American Sign Language (ASL) and Signed English (SE)
Series 3 Lesson 8 Everyday Phrases
By Elaine Ernst Schneider
Signs | Description of Sign Action |
have | Place fingertips of both hands, palms bent back toward wrists, on the chest to indicate possession. |
live | Place both hands in “L” shapes on front hips. Then move hands simultaneously up the body’s torso, stopping at the upper chest level. |
me | Point to self, mid-chest. |
number | Touch fingertips of two “O” hands and move them forward and backward in opposition on to the other. |
phone | Hold a “y” hand to the side of the head, much as you would a telephone receiver. |
please | Use right hand, flat, fingers together. Rub in a circular motion mid-chest. |
sit | Using “h” hands, “sit” the right “h” hand on the top of the left “h” hand, palms facing downward. |
TTY | Fingerspell these initials |
what | Use the index finger of the right hand to pass over the palm of the left open hand (fingers tightly close) from the base of the index finger to the base of the little finger. |
where | Wave your upward pointing index finger left and right as if panning the space before you. |
with | Bring both hands together as “a” hands, touching palms at the end of the motion. |
you | Point in the direction of where someone is located. If no one is there, point to an “imaginary” person. |
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