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)
In American Sign Language (ASL), you would sign this sentence as "I TRY READ." Use your dominant hand to make the sign for "TRY" by forming an "F" handshape with your thumb extended, and then move it in a circular motion over your non-dominant hand, which is in the "open book" handshape.
"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.
No, it is more appropriate to say "communicate in sign language" as sign language is a visual-gestural language and not spoken.
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.
No, it is more appropriate to say "communicate in sign language" as sign language is a visual-gestural language and not spoken.
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."
You sign it.
In American Sign Language (ASL), you can sign "I can understand" by signing I-KNOW, UNDERSTAND.
In American Sign Language (ASL), you can sign "I know" by pointing to your head with your index finger.
A sign language teacher is commonly referred to as a "sign language instructor" or "ASL (American Sign Language) teacher."
To sign "Are you mad at me?" in American Sign Language, you would sign: "YOU MAD ME?" while raising your eyebrows and looking concerned.
You can't really say it, can you?
In American Sign Language (ASL), you can sign "emo" by fingerspelling the letters E-M-O.