Signs for ASL II Flashcards
I’M FROM
I
FROM left hand center space, #1handshape, palm facing right
right hand #1 hand shape on tip of index finger and pulls away turning to an x
(like pulling a string from a bow)
II/1
I DO
I
DOING both hands in claw, palms down
move back and forth like mixing something or move laterally back and forth, like playing a piano
Also can be finger spelled: d handshape and move index finger down to make o
DO like I do Both hands, palm up, tap fingers together twice
II/ I
WHICH
both hands, A handshake, thumbs up, knuckles facing, alternate moving both hands up and down
II/2
TIRED
both hands bent B shapes
fingertips touch sides of chest, elbows up
wrist twist down until side of pinkies are touching chest, elbows come down
facebook show degree of fatigue, like bring had down
II/2
THIRSTY
Right hand #1
Start at top of throat and slide down once
II/2
BATHROOM
right hand T shape, palm out
shake back and forth twice
II/2
FEEL
I
FEEL right hand open 8
middle finger brushes upward
circular motion on center of chest
II/3 and II/8
DISGUST
right hand claw, palm in, move in small circles on stomach
eyes squint, mouth open, tongue out slightly
also means NAUSEOUS
II/3
FRUSTRATED
Smack the back of right hand into face twice
right hand palm is facing out
II/3
TRUST
Both hands in front of body, open 5, palms up
hands squeeze together to be S shapes and dropping 6 inches
eyebrows furrowed, lips pursed
II/3
ANTICIPATION/ EXPECTATIONS
both hands closed 5 shape
raise hands up with fingertips up, left hand slightly higher
palms facing
hands click together like castanets a couple of times
eyebrows raised.
II/3
SURPRISE
both hands in X shape on side of eyes
push forward, fingers flick open to L shapes
eyes wide open
Happy surprise - smile. Shocking surprise - clenched teeth
II/3
REGRET/ REMORSE
right hand in s shape, center of chest, palm in
just like SORRY, only bigger circular movement
head tipped forward with frown.
II/3
EXCITED
both hands open 8 with bent middle fingerpalm in
alternate hands in circular movements starting with one hand on chest
and the other 8 inches away
circles up and out
eyebrows raised
II/3
DEPRESSED
both hands open 8 with bent middle finger both sides of top of chest
both hands move downward once
grimace, eyes down
II/3
LATE/NOT YET
LATE raise right elbow up to shoulder height
right hand pointed down, fingertips down, palm in
flap hand in (like towards the body) once
NOT YET the same as LATE only done twice
FINISH
both hands, open 5 , palms in
twist wrists so palms face each other, and end up facing out
repeat 2 or 3 times
Doesn’t flap up and down, more like a twist
Use for past tense
Mouth the letters for “fsh”
II/4
READY
Just like GO except make R shape
II/4
ORDER
both hands 1 hand shape
right hand rests on index finger on chin
left hand foot away from chin
both hands move out, pointing away and down until palm orientation is down
II/4
BREAKFAST
right hand B shape, palm facing left, tap fingertips on side of mouth twice
Also MORNING + EAT
II/4
LUNCH
L handshake, palm facing left, thumb taps chin twice
also NOON + EAT
NOON left arm horizontal, palm down, in front of body
right elbow on left fingers, arm straight up like noon sun overhead
II/4
DINNER
D shape, palm in, tap fingers on mouth
Also, NIGHT + EAT
II/4
MEAT
left hand held out in flat hand shape
right hand in open F shape squeezes left hand with index and thumb
slight shake, like checking the thickness of a steak
II/4
VEGETABLES
right hand on side of chin in V shape
index finger touching chin
twist hand to rotate V shape back and forth and the middle finger touching chin
II/4
VEGETARIAN
PERSON + VEGETABLES
II/4
VEGAN
right hand bent V tap side of chin twice
II/4
FINALLY
both hands #1 shape , palms on either side of mouth
hands rotate out, palms out and off chin
mouth makes “pah” sound
II/4
LEFT
right hand L shape in front, palm down
hand points to left once
II/5
RIGHT
right hand in R shape in front, palm down
Hand slides to right
II/5
NEARBY
right hand in F shape, start at tip of nose, palm down
move hand out and down, palm remains down and shape transitions to #1 shape and points
