The American Sign Language Phrase Book

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(COST)
    TDD
    TEA
    TEACH—instruct
    teacher—combination of TEACH and AGENT
    TELL
    TELL ME
    TEMPERATURE—thermometer
    TEMPLE
    TEND TO
    TENNIS
    TENT—camp, camping
    terrible (1) AWFUL
    (2) LOUSY
    TEST—exam
    TEXAS
    TEXT
    text messaging
    THAN
    thank you (GOOD)
    THANKSGIVING
    THAT—this sign can mean "this," "that," "them," "those," "they," and "it." Idiomatically it can mean "Oh, I see," "So, that's it," or "Aha, I get it!" It is often done by the watcher while the signer is signing, in much the same way hearing people nod their head and say "uh-huh" or "yes" while listening to a speaker
    THEIR
    THEMSELVES
    THERAPY—this is a new sign used mostly in academic circles, but it is gaining fast acceptance
    THERE
    thermometer (TEMPERATURE)
    THEY
    THEY—them
    THREE
    THUMB UP
    thunder (SHAKE)
    THURSDAY
    TICKET
    TIE
    TIE KNOT
    TIGER
    TIME
    TIME—the time of day as well as "time" in "three times" and "have a good time"
    time
    time indicators
    TIRED—weary
    titles
    "to be," verb
    TOAST
    TOILET—bathroom, rest room
    TOMATO
    tomb (GRAVE)
    TOMORROW
    TOO MUCH
    TOOTHACHE
    TOOTHBRUSH—brush one's teeth
    topic-comment statements
    TORNADO
    TOUCH—to experience a thing
    TRAIN
    TREES
    TRUE—certain, certainly, indeed, real, really, sure, surely, truly, truth; used mainly to give emphasis to a state of being or condition
    truth (TRUE)
    TRY—attempt
    TTY
    TUESDAY
    TURKEY
    turn into (BECOME)
    turn out to be (BECOME)
    TV
    TV, CABLE
    TV, high-definition
    TWO HOURS
    TWO MONTHS
    TWO YEARS AGO
    TWO YEARS FROM NOW
    UMBRELLA
    UNCLE
    UNDERSTAND—comprehend
    uninteresting (DRY)
    UNTIL
    UP TILL NOW—to express the idea that an event has/has not been going on from some time in the past up until now, or up until very recently. It stands for the idea of "since" in "I haven't seen you since last Tuesday" and of "been" in "I've been sick for the last month"
    USE
    used to (LONG AGO)
    USED UP—all gone
    VACATION—free time
    VARIOUS—et cetera
    vegetables
    VEHICLE—park vehicle; can stand for any type of conveyance (car, bus, train, airplane, motorcycle, bike, etc.)
    verb directionality
    verb tenses
    VIDEO RELAY
    video relay service
    VIDEOPHONE
    VIRUS
    VISIT—This sign, combined with the AGENT sign makes "guest"
    vlog
    VOICE
    VOLLEYBALL
    VOTE—elect
    WAIT—wait for
    WANT
    WASH CLOTHES
    WASH FACE
    WASH HANDS
    WASHING MACHINE—laundry, laundromat
    WASHINGTON—both the city and the state as well as George Washington
    watch (LOOK)
    WATER
    WAVE
    WE—for more than two persons
    WE TWO
    weary (TIRED)
    weather
    WEDNESDAY
    WEEK
    WEEK AGO
    WEEKLY
    WET
    wh- sign questions
    WHAT
    WHAT SHRUG—This sign and the WHAT sign are essentially the same, but the WHAT SHRUG sign is used much more
    WHEN (the DURING sign is used in sentences like "When I was a boy. . .," when no question is being asked)
    WHERE
    WHICH
    WHISKEY
    WHITE
    WHO
    WHOLE
    WHY
    wi-fi
    WIFE
    WILL—although this sign does refer to the future ("shall"), it is used much more to express intention
    WIN
    WIND
    WINDOW—This sign must be made so that the "window" is opened, then shut. If only one movement is used, it will mean "Open the window" or "Shut the window"
    WINE
    winter (COLD)
    WITH
    WOMAN
    WONDERFUL—Sunday
    words versus signs
    WORK—job
    WORM
    WORSHIP
    WRITE—pen, pencil; any writing instrument
    x-ray
    YEAR
    YELLOW
    yes/no questions
    YESTERDAY
    yet (BUT)
    YOU
    YOU AND I
    YOUNGER
    YOUR
    YOURSELF—This sign may also be used idiomatically in the same way as "Aloha" and "Shalom" are used, that is to say "Hello" and "Good-bye" and to wish someone the best of everything
    ZERO

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