American Sign Language/Vocabulary 1


 * me
 * With a, point at the middle of your chest, making contact once.


 * you, him, her
 * Point towards the person's chest with a.


 * ASL
 * Fingerspell


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 * With intertwined with palms vertical and at right angles (in the wall plane), complete one or two circles with your hands together.
 * With, draw circles in the wall plane perpendicular to your shoulders. This version fills your signing space. Alternatively, spin your forefingers around each other in a smaller motion. Either one is in the center of your signing space.
 * With, contact the thumbs in the centre of your signing space with palms facing down, then wiggle them outwards simultaneously.


 * boy
 * As if grasping your ball cap in a twice. Open and close your hand twice with the palm facing across your forehead.


 * girl
 * With a, your thumb traces your jawbone from near your ear to your chin.


 * mother
 * With a, tap your thumb to the outside of your chin twice.


 * father
 * With a, tap your thumb to the outside of your forehead.


 * don't know
 * With a, touch the side of your forehead with the fingertips, then turn the hand out and away from your face.


 * yes
 * With a, "nod" your hand up and down a few times in front of your chest, facing the viewer.


 * no
 * Using a, open and close twice with your palm facing the viewer.
 * For a more forceful version, open and close your fingers only once, faster with a hand motion forwards towards the subject of your command.


 * deaf
 * With the, touch your chin at the ear, then at the front of your chin. This version is used for culturally-deaf individuals.
 * An alternative sign, used for clinically deaf (meaning literally ear closed) uses a to point to your ear, then two  to signify closing a door. Bring the hands together like two shutters in front of that ear.


 * name
 * Using two, tap the second joint of the middle fingers together on top of one another.


 * sorry
 * With a loose, rub the centre of your chest and look sorry.


 * please
 * With a loose, rub the centre of your chest.


 * fingerspell
 * Starting with a, mime fingerspelling by fluttering your fingers in alternation while moving your hand about the fingerspelling part of your signing space.