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episode: June Emergency Phrases · Episode 6
publishDate: 2026-06-01
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🏥 H-hand draws the cross — that's HOSPITAL in ASL.
Index and middle fingers extended together (H-hand), rest of the hand closed.
Place the H-hand at your upper arm, palm facing in.
Trace a small + cross:
→ first a horizontal stroke side to side
↓ then a vertical stroke down
The motion literally draws the hospital cross symbol on your arm.
Hard to forget once you've done it.
June theme: Emergency Phrases · Sign 6 of the series
Building a vocabulary that matters when it counts.
Think of drawing the hospital ➕ symbol on your arm!
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- Sign: HOSPITAL
- Dominant handshape: H-handshape (index + middle fingers extended together, others curled)
- Starting position: H-hand at upper arm (near shoulder), palm facing body, fingers pointing down
- Movement: Trace a cross/plus (+) on upper arm — horizontal stroke (side to side) then vertical stroke (top to bottom)
- Non-dominant hand: Not the primary actor; acts as the surface/canvas
- Palm facing: Toward body
- Non-manual markers: Neutral to slightly concerned expression
- Memory aid: Drawing the hospital cross symbol directly on your arm
- Source: Lifeprint ASL University / Gallaudet dictionary
Generated: 2026-06-01 · Run: 20260601-140250-BP9GRx · Session: 8nFCHY
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