DRAGONFLY | Sample sentence: DRAGONFLY STING? (Do dragonflies sting?)
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MOVIE, YOUR FAVORITE WHAT?
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SQUIRREL | The sign for "squirrel" uses two bent "V" hands. SQUIRREL or chipmunk
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WEATHER | Types of weather: SNOW: SNOW-[inflected version: snow falling hard at an angle] / blizzard / snow storm / wind driven snow: SNOW-gently falling: SNOW: RAIN: RAIN: RAIN-HARD: FLOOD: SUN: SUN-beating-down: SUN-beating-down-version-02: SUNLIGHT: CLOUDY: COLD/WINTER:
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LAST | Also keep in mind that the concept of "last" is often incorporated into the movement, position, orientation, and hand shape changes of certain signs.I'll post some examples below. -LAST WEEK / past week -LAST TIME / the final time -MONTH PAST / last month / a month ago / the previous...
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DESSERT | DESSERT
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CARIBOU | DEER
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FARM |
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TIGER | To do the sign for "tiger" form both hands into shallow-"CLAW" shapes (curved 5-handshapes). Hold your hands in front of your face. Make a "clawing" motion that moves backwards and to the side. Repeat.TIGER: Sample sentence: TIGER HAVE SPOTS? (Do tigers have spots?)
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METAL | To do the sign for "metal" or "steel" place an "X" handshape under your chin near your throat. Slide the X forward about 3 inches and repeat. The movement isn't like shaving, rather you use a flicking movement. Some people flick it forward at the wrist, others use a bit more of the...
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KITCHEN | Sample sentence: "Why do Deaf people prefer the kitchen?" = WHY DEAF FAVORITE KITCHEN?
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CENTER | Middle: Circle the tip of the dominant middle finger (bent at the large knuckle) and then plant it into the upturned palm of the non-dominant hand: Sample sentence: My brother's middle name is Robert.
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YOU SCHOOL WHICH DAY?
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COOKIE | "What kind of cookies do you like?" = COOKIE, YOU LIKE WHAT-KIND?
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ASL TEACHER, YOU PLAN BRIBE FOR A-grade YOU?
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FUNNY | To make light of. / To make fun of: The right hand comes off the nose and thwacks the left hand and then the left hand moves up and comes down and thwacks the right hand. (This is sort of a rare/weird sign. You are better off just using the sign "TEASE" or the sign MOCK.) JOKE-[teasing]:...
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PERIOD | PERIOD (version 1) [punctuation], dot, "here at this location on this vertical surface," Index finger makes a small jab forward.
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SOUP, YOU LIKE WHAT-KIND?
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NEXT-WEEK YOU COME SCHOOL?
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TURTLE | An idiomatic expression in ASL is the sign for HUMILIATED-[turtle-neck / embarrassed]
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ACCENT | To sign ACCENT (as in a variation in speech) form your dominant hand into an index finger handshape and hold it near your throat. Move your hand to your throat and make contact with the tip of your index finger.ACCENT: ACCENT: (version)This version of "accent" refers to a "signed...
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EASY | Compare with: ALMOST When doing the sign for easy (if you are right handed) the right hand brushes up twice against the left hand fingers. The left hand doesn't move. Let me say that again, the left hand is stationary. The only movement in the left hand is a slight bending of the fingers...
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CLOTHES | Types of clothes: SHIRT / volunteer: SHIRT (blouse version): SHORT-SLEEVE SHIRT: V-NECK SHIRT: ZIP-UP JACKET: PADDED / PUFFY JACKET: JACKET: TIE / NECKWARE:
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DEGREE | If you want to use "DEGREE" as in "temperature scale" (Celsius, Fahrenheit) you can sign TEMPERATURE: There is another version of "TEMPERATURE" in which both hands use the "1" handshape or the index finger: If you want to use "DEGREE" as in "temperature scale" you can also use the sign...
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