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Sign Language - Food Signs - Cookie to Fork

Communicate What You Want to Eat

By Jamie Berke, About.com

Updated: December 1, 2007

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One of the most important things that need to be communicated in sign language, especially for children, is food. Books are available with food signs, and signs are available on the web and in regular sign language dictionaries.

Books

Beginning Sign Language Series: Foods (compare prices) is a thin, colorful picture book of food signs for children.

Web Signs and Dictionary Signs

Here are selected food signs and their example sources from the Sign Language Word Reference Guide at About Deafness/HOH:

cookie ASL Browser Handspeak.com* LessonTutor
corn ASL Browser LessonTutor
cracker ASL Browser LessonTutor
dinner SignHear ASL Browser
eat SignHear LessonTutor
egg ASL University LessonTutor
fish Handspeak.com* ASL Browser LessonTutor
food SignHear LessonTutor
fork ASL University ASL Browser

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Updated November 24, 2005

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