sc/cm 2015-16
Master ASL Vocabulary
Unit 1
HELLO
More formal than
the next sign…
HI
Less formal than the
previous sign…
WHAT’S-UP
HOW
HOW-ARE-YOU
BUSY
CONFUSE
FINE
GOOD/WELL
HAPPY
NOTHING, NOT-MUCH
SAME-OLD, THE-USUAL,
COMMON
same
same
same
same
same
same
same
same
same
SLEEPY
SO-SO/ NOT-BAD
TIRED
I/I-AM/ME
YOU/YOU-ARE
HE/SHE/IT/HE/SHE-IS
IT/IT-IS
YOU (plural)/YOU
(plural)-ARE
THEY/THEY-ARE/THEM
WE/WE-ARE/US
MORNING
AFTERNOON
EVENING/NIGHT
EYE-CONTACT
You must maintain eye contact when
signing with others. To break eye
contact is considered rude.
HOLD-ON
If you must break eye contact for
some reason, use the hold on sign.
Then, explain, if necessary, what is
happening.
LOOK-AT-ME
• LOOK
• LOOK-AT-EACH-OTHER
• EYE-CONTACT
BREAK-EYE-CONTACT
NO-EYE-CONTACT
PAY-ATTENTION
FOCUS
HOME+WORK
WHAT
Another common sign you will see
for WHAT is the right index finger
dragged across the left open 5 hand.
NAME
YOU NAME WHAT YOU
LAST
It is not necessary to sign
LAST before you give you last
name. Just pause between
your first and last name.
CORRECT/RIGHT
WRONG/ERROR
The sign for MISTAKE is very
similar to the sign for WRONG.
Instead of just touching the
chin, the sign twists from right
to left.
HELP/
HELP-ME/etc…
Help is a directional sign. When using
HELP as a general sign the movement is
straight up. For HELP-ME the movement is
toward your body. For the sign HELP-YOU
simply move the sign toward the other
person. You will learn many more
directional signs later.
DEAF
HARD-OF-HEARING
HEARING
This is also the sign for
PUBLIC as in public school.
WANT
NOT-WANT
INTRODUCE
When using
only one
hand, this is
the sign for
WELCOME.
MY/MINE
FRIEND
NICE
MEET
Here the two index
fingers represent two
people coming together.
NICE TO-MEET-YOU
AMERICAN SIGN
LANGUAGE
RESTROOM X2
Some folks say the sign with “t” is more for children.
However, it is used for a literal bathroom, as well.
NURSE
GO
GO-TO
COME
COME-TO
LEARN
Notice how the information is
taken off the page and put into
the head.
YES
NO
PLEASE
AGAIN, REPEAT
SIGN, SIGN-LANGUAGE
SLOW
TURN-OFF-VOICE
THANK-YOU
SEE
to-SEE-YOU
LATER
SEE-YOU LATER
TOMORROW
SEE-YOU TOMORROW
TAKE-CARE
TAKE-CARE-OF/CAREFUL
SAME-AS
ME-TOO/SAME-HERE
LIKE/ALIKE
GOOD-BYE
BLANK-FACE
BORED
EXCITED
FACIAL-EXPRESSION
MAD
ANGRY
SAD
SICK
SCARED
AFRAID
CAN/MAY
Use head nod and Head shake
when signing affirmative or
negative statements.
I AM HEARING. (head not)
I CAN’T GO (head shake)
CAN’T
MAY-NOT/CANNOT
KNOW
NOT-KNOW
DON’T-KNOW,
DO-NOT-KNOW
LIKE
to-LIKE-something
NOT-LIKE
DON’T-LIKE
I’M-NOT/NOT-ME
UNDERSTAND
NOT-UNDERSTAND
ABSENT
NOT-MIND
I-NOT-MIND
NonManual
Signals are
important!
NonManual
Signals are
important!
NOT-MIND
DO-YOU-MIND(?)
NEED
HAVE
DUE/OWE
FAVORITE
MOVIE
PRACTICE
REHEARSE
SCHOOL
NOW
NOW – often
people use a
single
movement
TODAY/CURRENTLY
NOW – often
people use a
single
movement
FINISH/to be done
This sign also means to stop doing
something. To CUT-IT-OUT.
End of Unit 1
YEA!
Don’t you feel smart?
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HELLO
HI
WHAT’S-UP
HOW
HOW-ARE-YOU
BUSY
CONFUSE
FINE
GOOD/WELL
HAPPY
NOTHING, NOT-MUCH
SAME-OLD, THE-USUAL, COMMON
SLEEPY
SO-SO/ NOT-BAD
TIRED
I/I-AM/ME
YOU/YOU-ARE
HE/SHE/IT/HE/SHE-IS
IT/IT-IS
YOU (plural)/YOU (plural)-ARE
THEY/THEY-ARE/THEM
WE/WE-ARE/US
MORNING
AFTERNOON
EVENING/NIGHT
EYE-CONTACT
HOLD-ON
LOOK-AT-ME
BREAK-EYE-CONTACT/NO-EYE-CONTACT
PAY-ATTENTION/FOCUS
HOME+WORK
WHAT
NAME
YOU NAME WHAT YOU
LAST
CORRECT/RIGHT
WRONG/ERROR
HELP/HELP-ME/etc…
DEAF
HARD-OF-HEARING
HEARING
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WANT
NOT-WANT
INTRODUCE
MY/MINE
FRIEND
NICE
MEET
NICE TO-MEET-YOU
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
RESTROOM
NURSE
GO/GO-TO
COME/COME-TO
LEARN
YES
NO
PLEASE
AGAIN, REPEAT
SIGN, SIGN-LANGUAGE
SLOW
TURN-VOICE-OFF
THANK-YOU
SEE/to-SEE-YOU
LATER
SEE-YOU LATER
TOMORROW
SEE-YOU TOMORROW
TAKE-CARE/TAKE-CARE-OF/CAREFUL
SAME-AS/ME-TOO/SAME-HERE LIKE/ALIKE
GOOD-BYE
BLANK-FACE
BORED
EXCITED
FACIAL-EXPRESSION
MAD/ANGRY
SAD
SICK
SCARED/AFRAID
CAN
CAN’T/MAY-NOT
KNOW
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NOT-KNOW
LIKE
NOT-LIKE
NOT-ME/I’M-NOT
UNDERSTAND
NOT-UNDERSTAND
ABSENT
NOT-MIND
NOT-MIND (?)
NEED
HAVE
DUE/OWE
FAVORITE/PREFER
MOVIE
PRACTICE
SCHOOL
NOW
TODAY
NEED
FINISH/to be done