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Loan Signs
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Introduction
Loan Signs are typically 3-5 letter
words that are commonly fingerspelled in ASL. You'll notice as you go
through the lists below that some of these fingerspelled words do have
signs, however, many times they are fingerspelled due to the letter's
natural patterns and ease of movement. As you practice these Loan
Signs, the
letters will become natural and smooth for you, too! This is only a partial
list of the most common Loan Signs you will see. If someone fingerspells a
word to you, don't panic, it's probably on this list! So (hey isn't "so" a
Loan Sign?!?), practice, practice, practice.
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Topic
1
Around the House
AC - air conditioning
apt - apartment
attic
ATV - All Terrain Vehicle
bag
barn
bills
boots
CD - Compact Disc
check
condo
cozy
deck
desk
duplex
DVD - Digital Video Disc
fix
glue
jeans
junk
latch
loft
log
MWO - Microwave Oven
nail |
nap
note
oven
plastic
pool
porch
puzzle
rail
ref -refrigerator
rent
roof
rug
RV - Recreational Vehicle
sink
stove
tack
tape
TDD - Teletext Device for the Deaf
tool
toy
truck
trunk
TTY - Teletext Typewriter
VCR - Video Cassette Recorder
yard |
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Topic 2
Cities and States
USA - United States of America
CA - California
NV - Nevada
(most states)
LT - Lake Tahoe
SLT - South Lake Tahoe |
SAC - Sacramento
SF - San Francisco
LA - Los Angeles
CC - Carson City
GV - Gardnerville or Grass Valley
Reno |
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Topic 3
Transportation and Location
ave - avenue
blvd - boulevard
bank
bus
cab
club
co - company
dept - department
ferry
HS - High School |
job
limo
park
raft
ranch
resort
SUV - Sport Utility Vehicle
taxi
valet
zoo |
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Topic 4
Body and Health
aid
ankle
back
burn
CPR - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
ER - Emergency Room
feet
flu
foot
hip |
ID - identification
knee
leg
PhD
rack
rash
stiff
sunburn
toes
xray |
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Topic 5
Technology, Science and Measures
acre
AOL - America Online
cell
cm - centimeter
email
fax
foot
inch |
lab - laboratory
mile
min - minute
mode
oz - ounces
password
sec - seconds
ton |
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Topic 6
Foods/Preparation
BBQ - barbeque
corn
diet
fry
gas
grill
ham
ice
jelly
juice
mayo
oil
organic |
pear
pizza - use a double "z"
poach
pork
radish
recipe
relish
rice
salsa
snack
soy
tofu
yogurt |
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Topic 7
Emphatic and Directional
busy
cool
gross
if
oops!
ouch
sick
so
sore
upset
what!?!
wow
yes |
DIRECTIONAL:
all
back
EEK!
hahaha - laughter
NG - No Good!
OK
PF - Pissed Off!
TB - Too Bad! |
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Topic 8
Miscellaneous
air
fog
fun
grand (son/daughter)
icy
mayor
model
news
off |
on
or
OT - overtime
out
own
owner
sale
sue |
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