New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Signs
Alphabetical lists of common letters and words.
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A
about absolute location achievement acid action actions add add(2) add(maths) adult aeroplane after afternoon again age agree air alive all Alpine Skiing alright aluminium always ambulance amen an(2) and and(2) anger angle angry animal animals ankle ant antelope anxious any anywhere apostrophe apple appointment April april are(2) area Argentina arm aroha around arrow art as as(2) ask ask me ask to asleep Athletics ATMmachine atmosphere Auckland August aunt Australia automobile autumn average awake away awesome axe
B
baabaa baa baa baby baby bottle back back(2) back(from) back(going) backward bacon bad Badminton bag bake Bakery balance ball balloon balloon(2) balloons banana bandage bandsaw Bank bank barbeque bargain bark base basin basket Basketball bath bathroom battery beach Beach volleyball beads beads(string) beak bear beater beautiful beautiful(2) be careful because bed bee before begin behind(stand) bell Bella bells gone Ben bench be sensible beside(stand) better bettle between bicycle big big(tall) big box bike Billy Bingo bird birds birthday biscuit black blanket bleeding Blenheim bless blizzard block blocks blood blow(whale) blue blunt board boat boats body boil boiling point bone book bookcase books boot boots bore bored bottle bottom bounce bowl bowling bowls bowtie bow tie box boy brain brake branch brass brave Brazil bread break breakfast breeze bridge bring broom brother brown brush bubbles bucket budgie build building(blocks) bulldozer bump bun burger burning bus bush bus stop but butter butterfly button buttons buy by(stand) bye
C
cake calf called camel can Canada can opener cap capital letter car caravan car crash card card(2) careful car park carpenter carrot carry cash castle cat catalyst catch catch(fish) caterpillar cat flap cats cent centimetre centre cents chair chairs change change(2) cheap check cheek chemical change Chemist chest chicken Chief child children chimney chin china China chip chisel choose chop Christchurch church circle clamp clapping class classroom clean cleaning cleaning(floor) clever cliff climate climb climb(hill) climbing clock close (chest) close(chest) close(door) close (door) close by closed closer closet clothes cloud clown cluck cluck clue clutch coat Cochlear cochlear coffee coffee table cold cold(head) colon colour colours comb combustion come come back here come down come here come in comein come in(animal) come on comes comes down coming coming down comma communicate community computer concentrate confused constipated continent cook cookie cooking cool copper corn corner cornflakes corrigated iron cost cot couch cough counsellor count cousin cover (bed) cover(bed) cow cowboy crab cracker crane crawl crawling crayon cried crocodile Cross Country Skiing crossing cry crying cube culture cup cupboard cupcakes Curling curtains cushion cut cut(2) cut(saw) cut (saw) cut(scissors) cycle Cycling
D
dad Dairy dance danger dark dark green dash daughter day days dead deaf Deaf Achievement Deaf Culture Deaf participation dearlord December decrease deer demonstrate density deposit desk dessert dew diagram diarrhoea different dig digger digging digs(dog) dining room dinner dinosaur direction dirt dirty disappointed dish dissolving distance diversity dizzy doctor Doctor's Surgery Doctors Surgery dog dogs doll doll(2) dollar dollars dolphin don't be silly don't be silly don't eat it don't eat it don't fight don't fight don't like don't like don't move don't move don't need don't run don't run don't want donkey door door(car) doors(sliding) dotted line dough down down here down hill downstairs down to Drama drapes draw drawers dress dressing up dress up dress up(2) drill (hand) drill(hand) drill (power) drill(power) drink drinking drive drive shaft driving drop dropped in drum dry dryer duck duckling Dunedin dust
E
ear ears(rabbit) earth Easter easy eat eating eats edge egg Egypt eight eighteen elbow electric elephant eleven embarrass emergency Emma emotions empathy empty end endothermic engine England enough enquire envious environment equity everyday everything exact excellence excited exclamation mark excuse me exothermic eye eyebrow
F
face face cloth fall fall down falling falling(2) family fan fantastic far farm farmer fast fast car fat father feather feather(2) February february feelings fence fever fifteen fifth fight Fiji file find fine finger finish fire fire engine fireman first first one first then fish fishing fit five fix flannel flat flood floor flour flower flower pot flu fly fly(2) fly(helicopter) fog follow follow(car) food foot football for for(2) force force(2) forest forget forgot fork fork(2) for me forward four fourteen fourth fox France free fresh friction friday Friday fridge friend frightened frog from frost fruit frustrated fry frypan full full stop funny
G
g-clamp game garage garden gas gate gclamp gears geographer Geographer geography Geography Germany get get me get me the milk get out ghost gifts giraffe girl Gisborne give give me give way give you glass glasses globe gloves glow glue go go(2) go(on) goat goats go away goes goes(in-on) goes(in on) goes away goes here go here going going down gold gold fish gone good good afternoon good boy goodbye good friend good girl good morning good night good thinking gorilla got grandfather grandmother granny grapes grass grasshopper grater great work green grey Greymouth grid grill grinder groceries ground ground view group grow guests guinea pig gumboots gym
