September 26-October 6 Flashcards
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Thumb and index pinch together twice
21
Sideways gun, thumb bends
22
2 fingers pointing downwards left to right
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3 with middle finger bouncing
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L to 4
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L to 5
5 with middle finger bouncing
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L to 6
27
L to 7
28
L to 8
29
L to 9
Letters that Bounce
B, F, R, L, K
Letters without a bounce
M, D, N, T, S
Letters that move sideways
A, E, O
Rhetorical Questions
Eyebrows are raised
English “Because” is to ASL “Why”
I can’t buy a TV because I don’t have any money
TV I can’t buy why? I don’t have money
I don’t drink coffee because I detest it
Coffee I don’t drink why? I detest it
My friend is going to Gaulladet University
My friend going where? Gaulladet University
I
Index point to chest thumb inwards
She
Woman then point
He
Man then point
My
Palm horizontal on chest thumb up
Her
Woman point then action then point with palm facing person
His
Man point then action then point with palm facing person
Edmonton
ED
Sherwood Park
SPK
Area
Left fist and Right palm on top in circle
Stony Plain
SP
St. Albert
ST finger spell then Alberta
Spruce Grove
SG
Leduc
Fingerspell
Red Deer
Red color, into Deer ears on temple (palm facing outward, fingers spread)
Calgary
C shake
Banff
Fingerspell
Jasper
Fingerspell
Real world orientation
ASL is a spatial language, so you point in the direction your home is located before giving the name of the city
Developing real world spatial awareness of your environment is called Real World Orientation
-Point in direction of home
-Indicate location where you are learning ASL
-Refer to another person or object in immediate environment
-Glance in direction you are pointing
Downtown
Triangle with hands without bottom line tap fingers 2x
North
N moving upwards
South
S moving downwards from chin
West
W moving to Left body
East
E moving to Right body
West Edmonton Mall
WEM finger spell
Southgate Centre Mall
SG Mall
Hawrelak Park
Fingerspell
LRT
Fingerspell LRT
Valley Zoo
Fingerspell
Lake
Fingerspell
River
Water 2x on lips then palms face each other to motion a waving river
E.g. North sign, Sask finger spell, River sign
Mountain
Right knuckle knocks on top of left knuckle in slight cross, then palms facing down at slant like a mountain; right hand slightly lower than left
Park
Fingerspell
Fingerspell names of specific park
City
Triangle without bottom with hands, fingertips touching, hands move in horizontal circle together
Hospital
Index and middle finger together draw Cross on Left shoulder
Live
Thumbs up both hands on chest shoot upwards
From
Left index vertical, Right index curved starts on front of left index and pulls backwards like trigger
Northgate Mall
North sign, gate and mall fingerspell
Bonnie Doon
BD
Millwoods
MW
Whyte Ave
White sign, finger spell Ave
Jasper Ave
Fingerspell
Near
Palms facing body horizontal, thumbs up, right palm in front of left and taps left back of hand 2x
Far
Point with index far away from body
Oakland
O with pinky up, bouncing up and down
San Francisco
SF
Berkeley
B bounce up and down
Fremont
F bounce up and down
San Jose
SJ
California
Rockstar hand on cheek (index finger by ear), swipe to Y
Province
Middle finger makes cross over heart (horizontal cross is left to right)
OR K makes cross over heart
British Columbia
BC
Saskatchewan
Sask (with easy A letter)
Manitoba
M fingers draw cross on heart
Ontario
O draw in circles
Quebec
Q draw in circles
New Brunswick
NB
Nova Scotia
NS
Prince Edward Island
PEI
Newfoundland
Palms facing downwards by waist fingers flutter
OR
NFLD
Yukon
Y trace head from left chin to right chin thumb on face
Northwest Territories
NWT
Nunavut
Fingerspell (because new province)
Countries
Left elbow crosses and elbow pointing outward, Right Y rubs in circle near elbow
House
Outline house with both palms
Fingertips stay upright entire time
Apartment
APT
Dorm
D (pinch of fingers) from lip to ear)
Different from “Deaf” where it is number 1 used
Beach House
finger spell Beach then sign house
Cabin
Fingerspell
Motorhome
MH
Townhouse
TH
Duplex
Fingerspell
Condo
If you buy an apartment or townhouse
Fingerspell
Farm
“Drink” but thumb on chin, fingers spread, slide from left to right chin
Huge
Thumb and index claw from together to outwards spread
CHA
Small
Palms face each other come close together
SMO, squint eyes
Medium
Left palm facing down, Right palm belly fingertips facing up knock on thumb side of left palm 2x
Pout/MM
New
Left palm facing up, Right palm facing up swipes in left palm 2x slightly curved
Squint eyes
Old
S from chin pull downwards
Exterior
Pinch away out of left hand, permitter box
Exit
Pinch away 1x (verb)
Outside
Pinch away 2x (noun)
Address
“Live” 2x
Boring
Index on right nose from outside turn inwards
Pretty
Bear claw to pinch fist turning inwards under chin
Weird
W from left to right cross mouth
Weird
Window trim
Outline Window trim with thumb and index finger for both hands
Yellow
Blonde
Point to hair, yellow
Gold
Point to ear, yellow
California
Point to ear yellow without shake
33
3 pointing downward left to right
44
4 pointing downward left to right
55
5 pointing downward left to right
66
6 pointing downward left to right
30
Thumb, index and middle finger together open and close 2x
31
3 then 1
32
3 then 2
34
3 then 4
35
3 then 5
36
3 then 6
37
3 then 7
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3 then 8
39
3 then 9
Sheep
Left arm across body, palm open and facing body. Right arm in V at elbow armpit of left arm. Snipping motion with V moving up inner left arm.
40-66
Three of them
3 with palm facing up and fingers facing outwards slight shake close to chest
Three of us
3 with palm facing up and fingers facing sideways, move in horizontal circle
Two of them
2 with palm facing up and fingers facing outwards slight shake close to chest