How do you sign “Zoo” in ASL?
ZOO: ZOO in American Sign Language (ASL) refers to a place where wild animals are kept for people to visit and watch. The video and animated demonstration below show how the sign is produced.
When do you use the sign ZOO?
ZOO comes up whenever animals or outings are the topic: a weekend trip, a class field trip, a chat with kids about their favorite animals. Signers often pair it with animal signs, and it is a favorite early word for families signing with young children. It sits naturally beside other places-around-town vocabulary like STORE, MUSEUM, and PARK.
In the 216-Day Challenge, ZOO belongs to the community-places vocabulary built in Lesson 19, so you practice it alongside the places you actually name in conversation.
📖 ZOO is taught in Lesson 19 of ASLI 1: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →
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