Unit 10 Vocabulary Flashcards
What-Do
Hint: The starting position is with both D-handshapes held in front of the body with the palms facing upward. The index finger taps the thumb several times quickly as if you are fingerspelling D-O over and over again.
Want
Hint: Both hands are extended and then brought in toward the body while the fingers curl up.
Go-to
Hints: Both index fingers move forward or to the side in the same direction. This sign can also be made with one hand.
Need
Hint: The bent index finger moves up and down several times.
Study
Hint: The position of one hand represents holding a book. The fingers of the other hand wiggle as the hand moves back and forth towards the book.
Library
Hint: The L-handshape makes a small circular movement.
Fine
Hint: The thumb touches or taps the middle of the chest with fingers extended.
Let’s-go
Hint: The hand moves away from the body and gradually closes, which represents a figure getting smaller as it recedes or moves away into the distance.
School
Hint: The hands clap twice to represent a teacher trying to get the attention of the class.
Come-on
Hint: This is a common gesture for calling someone to come forth.
Store
Hint: Both hands are in the shape of a flattened O-handshape. With the fingertips pointing downward, the hands shake back and forth.
Grocery Store
Hospital
Hint: The H-handshape outlines a cross on the upper part of the arm.
Post office
Hint: The letters P and O are fingerspelled.
Doctor
Hint: The fingers of one hand touch the pulse of the other hand to indicate the medical procedure for checking the heart beat of a person. This procedure is associated with doctors.
Dentist
Barber
Hint: The hand mimics cutting the hair and is followed by the PERSON MARKER sign.
Gas
Hints: The thumb of the A-handshape is moved into the opening of the O-handshape. The A-handshape represents the nozzle at a gas pump, while the O-handshape represents the opening of a gas tank.
Gas station
Bookstore
University
Hint: With the open hands together, the top hand moves up in a spiral motion while the changing to a U-handshape.
College
Hints: The sign SCHOOL is made by clapping the hands. When making the sign COLLEGE, the palms of the hands are touching. The top hand moves up to a higher level while making a circular motion. This movement represents the concept of an education level that is beyond grade school.
House
Hint: The hands outline the roof and sides of a house.
Home
Hints: A variation of the signs EAT and SLEEP is made. The O-handshape moves from the mouth to the cheek.
Bed
Hint: The hand represents a pillow against which the head is resting.
Office
Hint: The sign ROOM is made with O-handshapes.
Work
Hint: One S-handshape taps the back of the other S-handshape to represent the hands doing something.
Out
Hint: One hand is pulled out of the other hand.
Outside
Hint: The flattened O-handshape on the right hand is removed from inside the C-handshape of the left hand.
In
Hint: One hand is placed in the half-circle formed by the other hand.
Inside
Hint: The flattened O-handshape of one hand is placed inside the C-handshape of the other hand. The movement is repeated two or more times.
Shopping
Hint: The right hand repeatedly imitates the act of taking money from the left hand and pushing it forward as if buying something.
