Vocabulary & Phrases
Study Sheet
Unit 1
Phrases:
"Hello"
"What is your name?"
"My name is
Deborah (name sign)."
"Nice to meet you."
"How are you?"
"Good morning"
"Good afternoon"
"Goodnight"
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"Goodbye"
Vocabulary:
Alphabet A-Z
BOY
DEAF
GIRL
HEARING
HOW
MAN
PLEASE
STUDENT
STUDENT (2)
TEACHER
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHO
WHY
WOMAN
Unit 2
Phrases:
"Can you (please) sign that again?"
"Can you (please) sign slower?"
"What did you/they say?"
"Can you fingerspell that again?"
"Write it please."
"I don't understand."
"Excuse me"
"Sorry."
"There is no sign for that, you need to fingerspell it."
"What does that mean?"
"I'll be right back."
Vocabulary:
AGAIN
APPLE
BALL
BOOK
BREAD
CANDY
DRAW
DRINK
EAT
FOOD
GRAPES
ICE CREAM
KEY
LOCK
MILK
MORE
NUMBERS 1-10
PAPER
SENTENCE
SIGN
SODA POP
WANT
WATER
WRITE
Unit 3
Phrases:
"Are you deaf?"
"No, I'm not deaf,
I'm hearing."
"Are you a student?"
"Are you learning sign language?"
"Where are you learning sign language?"
"Who is your teacher?"
"What is your teacher's name?"
"Why are you learning sign language?"
"You sign very fluently."
Vocabulary:
ALWAYS
ASL
COLLEGE
COOK
ELEMENTARY
(SCHOOL)
ENJOY
HIGH-SCHOOL
GET-UP
JUNIOR-HIGH-
SCHOOL
KNOW
LEARN
LEAVE
LIKE
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NEED
NEVER
NO
PLAY
SCHOOL
SIGN
LANGUAGE
SIT
SLEEP
STUDY
THIRSTY
UNIVERSITY
VISIT
WAKE-UP
WORK
YES
Unit 4
Phrases:
"Yes, Please"
Yes, Thank You"
"Where is the bathroom?"
"Are your parents
Deaf?"
"Can you read lips?"
"How did you lose your hearing?"
"I have a question."
"I'm taking ASL classes."
"I'm studying to be an interpreter."
Vocabulary:
ANIMAL
BATHROOM
BEAR
BIRD
BUY
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CAR
CAT
CLASS
CLASSROOM
COW
DIFFERENT
DOG
ELEPHANT
FINE
GIRAFFE
HORSE
HOUSE
LIBRARY
LION
MONKEY
OFFICE
RIGHT
TIGER
TREE
WALK
Unit 5
Phrases:
"What time?"
"Where do you live?"
"How did you get here?"
"I took the bus to get to class."
"Are you hungry?"
"I have to go home."
"What is your phone number?"
"Where do you work?"
"Interesting."
"What are you doing?"
Vocabulary:
AIRPLANE
APARTMENT
BICYCLE
BLACK
BLUE
BROWN
BUS
BUS (2)
COLOR
DORM
GIVE YOU
GRAY
GREEN
HOME
ME
MOTORCYCLE
NUMBERS 11-20
ORANGE
PINK
PURPLE
RED
STORE
TRAIN
WHITE
YELLOW
Unit 6
Vocabulary:
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
BATH
BOAT
BROKEN
BRUSH TEETH
CLEAN
COOKIE
DIRTY
DOWN
EXERCISE
FINISH
FLOOR
FLOWER
FOOTBALL
GO
HELP
HERE
HUNGRY
IN
LIGHT
LOCKED
NOT-YET
OFF
ON
OUT
ROOM
SANDWICH
TEAM
TELEPHONE
VOLLEYBALL
Unit 7
Phrases:
"Where do you rank among your siblings?"
"Are you married?"
"I am not married."
"Do you have children?"
"I have 3 children."
"How many siblings do you have?"
"I have 1 brother and 2 sisters."
