for the decimal may also mean the punctuation mark "period."
What's your number?
My phone number is_____________.
Fingerspell your phone number after the sign NUMBER.
Time
Telling time in ASL is usually done exactly in the same way as it is done in English.
It is 4:45.
It is 6:15.
It is ten till nine.
Dates
He is 87 years old.
I was born in 1911.
Most of the months are abbreviated in fingerspelling. Only the short ones—March, April, May, June, and July—are spelled out completely.
My birthday is April 3, 1948.
Additional vocabulary
I'll see you next Monday.
I visited my aunt two months ago.
I bought a new house two years ago.
I graduate in two years.
I pay every three months.
He goes to the movies every Tuesday.
By moving the sign for a day of the week downward, as done with TUESDAY here, you convey the idea of every week on that day.
I see her every Saturday.
The Fourth of July is a holiday.
Fingerspell JULY at the beginning of the sentence before the sign 4TH.
Money
These signs also serve as ordinal numbers—i.e., first, second, third, etc.
The sign DOLLAR is used when the amount is over nine dollars or when speaking specifically of a bill, as in "a dollar bill." As here:
These signs are used only when speaking of these amounts by themselves, not when they are preceded by a dollar amount. For example, $3.09 would be signed as follows:
The same applies to the following two signs as to the cent signs above. Use them only when speaking of these amounts alone, and not with a dollar amount.
How much does the book cost?
Have you a nickel/dime/quarter?
Can you change a five?
How much did you pay?
It's under five dollars.
It's over five dollars.
I paid less than you.
I have no money.
I'm broke.
How much does it cost to get in?
How much does he owe?
18
Technology
Copyright © 2008 by the Estate of Lou Fant and Barbara Bernstein Fant. Click here for terms of use .
P LEASE NOTE THAT this chapter illustrates several variations of the word
computer
, as commonly used by deaf people.
I have e-mail.
Would you mind giving me your e-mail address?
Which Internet service provider do you use? AOL or MSN?
Fingerspell "A-O-L" and "M-S-N."
Do you have cable TV?
Fingerspell TV and CABLE.
Where's the remote?
I do not have cable service.
Fingerspell CABLE.
He/she has a high-definition TV.
Fingerspell "H-D T-V."
Please fax me your résumé.
Fingerspell FAX.
Fax
is another example of a word borrowed from English through the lexicalized fingerspelling process that has taken on the appearance of a single sign. With frequent usage, signers have added movement, dropped letters, or altered palm orientation to certain lexicalized fingerspelled signs, which is the case with the word
fax
. The letters "F" and "X" move toward the signer's chest, the letter "A" has been dropped, and the palm orientation of the letter "X" has been shifted toward the signer's chest. Lexicalized fingerspelled words do not follow the rules of regularly finger-spelled words (e.g., P-T-A, D-V-D, S-S-I). Refer to the Appendix for more information on the manual alphabet.
I bought a laptop.
What make is your computer?
How much memory does your computer have?
I don't have high-speed Internet access.
Copy and paste your document.
Download this program.
Have you printed your document?
My printer is broken.
Please save your file.
I accidentally deleted my file.
Note: You can use either the MISTAKE or CARELESS sign with this phrase.
Did you scan your photograph?
Note: You can use either version of SCAN for this phrase.
Send your picture as an attachment.
My computer crashed!
A virus destroyed my hard drive.
Fingerspell "H-D" and VIRUS.
Which software do you prefer?
Software
is another example of
What's your number?
My phone number is_____________.
Fingerspell your phone number after the sign NUMBER.
Time
Telling time in ASL is usually done exactly in the same way as it is done in English.
It is 4:45.
It is 6:15.
It is ten till nine.
Dates
He is 87 years old.
I was born in 1911.
Most of the months are abbreviated in fingerspelling. Only the short ones—March, April, May, June, and July—are spelled out completely.
My birthday is April 3, 1948.
Additional vocabulary
I'll see you next Monday.
I visited my aunt two months ago.
I bought a new house two years ago.
I graduate in two years.
I pay every three months.
He goes to the movies every Tuesday.
By moving the sign for a day of the week downward, as done with TUESDAY here, you convey the idea of every week on that day.
I see her every Saturday.
The Fourth of July is a holiday.
Fingerspell JULY at the beginning of the sentence before the sign 4TH.
Money
These signs also serve as ordinal numbers—i.e., first, second, third, etc.
The sign DOLLAR is used when the amount is over nine dollars or when speaking specifically of a bill, as in "a dollar bill." As here:
These signs are used only when speaking of these amounts by themselves, not when they are preceded by a dollar amount. For example, $3.09 would be signed as follows:
The same applies to the following two signs as to the cent signs above. Use them only when speaking of these amounts alone, and not with a dollar amount.
How much does the book cost?
Have you a nickel/dime/quarter?
Can you change a five?
How much did you pay?
It's under five dollars.
It's over five dollars.
I paid less than you.
I have no money.
I'm broke.
How much does it cost to get in?
How much does he owe?
18
Technology
Copyright © 2008 by the Estate of Lou Fant and Barbara Bernstein Fant. Click here for terms of use .
P LEASE NOTE THAT this chapter illustrates several variations of the word
computer
, as commonly used by deaf people.
I have e-mail.
Would you mind giving me your e-mail address?
Which Internet service provider do you use? AOL or MSN?
Fingerspell "A-O-L" and "M-S-N."
Do you have cable TV?
Fingerspell TV and CABLE.
Where's the remote?
I do not have cable service.
Fingerspell CABLE.
He/she has a high-definition TV.
Fingerspell "H-D T-V."
Please fax me your résumé.
Fingerspell FAX.
Fax
is another example of a word borrowed from English through the lexicalized fingerspelling process that has taken on the appearance of a single sign. With frequent usage, signers have added movement, dropped letters, or altered palm orientation to certain lexicalized fingerspelled signs, which is the case with the word
fax
. The letters "F" and "X" move toward the signer's chest, the letter "A" has been dropped, and the palm orientation of the letter "X" has been shifted toward the signer's chest. Lexicalized fingerspelled words do not follow the rules of regularly finger-spelled words (e.g., P-T-A, D-V-D, S-S-I). Refer to the Appendix for more information on the manual alphabet.
I bought a laptop.
What make is your computer?
How much memory does your computer have?
I don't have high-speed Internet access.
Copy and paste your document.
Download this program.
Have you printed your document?
My printer is broken.
Please save your file.
I accidentally deleted my file.
Note: You can use either the MISTAKE or CARELESS sign with this phrase.
Did you scan your photograph?
Note: You can use either version of SCAN for this phrase.
Send your picture as an attachment.
My computer crashed!
A virus destroyed my hard drive.
Fingerspell "H-D" and VIRUS.
Which software do you prefer?
Software
is another example of
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