Family Flashcards
Man
Sad
Help
Hungry
Woman
Children
The sign for child is done by doing two pats on the top of an imaginary child’s head.
You can do it with “one” pat, but could be mis-interpreted as “short.”
The sign for “children” is to pat the heads of two different imaginary children one time each. The children are standing in front of you and slightly to the right. After you do a single pat on the head of the first child, move your hand to the right one time and do a single pat the head of the second child.
Boy
To do the sign for “boy,” grab an imaginary baseball cap on your forehead. This sign also can mean MALE and is one of the versions of MAN.
Girl
The sign for “Girl” is made by forming your hand into an “A”-hand and then trace along your jawbone with the tip of your thumb - starting near your ear and moving to near your chin. If you specifically want to indicate the concept of “girl” as in “a little girl” then you can use a bent hand to show the the height of the girl.
Brother
The sign for “brother” uses a modified “L”-hand that turns into a “1”-hand as it moves from the forehead down to make contact with the base hand (which is in a 1-handshape).
Sister
The sign for “sister” uses a modified “L”-hand that turns into a “1”-hand as it moves from the jaw down to make contact with the base hand (which is in a 1-handshape).
Cousin
Shake a “C” by the side of your head.
This sign is similar to niece/nephew except that it uses a “C” handshape.
Often students ask if you do it lower (near the cheek) to mean “girl” and higher (near the temple) to mean “boy.”
No, there is no distinction. Just hold a “C” up to the side of your head and twist it twice.
Husband
Wife
Name
Handshape: “H” handshape on both hands.
Movement: Tends to be a double movement (but a single movement is also common).
Non-Manual Marker: In general this uses a neutral facial expression. In the sentence “What is your name?” signed as NAME YOU? (Wh-question expression) you furrow the eyebrows and tilt the head forward a bit.
Brother in law
Sign for “in-law” is generally done by just adding “LAW” after signing the person.
This is how I recommend you sign “brother-in-law”
Sign brother, then place an L on the palm:
SISTER-IN-LAW:
When you see “in-law” as part of a phrase such as “sister in-law” you might see it drastically shortened to include only the first part of the sign for sister (girl) and the last part of the sign for law.
Friend
The sign for “friend” interlocks the index fingers twice.
Boss
The sign for “boss” taps a claw hand twice on the shoulder.
Memory aid: The boss is the one with the weight on their shoulders. (Or maybe a chip?) Military generals have decorations on their shoulders indicating that they are the boss.
Date
Start with your hands slightly apart, palms facing each other, hands in “D” shapes. Bring the hands together to touch at the fingertips, then pull apart about an inch-and-a-half then bring together again. Use a small quick movement.
marry marriage
Start with your hands slightly apart, palms facing each other, hands in “D” shapes. Bring the hands together to touch at the fingertips, then pull apart about an inch-and-a-half then bring together again. Use a small quick movement.
Work
The sign for “work” is made by shaping both hands into “fist shapes” (the letter “s.”) With your palms facing downward, use your dominant fist to tap the wrist or the side of your non-dominant fist a few times.
Memory Aid: Think of working with a hammer.
Month
The tip & 3 joints represent the 4 weeks of the month. The extended right index finger moves down along the uptuned extended left index finger
Week
The upright “D” hand is place palm to plam against left 5 had whose palm faces right. Righ D had mover along the left palm from base to finger tips
Day
Yesterday
Thumbtip of right A or Y hand palm facing left, rest on right cheek, then moves back a short distance.
Year
The sign for “year” is made by forming both hands into the letter “S.” If you are right handed, rotate your right hand completely around the left. The right hand should come to rest on top of the left.
Today
Sign for now is made: Move the “Y” hands down a few inches. Your palms should be facing upward.
Followed by sign for Day
Tomorrow
Thumb of A hand placed on right cheek moves straight out from the face in an arc
number 6
number 8
number 9
Number 10
A hand goes back and forth
number 11
Number 12
Number 13
Number 14
Number 15
Number 16
Numbers16-19 start palm back and twist forward twice.
Like number 6 and twist
Number 17
Seven hand and twist left and right
