September 12-22 Flashcards
Crazy
Right hand knob turn over ear
Rain
Curved fingers pointing downward bounce
Weather
W with fingertips touching and right hand shakes front and back
Fluency
Right hand behind left pinch forward with palms
What does it mean?
Left palm open facing right, right hand bunny ears twist on palm, what?
Explain it again
9 with both hands, fingers outwards alternate forward and back shake, again.
Snow
Finger tips trickle downwards, palms facing outwards
Clouds
Palms facing outward alternating circles around face
Lightning
Left index horizontal, right index draws lightning downward from it
Lightning
Left index horizontal, right index draws lightning downward from it
Sun
Fingerspell
Hot
Bearclaw from mouth turn outward
Cold
Fists brr
Warm
Bearclaw fist from left cheek to right
OR
Fist at chin to open away from chin
Cool
90 degree palms fan face
Ask
X curve towards who is asking
Ask
X curve towards who is asking
Give
Flat O to whoever is giving/giving to
Give
Flat O to whoever is giving/giving to
Register
Left palm facing up fingertips outwards, right hand belly on palm swipe to left or right
Formal
Right palm open facing to left, thumb to chest and circle motion up and outwards 2x
Informal
“Formal” while shaking head
Question
Draw question mark
Excuse me
Left palm open facing up, right palm 90 degree with fingertips swiping towards left fingertips on left palm
Yes
Knuckle knock 2x
No
First 3 fingers in a pinch open and close 2x
Quiz
Fingerspell
Stop
Left palm facing up, right palm belly hits centre palm
Please
“Sorry” with open palm facing and rubbing against body
Ready
“R” with both hands shake
16
10 to 6
17
10 to 7
18
10 to 8
19
10 to 9
Have
90 degree palms, finger tips hit chest, thumbs up
How many?
Pinch fists at chest then explode fingertips upwards, furrow brows
Yes/no question marker
-Raise brows at last word
-Tilt head forward
-Hold the last sign
Which
Thumbs up fists car motion
How
How 2x
When
Left index finger horizontal, right index starts on tip move in circle outward back to tip of left index
Why
Middle finger flutters by temple
Language
L with hands thumbs start together and move outward
Spanish
Guns start on shoulders and come together right on top
French
9 turn toward temple
English
Left fist and Right open palm covers left fist
Is sign a universal language?
No, languages are all different; different regional sign languages are different as well.
University of Alberta
Left palm facing body, Right index and middle fingers make a U across palm
Metro Con’t Education
Fingerspell Metro
Gaullaudet university
Thumb and index to pinch at temple
Alberta School for the Deaf
Fingerspell ASD
Washington DC
W curve upwards at right chest to finger spell DC
I see
“Y” bounce/shake downwards 2x
Leisure
Left hand on top of right on chest rub in opposite directions
Activities
Both hands curved facing downwards from L to R turn
Hike
Walk, point going up a mountain
Run
Guns hooked, L hand in front
Cook
Right hand flips in Left palm
Dance
Left hand palm, right hand two fingers sway
Movie watch
Right hand shakes across left palm, Index and thumb curved and pull away from mouth
Knit
Index fingers cross each other in knit motion
Sew
Both hands in number 9 going in sewing motion
Camping
Rockstar hands in tent formation, only index fingers touch and pull away from each other
Paint
Left palm, Right index and middle finger with thumb sticking out draws from top to bottom
Travel
Curved bunny ears pointing outwards to right from mouth in U-shape
Travel
Curved bunny ears pointing outwards to right from mouth in U-shape
Picture
C on Cheek to Left palm
Take picture
Left index, Right index curves to take photo
Bike
Knuckles go in pedal formation
Dog
Thumb and middle finger rub
Dog play with
Exercise
Yoga
Fingerspell
Shop
Buy, but flick outwards
TV Watch
Fingerspell TV then watch
Fish
Rod shake with right hand on top, index fingers slightly curved on top of knuckles
Bowl
Bowling motion with Right hand
Phone chat
