Unit 5 Flashcards
How do you ask a person when they will do something?
- Name activity (Raise brows)
2. Ask When (lower brows, lean head forward, hold when question sign)
When are you going to exercise?
You go exercise when?
Ask what time
X hand taps on wrist
What one did/will do
With one or two D shape hands upside down, go from D to O shape twice
What did you do last Thursday?
Last(Past/before) Thursday you do?
Yesterday
A hand goes from chin to ear
How do you ask what a person will do?
Name day (raise brows), Ask what person did/will do (lower brows, lead head forward, hold the what did/will do sign)
Last Monday (the past Monday)
Past, M hand toward body in circle
Now
2 Y hands pull down
Today
Now sign bounces twice
Tomorrow
A shape hand on side of chin moves forward
Next Friday/This friday
Sign for future, F shape hand toward body in circles
Surprise
Index and thumbs near eyes, open to L shape hands
Secret
A shape hand, thumb taps under lips
Can’t
Index fingers hit each other, dom hand stays put, dom hand hits and moves downward
Flower
Finger tips together touch each side of the cheek
Not yet
Hand rests downward and wiggles, shake head, push tongue between teeth
Finish
2 5 shape hands twist and make a shhh sound with mouth, also is a transitional sign
Out/Leaving to do something
5 hand at an angle to O
Act of going to a specific place to do something
Index fingers point
Month
Non dom, hand turned to side, Index finger up, Dom index finger scrapes side of non dom index finger
One thing/Out of the ordinary
Transition Sign, point index finger up, move hand up, this signals you are going to talk about an out of the ordinary activity
Enjoy
Two flat hands, one rubs chest, the other right under the chest
Two/Three/Four/Five of us
Upsidedown number hand in circle(directional)
All of us
More than five people and yourself. Pointer finger moves in a circle pointing downward
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When
Upside down index out upside down non dom. Dom hand circles index finger
Happen/When
Two hands upside down index finger out, twist and move downward
Sunday
Two flat hands facing outward in small circles, or bounce down
Monday
M hand shape towards self, circle once
Tuesday
T hand shape towards self, circle once
Wednesday
W hand shape toward self, circle once
Thursday
T-H fingerspell or H hand shape circle once
Friday
F hand shape toward self, circle once
Saturday
S hand shape toward self, circle once
Stay Home
Y hand shape move down, sign for home
Clean house
Sign for nice/clean(Cleaning move hand repeatedly), B hand shapes make a house
Cook
Flat non dom hand, flip dom hand on top
Play a game
Sign for play, sign for game
Watch TV
Bent L shape hand in front of face, pull outward, fingerspell TV
Studay
Flat non dom, dom 5 hand points toward non dom, wiggle fingers
Practice Soccer
Sign for practice, Soccer(Flat non dom, dom flat hand moves upward hitting non dom hand)
Meeting
5 hands facing each other to O’s
See a doctor
V hand outward (see), Doctor (bent hand taps wrist)
Get money out
Sign for money, Flat non dom hand, dom hand makes a 5 underneath and pulls out to an S shape hand
Meet with Friends
Sign for meet, sign for friends
Shopping
Money sign moves out multiple times
School
Clap hands twice
Library
L hand shape , circle
Gym
X hand shapes circle near shoulders
Park
Finger spell
Church
C hand shape taps on non dom hand
Hospital
H hand shape makes a cross on arm
Bank
Fingerspell
Resturant
R hand shape on each side of mouth
Grocery Store
Food sign, Store sign (fingertips together on each hand, swing hands back and forth)
Show
Flat non dom, Dom index finger in center of non dom hand (directional)
Ask
Index finger moves forward to an X hand(directional)
Tell
Index finger under chin and points (directional)
Take
5 to S (directional)
Throw
S to 5 or S to H (directional)
Newspaper
Flat non dom, Index and thumb come down on non dom hand
Wipe down shelves
Sign for shelves, A hand wiggles down (make an S hand for dusting)
Vacuum Floor
Floor sign, A shape hands flipped and moving like you are holding a vacuum (bounce movement)
Sweep Floor
Floor sign, Sweep (Flat non dom hand, dom hand is flat and sweeps non dom)
Take care of Children
Sign for take care, sign for children
Plates Clean
5 hands make a circle with middle fingers and tap, sign for clean
Wash clothes
Sign for clothes, 5 hands bent and agitate like a washer
Clean Outside
Exit sign, clean sign
