ABC's and 123's
This letter shares its handshape with the number 6
What is "W"?
Fox
F-O-X
What is "HEY!"? (I will also accept "HELLO")
I/Me/I am
The dominant index finger points at and touches your chest
How we tell the difference between HELLO and GOODBYE in a signed conversation
What is context?
This letter shares it's handshape with the number 9
What is "F"?
Sushi
S-U-S-H-I
Sign this when someone is signing or fingerspelling too quickly for you to translate
What is REPEAT/AGAIN and/or SLOW or SLOWLY?
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
The act of stringing together letters of the alphabet to spell a word.
What is fingerspelling?
This letter's handshape can also be used to sign "NONE"
What is "O"?
Would
W-O-U-L-D
Sign this when someone signs a sign that you don't recognize
What is repeat the unknown sign and then sign "MEANING WHAT"?
Need
Dominant hand in the X handshape, palm faces downward, hand bounces up and down two times.
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?
This letter handshape can also be used to sign that something is small or little.
What is "G" or "Q"?
Pescatarian
P-E-S-C-A-T-A-R-I-A-N
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?
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.
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"?
This popular fast food shares a sign with the number 99 (so long as your palm is facing forward!)
What is "FRENCH FRY"?
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
Sign all of the Wh-Signs
What are WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, WHICH (optional: HOW)
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.
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)