master asl unit 3 vocabulary
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Master ASL Unit 3 Vocabulary
Weather and Seasons
Cities and States
Talking about favorites
Months of the Year
Name signs
Colors
Technology
Holidays
A LOT OF
to be BEAUTIFUL/PRETTY
TO DO/ACTION/ACTIVITY
DURING
FAMILY
FUN
YOU-AND-ME/TWO-OF-US
VACATION
This is also the sign for HOLIDAY.
to be BORN/to be BORN IN
to be FROM
to GROW-UP
HERE
to LIVE
OH-I-SEE
OH-I-SEE is an ASL expression that conveys
comprehension, sympathy, and concern, similar to
sounds like oh, humm, aha, I see.
BEACH
Also you will see two flat O hands as one “O” opens up to wash up on the
beach.
OCEAN
to ROLLERBLADE
to SKI
to VISIT
AMERICA
UNITED STATES
CANADA
ALASKA
HAWAII
CALIFORNIA
WASHINGTON
OREGON
ARIZONA
ALBERTA
MANITOBA
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
MONTANA
COLORADO
MEXICO
This is older sign. We now use MEXICO’s sign for MEXICO which is a
“V” hand shape bounced on the right side of the forehead.
TEXAS
NEW YORK
WEST VIRGINIA
WYOMING
Although the Master ASL book does not show the sign for WYOMING, a common sign is using 2 hands, the “W”s move
outward and become “Y”s.
CITY/TOWN
ALANTA
BOSTON
CHICAGO
HOUSTON
LOS ANGELES
NEW ORLEANS
PHILADELPHIA
SALT LAKE CITY
SAN FRANCISCO
SEATTLE
WASHINGTON DC
to be CLOSE-TO/NEAR
to be FAR
THAT WAY/OVER THERE
COMMENT
TOPIC/TITLE
MY/MINE
YOUR/YOURS
HIS/HERS/ITS
OURS
YOURS (plural)
THEIRS
COLOR
BLACK
WHITE
GRAY
BROWN
BLUE
GREEN
ORANGE
The sign for the fruit ORANGE is the
same.
PINK
PURPLE
RED
YELLOW
BRIGHT BLUETo emphasize the depth or brightness of a color, swing
the hand forming the color away from you.
LOVE-IT
Use LOVE-IT when signing about a non-romantic love for things, like sports, foods, or hobbies.
to ACT/SHOW
ACTOR
MUSIC/SING
MUSICIAN/SINGER
CAR/to DRIVE
DARK
LIGHT
TELEVISION
to WATCH
to LISTEN
INTERNET
E-MAIL Although Master ASL does not show it, there is a sign for E-
MAIL. Dominate index finger or four hand moves back and forth through the non-dominate “C”
hand.
AT (@)
DOT/PERIOD
.
PAGE
WEB PAGE
ADDRESS
LIVE When signing LIVE as in where do you LIVE, the “10”
hand shapes come all the way up your body one time. When signing ADDRESS the
hands repeat a back and forth movement at the chest.
NUMBER
STREET
TELEPHONE
NEW
to be OLD
PAGER
VIDEO PHONE
BIRTHDAY (x3)
Months of the year are either finger
spelled or abbreviated.
MAYJun
e
aug
sept
oct
dec
to CELEBRATE
DEPENDS
This sign means both to “depend on” and “it might or might
not happen”
Whether or not I take the new job, depends on how many hours they
offer me.
You can depend on me.
HOW MANY?
MONTH
Notice how the index finger moves down representing
week after week just like on a calendar page.
YEAR
This sign represents the earth rotating around the
sun, because this happens once a year.
SEASON
SUMMER
As if wiping sweat from your brow
FALL
WINTER
SPRINGThis is also the sign for grow
and plant.
CHRISTMAS
Another popular sign for CHRISTMAS is the “C” hand
rising up like a tree. This is the sign I typically use.
EASTER
Another sign for EASTER is to circle the “E” handshapes like
one form of the sign for SUNDAY.
HALLOWEEN
THANKSGIVING
VALENTINE’S DAY
HANUKKAH
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Related signs include: FREE, LIBERTY, SAVE.
KWANZAA
MEMORIAL DAY
This sign represents looking back and remembering.
NEW YEAR’S
PASSOVERAnother common sign for
PASSOVER is the dominate “P” hand crossing over the non-
dominate “S” hand.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
INSIDE
OUTSIDE
WEATHER (x2)
to be CLOUDY
to be COLD
to be COOL
to be HOT
to RAIN
to SNOW
to be SUNNY
to be WARM
WAVES
to be WINDY
Unit 3 is over!
Aren’t you proud of yourselves?
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