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?