Make the sign for food by taking your strong hand, with the tip of your thumb touching the tips of your fingers and tapping them on your mouth twice. This universal sign for eating is the same sign is used for eat, which is done with only one tap.

The blue sign is made by making the ASL letter B sign out by the side of your body. Take your fingers outstretched with your thumb tucked under. Then twist your hand left and right out by the side of your body.

If blue is your favorite color you love harmony, are reliable, sensitive and always make an effort to think of others. You like to keep things clean and tidy and feel that stability is the most important aspect in life.

Favorite is signed by tapping your middle finger on your chin. You take an open palm, indent your middle finger slightly, and tap it on your chin. The same sign is used for taste (sometimes with the finger tapped a little higher on the lips instead of on the chin).

To sign purple, make the ASL letter ‘P’ sign (a fist, extending the thumb and the middle finger, with the index finger extended and bent down ninety degrees). Take your ‘P’ sign and shake it around in front and to the side of your body.

To sign egg, take your index finger and your middle finger from each hand, holding them together. Hold the opposite fingers together pointing upwards, then pull them down and apart. Remember the sign for egg by thinking of a windshield wiper wiping an egg off your windshield.

To sign chicken nugget, first sign chicken by forming a small letter ‘C’ with the bent index finger and thumb of your dominant hand and ‘pecking’ on your flat, non-dominant hand, palm facing up.

To sign orange, place your dominant hand near your chin, and repeatedly squeeze your hand into a fist and relax. It is like you are squeezing an orange.

Make the black sign by taking your index finger and drawing it across your brow once, while the rest of your hand is drawn into a loose fist. You can probably think of Bert from “Sesame Street”, with his big, black mono-brow, when you make this sign.

To sign brown, you make the ASL sign for ‘B’ (extend your fingers, and tuck your thumb under) and run your index finger down the side of your face. The sign is a little like you are smearing brown war paint on your face.

To sign gray, move your open hands, palms facing your body, in a forward and backward motion, with your spread-out fingers passing through each other back and forth, as if you were touching gray, fluffy clouds.

In American Sign Language (ASL), we use the 5 Parameters of ASL to describe how a sign behaves within the signer’s space. The parameters are handshape, palm orientation, movement, location, and expression/non-manual signals.

American Sign Language: “silver” Make the sign for “silver” by pointing your index finger at your earlobe. As you move your hand away from your ear, form the letter “s.” End with a very small shake.

The sign “ADDRESS” can be used to mean several concepts like: life, life, and survive. It is similar to the “live” sign, except instead of using “L” hands it uses “A” hands. The “A” handshape version of this sign can actually be used to mean “live” as in “Where do you live” = “YOU ADDRESS WHERE?”

A popular sign for “dog” is made by slapping your right flat hand against your leg, then snapping your fingers. Or you can snap your fingers once then slap your leg. Or you can slap your leg twice and not snap your fingers at all.

Like is done with your dominant hand and it starts on the chest. Pull your hand away while making your middle finger and your thumb come together, as if grabbing a thread.

To sign don’t like, take your strong hand, touching your thumb and middle finger to your chest while the hand is open. Move your hand away from your chest while touching your middle finger (and ring finger) to your thumb, extending your index and pinkie fingers.