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ACTIVITIES AND HOBBIES

ALL


At the beach we wear sun block, sunglasses, and use an umbrella for safe skin health.


BOTH


BUSY


CAMPING


CAN


CARDS


CARNIVAL


COMPETITION/RACE


CONTINUE


CORRECTIONS


DRIVE


EXERCISE


FABRIC


FAR


FEW


FISHING


FIX


GARDENING


GLASS


HAVE


HOMEWORK


HUNTING


I don't like football but I do like race car driving shows on Thursdays evenings.


JOB


LISTEN


MANY


MEETING


METAL


MOWING THE LAWN


MUST


NEIGHBOR


Once a week in May my grandfather watches his favorite television show.


PAINTING


PARADE


PLASTIC


PLAY/SHOW

This sign is referring to a performance.


PRACTICE/TRAINING


RADIO


RAKING


READ


RENOVATING


RUBBER


SEWING


SHOPPING


SIT


SKIING


SOME


SPACKLING


SUN TANNING


SWIMMING


TAKING IT EASY


TENNIS


TICKET


TIRED


VOMIT


WAIT


WALKING


WASH


WATCH TV


WATCHING THE GAME


WEDDING


WOOD


WORKSHOP


WRONG


ALPHABET

ASL Alphabet (A-Z)


ANIMALS

ANIMAL


BARK



This sign refers to a dog barking.


BEAR


BIRD


CAT


COW


DESERT


DOG



DOG (2)



This is #DOG - the lexicalized sign for DOG.


ELEPHANT


Emergency! The tiger at the zoo got out of his cage and is hunting for food.


ENVIRONMENT


FOREST


GIRAFFE


HORSE


I have an ugly dog that barks at night.


LICK FACE


LION


MONKEY


MOUNTAINS


My cat is fat and lazy and she smells like fish.



MY CAT (nd)CL:3(3 list) (first)THICK (second)LAZY (third)SMELL SAME-AS FISH


OCEAN


PET


PLAINS


RAINFOREST


RAT


SNAKE


SWAMP


The monkeys at the zoo remind me of my sister's farm.


The snake chases the rat into the dark tunnel.


TIGER


ASL 1 - UNIT 1

AGAIN


ASL Alphabet (A-Z)


BOY


DEAF



This sign can be made by moving from your ear to your chin or from your chin to your ear.


GIRL


Good afternoon



This phrase is signed as "GOOD AFTERNOON"


Good morning



This is signed as "GOOD MORNING". This phrase can also be signed more fluidly where your non-dominant hand is only used for MORNING (your dominant hand moves directly from your chin down to sign MORNING).


Goodbye



This is the sign for "BYE" in ASL.


Goodnight



This phrase is signed as "GOOD NIGHT."


HEARING


Hello



This is the sign for HELLO in ASL.


HELP


HOW



This sign for HOW is used in sentences like, "How are you?"



HOW (2)



This sign for HOW is used in sentences like, "How do you fix this?"


How are you?



This phrase is signed as: "HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).



How are you? (2)



This is a different signer signing "How are you?" This phrase is signed as: "HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


I/ME


KNOW


MAN


ME


MY


My name is Deborah (name sign).



The phrase is signed here as: "MY NAME D-E-B-O-R-A-H (name-sign)". This is used as an example. Deborah fingerspelled her name first and then gave her name sign, which is the D-handshape moving in a curl downward from her head to indicate curly hair. You can learn more about Name Signs in ASL 1 - Unit 3.


MY/MINE


NEED


Nice to meet you.



The phrase is signed here as: "NICE MEET YOU." This phrase can also be signed as "NICE MEET" with MEET signed with the back of your dominant hand facing you and the back of your non-dominant hand facing the person you are meeting. When MEET is signed directionally this way, signing YOU is not necessary.


NO



This sign for "no" is used to answer yes/no questions. This sign is NOT used in sentences like, "There are no more cookies left."


NONE



This sign is used in sentences like "There are no more cookies left" in place of the "no."


NOT



This sign is used in sentences like, "My mom is not a hockey fan."


PLEASE


RIGHT



This sign is used for the word "right" meaning "correct."


SIGN



This sign refers to sign language or signing, not a sign like a stop sign.


SORRY


Thank you.



This is the phrase/word "THANK-YOU" in ASL.



Thank you. (2)



This is a different signer signing "Thank you." This is the phrase/word "THANK-YOU" in ASL.


THAT


WANT


WHAT


What is your name?



This phrase is signed as: "YOUR NAME WHAT?" with the wh-question facial expression (eyebrows down).