II/5
FAR AWAY
right hand #1 shape, palm facing left
right hand picks up and moves 8” in front
FAR FAR AWAY moves farther away
II/5
UNDER
Both hands flat, palms down
right hand moves in a circle under left hand
II/5
NEXT TO
both hands flat, palms facing in about 4” apart
right hand taps the back of the left hand and bounces to side and slightly front 4”
II/5
BEHIND
Both hands in A shapes, palms facing each other
right hand bumps knuckles of left knuckles
moves and bumps base of left thumb
II/5
IN FRONT OF
right hand flat,palm in
start at top of forehead and slide down chin
transition right hand to #1 shape and point out, palm down
II/5
AROUND THE CORNER
right hand #1 shape, palm facing left
move forward, twist 90* pointing to the intended direction
left hand closed flat 5 , palm facing right
right hand fingertips tap center of palm at perpendicular angle
II/5
SPORTS/ COMPETITION
Both hands A shape, front of body
palms facing towards each other, thumbs up hands alternate rocking back and forth one on top of another
II/6
SOCCER
both hands flat, in front of body
left hand above right, stationary, with fingers slightly angled up
right hand chops up at the bottom of the left hand
II/6
HOCKEY
left hand, flat handshake, palm up
right hand X shape, palm up
swipes across left hand like hockey on ice
II/6
GOLF
right hand A shape, palm facing left
starts from upright and swoops down across torso, palm down
II/6
TENNIS
right hand A shape, palm up
swing tennis racket across body
palm up and back, palm down
II/6
SKI
both hands X shape, palms up in front of torso, right hand slightly in front, move forward and back like skis with tips curled like moving over snow
II/6
SNOWBOARD
both hands flat, slightly bent B, left hand in front of right hand, palms down
swooping movement back and forth
II/6
PLAY
Both hands Y shape, palms in, twist back and forth quickly
like shaka shape twist
II/6
BALLET
finger spelled
II/6
DANCE
left hand open flat shape, palm up
right hand in #2 shape, swings back and forth across left hand a few times
II/6
PAINT
a house
left hand open flat, palm facing right
right hand flat with closed fingers like a paintbrush
fingertips swish up and down left palm
art
right hand in U shape
II/6
DRAW
left hand open flat fingers pointing out, palm facing right
right hand A shape with pinky extended “writes” across palm
II/6
POETRY
both hands, A shape, center of chest, palms in
right hand in front
move both hands out and away from chest into open 5 shapes, palm stays up
II/6
ENJOY
both hands open flat, palms on chest right hand above
hands move in circles across chest
right hand clockwise, left counter clockwise
II/6
OH, I SEE
right hand Y shape, palm down
right hand bounces up and down a few times
II/6
COOL # 1 and COOL #2
1 right hand open 5, palm facing left, thumb in center of chest, wiggle fingers
#2 right hand in X shape, side of chin, palm down
twist hand from wrist until palm is facing back
II/6
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
right hand M small circle movement
right hand L small circle movement
right hand K small circle movement
DAY
II/7
VALENTINE’s DAy
both hands open 8 over hear on left side of chest, palms in
make a hear shape with hands followed by DAY
II/7
EASTER
both hands E shape, out front, palms out
wrists rotate back so palm is back and rotate back out forward
II/7
MOTHER’s DAY/ FATHER’s DAy
MOTHERS right hand open 5, tap chin, wiggle fingers
FATHERS right hand open 5, tap forehead, wiggle fingers
DAY
II/7
FOURTH OF JULY
JULY fingerspelled
FOURTH 4 shape, palm out, twist hand so palm is back
II/7
HALLOWEEN
both hands v shape over eyes like a mask, palms toward face
slide hands out from eyes and close hand
Or both hands c shape palms in covering face, move c hands apart to the side like a reveal
II/7
THANKSGIVING
right hand G shape on chin
move down to chest and tap twice
like a turkey’s wattle
II/7
CHRISTMAS
right hand C shape, palm out moves from left elbow to straight up,
Like in an arch resembling a wreathe
II/7
ANNIVERSARY / CELEBRATION
both hands in X shape, arms up slightly move hands in small circles in the air
