ASL Study Notes - Words & Signs - 08/04/2025

Legend

2H = both hands
DH = dominant hand
OH = other/non-dominant hand
DS = dominant side
OS = other/non-dominant side
' ' = handshape
f = fingers
fs = fingerspell
ft = fingertips

Words

WORD SIGN
salad 2H open '5' repeat bring f together then up. Like tossing salad
spaghetti 2H 'I' pinkies touch face self, move DH away while squiggle. like shape of spaghetti
pasta 2H as above, but move both hands
pot form shape sign 2H
lid OH 'S' DH '5' hit palm on OH, like closing lid
smoke 2H open '5' DH swirl up away from OH, like smoke rising
oven 2H '5' DH palm up, repeat slide under OH palm down. like inserting into oven
access/accessibility 2H '5' DH palm DOWN, repeat or once (verb) slide under OH palm down
kitchen COOK w/ DH 'K'
straw 2H 'F' DH move from OH face each other to mouth, like a straw
pizza DH double 'Z'. short fs
pop/soda OH open 'S', DH '25' insert and remove middle f then hit OH with palm
tomato OH flat 'O' DH 'D' from mouth to brush OH ft
lettuce DH curled '5' hit base palm to side of forehead
measure 2H 'Y' <--> 'Y'
foreign DH 'F' circular on OH elbow
feet fs FT
inches fs IN
glasses 2H 'G' pinch near eyes
install/setup DH '10' swing up tap on top back OH
comparison/relatively 2H open, mirror face each other
permit 2H 'P' space down, fling out (like ALLOW)
vocab DH '2/V' OH 'D' pointing across. Tap DH f on OH f. Can use WORD or SPELLING beforehand
shelf 2H bent '5' touch ft move away, repeat higher, like levels of a shelf
floor 2H 'B' touch index f then move away
horse DH open 'U' rest thumb on temple, curl 'U' down forward 2x
stubborn DH '5' rest thumb on temple, curl f down forward 1x
president 2H 'C' near forehead facing each other, close to 'S' while moving away from each other
external/exterior OH open 'S' DH flat 'O', ft inside OH. move DH out then open '5' in front of OH palm face self
read lips DH 'V' around mouth (like reading lips)
oral education DH bent 'V' around mouth
complete/full DH '5' brushes OH 'S' index side TOWARDS self
sufficient/enough DH '5' brushes OH 'S' index side AWAY self

Signs

SIGN WORD
"TOUCH" DS shoulder, fling away Sensitive
2H flat 'D' brush ft forward and back, forefingers pointing forward Describe/direction

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