| Sign |
Description of Action |
|
|
| bacon |
Start with
"u" hands facing each other about an inch apart. Move hands outward,
wiggling the fingers slightly in a wavelike motion to simulate bacon
frying. |
|
|
| eggs |
Touch "u"
hands,
the right middle finger resting gently on the left index finger. Then
move hands outward and down as if cracking an egg and letting the
contents
spill into an imaginary bowl. |
|
|
| I (ASL) |
Point to
self, mid chest. |
|
|
| I (Signed
English) |
Touch the
"i" hand to the center of the chest. |
|
|
| juice |
The letter
"j" sign swings wide towards your mouth |
|
|
| meat |
Using the
thumb and index finger of the right hand, slightly pinch the skin
between the thumb and index finger of the left hand. |
|
|
| potatoes |
Using a
right curved "v" hand, mimic piercing a potato (letting the left "s"
hand represent
the potato.) |
|
|
| salad |
Using
curved open hands, palms upward, mimic tossing a salad. |
|
|
| spaghetti |
Begin with
"i" hands facing each other, about an inch apart. Using the small
fingers of the
"i" hands, twirl small circles as the hands move outward. |
|
|
| tea |
Use the
thumb and index finger of the right hand to mimic dipping a tea bag
into the left "s" hand which represents a teacup. Slightly rotate the
wrist as if "swishing" the tea bag in the hot water. |
|
|
| want |
Extend
both hands forward, palms up. Move both open curved hands toward the
chest several times, as if drawing in the desired object. |
|
|
| water |
The letter
"W" signed at chin level. |
