Signing For Dummies (42 page)

When you sign
jog,
make your fists in the “S” handshapes, put them beside your body, and move them as though you’re jogging while alternating your arms. You sign
race
by making both hands in the “A” handshapes. Bring them together with both thumbs facing up, then alternate the thumbs back and forth like two people racing. This is why this Sign also means
compete
and
sport.

The following Signs aren’t really sports but are fun to do outside nonetheless:

The following sentences show sports Signs in action.

Glide your hands down the sides of your body after signing a sport to change the sport to the player: golf to golfer, run to runner, and so on.

English:
Mark is a good golfer.

Sign:
M-A-R-K — GOOD GOLF (AGENT)

English:
Do you like cycling?

Sign:
CYCLING — YOU LIKE Q

English:
Let’s go hiking.

Sign:
HIKING — US GO

English:
We’re going on a picnic. Are you coming?

Sign:
PICNIC GO US — COME YOU Q

Playing Indoor Games

Not all games are played outside. Nor do all of them have Signs. For example, you fingerspell
cards, video, chess,
and
checkers.
All board and card games are fingerspelled. Mimic throwing dice for
gambling
and dealing cards for any
card games.
After you do this, fingerspell specifically what game you mean. Some indoor games do have Signs, though, and you can find many of them in Table 8-4 — no cheating!

If your Deaf friends have a local Sign for a game, just use that Sign instead.

English:
Who wants to play poker?

Sign:
P-O-K-E-R — WANTS — WHO Q

English:
Deal the cards.

Sign:
DEAL CARDS