Telephone with hand, Palms with fingers upwards shake outwards
Play
Y with both hands shake downwards 2x
Love
Arms cross on chest hands in knuckle
Like
“White” but only with middle and thumb pulling away
Dislike
Like while shaking head no
Detest
Both palms go away from mouth, Right hand closest to mouth
Culture
Left index finger, C with R hand goes from back to front
Contrastive Structure
Shift head and body slightly in agreement with the space established for each referent
High School
HS
School
Cross hands clap 2x
College
Left palm open, right palm open and facing and sways in U formation on left palm
Still
With but sway downwards and away from body
Most
Thumbs up fists together, right hand shoots upwards
Some
Left palm open, Right fingertips swipe down on palm
Little bit
Thumb and index finger rub
Hard
Bunny ears curved no thumbs, right stacks on left
Easy
Left palm open and facing up, Right finger tips go from back to front of left palm fingertips
Turkish
Curve thumb and index tap temple 2x
Japanese
Index and thumb pinch from eyes to outwards
Vietnamese
V shake at cheek
Ukranian
U at nose, move outward to K
German
Cross handsome Right on top and turkey hands shake
Latin
Index and middle fingertips at nose to forehead
Arabic
Fingerspell
Korean
Hat motion
Chinese
Left right down with index fingertip
Italian
Cross on forehead with pinky, horizontal cross is left to right
Cantonese
Fingerspell
Cree
Fingerspell
Test
Both index fingers pointing outward curve down
Exam
Fingerspell
Study
Left palm horizontal, Right ringers hover away pointing at palm and fingers shake
Mark
Left palm open faces body, Right check marks
Last
Pinky cross, right on top of left
How to get attention of another person
-Waving
-Tapping
-Using/Being an intermediary
Negotiating a Signing Environment
-Walk through
-Use touch
-Ask a person to move
Sleepy/Sleep
Open palm to face moves away into pinch
2x for sleepy, 1x for sleep
Multiply
X cross with right index behind left
Student
“Learn” on palm and toss away off of palm
Teacher
Fists at chest then palms face each other and slide down body
Hearing
Horizontal Right index at lips moving upward circles
Deaf
D from ear to lip
Hard of hearing
H with fingertips pointing outward from left to right bounce
Jot down/put down
Left palm open facing up, right pinch fist fingertips on palm into clap
I run the meeting
My nose is running
My car is running
Water is running
Elaborate
Left index finger pointing up, right pinch to exploding hand away from index
Theme
Quotation marks move outwards from shoulders
Junior HS
JRHS
Junior HS
JRHS
Elementary
Left palm open facing downwards, right hand fist shakes under palm
Left hand C, Right hand 90 degree palm facing down goes through C from back to front
Pop
Left hand open fist vertical, Right hand middle finger goes in and out of hole and palm covers top of fist hole
Pop
Left hand open fist vertical, Right hand middle finger goes in and out of hole and palm covers top of fist hole
Pepsi
“Italian” but on side of face
7up
Fingerspell
Cocacola
Fingerspell Coke
Bottle
Left hand palm open facing upwards, right hand draws from palm upwards in bottleneck shape
Ice cream
Right hand fist at chin like licking cone 2x
Chocolate
Left palm facing down, Right hand C rubs from back of left hand to fingers 2x
Vanilla
V shake
Strawberry
Left index horizontal, Right pinch fist around left index and twist outwards
Cookie
Left palm upwards, Right claw turns fingertips on left palm
Fruit
F on cheek shake 2x
Vegetable
V on side of chin and flip (V faces outwards first)
Carrot
Fingerspell
OR
Eat like carrot
Broccoli
Fingerspell
Tomato
Right index at lip flicks off left index horizontal in front of chest
Tomato
Right index at lip flicks off left index horizontal in front of chest
Blueberry
Blue then finger spell berry
Hot chocolate
Hot then chocolate
Milk
Squeeze right hand in fist 2x by right shoulder
Juice
Pinky from front cheek to back
Kinds of juice
Name the fruit before the juice
