Hi, I'm Rob from Woodward English
and today we're going to learn vocabulary about parts of the hand.
little finger
also known as pinky
This is the smallest finger on the hand
which is on the opposite side of the thumb.
The little finger is over here.
The thumb is over here.
Pinky is the informal word for little finger.
Example sentence
He raises his little finger when he drinks a cup of tea.
Yes, he raises his finger
like this.
Do you do this?
Another example
They did a pinky promise to always keep what they did a secret.
A pinky promise is when two people, they touch their pinkies or their little fingers together, like this,
to signify that an unbreakable promise has been made.
Sometimes it's called a pinky swear.
Another expression is: to wrap someone around your little finger.
This means that you have gained control over someone and you can get them to do anything you want.
For example
Unfortunately,
the girl has her parents wrapped around her little finger,
as she does what she wants and gets away with everything.
What? You wanted me to mention that Littlefinger is also a character in Game of Thrones?
Nah! I'm not going to do that.
ring finger
This is my ring finger.
This is the finger that is next to the little finger, that's right,
it has this name because this is the finger on which
a wedding ring is traditionally worn.
This is the ring finger.
Example sentence
He gently slid the engagement ring onto her ring finger.
The middle finger
This is typically the longest finger
that is in the middle of the hand
between the other fingers.
Example sentence
I fractured my middle finger while playing football
and now it will never be straight.
It is considered an insult when you only show
your middle finger towards someone.
And since we are such wonderful human beings,
we don't do that type of vulgar thing.
index finger
The first finger next to your thumb. This is your thumb.
Sometimes it's called the forefinger.
You can use the index finger to
point and to press things, to pick your nose,
it has so many different uses.
Example sentence
The children had to raise their index finger into the air before they could speak in class.
Pick me! ... Pick me!
Thumb
You don't pronounce the B at the end.
The thumb is the thick digit that is set lower,
like down a bit more,
and apart from the four fingers.
A thumb is different from a finger
in that the thumb, this has only one joint,
whereas the fingers have one, two joints.
Example sentence
Babies often suck their thumbs.
When you give a thumbs up,
it means that you approve of something.
But, when you give a thumbs down,
it's the opposite, it means you do not approve of something.
Thumbs up.
Thumbs down.
Thumbs up.
Give this lesson a thumbs up!
Go on, do it now,
the teacher will give you extra marks if you do it.
fingernail
These are my fingernails.
The thin hard area
at the top end of each finger
and also of the thumb.
Many times they're just called nails.
It's a fingernail or just a nail.
Example sentence
He bites his nails when he's nervous.
Do you bite your nails?
What, your fingernails or your toenails?
And what do some people put on their fingernails?
Sometimes they put nail polish.
It's a type of colored liquid that is painted
onto fingernails and toenails.
You paint it like this, somehow, I don't know.
Nail polish
knuckles
These are my knuckles.
Knuckles are the joints that connect your fingers
to the rest of your hand.
This is my hand, my fingers and my knuckles.
Example sentence
His knuckles turned white as he held the steering wheel tightly.
They turned a white color. There's no blood in them.
Some people crack their knuckles
which means to move your fingers in a way that the knuckles make a sound.
Do you know what a knuckle sandwich is?
Sometimes one brother says to another brother...
Do you want a knuckle sandwich?
which means...
Do you want to eat one of these?
Do you want me to punch you in the face or in the mouth with this?
this knuckle sandwich?
Don't do this at home kids!
Some extra vocabulary about parts of the hand.
This is my wrist.
The wrist is the joint between the hand and the arm.
Example sentence
She is wearing a bracelet on her wrist.
Another word...
palm.
Palm is the inner surface of the hand
that is between the wrist and the fingers... this area here is the palm.
Example sentence
The fortune-teller reads the palm of the hand
to tell you all about your future...
or what you want to hear.
hmm
Fist
A person's hand
when the fingers are curled towards the palm
and held there tightly.
This is typically done when someone wants to hit someone or something.
This is the fist, all of this.
Example sentence.
He quickly made a fist to get ready to defend himself.
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