ASL Lessons 22-present Flashcards
Lessons 22-cont
Busy
BH, LH (HS B, facing down) | RH (b HS), side to side fast **Doesn’t leave the base hand
Bank
B-down-K fast
Buy
like store, giving money
Business
Like busy but two big U shape motions, starts up, comes off the hand
BROKE-(financially)
RH, (HS “5” or “b:), chop neck “break neck”
Cost
BH, LH (HS: flat, sideways), RH (HS: “x”) – moves down left palm – credit card swipe
Cents
RH, index finger touch temple (MAKES SENSE)
Dollar
BH, RH grabs flat left hand and slides
Earn
similar to habit, LH palm up, RH grab/collect money
Early
BH, LH (HS: bent/lame wrist) | RH (HS: middle finger down) – middle finger trace over back of hand (LATE: RH (HS: “L”), flip down
Free
BH (HS’: “ok”), crossed like butterfly, uncross
Government
RH, starts pointing & temple, twirls back to temple & touches
Letter-mail
same as stamp
Money
similar to store, RH (HS: 0) taps LH twice
Office
like room but HS’ “o”
Pay
like send but LH palm up, RH (HS: “d”) – sending $
Retire
BH (HS’ “L” sideways) thumbs tap chest twice
Register
BH, LH palm up, RH (HS “u”) tap palm
Show (demonstrate)
BH, LH (HS: flat, sideways), RH (HS “d”), Index on palm, move forward
Silver
RH, HS starts as “d” at ear then to “s” shake
Subscribe [get-regularly, SSI, welfare]
RH, gripping thumb and index finger twice
TELLER
finger spell
Call (phone)
like 90’s phone, from mouth out
Call (named)
combo of “say” and “name” – RH start at chin to name
Call (yell)
BH, LH flat palm down, RH “slap” top and pull into “a”
Tty-call
BH, HS “x” start together, RH moves away
TALK
RH, HS “4” index finger tap chin twice
Download
BH, HS “v” pull down from cloud
Hurt
like sign but pointing instead of circle
Think-about
BH, HS “d”, like wheels turning in head
Meaning
BH, LH flat palm facing right, RH HS “v”, tap palm twice
Days of the week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday – first letter, backwards, spinning
Thursday – HS “h” spinning or “t” “h”
Sunday – BH, HS “closed 5”, palm out, circles in
Month
BH, HS “d”, RH down L index
next month
same BUT up and over
last month
same BUT up and BACK
every month
like month but TWICE
Half-Hour
BH, HS “closed 5”, half the clock, 12 to 6
Next Year
tap and point
every year
stacked, point out twice
Last week
week back
every week
week twice
ADD-TO
BH, HS “open five”, LH adding to RH (below)
ALTOGETHER-[total, sum]
similar to “add-to” BH, HS “open five”, start like “calm”, circle and close
APARTMENT
A - P - T
BOOKSTORE
book + store
CAFETERIA / Restaurant
RH, HS “c” or “r”, tap each side of cheek
DORM
like “home” but with a “d” RH,HS “d”
DIVIDE
BH, HS flat, right on top crossed, then uncross (like different)
EXPLAIN-[describe, Directions]
BH, HS “f” palm down, back and forth
ENGLISH
BH, LH HS “flat palm down”, RH HS “cupped” tap twice over back of hand
FRESHMAN
BH, HS “open five”, LH palm towards chest, RH palm tap ring finger twice
SOPHOMORE
tap middle finger
JUNIOR
tap index finger
SENIOR
tap thumb
FLUNK
think “f” on a paper – BH, LH HS flat palm facing out, RH HS “f”, smack on paper
FAIL
BH, LH HS flat palm up, RH HS “k” palm up, start at wrist and slide forward
MATH-[algebra, calculus, geometry, T-R-I-G]
BH, HS “open m”
NEGATIVE
BH, LH HS flat palm out, RH HS “d”, index finger tap palm twice
NUMBER
like “more” but tap twice and twist
POST -[put up a poster, bulletin+board]
BH, HS “thumbs up” think POST on board with thumbs
PLUS-[positive]
BH HS “d” create “plus sign” shape
PASS
BH HS “thumbs up” RH passes LH
STUDY
think brain absorbing the information BH LH HS “flat palm” facing right, RH wiggle fingers towards LH
TAKE-AWAY
BH LH HS “flat palm” straight up RH pull down and close to fist
WORSE-[figure, times]
BH HS “k”start straight up, then cross