H
hacksaw had hail hair hairbrush hair brush hairdressers half half(2) half past ham hamburger Hamilton hammer hand hand-drill Hand ball hand brake hand drill handle hang hanging hanging(2) Hanna Hannah happy hard has hat have he head headache headlights hearing aid hearingaid heart heater heavy hedgehog height helicopter hello help helping help me help you hen hens her here here comes here comes(above) here you are hid hide hiding high-chair high chair hill him hip hippo his hit(ball) hold hole hole(road) holiday home home time honey hop hopping horizontal horn horse horse riding hose hospital hot hot chips hotchips hour house how how are you how many how much money? how old hundred hungry hurry up hurt hurt(2) husband hyphen
I
I'm fine I'm good I(me) ice icecream ice cubes Ice Hockey I come idea if I like it I like that ill I love you I love you(2) Im fine Im good in incorrect increase independence India indicator indicators individual individual responsibility inflate in front(stand) in here injection insect inside integrity interaction interpreter interval into into(hole) Invercargill Iran Ireland iron ironing board island Israel it italy Italy itchy
J
Jack jacket jail Jake jam jam(2) James january January Japan jeans jelly jersey jig-saw jig saw job Joe join joke judo jug juice July jump jump down jumper jumping jump up June jungle
K
Kaikoura kangaroo Karate Karl Kate Katie keep going kettle key key(legend) key legend kick kid kidding kind kindergarten kindy king Kingfisher kiss kitchen kitchen scales kite kitten kitty kitty cat kiwi knee knife know
L
ladders ladybird lake lake(2) lamb lamp landforms last last one late later latitude laugh laughing laundry lawn lawn mower lazy leaf learn leave leg lego lemon lemonade length less lets letter letter(2) letter(alphabet) level library lick lid lie down light light(colour) light blue lightning like like(is like) Lily lime limp line line up lion lips list listening little little(2) little(person) living room lizard location lollies lolly long longitude look look at lookat look at me look down looked looked at looked back looked down look in looking looking down looking for looking in looking up look out! looks looks down looks up look up loses lost loud lounge love lucky lunch lunch time
M
machine mad made magazine make making Malaysia mall Mall(2) mallet man maori map March margarine mark marmite match match(to) Matthew mattress Max May McDonalds me meal mean measure tape meat medicine meet melt melting point melt the butter meow mess message metal metre Mexico microwave mid day middle milk million Milo mine minute mirror mirror(2) miss(2) mist mix mobile Monday money monkey month moo moo moon mop more morning morning tea moth mother motion motor motorbike motorway mountain Mountain Biking mouse mouth move movie Movie Theatre Mr(2) Mrs(2) mud mum music my myself my turn
N
nail nail punch name nana Napier natural natural veg region naughty near nearer neck need needle neighbour Nelson nephew nest neutralization never new New Plymouth newresl newresn newress New Zealand next week nibble nice Nick niece night nine nineteen no noise none noon nose not not coming nothing notice not now later not yet November now nowhere number number plate nurse nut
O
oblique view ocean October octopus off office often oh no oil oink oink ok okay old Olympic on on(2) on(hook) on(stand) on(sun) on(switch) one one more onion open(chest) open(door) operation opossum opposite opposites or orange orange(fruit) orientation orienteering our out outdoors outside oven over overtake overtake(2) owl
P
packet paddling pool paint paint brush painting painting(face) paints Pakistan PalmerstonNorth Palmerston North panda pants paper parade parallel parents park park(car) parrot participation partner party pass(ball) past pasta path peanut butter peas peeler pegs pen pencil pencil case penguin pens perfect person pet petrol petrol can pets Pharmacy phone photo physical change Physical Geography physical properties pick pick up picnic picnic(2) picnic2 picture pie pig pile pill pillow pink pirate pizza place plan plane plant plaster plastic plate play play dough playground playhouse playing play time playtime play tunnel please pliers plug pocket pole police Police car police car Police Station poor pop possum post Post Shop pot potato potato chips pot plant pour pour it in the bowl powder pram precipitation preschool prescription present press pretend price pride pride in NZ pride in school pride in self Prince pudding puddle pull puppy purple purse push put put on puzzle pygamas
Q
quack quack quack quarter past quarter to Queen queen Queenstown question question mark questions queue quick quickly quiet quilt quote marks
R
rabbit raccoon race radiator rain rainbow rainy raisons rake ran ran away ran down rasp reaction read reading ready receipt recipe red reduce refrigerator region relative location relaxed remember rescue respect respect diversity respect environment respect others responsibility reverse rhinoceros rice rich ride ride(2) ride(horse) ride-on ride on ride on(2) right risky river road road works robot rock rocket roll roll (dough) roll(dough) roller rolling pin roof roof rack room rooster root rope Rotorua rough roundabout row rowing rubber-eraser rubber eraser rubbish rubbish bin rug rugby ruler rules run running running(2) running after runs(animal) runs away runs away(2) Russia Russian rusting
S