Take out Trash
Trash sign, Two 5 hands move upward and to the side
Feed the cat
Cat sign, Eat sign but with two hands(feed animals are with 2 hands instead of 1)
Pay Bills
Index finger sweeps back and forth, finger spell bills
Plants Water Pour
Plants (C hand shape non dom, 4 hand coming up and down behind non dom), sign for water, Fist with thumb out going into an O shape hand
Make Coffee
(Make) S shape hands on top of each other, bounce from side to side, sign for coffee
Put away and fold clothes
Clothes sign, flat hands act like folding, use put sign with both hands like you are putting clothes on shelves
Take dog out for walk
Dog sign, Take sign, Out sign, Walk sign
Fix
F to X with one or two hands
House Check/Inspect
House sign, Flat non dom, index dom finger zig zag
Duty/Task/Chore
D taps on back of non dom hand
Enjoy
2 hands circle on chest
Don’t Mind
Index finger on nose and points down shaking head
Send a package
Box, Throw/Send
Hair Cut
V shape hands moving back and forth near head acting like scissors
Medicine Pick up/Find
Middle finger on non dom palm, wiggle. Sign for find (F hand pointing downward and move wrist for hand to face up)
Movie Rent
Sign for movie, Fingerspell rent or do sign for 1 month repeat twice for the word rent
Clothes Drop off
Clothes sign, Throw sign downward
Kids pick up
Son/Daughter/Children, Find sign
Dentist Clean
X hand near mouth move side to side, Clean sign
Put gas in full
A hand with thumb out, put in O shape non dom hand, 5 hand sweeps over S non dom hand for the sign fill
Oil Change
Fingerspell Oil, Circle 2 X’s for change
Dog bring vet shot
Dog sign, offer sign, fingerspell vet, act like you are giving yourself a shot in the arm. 3 hand, thumb goes in between middle an index finger on arm
Volunteer help feed animals
Sign for shirt, help (flat hand non dom, dom hand fist with thumbs up, move upward), Feed sign (two hands for eat), animals(have sign but wiggle)
Help friend pack move
Help sign, friend sign, pack (put sign hands in circles), move sign (put sign move to the side)
Post office
P-O
Medicine Store
Medicine sign, store sign
Drug store
Fingerspell drug or fist on arm, store
Video Store
Fingerspell video, store sign
Dry Clean
Index finger swipes across chin to X hand, sign for clean
Gas
Fist with thumb out bounces in O on non dom hand
Zoo
fingerspell (z word, the letters move down)
Won’t
A shape hand pull back once, shake head
Express sympathy/Pity/mercy
5 hand with middle finger bent down, move in a circle forward
Week
Flat non dom hand, dom hand index finger out and slides across hand
Next week
Week sign then push hand out forward
Last week
Week sign then point hand back in the past
Weekend
Week sign then flat hand move down
Everyday
A hand brushes cheek repeatedly
Morning
Arm under, palm faces up
Noon
Arm stacks standing straight up
Afternoon
Arm goes forward and down, palm down
Night
Hand bounces on back of non dom hand
All day
Arm is up and goes down, arm goes underneath for all night
Ski
Two X hands upside down, move forward twice
Swim
Move hands like doing a water stroke
Sun bathing
Slightly bent 5 hand angled up, go in a circle
Music Listen
Sign for music, sign for listen
Sight See
V hands bouncing in front of body facing down
Host/Take up/Adopt
Adopt sign, Party sign (Y hands swinging side to side)
Visit
V hands circling in front of body
Pool
Flat non dom hand, dom hand like holding a pool stick bounce forward
Ride up-down (rollarcoaster)
Ride sign, B hand move like a roller coaster movement
Watch Basketball
Watch sign, Basketball sign(bounce ball sign)
Beach
Fingerspell, or make a wave with hands, O to 5 hand sweeps back and forth on non dom hands
Museum
M hand shapes, like house sign with a flat roof
Bar/Drunk
A shape hand touches near mouth twice, drunk(one movement with A shaped hand down)
Club
Fingerspell
Ferris Wheel
Bent V hands moving in a circle like a ferris wheel
Fun
Fingerspell
Up until now/since the last time
Index fingers touching shoulder and chest, move and flip/point forward
Remaining the same/ no changes/ just the same
Y hands bounce downward (sign for stay, bounce)
Must
X hand one downward movement
Want to come with
Want sign, Come sign, with sign
Want join
Want sign, Join sign (H hand shape goes into O hand shape)
Want help
Want sign, help sign
Accept
Yes sign, Fine sign while nodding head
Decline/Sorry, Can’t
Sorry sign (fist rubs on chest), Can’t sign (Index fingers hit each other)
