w3 Flashcards
bachelor
“B” index down each cheek
friend
hook index fingers around each other, first right palm out, then palm in.
boyfriend/girlfriend
“boy” (one quack) + “friend”; “girl” + “friend”
engaged
Both hands cupped, move right hand down as if attaching a diamond to the ring! (ring or middle finger okay)
fianacé(e)
“diamond ring”: Left “B”pd, right B1 down to ring finger.
married
clasp two hands together, right hand on top
husband / wife
“boy” (one quack) “married”; “girl” (thumb to cheek”) “married”
live (v)
“L”s, two thumbs up at chest
from
Left “1”. Right “1” palm in, and fly right, failing to drag left index along.
walk
L4 alternating hands pi and pd.
run
both hands “L”pi curled finger moving forward, but right also drifts left so that its lead finger can get wrapped around left’s thumb.
subway / New York
left hand flat pd right hand underneath “Y”pu moving train underground. Exactly upside down for New York (city or state).
ride (v)
left “C”, right hand down to two fingers riding the thumb!
bus
both hands Cpc in front of right shoulder, almost interlocking but right hand higher, so thumb almost touches bottom of fingers. Move right hand back.
ferry
cup hands into boat shape. Move up and down along the water.
taxi
arm out to the right, snap fingers twice (or spell)
that
“Y” effete wrist flip. When using “that” without a referent (he told me that …) then left is an L4u flip onto.
NYC
with style! “N” starts high, “Y” low, “C” back high.
Manhattan / New York
Mouth different words, but upside-down “subway”
Bronx
“1”po to temple, flip wrist to “1”pi with curled finger.
Queens
“G” touch left upper chest, cross down to right lower (the G train!).
Brooklyn
“B” start right upper and straight down and wiggle at bottom.
Staten Island
“SI” moving out a bit from right middle of chest.
New Jersey
“NJ” up near neck
Long Island
L14po (“I love you”) on right side of neck. Index finger wiggles a little.
sit
“U”pd right onto left
NMS wh-question expression
furrow brow. WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, HOW-MANY, and WHY
FS# meaning
fingerspelling shortcut eg FS# MD is Maryland (mouth “Maryland”)
sibling
“brother” “sister”
funny
two fingers flick down the nose (expression: laughing)
serious
index on chin, start palm left, spin to palm right
partner
both hands L4pci crossing: right bottom of hand sweeps along left index back and forth. Followed by “person”
single
“1”pi, little horizontal circle inward (counterclockwise)
separated
start both hands L4cupped pi mid-fingers touching, then horizontally apart.
divorce
both “d”pi fingertips touching, horizontally apart to “d”po OR OR “married” then split “A”pd
widower / widow
W-I-D-O-W
[real question facial expression]
eyebrows furrowed, head forward, shoulders up
[rhetorical question facial expression]
eyebrows raised, head forward, shoulders up
yes/no question facial expression
eyebrows raised, head forward, shoulders up
for
1-finger salute
because
“why” (rhetorical) OR “for-for” (rhetorical)
go (somewhere)
“1” next to each other pointing up, then out.
I live in Park Slope (translate)
Brooklyn me live, where?(rh), Park Slope
Is John your name?
John your name (raised eyebrows). [NMS yes/no raised eyebrows]
can (v) / able
two “S” up, bend wrists down.
can (v) / fire
left “S” pc is neck. right hand pu slices over it.
dance
left hand pu floor, right hand 2 wave near dance floor twice
fight
“S”s, cross each other twice
dollar
left “B”pi fingers point c stationary, right grabs fingers and goes right
quarter
“G” to forehead, then 25:5po wiggle middle finger
keys
left L4pc, right “A” but thumb nestled in bent index finger. mid-index against left, turn back and forth.
week
left L4piu, right 1 bottom of hand slides along palm. Change the number for more weeks.
