Accident
S handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
also: crash
Sign dictionary
220 signs, searchable
Every sign the translator knows, with the handshape, where it is made and how it moves. Tap any entry to watch the avatar sign it.
220 signs
Afternoon
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
Again
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
हिन्दी: फिर، दोबारा
Age
C handshape · at the chin · moves downward
All
5 handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
हिन्दी: सब، सभी
Alone
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · circles
हिन्दी: अकेला
Ambulance
S handshape · raised above the shoulder · circles
And
5 handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: और
Angry
C handshape · at the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: गुस्सा
Animal
C handshape · at the chest · tapped twice · both hands
Answer
POINT handshape · at the chin · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
Ask
X handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body
हिन्दी: पूछना
Baby
FLAT handshape · at the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
Bad
FLAT handshape · at the chin · moves downward
हिन्दी: बुरा، खराब
Bank
S handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
हिन्दी: बैंक
Bathroom
T handshape · in front of the chest · shakes side to side
Beautiful
5 handshape · at the chin · circles
also: pretty · हिन्दी: सुंदर
Big
L handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
हिन्दी: बड़ा
Bird
G handshape · at the mouth · tapped twice
हिन्दी: पक्षी
Blood
5 handshape · at the chin · moves downward
हिन्दी: खून
Book
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · twists over · both hands
हिन्दी: किताब، पुस्तक
Book2
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · held still
Born
FLAT handshape · low, near the waist · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
Boy
C handshape · at the temple · tapped twice
हिन्दी: लड़का
Bread
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward · both hands
also: roti · हिन्दी: रोटी
Brother
L handshape · at the temple · moves downward
हिन्दी: भाई
Bus
B handshape · to the side · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: बस
Buy
O handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body
also: bought · हिन्दी: खरीदना
Can
S handshape · at the chest · moves downward · both hands
also: could · हिन्दी: सकता
Car
S handshape · at the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
हिन्दी: गाड़ी، कार
Cat
F handshape · at the chin · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: बिल्ली
Child
FLAT handshape · low, near the waist · tapped twice
also: kid, kids · हिन्दी: बच्चा
City
B handshape · raised above the shoulder · tapped twice · both hands
also: town · हिन्दी: शहर
Clean
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: साफ
Close
B handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
Coffee
S handshape · in front of the chest · circles · both hands
Cold
S handshape · at the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
हिन्दी: ठंडा
Come
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
also: came · हिन्दी: आओ، आना
Country
Y handshape · to the side · circles
Danger
A handshape · at the chest · moves upward · both hands
हिन्दी: खतरा
Dark
FLAT handshape · at the temple · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
हिन्दी: अंधेरा
Daughter
C handshape · at the chin · moves downward
हिन्दी: बेटी
Day
POINT handshape · raised above the shoulder · sweeps in an arc
हिन्दी: दिन
Deaf
POINT handshape · at the chin · tapped twice
also: mute · हिन्दी: बहरा
Different
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
हिन्दी: अलग
Difficult
X handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
also: hard · हिन्दी: मुश्किल
Dirty
5 handshape · at the chin · shakes side to side
हिन्दी: गंदा
Doctor
hand-authored movement sequence
also: doc, medic, nurse, physician · हिन्दी: डॉक्टर، चिकित्सक
Dog
FLAT handshape · low, near the waist · tapped twice
हिन्दी: कुत्ता
Door
B handshape · in front of the chest · twists over · both hands
हिन्दी: दरवाजा
Drink
C handshape · at the mouth · moves inward, toward the body
also: drank, drinking · हिन्दी: पीना
Easy
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves upward · both hands
also: easygoing · हिन्दी: आसान
Egg
H handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: अंडा
Emergency
S handshape · raised above the shoulder · shakes side to side
हिन्दी: आपातकाल
Empty
