apartment – Begin with the right hand in a fist with the thumb pointing up and held in front of the right shoulder. Then bend the wrist forward while opening and pointing the thumb and the index finger down. Then raise the wrist up again and place the thumb between the index and middle fingers of the fist.
bookstore – Begin with the hands at chest level with palms together and the fingers pointing forward. Open the hands with a motion resembling the opening of a book. Then hold the hands in front of the armpits with the fingers straight and the thumbs resting on the palms of the fingers. Snap the hands forward at the wrists twice.
bus stop – First finger spell the word B-U-S using the sign language alphabet. Then form the hands with the thumbs pointing up, the index fingers pointing forward, and the middle, ring, and pinky fingers pointed out towards and touching the opposite finger tips. Hold the hands in front of the body at chest level. Move the hands apart and then down and then together again while lowering the thumbs.
church – Begin with the left hand at chest level with the palm facing the floor. Form the right hand into the shape of the letter C. Tap the thumb of the right hand onto the back of the left hand twice.
city/town – Begin with both hands flat with the fingers together. Hold the hands in front of the nose with the tips of the fingers of the right hands touching the tips of the fingers of the left hand. Open the palms of the hands to form an upside down V. Then tap the tips of the fingers together three times.
college – Begin with the left hand at chest level with the palm facing towards the body and the left thumb pointing up. Place the right palm facing toward the floor on top of the left palm. Then form two counterclockwise circles with the right hand while raising the right hand toward to chin level.
corner – Begin with the left arm pointing forward at the elbow at waist level with the palm of the left hand facing toward the right and the left thumb pointing up. Hold the right hand in front of the body at waist level with the palm facing toward the body and the right thumb pointing up. Then tap the finger tips of the right hand on the finger tips of the left hand twice. The motion resembles a corner.
dentist – Begin with the right hand in a fist with the right index finger in the shape of a hook. Open the lips of the mouth the reveal the teeth. Tap the right index finger against the teeth. Then hold the right and left hands at the right and left shoulders with the palms facing toward the opposite palm. Drop the hands from the shoulders down to the waist.
freeway/highway – Begin with both hands forming the letter H of the sign language alphabet. Hold the hands at chest level with the right fingers pointing towards the body and the left fingers pointing away from the body. Pass the hands past each other twice by moving the right hand towards the body and the left hand away from the body.
gym – Begin with the hands in fists with the index fingers held slightly above the height of the other fingers. Hold the right fist directly above the right shoulder and the left fist directly above the left shoulder. Twirl the fists in circles towards the back twice.
