Happy
Happy is made with a flat hand, fingers together, at the chest. The hand circles, and both…
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Feelings and Communication in sign language
Saying how you feel, and talking about signing itself. 27 signs, each with the handshape, where it is made and how it moves.
Sad
Sad is made with an open hand with all five fingers spread, at the temple. The hand moves …
Angry
Angry is made with a curved C shape, at the chest. The hand moves outward, away from the b…
Feel
Feel is made with an open hand with all five fingers spread, at the chest. The hand moves …
Sign
Sign is made with an index finger pointing, in the neutral space in front of the chest. Th…
Language
Language is made with thumb and index at a right angle, in the neutral space in front of t…
Speak
Speak is made with an open hand with all five fingers spread, at the mouth. The hand moves…
Listen
Listen is made with a curved C shape, at the temple. The hand held still, using the domina…
Hear
Hear is made with an index finger pointing, at the temple. The hand tapped twice, using th…
See
See is made with index and middle up, apart, at the temple. The hand moves outward, away f…
Look
Look is made with index and middle up, apart, at the temple. The hand moves outward, away …
Watch
Watch is made with index and middle up, apart, at the temple. The hand moves outward, away…
Show
Show is made with an index finger pointing, in the neutral space in front of the chest. Th…
Read
Read is made with index and middle up, apart, in the neutral space in front of the chest. …
Write
Write is made with thumb and index touching, three fingers up, in the neutral space in fro…
Book
Book is made with a flat hand, fingers together, in the neutral space in front of the ches…
Phone
Phone is made with thumb and little finger out, at the chin. The hand held still, using th…
Play
Play is made with thumb and little finger out, in the neutral space in front of the chest.…
Try
Try is made with a fist with the thumb across the front, in the neutral space in front of …
Need
Need is made with a hooked index finger, in the neutral space in front of the chest. The h…
Want
Want is made with an open hand with all five fingers spread, at the chest. The hand moves …
Have
Have is made with a flat hand, fingers together, at the chest. The hand moves inward, towa…
Give
Give is made with fingertips meeting the thumb in a circle, in the neutral space in front …
Take
Take is made with an open hand with all five fingers spread, in the neutral space in front…
Can
Can is made with a fist with the thumb across the front, at the chest. The hand moves down…
Will
Will is made with a flat hand, fingers together, out to the side. The hand moves outward, …
Not
Not is made with a fist with the thumb alongside, at the chin. The hand moves outward, awa…
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