Essential ASL Signs for Local Places

This video tutorial teaches viewers how to sign various places around town using American Sign Language (ASL). It covers general place signs, the use of fingerspelling for specific names, and signs for popular brand names. The tutorial also provides bonus tips for fingerspelling and encourages viewers to practice and use these signs in their daily lives.

What should you do if you need to sign the name of a specific place?

• Use a general sign for the type of place

• Fingerspell the name of the place

• Create a new sign for the place

• Use a sign for a similar place

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

How do you sign 'restaurant' in ASL?

• Fingerspell R-E-S-T-A-U-R-A-N-T

• Use an 'R'-shaped hand moving from one side to the other

• Use a 'C'-shaped hand moving in a circle

• Sign 'food' and 'place'

What is the sign for 'coffee shop'?

• Sign 'drink' and 'place'

• Use a 'C'-shaped hand moving in a circle

• Fingerspell C-O-F-F-E-E S-H-O-P

• Sign 'coffee' and then 'store'

How do you sign 'gas station' in ASL?

• Sign 'fuel' and 'place'

• Fingerspell G-A-S S-T-A-T-I-O-N

• Use a 'G'-shaped hand moving in a circle

• Sign 'gas' and then 'store'

What is the sign for 'hospital'?

• Use a 'C'-shaped hand moving in a circle

• Sign 'medicine' and 'place'

• Fingerspell H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L

• Use an 'H'-shaped hand coming down and across your arm

How do you sign 'post office'?

• Fingerspell P-O-S-T O-F-F-I-C-E

• Use the abbreviation 'P' and 'O'

• Sign 'mail' and 'place'

• Use a 'P'-shaped hand moving in a circle

What is the sign for 'movie theater'?

• Use an 'M'-shaped hand moving in a circle

• Sign 'film' and 'place'

• Fingerspell M-O-V-I-E T-H-E-A-T-E-R

• Sign 'movie' and then 'theater'

How do you sign 'flower shop'?

• Fingerspell F-L-O-W-E-R S-H-O-P

• Sign 'plant' and 'place'

• Sign 'flower' and then 'store'

• Use a 'F'-shaped hand moving in a circle

What is the sign for 'gym'?

• Use a 'G'-shaped hand moving in a circle

• Sign 'exercise' and 'place'

• Fingerspell G-Y-M

• Use 'G' hands moving up and around on your shoulders

How do you sign 'library'?

• Use an 'L'-shaped hand moving up and down

• Sign 'book' and 'place'

• Fingerspell L-I-B-R-A-R-Y

• Use an 'L' hand moving in a circle