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
Evening
FLAT handshape · raised above the shoulder · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: शाम
Family
F handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
हिन्दी: परिवार
Fast
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body
also: hurry, quick · हिन्दी: तेज، जल्दी
Father
OPEN handshape · at the temple · tapped twice
also: dad, daddy, papa · हिन्दी: पिता، पापा، बाप
Feel
5 handshape · at the chest · moves upward
also: felt
Finish
5 handshape · at the chest · twists over · both hands
हिन्दी: खत्म، समाप्त
Fire
5 handshape · at the chest · moves upward · both hands
हिन्दी: आग
Food
hand-authored movement sequence
also: ate, breakfast, dal, dinner, eat, lunch · हिन्दी: खाना، भोजन
Forget
5 handshape · at the temple · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: भूलना
Friend
X handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
हिन्दी: दोस्त، मित्र
Fruit
F handshape · at the chin · twists over
हिन्दी: फल
Full
FLAT handshape · at the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
Girl
A handshape · at the chin · moves downward
हिन्दी: लड़की
Give
O handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body
also: gave · हिन्दी: देना
Go
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
also: goes, gone, went · हिन्दी: जाओ، जाना
Good
hand-authored movement sequence
हिन्दी: अच्छा
Good Morning
hand-authored movement sequence
Happy
FLAT handshape · at the chest · circles · both hands
हिन्दी: खुश
Have
FLAT handshape · at the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
also: got, had, has, having
He
POINT handshape · to the side · held still
हिन्दी: वह
Hear
POINT handshape · at the temple · tapped twice
also: heard
Hearing
POINT handshape · at the mouth · circles
Hello
hand-authored movement sequence
also: bye, goodbye, hey, hi · हिन्दी: नमस्ते، नमस्कार، हैलो
Help
hand-authored movement sequence
also: aid, assist, helpme, support · हिन्दी: मदद، सहायता
Here
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
हिन्दी: यहाँ
Home
hand-authored movement sequence
also: flat, house · हिन्दी: घर
Hospital
H handshape · to the side · tapped twice
हिन्दी: अस्पताल
Hot
C handshape · at the mouth · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: गर्म
Hour
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · circles
How Are You
hand-authored movement sequence
Hungry
C handshape · at the chest · moves downward
हिन्दी: भूख، भूखा
Husband
C handshape · at the temple · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: पति
I
POINT handshape · at the chest · held still
हिन्दी: मैं
I Love You
hand-authored movement sequence
also: love
India
A handshape · at the temple · twists over
हिन्दी: भारत
Injury
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · twists over · both hands
Interpreter
F handshape · at the chin · twists over
Know
FLAT handshape · at the temple · tapped twice
also: knew · हिन्दी: जानना، पता
Language
L handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
हिन्दी: भाषा
Later
L handshape · in front of the chest · twists over
Learn
O handshape · in front of the chest · moves upward
हिन्दी: सीखना
Light
O handshape · raised above the shoulder · moves upward · both hands
हिन्दी: रोशनी
Listen
C handshape · at the temple · held still
हिन्दी: सुनना
Live
A handshape · at the chest · moves upward · both hands
Look
V handshape · at the temple · moves outward, away from the body
Man
5 handshape · at the temple · moves outward, away from the body
also: guy · हिन्दी: आदमी، पुरुष
Market
O handshape · in front of the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
also: bazaar · हिन्दी: बाजार
Maybe
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
also: may, might · हिन्दी: शायद
Me
POINT handshape · at the chest · held still
हिन्दी: मुझे
Medicine
I handshape · in front of the chest · circles · both hands
हिन्दी: दवा، दवाई
Meet
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
also: met · हिन्दी: मिलना
Meeting
5 handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
Milk
S handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice
हिन्दी: दूध
Minute
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice
Money
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
also: cash, rupee, rupees · हिन्दी: पैसा، रुपया
Month
POINT handshape · raised above the shoulder · moves downward
हिन्दी: महीना
Moon
C handshape · at the temple · held still
हिन्दी: चाँद
More
O handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
