ASL: Colors and Question Words

Color

Hold your hand at near your
throat and flutter your fingertips
on your mouth or chin

Red

Pull your index finger down
from your lips and end with
an "X" sign below your chin

Orange

Form the letter "C" at your mouth and
then change it into an "S" (just like
squeezing an orange into your mouth)

Yellow

Shale the "Y" sign
before your chest

Green

Shale the "G" sign
before your chest

Blue

Start with the "B" sign
with your palm facing
you and flip it outward

Purple

Shake the "P" sign
before your chest

Brown

Move the "B" sign
down your cheek

Black

Drag your straight index
finger across your forehead

Gray

Make the "5" sign with both hands and
then move them back and forth with the
fingers moving in between each other

Pink

With the "P" sign, stroke
your lower lip twice

White

Start with a flat hand on the chest and
the thumb up and then pull the hand away
with the thumb and fingers touching

Silver

Start with the "S" hand by your
earlobe and then move it down
and away in a wavy motion

Gold

Touch your earlobe with your
index finger and then move it
down and away forming the "Y"
sign before your shoulder

Tan

Move the "T" sign
down your cheek

Peach

Start with the fingers in a claw shape
at your cheek and move it a few inches
away, bringing the fingers and thumbs
together, and then repeat one more time

Dark

Start with both hands flat, palm facing
you, above your shoulders and then
move them down from the elbows
until they cross before your chest

Who?

(1) Hold the "X" sign in front of the
chin and wiggle the index finger
(2) Circle the index finger around
your mouth while mouthing "who"

What?

(1) Move both opened and flat
hands with palms facing up
(2) Drag your index finger across
your open palm

When?

Hold your non-dominant hand still with
your index finger extended, and then circle
it with your other index finger, ending with
both index fingers touching

Where?

Hold your hand in front of your shoulder
with the index finger extended and wag
your hand from the wrist

Why?

(1) Touch your forehead with a flat hand
and move it away ending in a "Y" sign
(2) Hold your hand at the side of your
face and wiggle your middle finger

How?

(1) Place your hands together with both
knuckles touching and then invert them
(2) Hold both "A" hands together and
twist one slightly forward and backward

Which?

Hold each hand in a "thumbs up"
position and move them up and
down alternatively a few times

How Much?

(1) Hold you hand before your shoulder
with fingers touching and then move it
upwards and end with the fingers apart
(2) Hold the hands before your lower
chest with fingers open and touching
and move them up and out to the sides

How Many?

Start with both "S" hands in front
of your lower chest and then move
them up while opening your fingers

How much does it cost?

Bring both hands in the "F" shape
together twice, touching them at
the thumbs and index fingers