Deaf Culture
Frequently seen as CC, this is what deaf people use to understand what is being said in television shows, movies, or on a video call.
What is closed captioning?
What is Red?
The kind of questions you are asking when eyebrows are raised, eyes wide and a tilted forward head.
What are yes or no questions?
Make two fists with palms facing down and then knock your fists together to show you are signing this article of clothing.
What are shoes?
Whether it's with butter and cheese or red sauce, this food is ordered by signing with both hands, pinkies out and turning them back and forth towards you.
What is pasta?
This is how deaf people know music is playing in the room.
What is they can feel the vibrations?
What is blue?
This kind of question starts with this word and you always should have your eyebrows raised.
What is "What?"
This sign is made when showing the letter W moving across your head horizontally.
What is Mohawk?
This drink is signed by squeezing your dominant hand.
This is how you get a deaf or hard of hearing person's attention.
What is tap on shoulder?
Sign the seventh letter of the alphabet and move your hand back and forth to show this color.
What is Green?
It kinda feels like you're grinding your knuckles together, but do this and push your thumb forward on one or two hands to show you're asking this.
What is How?
Cup your ears lightly with all five fingers and bounce your fingers around your ears a few times to show you need to use these.
What are headphones?
Thirsty? Show you want to drink this by signing the letter J up near your mouth.
What is Juice?
If you are talking with a deaf or hard of hearing person and you don't know how to sign, this is one way you can talk with one another.
What is writing down on a piece of paper?
To show you are signing this color, make the sign of the letter P and vigorously move it back and forth.
What is Purple?
This sign looks like your shaking your index finger to say no, but really you're asking this.
What is "Who?"
This European country is signed by making a fist and then flicking the middle finger of your other hand over the top of the closed fist.
What is Ireland?
This fruit is signed by pointing your pinky to one side and then twisting the fingers of your other hand around the pinky.
What are strawberries?
People who are deaf are able to know a doorbell is ringing through this blinking in the house.
What are flickering lights?
Whether you want 18 or 24 karat, this jewel color has two signs and one of them is the same sign for one of the biggest states in America: California.
What is gold?
Thumbs up and move both hands up and down. While its a different sign, the answer also shares a name with a popular halloween costume complete with a broom, black cat, and black hat.
What is Which?
The order you use when saying this sentence: "Yesterday, at the park, I saw a bird flying high!"
What is time, place, topic, comment?
These three meals look similar in signing, with the difference being the position of your hand on your arm.
What are breakfast, lunch, and dinner?