chin, bending pointer finger OR make(eyebrows down)
WHERE
pointer finger out shaking side to side(eyebrows down)
NICE-TO-MEET-YOU
both hands slide together (one on top of other) then make two 1s and put them together
MALE/MAN
“A” at your forehead (thumb touching forehead), lowered to your chest making a “5”
FEMALE/WOMAN
“A” at your chin (thumb touching chin), lowered to your chest making a “5”
AGENT/PERSON
outline a person making a “ l l “ shape in front of you
SHIRT
pull on your shirt
PANTS
outline your pants one at a time
JACKET
make 2 “F”’s at both shoulders and act as if your putting on a jacket
DRESS
Rub body with fives from top to body.
SKIRT
make a line at belly button and rub fives down thighs..
SHOES
two “S”s hitting each other twice (thumbs hitting)
HAT
open five tapping side of head with palm (dominant hand)
GLASSES
two Cs at eye level*Cs with only pointer and thumb OR outline the sides of glasses with pointer and thumb pinched.
CLOTHES
two fives rotation in front of you with thumbs touching chest with each rotation.
HAIR
touch hair
MOUSTACHE
outline moustache with pointer and thumb.
BEARD
two C’s going down from the ears to the chin.
BLACK
pointer finger pointing to non dominant side and wrist flicking to dominant side(at forehead level)
GREY
two 5’s going out and in at opossite times at chest level with fingers interlocking
WHITE
five at chest and pulling out with fingers closing.
PINK
“P” and chin with pointer or middle finger rubbing chin
RED
pointer finger at chin pulling out bending finger
ORANGE
5 squeezing into fist in front of mouth.
YELLOW
“Y” facing you flicking out twice
GREEN
“G” facing you flicking out twice
BLUE
“B” facing you flicking out twice
BROWN
“B” rubbing down face*thumb side touching face
PURPLE
“P” facing you flicking out twice
COLORS
five over mouth not touching mouth with palm facing face wiggling all fingers.
STAND
dominant hand making a “2” and non dominant hand flat with palm facing up, place the 2 finger tips touching palm on non-dominant hand.
JUMP
dominant hand making a “2” and non dominant hand flat with palm facing up, place the 2 finger tips touching palm on non-dominant hand then pick it up and down twice.
DANCE
dominant hand making a “2” and non dominant hand flat with palm facing up, place the 2 finger tips hovering over palm on non-dominant hand and swing side to side.
TWIRL/SPIN
pointer fingers facing eachother and twerling in opposite directions(One up the other down)
DOOR-OPEN
two “B’s side by side “thumbs touching*, dominant hand going towards you mimicking a hinge. *No thumbs.
DOOR-CLOSE(d)
two “B’s side by side “thumbs touching*, dominant hand going towards you mimicking a hinge. Then place the dominant hand back where it was originally *No thumbs.
WINDOW-OPEN
“B”s on both hands, palms facing you and one on top of the other pull the hand on top upno thumbs
WINDOW-CLOSE(d)
“B”s on both hands, palms facing you and one on top of the other pull the hand on top up and then place it right back where it wasno thumbs
LIGHT-ON
flick chin which middle finger then bring hands up with two flat “O’s and open them up a bit.
LIGHT-OFF
flick chin which middle finger then bring hands up with two opened hands and turn them into flat O’s.
BOOK-OPEN
hands together(palm to palm) infront of you and open them up.
BOOK-CLOSED
open hands(palms facing up with pinkies touching) closing into palm to palm.
READ
non dominant hand in a five with palm towards you and dominand hand forms 2, which tips of fingers go doen the palm as if reading.
PAPER
non dominant hand underneath with palm up and dominant over with palm facing down, then rotate dominant hand thumb to thumb in a circular motion.
FOLD(the paper)
Identify what we are speaking about (non dominant hand underneath with palm up and dominant over with palm facing down, then rotate dominant hand thumb to thumb in a circular motion.) both hands pinky to pinky side by side palms facing up, dominant hand flips on top of non dominant, the act as if your picking it up then folding it down middle.
CRUMBLE(the paper)
Identify what we are speaking about (non dominant hand underneath with palm up and dominant over with palm facing down, then rotate dominant hand thumb to thumb in a circular motion.) Then just act as if you’re crumbling a paper starting at two different sides and crumbling into a ball.
THROW-AWAY
two fists turning into two H’s pointing at trashcan
LOOK-AT
two or one “V” pointing to what you want the person to look at while moving your tongue(mouth morphine)
CHAIR
non domminant in two with fingers together facing downwards and dominant is in a bend two with fingers together facing downwards, dominant fingers tap TWICE on non dominant fingers.
SIT-DOWN
non domminant in two with fingers together facing downwards and dominant is in a bend two with fingers together facing downwards, dominant fingers tap ONCE on non dominant fingers.
