American Sign Language

The hands are suddenly thrown up like flames rising in the air.

The "4" handshape moves away from the forehead with a slight spinning motion.

ABSENTOne hand falls through the other hand's grasp to show that there is nothing there.

One hand rises above the other.

The index finger circles a modified O handshape.

The upright forefinger represents a person. The action of the sign shows a person being beat up

The hands pull something towards the chest to indicate the concept of taking possession (accepting

• The index
• fingers make a loop as the hand moves away from the side of the face.
• This could be thought of as a variation of the sign ANNOUNCE

• thumbs and forefingers are in a pinched position.
• The upper hand circles and touched the other hand to represent the
• action of threading a needle.

brush the thumb against chest in circular format while keeping one finger upwards

cook with K

pain on forhead

year with outout stopping

fist twist together on opposite side to show that your twisting some sort of object

hand is in a C format and against chest, C stays against chest and moves downward

blowing the nose

Fingers thrust up along the throat

scratch the body

both hands extend outward to show something has inflated

V sign sits on flat palms and turns back and forth

one finger pass another

Draw z on side of face up plam, the hand that is drawing is in the shape of a P

The fingers are thrown out to indicate that there is a lot of something.

• The hand moves over the shoulder. In signing, the body represents the
• present time and motion forward of the body represents the future while
• movement to the back of the body represents the past.

The hands squeeze something to represent the concept of making something smaller.

One hand grabs the edge of the other hand and pulls away.

• The F
• handshape moves up the palm of the other hand as if it is counting
• something. This is the same handshape used for the sign COUNT

The S handshape are locked together at the wrist and pulled downward to show that something does not change over time.

The hands grab something and pull it in.

The hands swing back and forth to show that they are doing something (acting)

The sign EXCITE is made with A handshapes

The forefinger is upright and moves straight forward from the mouth.

• The sign
• DRAMA (or ACT) is followed by the sign that indicates a person. This
• second sign is often called a person marker or agent sign because it
• modifies a verb to a noun.

The index finger hooks the side of the mouth and pulls it to the side. Hooked is another word for addicted

• The hands
• bring things together. The movement of the hands represents taking all
• of the numbers from a column and placing them in one spot or adding
• numbers to get a total.

The hands change position with each other.

• The hand moves from the chest outward and ends with the palm facing up
• as if to show that what was inside before is now out in the open for all
• to see

• The A
• handshape is moved from the temple (the area that is often associated
• with the concept of male) to the side of the chin (the area that is
• often associated with the concept of female).

The index finger moves around the side of the other hand to show that someone is not being straight (honest).

The hands move upward in two movements that form a slight arc toward the body.

The middle finger pulls back from the palm of the other hand

• The
• forefinger moves in a circular motion under the other hand to represent
• the concept of moving ahead but not knowing exactly where to.

The movement of the hand represents the concept of information being sent forth.

Advice

pulls something in to hug

The index finger points repeatedly to the palm as if to show that there is enough money to buy (afford) something.

One hand moves ahead of the other hand to represent the concept of all that occurs beyond the present time.

• The
• horizontal arm represents the earth and the hand that moves is the sun;
• together they represent the relationship of the sun to the earth in the
• afternoon.

One hand moves ahead of the other hand to represent the concept of all that occurs beyond the present time.

The fingertips of one hand strikes the palm of the other hand.

The signs THINK and SAME are combined.

One A handshape moves in front of (ahead of) the other A handshape

The index finger repeatedly strikes against the palm of the other hand to represent the action of an alarm device

One hand taps the back of the other hand to indicate that someone should be on the alert.

The Y handshape moves back and forth. The notion is that the thumb and little finger are pointing to two things that are alike.

The signer blows off the palm to show that there is nothing there.

The fingertips of the hands point down and then move up with a slight forward movement.

One hand barely touches the other hand.

• The
• forefinger represents a single person and it is positioned away from the
• body to show that the person is by himself or herself (alone)

The hands shake outward to indicate that something is over (finished.)

• The
• fingertips of one V handshape tap the fingertips of the other V
• handshape to represent that either of the two fingers is all right.

The movement of the forefinger represents a circle that does not end.

The hand opens wide to represent the wide open mouth when a person is really impressed with or surprised by something

Excited

The sign HOSPITAL is made with an A handshape.

The fingers of both hands are locked and then they both move in a semi-circle in front of the body.

The forefinger moves between the fingers of the other hand.

• A U handshape
• brushes against the nose which is similar to the concept of tickling
• the nose with a feather and thus causing someone to laugh.

The bending motion of the V handshapes show something being pulled apart.

The sign BODY is made with A handshapes.

The hand moves back over the shoulder while the fingers wiggle

The bent fingers move up the body in a swift movement to show that the emotions are being brought forth.

The signs ANNUAL and CELEBRATE are combined.

The forefingers move out from the mouth to show that something is being told over a large area or to group of people.

The sign begins with the handshape and position for the sign YEAR. Then one hand changes to the number 1 and moves forward. This action is repeated to show the concept of something happening every year (annually)

The thumb points to one thing and then to another thing.

The two forefingers move forward and down from the mouth.

The A handshape is slid to the side as if indicating objects lined up in a row.

The signs ANY and YOU are combined.

The signs ANY and ONE are combined.

The signs ANY and THING are combined.

The hands repeatedly brush back and forth past each other.

The signs ANY and WHERE are combined.

The A handshape circles the heart to show that a person is feeling sorrow.

The index finger pokes through the fingers of the other hand to represent someone suddenly appearing (showing up).

face.

The signs HUNGRY and FOOD are combined.

he knuckle of the forefinger is twisted by the side of the mouth.

The V hand shape moves onto the ONE handshape.

The middle finger circles the heart to represent the show of appreciation.

The two forefingers move up and down to represent two people in an argument.

The sign DRY is modified with an A handshape. Arizona is known as a very hot and dry state

The hands move to the side in a series of small arcs which conveys the concept of things being in sequence or order.

One hand arrives at the other which represents the destination.

A modified sign for large is done by the top of the head to indicated that someone has a big head (that someone is conceited.)

The hands move as if they are capturing something

The forefinger brushes past the nose to represent the concept of the truth being brushed aside

The hand brushes up the cheek to show the blood rising in the cheeks of a person who is feeling ashamed.

One hand brushes aside something from the other hand.