Vocab Chapter 2 Flashcards
blue (and variations)
shake b handshape (dark- swipe quickly away, light- shake slightly once, bright and neon- look suprised while you do dark blue)
color
shake fingers on chin
black
wipe index on forehead
brown
swipe b handshape down cheek
gray
brush open 5 handshapes on each other
green
shake g handshape (variations follow blue)
orange
squeeze o handshape at chin
pink
p handshape to chin, shake middle finger
purple
shake p handshape
red
pull index into x at chin
yellow
shake y handshape
school
clap open 5s on each other
nursery
fingerspell nursery OR sign baby-school
daycare
fingerspell
kindergarten
wave k handshape under palm down 5 handshape
preschool
fingerspell “pre-k”
elementary
shake e under palm down 5 handshape +school
junior high
j sign into an r + school
middle school
circle bent 5 handshape until it is fingertip down on palm up base
high school
fingerspell HS
basic adult education
basic + adult (stacking 5 handshapes) + education (e to d away from face)
vocational school
fingerspell VOC + school
continuing education
continue (push a handshapes away from you) + education
types/kinds
circle k handshapes to a stack
private
tap thumb of a handshape on chin
charter school
fingerspell charter +school
religious school
religious (r facing towards you flip out) +school
public
circle index finger in front of chin
boarding school
fingerspell boarding +school
home school
home +school
grade
sideways g handshape from top to bottom of outward base
grades 1-9
sign the number twisting towards you +grade
freshman- senior
starting on ring finger, press into palm
community college
twist bent 5 handshapes against each other +college
college
bring 5 handshape off of 5 base and out in a half circle
university
college, but with a u
graduate
circle g handshape until it lands on palm up base
enroll/enter
push bent 5 handshape under bent 5 base
transfer
use bent 2 handshape and swipe over
graduate school
graduate + school OR crossed arms 2 and 4 +school
law school
fingerspell law +school
medical school
set dominant hand middle finger down on palm up base and shake slightly +school
st. or mc names
sign the prefix, raise eyebrows and pause, then continue
possessive ‘s on brand names
sign s at end of name while twisting away
gallaudet university
pinch L back past head
campus
tap two i handshapes on each other
playground
play + circle italian to flat
ASL lab
fingerspell it
computer lab
computer + lab
science lab
circle a handshapes + lab
accessibility services
DA + rub bent 5 handshapes + alternate pushing palm up handshapes in front of you
office
room, but with an o
room
make a box front to back then side to side
Dean
fingerspell dean
police
c shape across chest, tap on collarbone
admissions
see enroll
library
move L in circle in front of torso
cafeteria
swipe C handshape down on left then right side of mouth
auditorium
start claw hands together and pull up and out
health
pull claw hands away and closed from torso
center
same as middle
gym
shake g handshapes by neck
track and field
using thumbs up, rotate quickly in alternate directions + circle flat base hand palm down
principal
circle p handshape over fist base, land middle down
financial aid
money+ help
registrar’s office
enroll + office
career
work +major
transfer
bring bent 2 handshape away from collarbone
counseling/advising
on fist base, flare out italian handshape repeatedly
class
make circle away from chin with c handshapes
hallway
bring palms facing each other flat handshapes forward away from chest
bathroom
shake t
blackboard
black +draw a box using index fingers
whiteboard
white + board
desk/table
lay arms on top of each other and tap them together
chair
tap 2 fingershapes on each other
LCD projector
LCD (FS) + italian handshape flared out in direction of projection
LCD Screen
LCD + Board
Window
stack b handshapes and pull away repeatedly
door
using b handshapes, brush back of dominant hand against front of base palms out
clock
time + pull big handshapes away in a line
textbook
class + book OR text (FS) + book
workbook
work + book
spiral notebook
paper + book + pull index away from base in a spiral
eraser (pencil)
use side of fist to “erase” off of base hand
eraser (whiteboard)
mime using an eraser on whiteboard
paper
brush palm down handshape on palm up base TOWARDS YOU
paper clip
paper + put 2 fingers over palm in base hand (like a clip)
stapler
squeeze dominant hand as if using a stapler
pencil/pen
press index and thumb together and bring from chin to base hand like writing
