Vocab 101
What is the sign for happy?
Hands facing you flat moving up to your face
Spell the word apple
A P P L E
True or false
Deaf individuals always consider themselves disabled
False
How do you sign the number 6?
Index finger and thumb touching
How do you sign nice to meet you?
Hand flat like rubbing up against each other, and both index fingers colliding together
What is the sign for class?
C's looking at each other, to touching in the middle
Spell the word cat
C A T
What's a polite way to get a deaf persons attention?
Tap shoulder or wave
How do you sign the number 7?
Middel finger and thumb touching
How do you say I help you?
Point to yourself, Hand flat with thumbs up moving up, and point at the person.
What is the sign for slow?
Left hand flat, move right hand on top of it, like your petting your arm.
Spell the word question
Q U E S T I O N
Where do deaf people often sit to talk?
Kitchen table
How do you sign the number 8?
Ring finger and thumb touching
How do you sign I need to use it again?
X hand shape moving down, U hand shape circling, and then bent domain hand arching to touch non dominant palm.
What is the sign for school?
Both hands together like your clapping
Spell the word museum
M U S E U M
What does CODA stand for?
Child of deaf parents
How do you sign the number 9?
Pinky finger and thumb touching
How do you sign "Go help your mother clean?"
An A-handshake resting on flat palm , lifted upwards , open 5 hand thumb tapping the chin, and then flat palms brushing across each other.
What is the sign for red?
Move finger at lip
Spell the word artifact
A R T I F A C T
Who was Lauren Clerc?
How do you sign the number 100?
Put your one up and then a c
How do you sign "My friend made up a scary story, I can't get it out of my mind?"
Point to them, F handshake movement, trembling hands, facial expressions, point to head, shake head, point to head like your thinking, its a frustrated expression.