sad sad(2) safe said sail sailor salad sale Sally Sam same Samoa sand sand castle sand paper sandpit sand pit sandwich Saturday sausage saw scale scales scared scarf school school bag school time science scissors scivvy scooter Scotland screw screwdriver sea sea horse seal sea lion sea snail seat belt seaweed second see see-saw seed seek sees see saw see you sell semi-colon September seven seventeen sh shake shampoo shape share shark sharp she shed sheep sheet she give me shelf shell shield ship shirt shock absorber shoe shoes shoo shoo! Shooting shop shopping shops short shorts shoulder shout shouted shovel show shower shrimp shrub shut(chest) shut(door) sick sign silly silver sing sink sister sit sit down six sixteen size skateboard skiing skin skipping sky sleep sleeping slide sliding slip slippers slow car slow down slowly slug small smell smile smooth snacks snail snake sneeze snow snowball Snowboard snowman so soap soccer socks sofa soft sold some someone sometimes son sore sorry soup South Africa spaceship spade spade(small) spaghetti Spain spanner speak special spectacles speed spend spider spikes spoon spread spring Spring sprinkled sprinkler square square(shape) squirrel stairs stand stand up staple stapler(hand) star starfish start state liquid state solid stay stay there steak steering wheel steering wheel step stereo sticks stingray stir stir the mix stomach stone stop storm straight strawberry street strength stroller strong stupid substance success sugar suit Summer summer sun Sunday sun down Supermarket supermarket surprise surprised sweater sweat shirt sweat shirt(hooded) Sweden sweet swim swimming swing swinging swinging(rope) Switzerland
T
t-shirt table Table tennis Taekwondo tail tail(2) take take from take to talking tall tan tape measure taps tasty Taupo taupo Tauranga taxi taxi(2) taxi van tea teach teacher team teaspoon teddy teenager teeth telephone television tell me tell to temperature ten Tennis tent test Thailand thank you that thats good thats right thats wrong the(2) their them then there thermometer these they thick things think third thirsty thirteen thirty this this(2) thisfood those thousand three through throw thumb thunder Thursday tie tiger Timaru time tin tin opener tiny tired to toast today toe toilet toilet paper tomatoes tomato sauce tomorrow tongue tonight too tool box toolbox toothbrush toothpaste top tortoise towel tower town tow truck toy toy box toytown track tractor traffic traffic jam(2) traffic lights trailer train train track tram trampoline trash tray treasure treasure hunt tree tree(2) trees triangle trolley trousers truck try tshirt tub Tuesday tunnel tunnel(play) turn turn left turn on turn right turn the oven on turtle TV twelve twenty twenty-eight twenty-five twenty-four twenty-nine twenty-one twenty-seven twenty-six twenty-three twenty-two two tyre
U
ugly umbrella uncle under under(lie) underpants understand unicorn up up(animal) up(birds) up(moon) up(sun) up on hill upset upstairs up to us USA use
V
vacation vacuum cleaner vadec valley van van Asch vegetables vegetation vehicles vertical vertical view video Vietnam view(ground) view(oblique) view(vertical) violin volcano volleyball volunteer vomit
W
wait Waiting Room wake up walk walking wall wallet Wanganui want wardrobe warm wash wash(2) wash(dish) wash hands washing washing machine washing powder wash the dish wash your hands watch watch(wrist) watch out water wave waves way we we(2) wealthy weather wedding Wednesday weed week weekend weet-bix weigh welcome well done Wellington went went on wet whale Whangarei what what's wrong wheel wheel barrow wheelchair when where which whirlwind whiskers whistle white white line who who(2) who did it? why width wife will win wind winder window wing winners winning winter wipe wipers wipe the table wire with withdrawl WOF wolf woman women wonderful wood woof woof word work working world worm worried wow wrap wrestling wrist write wrong
X
x-ray xmas
Y
yacht yam yawning year yell yellow yellow line yes yesterday yo-yo yoghurt you young young boy young girl your youre so clever yours yourself your turn yummy yumyum yum yum
Z
Zac zebra zero zip zoo zoo(2) zoom
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NZSL video clips for common Signs at School and at Home. |
Signs In And Around The School includes signs for: "Things in the classroom", Basic commands for teachers, "How do I say?", Buildings around the school, School subjects.
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Signs In And Around The Home includes signs for: "How do I say?", Rooms in the House, Things inside and outside the House.
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New Zealand Sign Language Dictionary -
http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/~pondy/nzsl/
We also have printed sheets of signs -
Alphabet, Actions, Animals, Bathroom, Bedroom, Body, Classroom, Clothing, Colours, Cooking, Days And Months, Driving & Transport, Feelings, Food And Drink, Garage, Gardening, Geography, Gestures, Health Care, Kitchen, Laundry, Living Room, New Zealand Place Names, Numbers, Outdoor Places & Things, People/Family, Physical Education, Positive Things To Sign, Preschool, Questions, School Playground, Sea Life, Shopping, Sports, Survival Signs For Teachers, Time, Toys, Tramping / Outdoor Education, Vehicles, Weather, Workshop, World Countries.
And a pocket sized 'Mini Handbook' featuring 640 common signs.
To order: go to resource list in 'Online Shop' drop-down menu > 'NZSL/Deaf Studies Resources'