scissor
use a 2 handshape and cut upwards
calculator
“type” on base hand angled up
check
draw check in air with pencil handshape
label
brush u handshape off of palm up base handshape
unscramble
word+ move italian handshapes
sequence
move italian handshapes + count off listing hand
true or false
sure + swipe index on nose
compare
shake cupped handshapes on either side of head
scribble
scribble in the air with pencil handshape
fill in the blank
pull away index to thumb handshape + draw a line with middle + write in the air with pencil
multiple choice
MC (FS)
circle (shape)
keep base hand with index out still while drawing a circle with dominant index
circle (draw a circle)
draw a circle with pencil handshape
match
tap claw handshapes on each other with palms on
underline
word + draw line with pinkie
cross out
word + draw a line with pencil
give
italian handshapes from giver to reciever
walk
flip palm down handshapes away from you
run
link gun handshapes and trigger left thumb and right index
break
to have a break- slice 4 handshape in half
to break something- snap a pencil
to have something break (larger item)- bring claw handshapes into each other
broke
hit neck with palm down knife hand
break up with
s handshapes together out and down into p
counselor
counseling + person
teacher
teach + person
teach
pull italian handshapes away from forehead
faculty
slide f across collarbone
assistant
stack thumb up handshapes on each other
science
circle a handshapes away from you
nurse
tap u handshape on wrist of fist up arm
track coach
track + coach (tap claw fingers down on shoulder)
librarian
library + person
janitor
push mop with fist handshapes OR clean + person
president
pull claws closed and away from each other in front of forehead
vice president
president + assistant
tan
swipe t down cheekr
brown
swipe b down cheek
black
swipe index across forehead
white
pull full hand closed away from chest
gray
brush open 5 handshapes against each other
anatomy
palm up handshapes from shoulder down to hips
art
bring pinkie out handshape down wiggled on base hand
band/music
wave 5 handshape over elbow on closed fist down base arm
biology
circle b handshapes in front of torso
chemistry
circle c handshapes in front of torso
computer science
computer + science
culinary arts
cooking (flip palm down dom to palm up dom on palm up base)
history
bounce h handshape awya from shoulder
geography
shake dom hand pinching top of fist down base
government
circle g handshape into tapping temple
politics
government, but with a p instead
literature
read + write
read
wiggle bent 2 handshape down sideways flat base
math
brush m handshapes on each other
physics
run bent 2 handshapes into each other
vocational
VOC (FS)
woodworking
slice palm up base with knife dominant
theater
alternate brushing a handshapes on shoulders
ASL Studies
asl + deaf + study
audiology
circle thumb up handshape and tap to ear
business
brush b back and forth on side of fist base
communication studies
alternate pushing c handshapes forward + study
economics
money but with an e dominant
education
push E into D while bringing away from torso
engineering
hold thumbs of Y handshape still and shake dominant
environmental studies
circle index up with flat dominant + study
law
LAW (FS)
medical
shake dominant hand with middle finger on palm up base
psychology
turn base hand palm out and slice between thumb with dominant knife hand
sign language interpreting
sign language + interlock thumb with index handshapes and shake
interpreter
interpret + person
social work
tap s and then w on palm up base
sociology
hold s handshapes, circle out into L handshapes
speech pathology
speech (tap bent 2 on chin) + help
high school diploma
HS + pull F handshapes away from each other
degree
pull F handshapes away from each other
Associates degree
A A (FS) or AS (FS)
bachelor degree
BS (FS) OR BA (FS)
Masters degree
M facing you, turn out to A or S
masters in education
tap back of 2 handshapes on each other + slide index forward on index base
PHD
PHD (fingerspell, twist h up to look like a u though)
drop out
grade + throw index finger in other direction
drop a course
pick up + don’t want
full time
brush 5 handshape on fist base + time
part time
cut palm up base with 5 handshape + time
semester
pull s handshape sideways then down
withdraw (from school)
pull w handhsape towards you + turn into d
review listing techniques
shoulder turn, and, plus
“then”
finish
100
1C
1,000
1M
10,000
10 + center
100,000
1+c+ center
1 million
1 + monday
