New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Signs
Alphabetical lists of common letters and words.
If you can't find the word you want go to the link at the bottom of the page for more options.
A
about action add adult aeroplane after afternoon again age agree air alive all alright aluminium always ambulance an(2) and and(2) anger angle angry animal animals ankle ant antelope anxious any anywhere apostrophe apple appointment April are(2) area Argentina arm around arrow art as as(2) ask ATMmachine atmosphere Auckland August Australia automobile autumn awake away awesome axe
B
baabaa baa baa baby baby bottle backward bad bag bake Bakery balance ball balloon balloon(2) balloons banana bandage bandsaw bank Bank barbeque bargain bark basin basket bath battery beach beak bear beater beautiful be careful because bed bee before begin bell bench be sensible better bettle between bicycle big bike bird birds birthday biscuit black blanket bleeding Blenheim blizzard block blow(whale) blue blunt board boat body boil bone book bookcase boot bore bored bottle bottom bounce bowl bowtie box boy brain brake branch brass brave Brazil bread break breakfast breeze bridge broom brother brown brush bubbles bucket budgie build bulldozer bump bun burger bus bush bus stop but butter butterfly button buy bye
C
cake calf camel can Canada can opener cap capital letter car caravan car crash careful car park carpenter carrot carry cash cat catch catch(fish) caterpillar cats cent centimetre centre cents chair chairs change change(2) cheap check cheek Chemist chest chicken Chief child chimney chin China chip chisel choose chop Christchurch church clamp clapping class clean cleaning cleaning(floor) cliff climate climb climb(hill) climbing clock close(chest) close (chest) close(door) close (door) closed closer closet clothes cloud clown clue clutch coat cochlear coffee coffee table cold cold(head) colon colour comb come come here comein come in(animal) come on comes comma communicate computer concentrate confused constipated continent cook cookie cooking cool copper corn corner cornflakes corrigated iron cost cot couch cough counsellor count cousin cover (bed) cow cowboy crab crane crawl crawling crayon crocodile crossing cry crying cube culture cup cupboard cupcakes curtains cushion cut cut (saw) cut(scissors) cycle
D
dad Dairy dance danger dark dash daughter day dead deaf December decrease deer deposit desk dessert dew diagram diarrhoea different dig digger digging digs(dog) dining room dinner dinosaur direction dirt dirty disappointed dish distance dizzy doctor Doctors Surgery dog dogs doll doll(2) dollar dollars dolphin don't be silly don't eat it don't fight don't like don't move don't run donkey door door(car) dotted line down downstairs Drama drapes draw drawers dress dress up drill (hand) drill (power) drink drinking drive driving drum dry dryer duck duckling Dunedin dust
E
ear ears(rabbit) earth Easter easy eat eating edge egg Egypt eight eighteen elbow electric elephant eleven embarrass emergency emotions empty end engine England enough enquire envious everyday everything exact excited exclamation mark excuse me eye
F
face face cloth fall fall down falling falling(2) family fantastic farm farmer fast father february feelings fence fever fifteen fight Fiji file find fine finger finish fire fire engine fireman first fish fishing fit five fix flannel flat flood floor flour flu fly fog follow food foot for for(2) forest forget fork fork(2) for me forward four fourteen fox France free fresh Friday fridge friend frightened frog from frost fruit frustrated fry frypan full full stop
G
game garage garden gate gclamp gears geographer geography Germany get get me ghost gifts giraffe girl Gisborne give me give way give you glass glasses globe gloves glow glue go go(2) go(on) goat goats goes goes(in-on) goes here going going down gold gold fish gone good good afternoon good boy goodbye 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 view group grow guinea pig gumboots gym
H
hacksaw hail hair hair brush hairdressers half half past ham hamburger Hamilton hammer hand hand-drill hand brake handle hang hanging(2) happy hard has hat have he head headache headlights hearingaid heart heater heavy hedgehog height helicopter hello help help me help you hen hens her here here comes here comes(above) hid high-chair hill hip hippo his hit(ball) hold hole hole(road) holiday home home time honey hop hopping horizontal horse horse riding hose hospital hot hotchips hour house how how are you how much money? hundred hungry hurry up hurt(2) husband hyphen
I
I(me) ice icecream ice cubes idea if I like that ill I love you Im fine Im good in incorrect increase India indicator inflate in here injection insect inside interaction interpreter interval Invercargill Iran Ireland iron ironing board island Israel it Italy itchy
J
jacket jail jam jam(2) january Japan jeans jelly jersey jig-saw job join joke jug juice July jump jump down jumper jumping jump up June
K
Kaikoura kangaroo keep going key key legend kick kid kidding kind kindergarten kindy king kiss kitchen kitchen scales kite kitten kitty kiwi knee knife know
L