हिन्दी: ज्यादा، अधिक
Morning
FLAT handshape · low, near the waist · moves upward · both hands
हिन्दी: सुबह
Mother
OPEN handshape · at the chin · tapped twice
also: maa, mom, mum, mummy · हिन्दी: माँ، मां، माता، अम्मा
My
FLAT handshape · at the chest · held still
हिन्दी: मेरा، मेरी
Name
hand-authored movement sequence
हिन्दी: नाम
Need
X handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward
also: must · हिन्दी: चाहिए، जरूरत
New
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
हिन्दी: नया
Night
FLAT handshape · low, near the waist · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: रात
No
hand-authored movement sequence
also: never, nope · हिन्दी: नहीं، ना
Not
A handshape · at the chin · moves outward, away from the body
Now
Y handshape · at the chest · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: अब، अभी
Old
S handshape · at the chin · moves downward
हिन्दी: पुराना
Open
B handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
Pain
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
also: ache, hurt · हिन्दी: दर्द
Pay
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body
also: paid
People
P handshape · in front of the chest · circles · both hands
also: everybody, everyone, someone · हिन्दी: लोग
Phone
Y handshape · at the chin · held still
also: call, mobile · हिन्दी: फोन، मोबाइल
Play
Y handshape · in front of the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
Please
hand-authored movement sequence
हिन्दी: कृपया
Police
C handshape · at the chest · tapped twice
हिन्दी: पुलिस
Problem
X handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
Question
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · circles
Rain
5 handshape · raised above the shoulder · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: बारिश
Read
V handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward
हिन्दी: पढ़ना
Remember
A handshape · at the temple · moves downward
हिन्दी: याद
Right
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward · both hands
also: correct · हिन्दी: सही
Road
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: सड़क، रास्ता
Room
B handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
also: place · हिन्दी: कमरा
Run
L handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
also: ran · हिन्दी: दौड़ना
Sad
5 handshape · at the temple · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: दुखी، उदास
Safe
S handshape · at the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: सुरक्षित
Salt
V handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
हिन्दी: नमक
Same
Y handshape · in front of the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
हिन्दी: समान
School
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
also: schools · हिन्दी: स्कूल، विद्यालय
See
V handshape · at the temple · moves outward, away from the body
also: saw · हिन्दी: देखना
Sell
O handshape · in front of the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
also: sold · हिन्दी: बेचना
She
POINT handshape · to the side · held still
Shop
O handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
also: store · हिन्दी: दुकान
Show
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
Sick
5 handshape · at the chin · tapped twice
also: fever, ill, unwell · हिन्दी: बीमार
Sign
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · circles · both hands
also: signing · हिन्दी: इशारा
Sister
L handshape · at the chin · moves downward
हिन्दी: बहन
Sit
H handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward · both hands
also: sat · हिन्दी: बैठना
Sleep
FLAT handshape · at the temple · moves downward
also: slept · हिन्दी: सोना، नींद
Slow
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body
हिन्दी: धीरे
Small
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
हिन्दी: छोटा
Son
C handshape · at the temple · moves downward
हिन्दी: बेटा
Soon
F handshape · at the chin · tapped twice
Sorry
hand-authored movement sequence
also: sorry · हिन्दी: माफ، माफी، क्षमा
Speak
5 handshape · at the mouth · moves outward, away from the body
also: said, say, says, talk · हिन्दी: बोलना
Stand
V handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward
also: stood
Start
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · twists over
हिन्दी: शुरू
Station
H handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
also: train_station · हिन्दी: स्टेशन
Stop
hand-authored movement sequence
also: halt · हिन्दी: रुको، रुकें، बंद
Strong
S handshape · at the chest · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: मजबूत
