Basic Phrases
Hello in ASL
Dominant flat hand with the palm facing outward in contact with the upper side of head moves away from the headside. Thumb may be inside on the palm or open.
Photography in ASL
This sign looks like you are taking a photograph with a camera. Bend your thumb and index finger on both hands to make the four corners of the camera. Then click the camera by extending and bending the index finger on your dominant hand.
Face in ASL
what is pointer finger out and circle around the face
Tired in ASL
Both half-bent flat hands with its fingertips in contact with the sides of torso "dropped" down without detaching from torso.
Chocolate in ASL
What is [dominant hand making the letter C and circling counterclockwise on the back of nondominant hand]?
Thank you in ASL
Dominant flat hand, with its palm facing in, fingers in contact with the chin, moves forward away from the chin.
Math in ASL
Form flat ASL letter M sign with both hands. Then pivot them such that the fingertips of both hands face each other. Swing both 'M' hands towards each other and have both 'M's meet in the middle. Swing them in and out, as if you are imitating cogs moving in the machine called your brain, as you are trying to figure out a mathematical problem.
Tongue in ASL
What is sticking your tongue out and pointing at it
Angry in ASL
Two "claw-5" hands, palms in, together on the lower chest, diverge upward across the torso.
Delicious in ASL
What is [middle finger and thumb flicking away from mouth with other fingers turned outward]?
Who in ASL
Forefinger in dominant "L" hand (handshape), where tip of thumb is in contact with chin (location), flexes twice (movement).
Class in ASL
take both your hands open and facing each other in a 'C' shape. Starting with your thumbs and index fingers touching, make a circle in the air, as if tracing a plate starting near your chest and ending away from your chest, with your hands having rotated at the wrists and concluding with your pinkies touching. (You can remember the sign, because it looks like you are circling a whole group of people.)
Body in ASL
What is both palms facing towards you going down torso
Stressed in ASL
To sign "pressure," use the dominant 5-hand (or flat hand) to press the weak S-hand downward twice.
Cucumber in ASL
What is [index and middle finger of dominant hand pointed, with others curled back, making a slicing motion near nondominant hand holding something circular]?
When in ASL
close both your hands in fists and sticking only your index fingers out. Your non-dominant index finger stands vertically and doesn't move, while your dominant index finger twists in a small circle above the non-dominant index, until it finally touches the tip of the index finger to rest.
English in ASL
Hold your non-dominant hand in a fist and keep it in place. Then curve your dominant hand and tap it onto your fist a couple of times.
Head in ASL
What is palm at 90 degrees bend at fingers go from the forehead to chin
Excited in ASL
Two-handed open-8 hands (handshape), palms facing in (orientation), both tips of the middle fingers on the sides of the torso or chest (location), alternate in forward circular motion (movement).
Blackberry in ASL
What is [index on dominant hand pointed out, going across forehead then dominant hand circling pinkie or index finger of nondominant hand]?
Which in ASL
Both "thumb-up" hands held apart in neutral space, palms facing signer, each moves up/down alternately a couple of times.
Science in ASL
Form both hands into the ASL letter Asign. Then hold them up in front of you, palm sides facing out, and take turns dipping them in toward the center as they rotate inward alternatingly.
Brain in ASL
what is a C-shaped hand tap on forehead
Sick in ASL
To sign "sick," hold modified five hands (with the middle finger bent at the large knuckle) a few inches from the forehead and stomach. Then bring both hands inward to contact the body.
Apricot in ASL
What is [A-P-R-I-C-O-T]?