1. Motion the flat of the hand towards yourself
2. With one or two thumbs, swoop down and outwards from the shoulders/
3. Move the first 2 fingers from the eyes to the flat of the other hand, and move zig-zaggingly down the palm (as if the fingers are scannign a page)
"I am trying to read," in American Sign Language word order would be I/ME READ TRY. The topic of the sentence is "read" and the comment is "try." In ASL the commonly used word order of the topic/comment sentence is one of the most widely used syntax.
You can't speak sign language but you can "sign".
In American Sign Language, you can sign "WHEN YOU BORN?" to ask someone when they were born.
To sign "Are you happy?" in American Sign Language, you would sign: YOU HAPPY? with raised eyebrows.
Of course, sign language is not said in spoken words (although some deaf people do speak, and do read lips). Sign language uses symbolic gestures made with the hands; it is a complete language, with its own grammar, idioms, etc. I enclose a link to how to sign the word "funny."
"I am trying to read," in American Sign Language word order would be I/ME READ TRY. The topic of the sentence is "read" and the comment is "try." In ASL the commonly used word order of the topic/comment sentence is one of the most widely used syntax.
You can't speak sign language but you can "sign".
In American Sign Language, you can sign "WHEN YOU BORN?" to ask someone when they were born.
To sign "Are you happy?" in American Sign Language, you would sign: YOU HAPPY? with raised eyebrows.
You sign it.
Of course, sign language is not said in spoken words (although some deaf people do speak, and do read lips). Sign language uses symbolic gestures made with the hands; it is a complete language, with its own grammar, idioms, etc. I enclose a link to how to sign the word "funny."
You make an I in sign language and then point to your head and then nod.
In American Sign Language (ASL), you can sign "I know" by pointing to your head with your index finger.
You can't really say it, can you?
A sign language teacher. That's what my students call me.
In American Sign Language (ASL), you can sign "emo" by fingerspelling the letters E-M-O.
To sign "Are you mad at me?" in American Sign Language, you would sign: "YOU MAD ME?" while raising your eyebrows and looking concerned.