U1: Introduction and Personal Information Flashcards
I, me
Point at the middle of your chest
You
Pointing with hand as if someone was in front of you
He/she/it, him/her
Pointing diagonally to your right
We,us
Point at the right side of your chest and then to the left
They, them
Point you hand diagonally to your right and drag your hand through the air to the right
You-plural
Point diagonally to your left and then drag you hand till your hand is pointing diagonally to your right
My, mine
With an open palm put it over your chest
Your, yours
With an open palm facing away from you push your hand away
His/her/it’s, hers
With an open palm put it to your right diagonally and push it away from you
Our, ours
With an open palm with your thumb and pointer finger touching the right side of your chest make a rainbow arch putting your hand on the left side of your chest with your pinky touching your chest
Their, theirs
With a flat palm facing away from you put your hand in front of you and drag it till it’s diagonally right
Your-plural, yours
With a flat palm facing away from you where it’s diagonally left drag it till it’s diagonally right
Who-1
Put your thumb up to your chin with all your fingers except your pointer finger closed and then bend your pointer finger a couple of times
Where
Put your hand in front of you as if you where pointing at the sky and then move it side to side
Student
Put your left hand flat facing the sky an then with your right hand fan your fingers and then bring them together over your left hand as if trying to pick something up and then bring it to the side of your head and then bring it down with both hands vertical pinky’s facing floor thumb facing sky.
Teacher, professor
With both hands make all your fingers straight with your thumb touching the bottom tips, hit the air and then lower your hands an inch or two and then hit the air again and then bring your hands down into a vertical position
Man
With an open palm put your thumb on your forehead and then bring it down to your chest
Women, lady
With an open palm put your thumb on your chin and then bring it down to your chest
Girl
With a closed fist and your thumb sticking out drag your thumb from right below your ear to right under where you mouth starts
Boy, man
With an open palm put your thumb at or above your temple and then close your fist keeping your thumb there
California, gold
I love you sign win pointer finger at your cheek and then bring it lower to a y sign
New York
Make a y sign sitting on opposite flat palm and then drag it out past the end of your hand
Yes
With a closed fist move it up and down using your hand and wrist.
No
Make a fist but straighten your thumb, your pointer finger and the one beside it and close them together like an animals beak
Don’t-know
With an open palm put it with your finger tips touching the top/side of your head and then turn your hand and bend your wrist so your palm faces the ground
Not
With a closed fist put your thumb on the bottom of your chin and then drag your hand straight out moving down a little as you move
Deaf
With your pointer finger beside your ear drag it down to the side of your mouth
Heard of hearing
Making an h sign with your hand drop your hand an inch and then move it to the right and drop it an inch again
Hearing(person), say, speaking
Pointing finger right in front of your mouth sideways pointing the the left move it in circles
Hello, hi
Flat palm at forehead moved upward
Name
Make h signs with both your hands and then put one on top of the other and tap
Live-1, life
Make L signs with both hands put them at your chest and drag them up
Live-2
Make thumbs up, put them on your chest and drag up
From
Make a fist with pointer finger pointed at the sky and then take your other hand in the same position, make finger tips touch and then take second hand away bending your pointer finger
Nice, clean, pure
Make a palm facing sky with fingers pointed straight and then take your other hand also in a palm position and put it on top of the other hand with fingers facing left and palms facing each other and drag it to the end of the other hand
Meet you
Make a pointer hand with pointing to the sky but palm facing yourself and then make one pointing to the sky but palm facing the other palm and then bring them together