CELEBRATE same as ANNIVERSARY except larger movements
II/7
GIFT
Directional Verb
both hands X shape, hands held up with palms facing each other
hands move up and out like giving something away
II/7
HONOR
both hands U shapes, near right side of forehead
both move straight out from head, pointing at and angle
II/7
OFF
fingerspelled off
II/7
HOLIDAY
open 5 shape, palm facing in
hands alternate bouncing off each other’s fingertips
II/7
DOING
both hands D shapes, palms up
tap index fingers against thumbs several times
II/7
FIREWORKS
both hands O shape, at eye level
fingertips facing each other
move across sky, open hands to open 5 shape
crossing hands in the air like fireworks in the sky
II/7
COSTUME
creative costume
right hand open 5 shape, palm out, fingers pointing up
index finger starts at forehead and move up and out in small circles from head
clothing costume
both hands open 5 shapes either side of body
palms in , thumbs brush down, palms down, alternating hands. repeat
II/7
HURT
both hands #1 shape, palms in, thumbs in, bounce index fingers in and out in small circles
SICK
both hands open 8
right hand moves to touch forehead
left hand moves to center of chest
ongoing illness, move fingers in circles
face indicates degree of sickness
II/8
BETTER
right hand open B, palm in
fingertips start at chin and brush out to create A shape
II/8
WASH
both hands A shape
left hand, palm up
right hand, palm down
knuckles touching
make circular scrubbing movement on just the right hand
II/8
HANDS
both hands B shape, palms touching
brush palm of one hand up the other palm and then down the back of the hand
repeat
like washing hands
II/8
FACE
use #1 handshape circle face and end at forehead where began
II/8
HEADACHE
both hands #1 shape, either side of head
point index fingers to head while twisting them slightly and slide them back down/out several times
palms in then out
II/8
TOOTHACHE
both hands #1 shape, palms in
move hands in and slide them out towards jaw several times
II/8
STOMACHACHE
both hands #1 shape, palms in
move hands in small circles, coming up and down stomach area, towards each other
face communicates intensity of stomach ache
II/8
HEAD COLD
G shape around nose with fingers around nose and rest of hand below nose
pull down hand and touch thumb and index finger
repeat
II/8
MEDICINE
left hand in flat 5, palm up
right hand in open 8
middle finger crushes pill in left palm by wiggling back and forth
II/8
HOSPITAL
right hand H shape, draws across upper left arm hanging straight down and then draws down
like drawing a Red Cross symbol
II/8
ALLERGY
both hands #1, palms in
right hand at nose
moves out and touches left index finger and both move apart
II/8
LIBRARY
right hand L shape, palm out, small circles in front of chest movement originates at elbow
LIBRARIAN = LIBRARY + PERSON
II/9
LEARN
LEARN left hand flat, palm up
right hand starts with all fingertips touching left hand
pull right hand up to forehead while closing fingers into a flat O shape
STUDENT = LEARN+PERSON
II/9
NURSE
left hand flat, palm up
right hand in N shape, tap index and middle fingers on left wrist twice
II/9
INTERPRET
both hands F shapes, thumb and index touching each other and each hand touching
palm out
right hand twists down and back up several times
movement at wrist
INTERPRETER = INTERPRET + PERSON
II/9
SECRETARY/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
flat left hand, palm up
right hand U shape, palm in
start near ear and move down to left and swipe across palm
like pulling a pencil from ear and writing a note across the palm
II/(
RETAIL/SELL/STORE
both hands flat O shapes, palms in
twist hands out and back in
movement at wrist
both hands
fingertips touching thumbs in center space, chest height with palms down
lift hands up together in a flat five handshape like sweeping up in getting rid of something
both hands into flattened-O shapes (as if you were holding a sheet of paper) with the hands pointing downward.
Pivot both of your hands forward (away from your body) twice.
The fingertips swing forward and back a couple times. The thumbs are touching the fingers as if you were holding a piece of paper.