SAME
two 1s facind downwarns with pointerfingers hitting eachother twice OR a “Y” with pinky and thumb facing the two things being compaired OR two Y’s goign on a circle out and in Or two “Y”s going up and out(counterclockwise)
DIFFERENT
two 1s with dominant pointer finger tip over non dominant finger tip. Both go up and out and end up near shoulders.
SHAPE
two “A”s with thumbs facing up creating two squiggly lines going down at the same time.
NAME
two “V”s with fingers together with dominant fingers on top of non dominant fingers and tap twice.3
NUMBER
two flat “O”s making a kissing motion
LETTER(of the alphabet)
tap side of dominant hand thumb to the tip of other thumb in a line in front of you.
LETTER(mail)
dominant hand is on chin in an “A” shape with thumb finger nail touching chin and non dominant hand is on a five with palm facing up. Thumb comes down and stamps non dominant hand palm.
REMEMBER/RECALL
two “A”s dominant hand thumb at forehead (turned sideways) and non-dominant “A” at chest level with thumb facing up. dominant hand lowers with both thumbs touching.
FORGOT
wipe forehead with dominant hand and turn into an “A” at the end.
REPEAT/AGAIN
dominant hand in a bent five and non dominand in a five with palm facing up, dominant hand comes up and hits non dominant in the palm.
RIGHT/CORRECT
two ones on top of eachother but pointer fingers are pointing in slightly different directions.
WRONG/INCORRECT
“Y” at chin with palm facing you and hit once(eyebrows go down)
MISTAKE
dominant “Y” at chin with hand side ways(thumb touching throat and pinky facing out) and then rotate so palm is facing you.
IMITATE/COPY
non dominant hand is in a 5 while dominant hand is going from 5 to tight “O” infront of non dominant palm.
FINGERSPELL
dominant hand in 5 going down a line in front of you with fingers wiggling.
DRAW/ART
non dominant hand in tight 5 palm facing audience and dominant hand in a first with pinky out, pinky drawing a wiggle on palm (not touching palm)
WRITE
non dominant hand in tight 5 and dominant mimicking how a pencil is held and written with.
JOT-DOWN
non dominant is 5 palm facing up, dominant starts as flat O tapping the non dominant palm and then slaping hand palm to palm.
HOMEWORK
dominant hand flat O from chin to ear then both hands are in Os dominant hand wrist rubbing twice in a circular motion with other O
caridinal numbers(16-19)
n/a
Cardinal numbers(20-29)
n/a
TEACHER
flat Os at forehead pulling out, then form (l l) shape with hands
STUDENT
non-dominant in 5 with palm facing up and dominant hand kind of grabbing something and making a flat O raising it to your forehead and then making this “l l” with their hands
DEAF (person)
dominant hand making a “d” with pointer finger jumping from chin to ear
HEARING (person)
finger on bottom of lip , rotating whole hand up and out
HARD OF HEARING (hoh)
make an “H” with your dominant hand and outline a lowercase h
TEACH
out line a cap, hands pull off head
(OVER-)THERE
just point
HERE
WHAT but on your hips
SPANISH
two “x” on each shoulder and dominant hand “X” on top of other “X”
LEARN
non-dominant in 5 with palm facing up and dominant hand kind of grabbing something and making a flat O raising it to your forehead
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
L at side of face and pitched and brought back up till the each, “U” doing NICE but keep going up and foward to indicate new level.
LANGUAGE
two L’s starting in front of you and fanning out
FRENCH
an “F” at your dominant hand shoulder, turning it and brushing your shoulder.
COLLEGE
NICE but keep sliding and go up and forward to indicate a new level.
ASL
FS
CLASS
two “C”s together facing the other person and making a sphere shape
ENGLISH
non dominant hand under dominant(bot a little bent) dominant squeezes non dom
HIGH SCHOOL
starting out with an “H” with no thumb in front of you and snap into an “S”
WIN
your right-hand snatches something from your left
START
imitate starting your engine with a key(only once)
YES(with head nod)
knocking movement
HEAD
bent five bouncing from chin to top of head
NO(with head shake)
pointer and midle finger together taping on the thumb
TAIL
spell it
OH-I-SEE
“Y” going towards audience and back to you a coumple times/ kinf of like knocking* face expression is pleasant*
LOSE/LOST
make a 2 with your dominant hand and have you other hand up facing you, push your non dominant hand with the dominant one.
TIED
two bent fives with fingers touching and bouncing again and again
SIGN
both pointer fingers rotating around eachother.
SPEAK
open 4 on chin with pointer finger bouncing off your chin (fingers have to be loose)
STILL-SPEAK(actively fluent)
two “Y”s, thumbs facing to yourself, pinky facing to future, go down and out with both Y’s rubbing thumbs on your shirt a little, open 4 on chin with pointer finger bouncing off your chin (fingers have to be loose)
(remember)-MOST
2 a’s with dominant a on forehead dropping to the nondominant a, then both hands start as loose open 5s, dominant drops low and non dominant stays in front of you.the dominant comes up and when both hand touch both turn its a handshaped with thumb facing up(mouth says most)
(remember)-SOME
2 a’s with dominant a on forehead dropping to the nondominant a, the dominant hand cuts non dominant one in half.
