Basic phrases
Food
Questions
Spring/Summer
100

My name is...

Point to self

Sign name by tapping two fingers on one hand on top of the other

Finger spell name

100

Pancakes

Dominant hand on other hand and flip it over

100

What?

Both hands shake in front of body

100

Ice cream

Dominant hand in front of mouth like licking ice cream

200

How are you?

Dominant hand slides on other hand to face other person, pointing thumb

Point to other person

200

Bacon

Two fingers on both hands make waves while moving away from the center to make the "shape" of bacon

200

Question

Pointer finger of dominant hand scrunches up like a mini question mark
200

Sun

C shaped hand coming out from eyes into sky

300

What time is it?

Point to watch/wrist

Shake hands for "What"


300

Milkshake

Milking a cow with one hand

Use both hands and shake (pretend to hold a bottle)

300

Where is my...

Point to self

Sign item of choice

Pointer of finger of dominant hand shake back and forth (like saying no)

300

Rest/Relax

Cross hands over body

400

I live in...

Point to self

Both hands thumbs up moving up

Finger spell city

400

My favorite food is...

Middle finger to chin

Eating motion like grabbing food into mouth

Food sign of choice

400

Sentence structure for yes/no questions

Point to other person

Raise eyebrows/tilt head forward to signal that it's a question

400

Spring break

Non-dominant hand is flat C-shape, and dominant hand comes through to be like plants sprouting

Both hands come up to armpits, thumbs touch

500

I am learning ASL

Point to self

Pick up from palm to forehead

Fingerspell ASL

500

Can you pass me the...

Food sign of choice

Hand grabbing from in front back to self


500

Sentence structure for wh questions (what, where, when, who, how)

Point to other person

Sign of choice (what you want to be answered, like name)

Wh-question sign

Point to other person

500

To go outside

Hand grabbing from face and move forward while grabbing

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