ASL Lesson 1

Hey

'5' handshape palm down waving hand up and down

Sign

- point both index fingers out holding your hands up at an angle and use index fingers to make circles around each other - make 's' with both hands and open and close them twice

Deaf

1 handshape moves Index finger from ear to mouth

Meet

1 handshapes shoulder width apart and moved together to meet in the middle

What is your name again?

Again, name-what you?

Are you a teacher?

Asl teacher are-you?

Are you deaf?

Deaf you?

Do you understand him/her?

Do you understand he/she?

My

Flat hand against your own chest

Your

Flat hand facing person you're indicating

Good

Flat hands holding one palm up and use other hand to touch mouth then bring hand down on top of palm up hand

Here

Flat hands palms up and move in slight circles

Not

Form your hand into an "A" hand with the thumb extending a bit more than normal. Place the thumb under your chin. Quickly move your hand forward a few inches

Are you a hearing person?

Hearing are-you?

How do you sign ___?

How-sign ____? (Spell word)

How

Make 'a' with both hands against your chest with knuckles touching chest and turn one or both hands outward (brows down)

Communicate

Make 'c' with both hands and move them back and forth in front of mouth

Same / You too / Me too

Make 'y' handshape and move hand back and forth between you and other person (pinky facing out)

Nice/clean

Make both hands flat and run one hand over the other

Hearing person

Make circles in front of mouth

Thank you

Make flat hand touching lips then bring hand forward toward person

Meaning

Make one hand flat palm up and make '2' handshape and poke palm facong you then flip hand poke again

hometown

Make pincher handshape with all four fingers and bring it from your mouth to cheek then make roof shape with both hands

Teacher

Make pinchers with both hands in front of your forehead then make both hands flat with palms facing each other and bring them down like you're running them down the sides of someone's body Teach + Person

It is nice to meet you

Nice meet-you

What

Palms up with confused expression

No

Pinch with thumb, index, and middle fingers

He/she/it/me/you/this

Point at person

Where

Point index finger up and shake wrist

Slow

Relaxed 5 handshape -face down fingertips of open hand trail up opposite forearm slowly

Is she/he a student?

S/he student s/he [point at teacher]

ASL

Spell it out

Is he/she a student?

Student he/she?

Are you a student?

Student you?

They/them/those/us/we/you all

Sweeping hand motion

Are they learning sign language?

They learn sign?

Is this yours?

This your? [point at onject]

Who

Thumb on chin, bend 'x' up and down in front of mouth

Why

Touch head with four fingers then bronh hand down into a 'y' handshape

Fun

Touch nose with index and middle fingers of one hand and bring hand down on top of index and middle fingers of other hand

Why are you learning sign?

You learn sign why?

Where are you learning sign?

You learn sign, where?

Do you like learning sign language?

You like learn sign do-you?

What is your name?

You what-name?

What is your teacher's name?

Your teacher what-name?

Who is your teacher?

Your teacher who?

Who is that?

[that person] who?

Where is (person)?

____ where? [spell name of person then sign where]

Ask

curl index finger towards the person you want to ask a question moving hand forward as well

More than Yes/No questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)

lower eyebrows

Yes

make 's' and make knocking motion

Person

make both hands flat and have palms facing each other and move hands downwards like you're running your hands down the sides of someone's body -initialized version uses two 'p' instead of flat hands

Learn

make one hand flat with palm up using other hand to make a pincher handshake and place fingertips onto of flat hand and bring hand up to forehead

Student

make one hand flat, palm up, and use other hand to make pincher with all fingers and thumb, touching fingertips to the palm of the flat hand and bring pincher hand up to your forehead then use both hands , palms facing each other and move them downward like you're running them down the sides of someones body Learn + Person

Teach

make pinchers in front of forehead with both hands using all fingers

Don't Understand

point index finger up by head with confused expression on face

Understand

point index finger up next to head

yes/no questions

raise eyebrows

Fine

touch your thumb to your chest. Use a "five" handshape.