HEAD
Bent 5 jumping from chin to a little above eyebrows
(remember) LITTLE-BIT
2 a’s with dominant a on forehead dropping to the nondominant a, then dominant hand thumb rubs on the side on the middle of the pointer finger.(non manual markers are nececarry)
FORGOT #ALL
wipe forehead, then make two A’s with thumbs at sholders and pull away from the shoulders making L’s (facial expresions)
very-DIFFICULT
two bent “V”s with dominant hand hitting on top of the non dominant one(FACIAL EXPRESSION)
OK,SO-SO
fs(OK) , dominant hand flat near chest with palm facing down and shaking a little
NOT-TOO-BAD
dominant hand flat near chest with palm facing down and shaking a little
RAISED/GROW-UP
Dominant hand in 5 with palm facinf down going up indication child gaining height.
EASY
Dominant hand hits non dom nails
BOTH
dominant hand has a two and non dominant holds dominant hand wrist then the “2” slides down.
YEAR
two firsts, dominant on top of non dominant the dominant circles around from the front.
NOW
two Ys going down at chest level(palms facing you)
EXERCISE/WORK OUT
pretend to have two 5 lbs weights and go up and down with them over your head.
BICYCLING
both hands in fists and mimicking the pettels of a bisycle rotating(at different times)
RUN
two “L”s
HIKE
two five with tight fingers at chest level with palms facing down, both hands take turns swinging out and in at opposite times.
BOWL(ing)
slitely bent five mimmicking the acion of bowling at your side.
PLAY-WITH-DOG
dominant hand making a “3” which thumb rubbing side of middle finger, then two “Y”s staring palms facing you and turning twice toward audience, and then two fists kind of how you rub a dogs ears.*all this will making a playing face, like the face you make when something is cute.
COOK
non dominant hand infront of you with palm facing up, place dominant hand on lower palm of non dominant hand with palms facing each other and turn it so it lands palm facing up on top of non dom fingers. *do this twice
CHAT
two fives infront of you with fingers facing away from you and just throw them down twice(Your hand not your arm) OR two “c”s at chest level on dominant side and have them side be side then go up and down withe each hand going up and down at different times.
SEW
pretend to sew, left hand in a bent 5 and other hand in a “9” then just pretend the left hand is holding fabric.
KNIT
two “1”s rubbing pointer fingers together.
WATCH-TV
pointer and thumb in a “C” shape with each finger hovering over each eye and pulling out into a “T” with pointer and middle finger wiggling up and down. then again pointer and thumb in a “C” shape with each finger hovering over each eye and pulling out and then mimicking a remote with the same two fingers.
PHOTOGRAPHY
both the hands making a “c” shape with pointer and thumb, placed over each eye and opening and closing the fingers
PAINT
non dominant hand in five with fingers facing ceiling in from of you, dominant hand is in an “I” and pinky rubs up and down on non-dominant hand like paint brush. (iN STEAD OF AN “I” WHOLE HAND CAN BE USED TOO)
SHOP/TO-BUY
SHOP- left hand in 5 with palm facing up and dominant hand in a flat “O” going from palm out and back multiple times.
TO-BUY- left hand in 5 with palm facing up and dominant hand in a flat “O” going from palm out in front of you with hand opening up when going out.
GO-TO-THE-MOVIES
-left hand in “4” on its side with pinky closet to the floor, right hand in a five and swinging side to side with wrist touching side of pointer finger knuckle.
-point to yourself(Pointer finger on chest)
- both hands in “1” and pulling up aint both point to side (/ /)
TRAVEL
bent “V” just flying around going upwards.
CAMP
both hands with only pointer and pinky fingers out. Start with fingers touching and lowering it down making a kind of triangle shape.(/ )
FISH(ing)
Act out fishing
PLAY-GAME
two “a”s with knuckles touching (tap twice) then two “Y”s with thumbs facing you and shaking a bit. OR two “a”s with knuckles touching (tap twice) then make two ‘a’s side by side with thumbs facing ceiling and thumbs bending as if playing on controller.
READ-BOOK
hands together(palm to palm) infront of you and open them up. then non dominant hand in a five with palm towards you and dominand hand forms 2, which tips of fingers go down the palm as if reading.
WORK-ON-COMPUTER
both hands in fives, non dominant palm facing down dominant hand on top palm facing down. Flip hand up which makes the dominant palm now face you. Then pretend to type on computer.
SLEEP/NAP
five in front of face with fingers pointing up and palm facing you then close hand into flat O pulling it away from face and also closing your eyes in the process.