Signing For Dummies (51 page)

English:
When you get to the lake, turn right.

Sign:
LAKE ARRIVE — RIGHT TURN

In ASL,
get to
is signed as
arrive.

English:
At the base of the mountain is a small store.

Sign:
MOUNTAIN BASE — SMALL STORE — THERE

Searching in the City

Going through town can be overwhelming unless you know how to get where you’re going. Table 10-4 demonstrates the landmarks you may use to direct someone in the city.

Building
is signed with both hands in the H handshape. Place one on top of the other four times; then with B handshapes, palms facing each other, go straight up — go high for a skyscraper.

A
stop sign
is signed by making the Sign for
stop
and then making a square-cut line with your index finger. It would be great to make the octagon shape, but who can?

You’ve no doubt given directions similar to the ones in the following examples. Now, see how to do it in Sign.

English:
Pass the park and go three miles south.

Sign:
P-A-R-K PASS — SOUTH THREE M-I-L-E-S GO

English:
At the stop sign, go right.

Sign:
STOP SIGN ARRIVE — RIGHT

English:
Go across the bridge.

Sign:
BRIDGE — GO OVER

English:
The gas station is near the highway.

Sign:
HIGHWAY — GAS STATION — NEAR