Student
FLAT handshape · at the chest · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: छात्र، विद्यार्थी
Sugar
U handshape · at the chin · moves downward
हिन्दी: चीनी
Sun
C handshape · raised above the shoulder · held still
हिन्दी: सूरज
Take
5 handshape · in front of the chest · moves inward, toward the body
also: took · हिन्दी: लेना
Tea
F handshape · in front of the chest · circles
also: chai · हिन्दी: चाय
Teacher
FLAT handshape · at the temple · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: शिक्षक، अध्यापक
Tell
POINT handshape · at the chin · moves outward, away from the body
also: told · हिन्दी: बताना
Temple
B handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
हिन्दी: मंदिर
Thank You
hand-authored movement sequence
also: thanks, thankyou, ty · हिन्दी: धन्यवाद، शुक्रिया
There
POINT handshape · to the side · held still
हिन्दी: वहाँ
They
POINT handshape · to the side · sweeps in an arc
हिन्दी: वे، वो
Think
POINT handshape · at the temple · circles
also: thought · हिन्दी: सोचना
Thirsty
POINT handshape · at the chin · moves downward
हिन्दी: प्यास، प्यासा
Time
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice
हिन्दी: समय
Tired
C handshape · at the chest · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: थका، थकान
Today
Y handshape · at the chest · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: आज
Together
A handshape · in front of the chest · circles · both hands
हिन्दी: साथ
Tomorrow
A handshape · at the chin · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: कल
Train
H handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: ट्रेन، रेल
Tree
5 handshape · raised above the shoulder · twists over
हिन्दी: पेड़
True
POINT handshape · at the mouth · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: सच
Try
S handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
Understand
S handshape · at the temple · moves upward
हिन्दी: समझ، समझना
Vegetable
V handshape · at the chin · twists over
हिन्दी: सब्जी
Very
V handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: बहुत
Village
V handshape · in front of the chest · sweeps in an arc · both hands
हिन्दी: गाँव
Wait
5 handshape · at the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
हिन्दी: इंतजार، प्रतीक्षा
Walk
FLAT handshape · low, near the waist · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: चलना
Want
5 handshape · at the chest · moves inward, toward the body · both hands
हिन्दी: चाहता
Watch
V handshape · at the temple · moves outward, away from the body
Water
hand-authored movement sequence
also: water_bottle · हिन्दी: पानी، जल
We
POINT handshape · at the chest · sweeps in an arc
हिन्दी: हम
Weak
5 handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward
Week
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body · both hands
हिन्दी: सप्ताह، हफ्ता
Welcome
FLAT handshape · to the side · moves inward, toward the body
हिन्दी: स्वागत
What
5 handshape · in front of the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
हिन्दी: क्या
When
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · circles
हिन्दी: कब
Where
POINT handshape · raised above the shoulder · shakes side to side
हिन्दी: कहाँ، कहां
Who
L handshape · at the chin · tapped twice
हिन्दी: कौन
Why
Y handshape · at the temple · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: क्यों
Wife
A handshape · at the chin · moves downward · both hands
हिन्दी: पत्नी
Will
FLAT handshape · to the side · moves outward, away from the body
also: should, would
Wind
5 handshape · in front of the chest · shakes side to side · both hands
Window
B handshape · in front of the chest · moves downward · both hands
Woman
5 handshape · at the chin · moves outward, away from the body
also: lady · हिन्दी: औरत، महिला
Work
S handshape · in front of the chest · tapped twice · both hands
also: duty, job, make, office · हिन्दी: काम، नौकरी
Write
F handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: लिखना
Wrong
Y handshape · at the chin · tapped twice
हिन्दी: गलत
Year
S handshape · in front of the chest · circles · both hands
हिन्दी: साल، वर्ष
Yes
hand-authored movement sequence
also: ok, okay, sure, yeah, yep · हिन्दी: हाँ، हां، जी
Yesterday
A handshape · at the chin · moves inward, toward the body
You
POINT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: तुम، आप
Your
FLAT handshape · in front of the chest · moves outward, away from the body
हिन्दी: तुम्हारा، आपका
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