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.
WATCH-THE-TIME
dominant hand doing a bent 1 and tapping non dominant wrist a couple times.
LISTEN-TO-MUSIC
left hand in 5 in front of you with palm facing you and right hand in a 5 pinky rubbing non dominant palm, going side to side. Then make two bent 1s and put the pointer fingers on each ear. (Bob your head)
DRINK COFFEE
Two S’s on top of one another rubbing them together. make a C shape with your dominant hand but position your hand as if there were a cup in it. Then raise it up as if you were drinking it.
DRINK SODA
left hand in a fist, dominant hand finger taps middle of fist and slap down. make a C shape with your dominant hand but position your hand as if there were a cup in it. Then raise it up as if you were drinking it.
EAT-CANDY
dominant hand pointer finger touches face on side of mouth and rotate twice. Then make a flat O and raise it to your mouth.
EAT-APPLE
make a fist with dominant hand but stick out pointer finger knuckle and put the knuckle where a dimple would be the twist twice. Then make a flat O and raise it to your mouth. Finally mimic having an apple in your hand and bite into it.
TIE-YOUR-SHOES
two “S”s hitting each other twice (thumbs hitting) then mimic tieing a lace with two 9s*DO THIS TWICE
PAY ATTENTION
put two 5s on each side of your face and wiggle out and in twice (face shows urgence)
NOT PAY(ing)-ATTENTION
put two 5s on each side of your face and wiggle out and in twice SHAKE HEAD SIDE TO SIDE
LOUSY
Dominant hand in a three with thumb on nose, and throwing it down.(Face is disgusted with mouth going “THH” and tongue out)
I-LIKE
pointer finger and thumb on chest pinching out putting pointer and thumb together.
I-PERFER/FAVOR(ite)
middle finger tapping chin twice with other fingers facing up.
SODA
left hand in a fist, dominant hand finger taps middle of fist and slap down.
COFFEE
Two S’s on top of one another rubbing them together
TEA
dominant hand making a 9 and non dominant is making a loose first with thumb and pointer finger side facing ceiling. with the dominant hand use pinter and thumb finger of the 9 to twerl on top of little hole made by the non dominant hand thumb and pointer finger.
WATER
“W” made with pointer finger on chin bouncing loosely
MILK
a fist tightening and loosening(like squeezing an utter)
ORANGE JUICE
make an O and flip it into a J(either at side of chin or In front of you)
HOT CHOCOLATE
bent 5 infront of mouth and turning away from mouth(towards non dominant side) then take a C and the nondominant isin a loose fist facing down, C maked a circular motion on hand with thumb side.
HOW-ARE-YOU
two a’s side biside with kuckles touching and one thumb faced towars you(dom) and other faced toward audience (non dom) turn both hands so they are now facing the opposite way they began facing, once facing new direction dominant hand turns into a 1 and points at audience.
FINE
five at chest with thumb touching chest and bouncing a couple times.
SO-SO/#OK
five with palm facing down, shaking side to side. O and then a K
TIRED
two bent fives at chest with tip of fingers touching chest and then dropping with fingers staying where they were.(face shows tired)
SICK
two fives with pointer fingers bent in, one on stomach and other on forehead. (Face shows sick)
PLUS
two pointer fingers making plus sign(+)
MINUS
left hand making tight five with palm facing audience and right hand makes one and lays horizontally on palm.(-)
HOW MANY
two fists with palms facing up rising anf opening up fingers into 5’s
HAVE
two bent fives getting placed on chest at opposite sides
NONE/ZERO
two 0’s being stamped in front of you (0 0)
what are rocking numbers?
Rocking numbers are numbers that have unique forms for their “sideway” movement of the wrist(67-69,78-79,89), palm faces up on first number.
100
1C
105
1C5
175
1C75
200
2C
400
4C
600
6C
1,000
1 AGAIN
2,000
2 AGAIN
2,500
2 AGAIN 5C
1,000,000
1 AGAIN STARTING AT PALM AND BOUNCING TO FINGERS
1,000,000,000
1 FINGER GOING UP AND OUT
What is the rule of 9?
1-9 Can be incorporated with the sign.(example AGE)
TIME
DOUBLE TAP WRIST WITH FINGER
DOLLARS
HOUR
MINUTE
DAY
WEEK
MONTH
YEAR
What are the 5 parameters
hanshape, location, movement, palm orientation, non-manual markers/signals
what are the three signed languages?
