Animals
Fingerspelling, numbers and Vocabulary
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Sign that Phrase
Deaf Cultural Info / ASL Up Close
100

Dog

DOG (fs or signed)

100

21 boys

21 boys

100
This indicates a person who works as, or does, the meaning of the sign.
What is "the agent marker"
100

You need to be at school tomorrow at 7:30. 

TOMORROW TIME 7:30,  YOU NEED ARRIVE-AT SCHOOL. 

100

Name 3 signs that do not need an agent marker to be an occupation.

What is "doctor", "principal", "nurse", "cop", "firefighter", etc..

200
Alligator

ALLIGATOR

200

563 cheese burgers

563 cheese burgers

200
This was created in 1892 by a Deaf student at Gallaudet University named Paul Hubbard.
What is "the football huddle"?
200

He wants to be an ASL interpreter.

HE WANT WORK ASL INTERPRETER HE. 

200

Classifier used to represent animal legs

What is "CL:bent V"?

300

Tiger

TIGER

300

15 years old

15 years old

300
This sign is used to ask questions about whether someone has or has not done something.
What is "to experience"?
300

What do you plan to do in the future?

FUTURE YOU PLAN DO-DO YOU?

300

These animals alert Deaf individuals who use them to environmental noises, among other things.

What is "hearing dog", "guide dog", or "service dog"?

400

Hippo

HIPPO

400

926 nurses

926 nurses

400

These are generally located in the beginning of an ASL sentence. 

What are "time concepts"?

400

My brother went to the grocery store and bought hotdogs and butter.

FOOD STORE MY BROTHER GO-TO. HE BUY HOTDOGS, BUTTER.

400

Many Deaf people share stories of receiving these at various restaurants inappropriately.

What is "a Braille menu"?

500

Whale and dolphin

WHALE, body shift DOLPHIN

500

3,500 green turtles

3,500 green turtles

500

These are some ways to incorporate the rule of 9.

What are : " age, time, hours, minutes, days, weeks, months, and money."

500

Sean went to the zoo and saw a lion while he was on vacation.

DURING VACATION, fs-S-E-A-N GO-TO #ZOO, SEE LION.

500

Sign used to indicate a change of state as in "I will be 18 soon."

What is "become"?

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