Time, Exercise, Entertainment & Everyday Life 🕒🏃🎨
From outdoor adventures to indoor relaxation, our lives are filled with activities in ASL. This guide to Activities in ASL includes common verbs, hobbies, time durations, and tech-based actions — ideal for learners, students, and interpreters alike. We also include ASL grammar structures like Time-Topic-Comment (TTC) and Object-Subject-Verb (OSV) to support fluency, enhancing your understanding of Activities in ASL.
🕒 Time Markers: Minutes & Hours
Minute(s) ⏱️
Use the 1-hand flicking forward from the wrist.
Example (TTC):
5 MINUTES BREAK NEED.
(I need a 5-minute break.)
Hour(s) 🕐
Circular movement of the index hand over the back of the palm, using number signs.
Example:
2 HOURS CLASS LONG.
(Class lasts two hours.)
🏞️ Outdoor Activities
Hiking 🥾
Classifier-based — simulate climbing motion.
Example:
SATURDAY ME HIKING WITH FRIEND.
(On Saturday, I went hiking with a friend.)
Walking 🚶♂️
Use WALK sign — two “V” hands scissor-step forward.
Example:
AFTER DINNER FAMILY WALK TOGETHER.
(After dinner, the family walks together.)
Running 🏃♀️
Hooked index fingers move forward in motion.
Example (OSV):
RUNNING I ENJOY.
(I enjoy running.)
Camping ⛺
Tent shape made with both index fingers and thumbs touching.
Example:
SUMMER WE GO CAMPING.
(We go camping in summer.)
Fishing 🎣
Mimic casting and reeling in a fishing rod.
Example:
FISHING CALM ME.
(Fishing makes me feel calm.)
Biking 🚴♀️
Mimic pedaling motion with fists.
Example:
MORNING BIKING EXERCISE ME.
(In the morning, I bike for exercise.)
Walk the Dog 🐕
WALK + DOG (snap motion)
Example:
EVERYDAY I WALK DOG.
(I walk the dog every day.)
💪 Exercise & Fitness
Exercise 🏋️
Use “S” hands pumping up and down like lifting weights.
Example:
GYM EXERCISE ME LOVE.
(I love working out at the gym.)
Yoga 🧘♀️
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Classifier for sitting in cross-legged pose.
Example (TTC):
MORNING YOGA GOOD START.
(Morning yoga is a good start.)
Play / Play a Game 🧑🤝🧑🎲
PLAY = “Y” hands shaking
GAME = two fists bumping
Example:
GAME WE PLAY AFTER LUNCH.
(We play a game after lunch.)
Play Video Games 🎮
PLAY + VIDEO-GAME = mimic game controller
Example:
WEEKEND VIDEO GAME BROTHER PLAY.
(My brother plays video games on the weekend.)
Play with Dog 🐶
PLAY + WITH + DOG
🧵 Creative & Hands-On Activities
Knitting 🧶
Fingers mimic knitting needles.
Example:
GRANDMA SHE KNITTING HAT.
(Grandma is knitting a hat.)
Sewing by Hand ✋🧵
Mimic small hand-stitching motion.
Example (OSV):
SHIRT SEW BY HAND SHE DO.
(She sewed the shirt by hand.)
Sewing by Machine 🧵🧵
Mimic machine motion with one hand on wheel.
Painting 🎨
Brush strokes with fingers on palm or air.
Example:
WALL I PAINT BLUE.
(I painted the wall blue.)
Take Photographs 📷
Mimic snapping a picture with fingers.
Example (TTC):
TRIP PHOTOGRAPHS MANY.
(I took many photographs during the trip.)
Take a Class 📚
TAKE + CLASS — pulling motion with both hands.
Example:
FALL ME TAKE ASL CLASS.
(I’m taking an ASL class this fall.)
🍿 Media & Technology
Movie 🎬
One hand “claps” behind the other palm — like a projector flicker.
Example:
SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIE WE WATCH.
(We watched a movie Saturday night.)
Watch Movies / Watch TV 👀
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WATCH = bent V-hand pointed at eyes
TV = fingerspell T-V
Example:
I WATCH-T-V NIGHT.
(I watch TV at night.)
Talk on the Phone 📞
“Y” hand at ear.
Example:
MOM PHONE ME CHAT LONG-TIME.
(Mom and I chatted on the phone for a long time.)
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Texting 💬
Thumbs tapping in front like holding phone.
Example (TTC):
LUNCH BREAK TEXT FRIEND.
(During lunch break, I texted my friend.)
Type on Computer 💻
Tapping fingers flat in typing motion.
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🧹 Household Chores
Empty Trash 🗑️
Throw-away motion — both hands.
Example:
TRASH FULL NEED EMPTY.
(The trash is full — it needs to be emptied.)
Final Thoughts
In conclusion, mastering Activities in ASL can significantly improve your communication skills in sign language.
This Teacher Added: Activities in ASL lesson highlights the rich range of things we do in everyday life — and how to express them in a natural, visual, and grammatically correct way in ASL. These signs not only support vocabulary development, but also build expressive and storytelling confidence in ASL learners.
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