ASL Study Notes - Words & Signs - 08/04/2025
August 4, 2025•539 words
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 |