Test #2 Vocab Flashcards
Practice
ND hand one shape horizontal point right; Dominant hand open A - knuckle of dom hand rub back and forth against finger
Door (Open)
Door - both hand sin B handshape palm out - dom hand moves fowards and back (like opening and closing)
Door Open - Start with Both hands in B palm out - dom hand move back and turn to face body
***Can you open the door = same sign + eyebrows up
Door (Closed)
Start with ND hand in B handshape palm face oiut and dom hand band towards shoulder in B facing body - move dom hand to go into door sign
Slam door = agreeive door close sign
Important
Both hands in F shape - start with finger tips together - go out and around in a circle - land hands next to each other
Lights ON
Lights - Both hands in Long O finger tips down - slightly open close fingers
Lights On - Lights sign - open both hands sop end in 5 palm down
Lights Off
Start hands in open 5 palm down (both hands by shoulders) - close into light sign
Improve
ND hand flat palm face down hand outish - dom hand in flat palm - side of Dom hand taps ND hand and works way up (bouncing) up ND hand
- Work way up arm
***Can show small imporve will small increases up or BIG
Decline
Same as Improve but goes down up instead of up
Get-Up/stand up
Stand - ND had in close 5 palm face up - Dom hand in V hand shape - Dom fingertipes tap on ND palm (So have upside down V on ND palm)
To stand up - Start with ND hand palm face up in clsoed 5 - dom hand in V hand shape to side face up - move dom hand so end in Stand sign
Jump - Stand sign but Dom hand moves up and down (like jumping)
Grab-oppertunities
ND hand in flat hand palm up - Dom hand scrape down fast hits ND hand and closes fist
Chat
- Both palms face each other and wrists move back and forth (foward and back)
- Both hands in C shape - palm face each other - both hands move up and down
- Both hands in C shape - palm face each other - Dom hand hands move up and down
Sit-down
Sit - Both hands in U hand shape palm down - hands perpedicular to each other) - move both hands down
Chair - same as sit but dom hands don’t move down - instead dom hand taps twice on back of ND hand
Warning
ND hand in close 5 palm down – dom hand also in close five taps on back on ND hand
***Direction sign - Warn you – do sign in direction on person
Study
ND in close five face you - dom hand in open five fingertips towards ND palm - wiggle fingers and move back and towards from ND palm towards body/head (like pulling info out of hand and putting in head)
***USE NMS to show how much you are studying (move hand more = studying more)
Resturant
Dom hand in R hand shape - swipe one side of chin THEN swipe down other side of chin
Party
Child’s birthday
1. Both hands in P - finger tips down - hands sway back and forth
Going to drinking party
2. Both hands in Y shape - facing fowards - move back and forth to and from mouth (like downing drinks)
Cafeteria
Dom hand in C hand shape - swipe one side of chin THEN swipe down other side of chin
Spot/Notice
Dom hand in X hand shape - finger tap on cheek bone - slip hand and go towards person you spot
- Directional Sign
General notice = same sign but goes into palm (taps inside of ND hand in closed five palm towards you)
Help
ND hand close 5 palm uo - Dom hand in open A - dom hand goes on top of ND hand - both hands move upwards
**Directional sign (help you or help me)
***Can you help me – just add eyebrows up (if UP = can you help me or can I help you etc.)
Give
Open O - finger tips up - move hand in direction of person you ate giving to
Directional sign - go to person giving
***Can you give me - give + eye brows up
Sure/Really
Dom hand in one shape - pint on chin - move finger out (so ends pointing foward)
Really = more intense version
Desk/table
Both palms down - hands on top of each other - dom hand bounces twice
Stand
Move
Long O - Finger tips down - move in direction you are moving
***Direction sign - move in direction of where you are moving
***Same as Put? (Put might be more restrained)
Jump
Pen/Pencil
Hand in writing shape (like X but thumb touches pointer) and write in air
Difference in Pen and Pen= mouth movement (Pen = mouth pen; pencil mouth pencil)
A-F
Mean
***This is for like meaning of something
ND hand in close fice pal, face right - Dom hand in V - Dom fingertips tap ND palm (start palm face up AND flip Dom hand so it faces palm down)
Mean as is Someone is mean - Both hands in Open A - dom - knuckles face each other - dom hand swipes up
Dial C-3
Explain
Both hands in F - Thumbs touch each other - move both hands down while moving then back and forth
Clear/Bright
Both hands in Long O - finger tops towards each other - hands open to end in open 5 palm out
***Can mean that a topic is clear (you understand)
I-Walk
Point to self - then both hands in close five palm face down - move hands kinda up/down (like swaying up/down or flicking up/down)
Vague
ND hand palm towards you in 5 shape - dom hand also in 5 - - palms towards each other - dom hand moves in circles rubbing against ND
***Needs to be kinda to side of you
Think Again
Dom hand in one shape - palm out - just shake back and forth
None/No
Both hands in O shape by shoulders and move down and out a bit
Maybe
Both hands in closed 5 palm up - hands move up and down (like weighing options)
Excuse Me
ND hand in close five palm face up - dom hand in almost flat C with thumb out - dom hand fingertois rubs against palm of ND hand
He/She-Walk
Point to people - then upside down V - move hands like legs walking foward
Test
- Both hands in one shape - palm out - bend pointer fingers twice
- Both hands one one shape palm out - bend pointer fingers - then move hand so they go into a flat close five palm down shape
Ask
Dom hand in one shape palm out - bend finger and point fowards
Direction question - point towards person asking
Talk
- Same as chat version 1
- Dom hand in 4 hand shape - point taps on chin
In -General
Both hands in close five- start pace face face - open wrists so hand with palm out (done in front of face)
***Almsot like peek a boo
Open Minded
Same as In-general but hands start at forehead then flip out
Iconic Signs
Signs that resemble the word (look like what they are)
Example - Book + read + Stand + Door
Directional Signs
Signs that go towards the person you are adressing
- Condenses information
Example - Give me + Thank you + See you
- Give you - go towards person giving to
- See you - go to person seeing
Basic grammatical structure of ASL
Time –> Topic –> Rest of Sentance (comment)
**Time gives us tense
**Topic is flexible - most of times can have two things
Rule of Nine
You can incorporate numbers 1-9 into signs
Example - 2 weeks - week sign (ND palm towards you in close five - 2 sign with palm to ND hand and sweep left to right)
ALSO works with us - can do hand sweep in number signs
Blurry
Same as vague but directly in front of face
Interacting with deaf people (walking through conversation)
If two people talking and need to walk through - just walk straight through fast (don’t stop or same excuse me)
If walk straight through = won’t cause disruption
Color
Dom hand in 5 face face by chin - wiggle fingers by chin
Red
Dom hand in one hand shape - pinter taps chin and swipes down (NOT bend down)
Pink
Same as red but with K - middle finger swipes down
Orange
Dom hand in O/S shape in front of lips (face top side - thumb towards left) - squeeze hand into S shape (double squeeze)