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Signed English is a sign language dialect which matches each spoken word of English with a signed equivalent.

This screen can be used to create signed language translations of any phrase you enter in the box on the left.

food
Food
Close right hand fingertips on to ball of thumb move formation in small circles in front of chin.
orange
Orange
Hold relaxed right fist at right corner of mouth, clench fist, twice.
banana
Banana
Extend left hand index finger - with right hand extended index finger and thumb together, make two downward peeling movements off left index finger.
apple
Apple
Stroke chin upwards, twice, with slightly spread fingertips of cupped right hand.
pear
Pear
Rock tips of right hand extended index and middle fingers on right corner of mouth, twice.
grape
Grape
Place extended left hand index fingertip on to ball of left thumb - form same formation with right hand - move tip of right hand formation from left formation, to mouth, twice.
carrot
Carrot
Place left hand index finger and thumb together - move right hand extended index finger and thumb down left hand formation, closing right index finger on to thumb.
potato
Potato
Stroke down side of left hand extended index finger with side of right hand crooked index finger, twice.
bread
Bread
Move blade of open right hand across palm of open left hand in a sawing movement.
butter
Butter
Draw fingertips of pen right hand along lower palm of open left hand twice.
jam
Jam
Place extended right hand little finger into "O" formed with left hand thumb and fingers - move right hand little finger up slightly.
honey
Honey
Place extended right hand little finger into "o" formed with fingers and thumb of left hand - move right hand formation up, twist in a forward circle, then move little fingertip up towards right corner of mouth.
sugar
Sugar
Stroke right cheek with fingertips of open right hand and close on to thumb, twice.
butter
Butter
Draw fingertips of pen right hand along lower palm of open left hand twice.
vegemite
Vegemite
Form "V" with index and middle fingers of right hand. Twist right wrist to brush edge of right middle finger along palm of open left hand. Repeat action.

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