double motion is noun like STORE or SELLING
single motion is verb like SELL
II/9
SERVE
both hands flat, palm up
hands at shoulder level
alternate hands sliding out about 8 inches and back
like large trays that wait staff carry
WAITER/WAITRESS = SERVE + PERSON
II/9
COOK
COOK (verb)
point to yourself or to the person who is the cook
II/9
ASSISTANT
both hands A shapes
left hand on top, right hand thumb touching base of left hand. Tap thumb several times
II/9
CUSTOMER
both hands C shapes
thumbs touch upper chest and slide down, palm in
CUSTOMER +SERVE for CUSTOMER SERVICE
or; both hands c shape, palms facing, begin at chest level and lower hands making a curve below the original position. Ending C shape will be closer together than the beginning
II/9
COMPUTER
right hand C shape, left hand flat, palm down
move C shape on wrist of left hand and move up to forearm
thumb of right hand brushes against surface of back of left hand
II/9
BUSINESS
left hand flat, palm down, fingers pointing right
right hand B shape, palm out
right hand slides back and forth on the edge of left hand a few times
II/9
SCIENCE
both hands A shapes, palms out
hands alternate, making small circles in and down like pouring chemicals into beakers to make solutions
II/9
ENGLISH
left hand flat, palm down, fingers facing right
right hand flat C, palm down, fingers facing forward
right hand contacts left hand on back of hand , fingers hanging off edge, perpendicularly and tap down twice
II/9
FALL
left arm flat, palm down
right hand flat, palm down
brushes down at left elbow
II/10
WINTER
both hands S shapes, elbows tucked in tight to torso, shake both hands like shivering. Shake twice
II/10
SPRING
left hand in C shape like holding cup
right begins flat O shape inside cup
moves up and opens into claw shape like a flower in bloom
II/10
SUMMER
right hand #1 shape, palm down, swipe #1 across brow, ending in X shape like wiping sweat off brow
COOL (temperature)
both hands flat shapes, palms facing in, near mouth flap both hands, towards the mouth, rapidly while moving off to side
II/10
WARM
right hand closed at mouth, palm in, moving slightly away from mouth
open hand slowly into open shape, palm still in like warm breath out of mouth
II/10
WINDY
both hands open 5, palms facing each other
fingers pointed straight out
start on left, swipe both hands across back and forth like little lines on a drawing to represent wind
II/10
RAIN
both hands in claw handshakes, palms slightly out, move just wrist, tap hands down until palms are down, like rain pattering on a surface
II/10
WAVES
both hands open 5, palms down
left hand slightly in front of right hand
swoop hands up and down like swell of waves
II/10
WEATHER
Both hands open 5 shapes, palms out, wave once
start at head and zig-zag both hands down a foot
II/10
VACATION
both hands open 5 shapes, palms down
thumbs tap each side of body twice
II/10
OUTSIDE/OUT
right hand O shape tucked into loose open 5
left hand , pull right hand out into C shape, palm in, move hand outward to the right and close hand into a flat O shape
II/10
IN and INSIDE
left hand in claw shape, center space
right hand in claw shape, put fingers in the left hand claw shape
II/10
SUNSET
left hand out front, palm down, creating horizon
right hand in front of left, starts above left arm and moves down below left arm
II/10
SUNRISE
left hand in front, palm down, creating a horizon
right hand in C shape. start below horizon and move “sun” above horizon
II/10
EX
right hand,palm out. finger spell E twist hand to X and palm ends up facing left
II/11
CHILDREN
both hands open hand shapes on either side of waist, palm down
bounce both hands out 2 or 3 times as if patting the heads of children standing on either side of you
II/11
FOSTER
Finger spell F O S T E R
II/11
NEIGHBOR
a lot like NEXT TO
left hand cupped closed hand, palm facing in and moving to facing to left
right hand palm facing in, taps the fingertips of left hand ( on the back of hand)
both hands move into PERSON shape
II/11
ROOMATE
both hands claws, palms in,
hands start 6” apart
move hands together. fingers remain bent and touch at two smaller knuckles
repeat twice
II/11
BOSS
right hand claw, palm down
reach up and tap right shoulder twice in claw shape
II/11
ANIMAL
both hands bent hand shapes, palms in
fingertips touch sides of chest
pivot hands back and forth toward center of chest then back out, like a breathing animal
II/12
GOAT
right hand in V shape, palm in, fingers pointed up
tap heel of hand at chin then heel of hand at forehead
II/12
CHICKEN
left hand flat, palm up
right hand in BIRD then drops down to peck at left palm
II/12
COW
right hand Y shape, palm down, thumb on side of forehead
twist hand so palm is out
II/12
PIG
right hand flat, palm down
place back of hand under chin and flap fingertips down 2 or 3 times
II/12
SHEEP
right hand V handshake, palm up
left arm rests out front, palm in
right hand moves up left arm, handshape opens and closes like scissor clipping wool of sheep
II/12
BEAR
both hands claw shape, palm in
cross arms across chest and squeeze claw shapes near shoulder area
II/12
LION
right hand , claw shape, palm down
start at top of head and sweep back and down the back of the head like mane of lion
II/12
DARK
both hands in flat shapes, palms in
hands cross in front of face
II/12
LIGHT
both hands open 8 shapes, palms down
hands twist up until palms face up
same as slang for SUP
II/12
LOOK AT ME
right hand V shape, palm down
fingers pointed at signer
II/12