Vocabulary:
AUNT
BABY
BORN
BOYFRIEND
BROTHER
CHILDREN
COUSIN (female)
COUSIN (male)
DATING
DAUGHTER
DIVORCED
ENGAGED
FAMILY
FATHER
FIANCE
FRIEND
GIRLFRIEND
GRANDDAUGHT
ER
GRANDFATHER
GRANDMOTHER
GRANDSON
GROW-UP
HUSBAND
I/ME
MARRY
MOTHER
MY/MINE
NEPHEW
NIECE
Numbers 21-30
PREGNANT
ROOMMATE
SIBLINGS
SINGLE/ALONE
SISTER
SON
SWEETHEART
UNCLE
WIFE
YOU
YOUR
Unit 8
Vocabulary:
ASK YOU
BALD
BEARD
BELT
BLACK (person)
BRACELET
BRING
CHINESE
CLOTHES
DRESS
FAT
FRECKLES
GIVE YOU
GLASSES
HAIR
HAIR (long)
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HAIR (short-men)
HAIR (shortwomen)
HAT
HEIGHT
INDIAN
INDIAN(India)
JACKET
MEXICAN
MOUSTACHE
MUSCULAR
NECKLACE
NUMBERS (2-
Digit and Multiples of 10 & 11)
PANTS
PARK
PLAID
RING
SHIRT
SHIRT (v neck)
SHOES
SHORT
SHORTS
SHOW
SKIRT
SOCKS
SUNGLASSES
SWEATER
SWIMMING
POOL
TALL
THIN
TIE
WATCH
WHITE (person)
Unit 9
Vocabulary:
ACCOUNTANT
ACROSS
ACTOR
AFTERNOON
APPOINTMENT
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT (2)
ARTIST
BASEBALL
PLAYER
BOSS
BUILDING
CARPENTER
COMPUTER
Days of the week
DENTIST
DOCTOR
DOCTOR (2)
EMERGENCY
ENTER
FARM
FIREMAN
GAS
GOVERNMENT
HOSPITAL
HOUR
JAIL/PRISON
JANITOR
LAWYER
LIBRARIAN
MAILMAN
MANAGER
MANUFACTURE
R
MECHANIC
MECHANIC (2)
MEETING
MINUTE
MONTH
MORNING
MOVIE
NIGHT
NOON
NURSE
OUTSIDE
PARTY
PHOTOGRAPHER
PLAYGROUND
POLICEMAN
PRESIDENT
RESTAURANT
RETIRED
SCHOOL
SCIENTIST
SECRETARY
STUDENT
STUDENT (2)
SURGEON
TIME
TODAY
TOMORROW
TRAFFIC
WAITER/WAITRE
SS
WEEK
WELDER
WORK
YEAR
YESTERDAY
Unit 10
Phrases:
"I feel OK."
"I feel tired."
"I feel wonderful."
Vocabulary:
ARGUE
ARROGANT
AWFUL
BAD
BEAUTIFUL
BIBLE
COLD
COMPLAIN
CONFIDENT
CUTE
DEPENDENT
DISAGREE
FALL DOWN
FAMOUS
FAST
FINE
FRIENDLY
GET-ALONG
GOOD
HANDSOME
HAPPY
HOT
HUMBLE
HURT
INDEPENDENT
JEALOUS
KNOW
LAZY
LIKE
LOUSY
MAD
MEAN
NERVOUS
NICE
NIT-WIT
NO
NONE
NOT
OLD
POOR
RICH
RUDE
SAD
SCARED
SHY
SICK
SILLY
SLOW
SMART
SOFT-HEARTED
SOMETIMES
SO-SO
STRANGE
STRICT
STRONG
STUBBORN
SWEET
UGLY
WANT
WEAK
WITH
WITHOUT
YOUNG
Unit 12
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Phrases :
"How old are you?"
"I am 20 years old"
"Take care of yourself."
"See you later."
Vocabulary :
Numbers (ages)
Numbers (money)
Numbers (time)
Ordinal Numbers
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