WHEN


WHERE


WHO


WHY


WOMAN


YES


YOU

Plural Forms of YOU

TWO-OF-YOU

Two of you


THREE-OF-YOU

Three of you


ALL-OF-YOU

All of you



You can learn more about pronouns in Don't Just "Sign"... Communicate! A Student's Guide to Mastering ASL Grammar


You're welcome.



Signed as "WELCOME". In context, this can mean "You're welcome". More commonly, you would sign FINE, NO-PROBLEM, or NOTHING (with F handshapes to mean "It was nothing.")


YOUR


ASL 1 - UNIT 10

ANNOYING


ARGUE



ARGUE (2)



ARGUE (3)



This sign is used to describe more of a "SPAT" type of argument.


ARROGANT


AWFUL


BAD


BEAUTIFUL


CLEAN


COLD


COMPLAIN


CONFIDENT


CUTE


DEPENDENT


DEPRESSED


DISAGREE


EXCITED


FAMOUS


FIGHT


FINE



FINE (2)



This is a different signer signing FINE.


FRIENDLY


GET-ALONG


GOOD


GOSSIP


HANDSOME


HAPPY


HOT


HUMBLE


HURT



This can be signed over the part of the body that hurts.


I feel OK.



This is signed as "I FEEL OK".


I feel tired.



This is signed as "I FEEL TIRED"


I feel wonderful.



This is signed as "I FEEL WONDERFUL"


INDEPENDENT


JEALOUS


KNOW


LAZY


LIE


LOUSY


MAD/ANGRY


MEAN


NERVOUS


NICE


NIT-WIT


NOSY


not-FINE


OK


OLD


PATIENT


QUIET


RELIEVED


RICH


RUDE


SAD


SCARED


SHY


SILLY


SLOW


SMART


SO-SO


SOFT-HEARTED


STRANGE


STRICT


STRONG


STUBBORN


TROUBLE


UGLY


UPSET


WEAK


WONDERFUL


WOW


YELL


YOUNG


ASL 1 - UNIT 12

Age Numbers


How old are you?



This phrase is signed as "HOW-OLD YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down). HOW-OLD is signed by signing OLD twice.


I am 20 years old.



This is signed as "I AGE 20". You learn more about signing ages in ASL 1 - Unit 12.


Money Numbers


Numbers 100+


Ordinal Numbers



These are numbers that show the order of something (for example: winners in a race). Numbers 1st-9th are shown by forming the handshape of the number and twisting the wrist. Every number after 9th is shown by the number + fingerspelling T-H. Even though English gives a number such as 22 an "nd" ending to make 22nd, all numbers after 9th in ASL use "T-H" afterward.

1st-9th = NUMBER + (Wrist Twist)
9th+ = NUMBER + T-H


See you later.



This phrase is signed as: "SEE-YOU LATER." The sign SEE moves toward the person you are talking to. The sign LATER is made by taking the L-handshape and moving your wrist from palm-forward to palm-down (it refers to the hands moving on a clock).


Take care of yourself.



This phrase is signed as: "TAKE-CARE". This is like saying "take care!" when you say goodbye in English.


Time Numbers


ASL 1 - UNIT 2

APPLE



APPLE (2)



This is the initialized (English) version of the sign APPLE.


BREAD


BUY


Can you (please) sign slower?



This phrase is signed as: "PLEASE SLOW".


Can you (please) sign that again?



This phrase is signed as: "PLEASE SIGN AGAIN".


Can you fingerspell that again?



This phrase is signed as: "FINGERSPELL AGAIN?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up). You can also add PLEASE to this phrase if you want.


CANDY


COKE (Coca Cola)


COOKIE


DRINK


EAT


Excuse me



This is the sign for "EXCUSE-ME" in ASL.


FOOD


GRAPES


HUNGRY


I don't understand.



This is signed as "I UNDERSTAND" with the negative facial expression. The sign DON'T is already implied with the facial expression, so it does not need to be signed.


I'll be right back.



This phrase uses a classifier and is signed as "I CL:1(me)"go" CL:1(me)"come back"". Christine uses the 1-handshape to show herself leaving and then returning.


ICE CREAM


MILK


MORE


Numbers 1-10


PIZZA


RESTAURANT


SANDWICH


SODA-POP


Sorry.



This is the sign for "SORRY" in ASL.


There is no sign for that, you need to fingerspell it.


THIRSTY


WATER


What did you/they say?



This phrase is signed as: "SAY?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down). The rest of the words are implied with the facial expression, so it is only necessary to sign SAY in this phrase. And keep in mind that if you are referring to what someone else said, you will normally glance toward that person momentarily while signing this phrase.


What does that mean?