ASL, SEE(signed English), PSE(pidgin signed English)
ASL is what?
ASL is the only official language out of the three, as it has its own grammar and sintax.
what is PSE(pidgin signed english)
ASL signs in english word order
HERS
whole hand
HIS
whole hand
OURS
whole hand
IT
point with finger
HER
point with finger
HIM
point with finger
THEM
point with finger
Deaf meaning
Curtural & linguistic involvement
deaf meaning
Medical condition (medically deaf)
WONDERING
“F” doing circular motion on throat.
SIGN
both pointer fingers circling around each other at chest level
HERE
Hands at sides making a “what” motion(no facial expressions)
SOME
one hand cutting the other in half
PLEASE
hand rubbing in a circular motion on chest
READY
two R’s shaking at chest level
DEAF
finger jumps from chin to ear.
THAT
“Y” slaps left hand palm
WH- questions
eyebrows down
yes/no questions
eyebrows up
CAPITAL LETTERS are
signed
regular letters are
spoken
fs-( ) are
fingerspelled
( )-( )
One sign( compund word)
what is glossing
Glossing in American Sign Language (ASL) is the process of writing or typing an approximation of ASL using English words. It allows us to represent ASL signs and their grammatical features in a written form.
ASL grammar is
Time-topic-comment-object
( )
fingerspelled
what is chunking?
separating
what is listing
scarf
rub back side (nail side) downside of chest the flip it up and over your shoulder.
who
dominant thumb on chin with pointer finger bending and mouth in “O” shape with eyebrows lowered.
Coat
Two “C”s mimicking putting a coat on *making it look heavy
gloves
mimmic putting on gloves with an “a” down wrist *fingers spread
mittens
mimmic putting on gloves with an “a” down wrist *fingers together
30-60
RESIDE/LIVE
CLOSE BY/IN PROXIMITY
OVER THERE
HERE
SAN FRANCISCO
S and F
CITY
/\ /\ /\
AREA/DISTRICT/REGION
HILL
MOUNTAIN
NEAR-WATER
NEAR-PARK
NEAR-SHOPPING MALL
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
WEST
FLOOR
TABLE
SHELVES
TV
GARBAGE
BOX
CUP
BACKPACK
PICTURE
PHONE
GLASSES
CANDY
PENCIL
PAPER
BOOK
APPLE
PUT(over there)
HOUSE
APARTMENT
DORM
NEW
NEW SO-SO
OLD SO-SO
OLD CLASSIC
WHICH?
WHAT COLOR?
CLASSROOM
BATHROOM
WATER(FOUNTAIN)
PHONE
FRONT DOOR
OFFICE
LIBRARY
BOOK STORE
CAFETERIA
SODA MACHINE
FOOD VENDING MACHINE
SNACK/CANDY VENDING MACHINE
ATM
LAB
LOBBY
PLACE
AREA
ENTER
EXIT
RIGHT(SIDE,TOWARD)
LEFT(SIDE TOWARD)
HALL(way)
DOOR
UPSTAIRS
DOWNSTAIRS
ELEVATOR
FLOOR/LEVEL
LIVE ALONE
LIVE WITH
ROOMATE
BOYFRIEND
GIRLFRIEND
FAMILY
FATHER/DAD
MOTHER/MOM
HUSBAND
WIFE
SON
DAUGHTER
CHILDREN
PEOPLE
CAT
DOG
BIRD
FISH
TURTLE
RAT
RABBIT
ANIMAL
PET
OWN/HAVE POSSESSION OF
NONE/TO HAVE NONE
NEED
MONEY
PRACTICE
BUY/PURCHASE
EAT
DRINK
WASH-HANDS
THANK YOU
IT’S ALL GOOD/FINE
PATIENT
HURRY UP
PLEASE
CAUGHT/”BUSTED”/FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT
GOTTA “GO”(to the bathroom)
CAR
BICYCLE
MOTORCYCLE
BUS
TRAIN
WALK
RIDE(-in/-on)
GO(-to someplace)
COME-HERE
CLASS
HOME
WORK/JOB
ALWAYS
NEVER
SOMETIMES
