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WAIT | |
WAITER | |
WAITER/WAITRESS | |
WAITRESS | |
WAKE-UP | |
WALK | |
WALKING | |
WALL | |
WANT | |
WAR | |
WARM | |
WASH | |
WASHER DRYER | |
WATCH | |
WATCH TV | |
WATCHING THE GAME | |
WATER | |
WATERMELON | |
WE![]() This the sign for WE or US. Plural Forms of WE/US![]() ![]() You can learn more about pronouns and indexing in ASL 1 - Unit 7 and in Chapter 6 of Don't Just "Sign"... Communicate! A Student's Guide to Mastering ASL Grammar. | |
WEAK | |
WEALTHY | |
WEATHER | |
WEBSITE | |
WEDDING | |
WEDNESDAY | |
WEEKLYYou can see an example of EVERY-WEEK (or WEEKLY) in the "Regularity Examples" video above from ASL 2 - Unit 3: Duration and Regularity. | |
WEIGHT | |
WELDER | |
WEST | |
WHAT | |
What are you doing? | |
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 do you think? | |
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. | |
What does your mother do on Easter Sunday? | |
What is your name? | |
What is your phone number? | |
What is your teacher's name? | |
What time? | |
WHAT-doThis sign combines the signs WHAT and #DO to create WHAT-do or DO-DO and is used to ask questions like: "What are you doing?", "What do you do?", "What do I do?", or "Do what?" | |
WHATS-UPThe sign WHATS-UP is very common and is used to ask, "What's up?" or "What is happening?" To form the sign, take both hands in open 8 handshapes in front of you, palms in. Then, touch the tips of your middle fingers to your chest then move them both upward off your chest. | |
WHEN | |
WHERE | |
Where are you learning sign language? | |
Where do you live? | |
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). | |
Where do you work? | |
Where is the bathroom? | |
WHICHThe sign WHICH can be used to ask questions such as, "Do you want a red or green shirt?" You can see an example of the sign WHICH in the video above. He asks, "Is the chair under your desk or is it in the dining room?" and signs, "WHERE CHAIR? CL:1(index left) DESK CL:1(index right) DINING ROOM WHICH?)whq" WHICH is normally signed last in questions such as these. When using WHICH to ask a wh-question, make sure use the wh-question facial expressions (eyebrows down). | |
WHITE | |
WHITE (race) | |
WHO | |
Who do you live with? | |
Who is your teacher? | |
WHY | |
Why are you learning sign language? | |
WIFE | |
WIN | |
WIND | |
WINDOW | |
WINTER | |
WITH | |
WITHOUT | |
WOMAN | |
WONDERFUL | |
WOOD | |
WORK | |
WORKSHOP | |
Would you like to go to dinner with me on Saturday? | |
WOW | |
WRITE | |
Write it please. | |
WRONG | |