This is signed as "MEANING?" with the wh-word question facial expression. The rest of the words are implied with the facial expression, so it is only necessary to sign MEANING in this phrase.


Write it please.


ASL 1 - UNIT 3

ALGEBRA


Are you a student?



Here is the phrase "Are you a student?" in ASL. Notice the signs that are used in this phrase. This phrase is actually signed as: "YOU STUDENT YOU?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).


Are you deaf?



This phrase is signed as: "YOU DEAF YOU?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).


Are you learning sign language?



This phrase is signed as: "YOU LEARN SIGN?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).


ART


ASK-you


ASL


BAND


BIOLOGY


BOOK


BOOKSTORE


CAFETERIA


CANCEL


CHEMISTRY


CHOIR


CLASS


CLASSROOM


COLLEGE


DRAMA


DRAW



This sign is the same as the sign for "art" and "design."


DRAWING


ELEMENTARY


ENGLISH


FIND


GIVE-you


HEALTH


HIGH-SCHOOL


HISTORY


IMPORTANT


JUNIOR-HIGH-SCHOOL


KEY


LEARN


LIBRARY


LOCK


MAJOR (in college)


MATH


MIDDLE SCHOOL


No, I'm not deaf, I'm hearing.



This phrase is signed as "NO DEAF, I HEARING" with the first part signed with a negative facial expression and the second part signed with an affirmative facial expression.


PAPER


PASS


PHOTOGRAPHY


PHYSICS


PLAY



PLAY (2)

This sign is referring to a play performance.


PLAYGROUND


POETRY


PROGRAM


PSYCHOLOGY


SCHOOL


SCIENCE


SENTENCE


SIGN LANGUAGE


SKULPTING/CERAMICS


SPORTS


STUDENT


STUDY


TEACHER


UNIVERSITY


What is your teacher's name?



This phrase is signed as: "YOUR TEACHER NAME WHAT?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


Where are you learning sign language?



This phrase is signed as: "YOU LEARN SIGN WHERE?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


Who is your teacher?



Here is the phrase "Who is your teacher?" in ASL. Notice the signs that are used in this phrase. This phrase is actually signed as: "YOUR TEACHER WHO?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


Why are you learning sign language?



This is signed as "YOU LEARN SIGN WHY?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


WRITE



WRITE (2)



This is a different signer signing WRITE.


You sign very fluently.

This is signed as "YOU SIGN-FLUENT". The "SIGN-FLUENT" sign is very ASL. There is no direct-word translation of this sign to English. This sign is used to describe someone's signing as fast and smooth. You can create this sign by starting with both of your hands in the the S-handshape, opening your hands into the 5-handshape, wiggling your fingers slightly, and closing them into the S-handshape again. Depending on your facial expressions and body movements, this sign can mean "FLUENT,""very-FLUENT," or "exceptionally-FLUENT," for example.


ASL 1 - UNIT 4

#APT



For this sign, you just sign A-P-T like it is shown. This is called lexicalized fingerspelling and it has become the sign for APARTMENT.


ACROSS


AIRPLANE


ANIMAL


APARTMENT



For this sign, you just sign A-P-T like it is shown. This is called lexicalized fingerspelling and it has become the sign for APARTMENT.


Are your parents Deaf?



This phrase is signed as "YOUR PARENTS DEAF?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).


BALL


BARK



This sign refers to a dog barking.


BATHROOM


BEAR


BIBLE


BICYCLE


BIRD


BUS

This is #BUS - the lexicalized version of BUS and the more accepted ASL sign for this word.



BUS (2)



This is the initialized and more "Signed English" version of the sign #BUS.


Can you read lips?

This phrase is signed "YOU READ-LIPS YOU?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).


CAR


CAT


COW


DESERT


DOG



DOG (2)



This is #DOG - the lexicalized sign for DOG.


DORM


DOWN


ELEPHANT


ENGINE


ENTER


ENVIRONMENT


FLOOR


FLOWER


FOREST


FREEWAY


GAS


GIRAFFE


GLOBAL WARMING


GO


HERE


HOME


HORSE


HOUSE


How did you lose your hearing?



This is signed as "BECOME DEAF HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


I have a question.



This phrase is signed as "I QUESTION" with an inquisitive facial expression.


I'm studying to be an interpreter.



This phrase is signed as a rhetorical question: "I STUDY WHY? BECOME INTERPRETER". The first part of the phrase uses the yes/no facial expression (eyebrows up) and the second part uses an affirmative facial expression.


I'm taking ASL classes.



This phrase is signed as "I TAKE-up ASL CLASS". This sign for TAKE is different from the sign you would use to indicate that you took (or got) something (i.e. TAKE-from).