ladybird lake lake(2) lamb lamp landforms last late later latitude laugh laughing laundry lawn lawn mower lazy leaf learn leg lemonade length less lets letter letter(2) letter(alphabet) level library lick lid lie down light light blue lightning like 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 down looked looked at looking 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 mark marmite match match(to) mattress May McDonalds me meal mean measure tape meat medicine meet melt mess message metal metre Mexico microwave mid day middle milk million Milo mine minute mirror mirror(2) miss(2) mist mix mobile Monday monkey month moon mop more morning morning tea moth mother motor motorbike motorway mountain mouse mouth move Movie Theatre Mr(2) Mrs(2) mum music my myself my turn
N
nail nail punch name nana Napier natural nearer neck need neighbour Nelson nephew nest never new New Plymouth newresl newresn newress New Zealand next week nice niece night nine nineteen no noise none noon nose not nothing notice not yet November now nowhere number number plate nurse nut
O
oblique view ocean October octopus office often oh no oil ok okay old Olympic on on(2) one onion open(chest) open(door) opossum opposite opposites or orange orange(fruit) orientation our out outdoors outside oven over overtake owl
P
packet paddling pool paint paint brush painting painting(face) Pakistan PalmerstonNorth panda pants paper parallel parents park park(car) parrot partner party pass(ball) past pasta path peanut butter peas peeler pegs pen pencil pencil case penguin perfect person petrol petrol can pets Pharmacy phone photo pick picnic 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 please pliers plug pocket pole police police car Police Station poor possum post Post Shop pot potato potato chips pot plant pour powder pram precipitation preschool prescription present press pretend price Prince pudding puddle pull puppy purple purse push put put on puzzle pygamas
Q
quack quarter past quarter to queen Queenstown question question mark questions queue quick quickly quiet quilt quote marks
R
rabbit raccoon race rain rainbow raisons rake rasp read reading ready receipt recipe red reduce refrigerator region relaxed remember rescue reverse rhinoceros rice rich ride ride(horse) ride-on right risky river road road works robot rock rocket roll roll (dough) roller rolling pin roof roof rack room rooster root rope Rotorua rough roundabout row rubber-eraser rubbish rubbish bin rugby ruler rules run running running(2) Russian
S
sad safe said sail sailor salad sale same Samoa sand sand castle sand paper 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 snail seat belt second see see-saw seed see you sell semi-colon September seven seventeen sh shake shampoo share shark sharp she sheep sheet shelf shell shield ship shirt shoe shoes shoo shop short shorts shoulder shout shovel shower shrimp shrub shut(chest) shut(door) sick sign silly silver sing sink sister sit sit down six sixteen size skateboard skin skipping sky sleep sleeping slide slip slippers slow down slowly slug small smile smooth snacks snail snake sneeze snow snowball snowman so soap soccer socks sofa soft sold some sometimes son sore sorry soup South Africa spaceship spade spade(small) spaghetti Spain spanner speak special spectacles spend spider spikes spoon spread spring sprinkler square square(shape) squirrel stairs stand stand up staple stapler(hand) star starfish start stay there steak steering wheel steering wheel step stereo stingray stir stomach stone stop storm straight strawberry street stroller strong stupid success sugar suit summer sun Sunday sun down supermarket Supermarket surprise surprised sweater sweat shirt Sweden sweet swim swimming swing swinging swinging(rope) Switzerland
T
table tail tail(2) take talking tall tape measure taps tasty Taupo Tauranga taxi taxi(2) taxi van tea teach teacher team teaspoon teddy teenager teeth telephone television tell me temperature ten tent test Thailand thank you that the(2) them there these they thick things think thirsty thirteen thirty this those thousand three through throw 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 toolbox toothbrush toothpaste top tortoise towel tower toy toy box tractor traffic lights trailer train tram trampoline trash tray treasure hunt tree tree(2) triangle trolley trousers truck try tshirt tub Tuesday tunnel(play) turn turn 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 underpants understand unicorn up up(animal) up(birds) up(moon) up(sun) upset upstairs up to us USA use
V
vacation vacuum cleaner vadec valley van van Asch vegetables vehicles vertical vertical view video Vietnam view(ground) view(oblique) view(vertical) violin volcano 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 watch watch(wrist) watch out water we we(2) wealthy weather wedding Wednesday weed week weekend weigh well done Wellington went wet whale Whangarei what wheel wheel barrow wheelchair when where which whirlwind whiskers whistle white white line who who(2) why width wife will win wind winder window wing winter wipe wipers wire with withdrawl wolf women wonderful wood word work working world worm worried wow wrap 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 yours yourself your turn yummy yumyum yum yum
Z
zebra zero zip zoo zoom
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, Feelings, Food And Drink, Garage, Kitchen, Laundry, Living Room, New Zealand Place Names, Numbers, Outdoor Places & Things, People/Family, Positive Things To Sign, Questions, School Playground, Shopping, Survival Signs For Teachers, Time, Toys, Vehicles, 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'