"match" ASL American Sign Language

American Sign Language: "match" Related concepts: combine, partner, roommate, companion) MATCH: Can be used to mean: "combine." You could add the "agent" sign to the "match" sign and it would mean "partner." Note: If you mean "join," instead use the sign "of / join / connect / own." ROOMMATE / COMPANION If you do a double movement with this sign, the meaning changes to mean "roommate," "partner," or "companion." See: "roommate" MATCH: "light a match" If you mean "match" as in "Hey buddy, got a match?" (to create flame), you show this sign by miming the striking of a match. I grab an imaginary match in my dominant hand (my right hand), and strike it against the palm of my non-dominant hand (my left hand). The fingers of my left hand are either pointing up or forward and the palm is pointing to the right. I do the movement twice to mean a noun, and once (large) to mean a verb. To sign "light a match" you'd use this sign: To do the noun form "a match" do two very small movements. Or just spell M-A-T-C-H. Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore." Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT > You can learn sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University (tm) Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars (c) Lifeprint.com

American Sign Language: "match"

Related concepts: combine, partner, roommate, companion)

MATCH: Can be used to mean: "combine."

You could add the "agent" sign to the "match" sign and it would mean "partner."
Note: If you mean "join," instead use the sign "of / join / connect / own."

ROOMMATE / COMPANION
If you do a double movement with this sign, the meaning changes to mean "roommate," "partner," or "companion."

See: "roommate"

MATCH: "light a match"
If you mean "match" as in "Hey buddy, got a match?" (to create flame), you show this sign by miming the striking of a match.
I grab an imaginary match in my dominant hand (my right hand), and strike it against the palm of my non-dominant hand (my left hand). The fingers of my left hand are either pointing up or forward and the palm is pointing to the right. I do the movement twice to mean a noun, and once (large) to mean a verb.
To sign "light a match" you'd use this sign:

To do the noun form "a match" do two very small movements. Or just spell M-A-T-C-H.

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

You can learn sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University (tm)
Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars (c) Lifeprint.com