IN


INTERSECTION


LICK FACE


LIGHT



This sign is used for the word "light" meaning a lamp or something that gives off light.


LION


MONKEY


MOTORCYCLE


MOUNTAINS


OCEAN


OFF

This sign refers to "off" as in "Get off the couch." Another way to sign this is the lexicalized #OFF sign. For turning off lights, for example, you would use the LIGHT-OFF sign with both hands in a 5 handshape palms facing down and moving to an AND handshape to show lights turning off.


ON


OUT


OUTSIDE


PARKING LOT


PLAINS


RAINFOREST


RAT


ROOM


SEARCHING


SNAKE


STREET


SWAMP


TELEPHONE


TIGER


TRAFFIC


TRAIN


TREE


TWO LANE HIGHWAY


WALK


Where is the bathroom?



This is signed as "BATHROOM WHERE?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


WITH


WITHOUT


Yes, please.



Signed as "YES PLEASE" with the affirmative facial expression.


Yes, thank you.



Signed "YES THANK YOU" with the affirmative facial expression.


ASL 1 - UNIT 5

AFTERNOON


ALWAYS


APPOINTMENT


Are you hungry?



This phrase is signed as "YOU HUNGRY YOU?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).


BATH


BLACK



This sign can be used for the color black as well as for an African American person.


BLUE


BRIGHT


BRING


BROWN


BRUSH-TEETH


CHURCH


CLEAN


COLOR



COLOR (2)



This is a different signer signing COLOR.


COOK


Days of the Week



This video starts with Monday and ends with Sunday.


DIFFERENT



This sign is similar to the sign for "but."


EARLY


FINALLY


FINISH


FINISH FINISH



This sign is normally used to mean "already" or "all done."


FRIDAY


GET-UP


GRAY


GREEN


HOUR



If you shape your dominant hand into a number between 1-9, your sign will become "2 hours,""3 hours,""4 hours," etc. If you want to use a number higher than 9, first sign the number, then sign HOUR.


How did you get here?



This phrase is signed as "YOU ARRIVE HERE HOW?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


I have to go home.



This is signed as: "HOME I NEED GO".


I took the bus to get to class.



This phrase is signed as "I RIDE BUS ARRIVE CLASS". This sign for BUS is more English-based, but is used often. Another way to sign BUS is the lexicalized version #BUS. You can see an example of #BUS in the conversation in ASL 1 - Unit 5.


Interesting.



This is the sign for "INTERESTING", which can be signed using various facial expressions to create a phrase. In this video, Christine uses a facial expression to indicate that something is very interesting.


LEAVE


MIDNIGHT


MINUTE



If you shape your dominant hand into a number between 1-9, your sign will become "2 minutes,""3 minutes,""4 minutes," etc. If you want to use a number higher than 9, first sign the number, then sign MINUTE.


MONDAY


MONTH



If you shape your dominant hand into a number between 1-9, your sign will become "2 months,""3 months,""4 months," etc. If you want to use a number higher than 9, first sign the number, then sign MONTH.


Months of the Year


MORNING


MOST


NEVER


NIGHT/EVENING


NOON


NOT-YET


Numbers 11-20


ORANGE


PARK


PARTY


PICKUP


PINK


PURPLE


PUT ON MAKEUP


RED


SATURDAY


SHAVE


SLEEP


STORE


SUNDAY


SWIMMING-POOL


TEND-to



This sign is used to explain something you tend to do. For example: EVERY-MORNING I TEND-TO GET-UP TIME 8


THINK-ABOUT


THURSDAY


TIME


TODAY


TOMORROW


TUESDAY


UNTIL


WAKE-UP


WEDNESDAY


WEEK



If you shape your dominant hand into a number between 1-9, your sign will become "2 weeks,""3 weeks,""4 weeks," etc. If you want to use a number higher than 9, first sign the number, then sign WEEK.


What are you doing?


What is your phone number?



This is signed as "YOUR PHONE NUMBER WHAT?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


What time?



This is signed as "TIME?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down). In this phrase, the word WHAT is implied with the facial expression, so it is not necessary to sign it.


Where do you live?



This is signed as "YOU LIVE WHERE?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


Where do you work?



This is signed "YOU WORK WHERE?" with the WH-Word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


WHITE


WORK


YEAR



If you shape your dominant hand into a number between 1-9, your sign will become "2 years,""3 years,""4 years," etc. If you want to use a number higher than 9, first sign the number, then sign YEAR.


