ABC's and 123's
Fingerspell It!
Say WHAT?!!?
Sign It!
ASL Basics
100

This letter shares its handshape with the number 6

What is "W"?

100

Fox

F-O-X

100
This sign is used to gain a Deaf person's attention

What is "HEY!"? (I will also accept "HELLO")

100

I/Me/I am

The dominant index finger points at and touches your chest

100

How we tell the difference between HELLO and GOODBYE in a signed conversation

What is context?

200

This letter shares it's handshape with the number 9

What is "F"?

200

Sushi

S-U-S-H-I

200

Sign this when someone is signing or fingerspelling too quickly for you to translate

What is REPEAT/AGAIN and/or SLOW or SLOWLY?

200

Like

The thumb and middle finger of the open 5 handshape touches the chest, then the hand pulls straight forward, as the middle finger and the thumb come together to make the 8 handshape

200

The act of stringing together letters of the alphabet to spell a word.

What is fingerspelling?

300

This letter's handshape can also be used to sign "NONE"

What is "O"?

300

Would

W-O-U-L-D

300

Sign this when someone signs a sign that you don't recognize

What is repeat the unknown sign and then sign "MEANING WHAT"?

300

Need

Dominant hand in the X handshape, palm faces downward, hand bounces up and down two times.

300

These numbers, when signed in a sequence, can be signed with the palm facing forward. When signing them alone, should be oriented with the palm facing the signer.

What are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5?

400

This letter handshape can also be used to sign that something is small or little.

What is "G" or "Q"?

400

Pescatarian

P-E-S-C-A-T-A-R-I-A-N

400

A non-manual expression that you would use to communicate that you are uncertain, unclear or have a question about something

What is the WH-Face?

400

Forget

Dominant hand in the open B handshape palm toward your face. The dominant hand starts at the forehead, brushes toward the dominant side and closes into a ten handshape.

400

Signing about AGE follows the general pattern of touching a number sign to an area on the face known as this

What is the "AGE-SPOT"?

500

This popular fast food shares a sign with the number 99 (so long as your palm is facing forward!)

What is "FRENCH FRY"?

500

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

S-U-P-E-R-C-A-L-I-F-R-A-G-I-L-I-S-T-I-C-E-X-P-I-A-L-I-D-O-C-I-O-U-S

500

Sign all of the Wh-Signs

What are WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, WHICH (optional: HOW)

500
School

Both hands in the open B handshape, non dominant hand palm up, dominant hand palm down. The dominant hand claps down onto the palm of the non dominant hand two times.


500

Handshape, palm orientation, location, movement and facial expression.

What are the 5 parameters of sign lagnauge? (the five parts of a sign that generally cannot be changed - changing any one of these things CAN change the meaning of the sign)