YELLOW


YESTERDAY


ASL 1 - UNIT 6

BASEBALL


BASKETBALL


BASS


BOAT


BOWLING


DANCE


DRUMS


FALL-DOWN


FAST


FIRST


FOOTBALL


GAME


GOLF


GUITAR


GYMNASTICS


HIKING


HOCKEY


ICE SKATING


KEYBOARD


MARTIAL ARTS


MUSIC


PIANO


RUN


SECOND


SING


SONG


STADIUM


TEAM


TRACK AND FIELD


VOLLEYBALL


YOGA


ASL 1 - UNIT 7

Are you married?



This is signed as "YOU MARRIED YOU?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).


AUNT


BABY


BORN


BOYFRIEND


BROTHER


CHILDREN


COUSIN (female)


COUSIN (male)


DATE


DAUGHTER


DIAPER


DIVORCE


Do you have children?



This is signed as "YOU HAVE CHILDREN?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).


ENGAGED


FAMILY


FATHER


FRIEND


GIRLFRIEND


GRANDDAUGHTER


GRANDFATHER


GRANDMOTHER


GRANDSON


GROW-UP


How many siblings do you have?



This is signed as "HOW-MANY BROTHERS SISTERS YOU HOW-MANY?" with the wh-word facial expression (eyebrows down).


HUG


HUSBAND


I am not married.



This is signed as "I NOT MARRIED" with the negation facial expression (shaking your head).


I have 1 brother and 2 sisters.



This phrase is signed as: "I BROTHER 1, SISTER 2". Christine also shifts her body during this phrase, which indicates comparing.


I have 3 children.



This is signed as "I CHILDREN 3."


KISS


MARRY


MOTHER


NEPHEW


NIECE


Numbers 21-30


PREGNANT


ROOMMATE


SIBLINGS


SINGLE


SISTER


SON


SWEETHEART


UNCLE


Where do you rank among your siblings?



This phrase is basically asking the question, "How old are you in relation to your siblings" (i.e. "Are you the oldest, middle, youngest, etc. child?"). The question is asked this way because your non-dominant hand is used to index siblings and children in order of age. The phrase is signed here as: "BROTHER SISTER, YOU POINT(non-dominant index)?" with "BROTHER SISTER" signed with the topical facial expression and with "YOU POINT(non-dominant index)?" signed with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).


WIFE


ASL 1 - UNIT 8

BALD


BEARD


BELT


BLACK



This sign can be used for the color black as well as for an African American person.


BRACELET


BROKEN


CLOTHES


DIRTY


DRESS


FAT


FRECKLES


GLASSES



GLASSES (2)

GLASSES (3)



This sign is referring to glasses for drinking.


HAIR


HAIR (long)


HAIR (short-men)


HAIR (short)


HAT


HEIGHT


INDIAN/NATIVE AMERICAN


JACKET


MEXICO/MEXICAN


MUSCULAR


MUSTACHE


NECKLACE


Numbers (2-Digit and Multiples of 10 and 11)


PANTS


RING


SHIRT


SHIRT (plaid)


SHIRT (v-neck)


SHOES


SHORT


SHORTS


SHOW



SHOW (2)

This sign is referring to a performance.


SKIRT


SOCKS


SUNGLASSES


SWEATER


TALL


THIN


TIE


WATCH


WHITE (race)


ASL 1 - UNIT 9

ACCOUNTANT


ACTOR


AIRFORCE


ARCHITECT


ARMY/MILITARY


ARTIST


ASSISTANT


BASEBALL PLAYER


BLOG


BOSS


BUILDING


CARPENTER


COMPUTER


DENTIST


DOCTOR



DOCTOR (2)



This is the initialized sign for DOCTOR.


EMERGENCY


FARM


FIREMAN


GOVERNMENT


HOSPITAL


INFANTRY


JAIL/PRISON


JANITOR


LAWYER


LIBRARIAN


MAILMAN


MANAGER


MANUFACTURER


MECHANIC


MOVIE


NAVY


NURSE


OFFICE


ONLINE SHOPPING


PHOTOGRAPHER


POLICEMAN


PRESIDENT


SCIENTIST


SECRETARY


SERVICE


SUPPORT


SURGEON


VLOG


WAITER/WAITRESS


WELDER


WORK


ASL 2 - UNIT 1

BACON


BANANA


BITTER


BREAKFAST



Another way to sign BREAKFAST is to tap the B handshape on your chin.


BUTTER


CARROT


CHEAP


CHEESE


CHERRY


CHICKEN


COFFEE


DELICIOUS


DINNER



Another way to sign DINNER is to tap the D handshape on your chin.


EGGS


FISH


FRUIT


FULL


GREEN BEANS


GROSS


HAMBURGER


Hockey is the best sport to watch live.


HOTDOG