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Step 4A few common words
I have my reasons for showing the next few signs.
Go can be signed two different ways: the most common is when referring to one's self. This is done by taking both hands and clenching as fists, only point the index finger upwards, palms in toward the signer, and lowering both hands down until the palms are upward.
The other way is when referring to someone else 'going' : this is more complicated. Take the open right hand, palm toward the left side and draw the hand across the chest and upward, and as you move in that direction, bring the fingers and thumb tips together, ending up slightly higher then one's mouth and to the right side.
Miss as in I miss you , can be signed with an adjusted form of sick:
Open the right hand with the palm towards the chest, pushing the middle finger in further so it gets close to touching the chest before the palm would as you bring the hand closer then slightly upward in motion.
So much is signed one of two ways: one includes the word much in a phrase, the other indicates it without signing it (like we might say: I love you so, with the word much being assumed): this is done by taking the the right hand clenched as a fist, with the index finger pointing upward, bring the hand towards the chin, rotating the palm inward and touching the chin with the fingertip. Of course, the hand is then moved away from the chin and pointed towards the other person to finish the phrase so that one is actually signing I miss so much, you . Which is translated as I miss you so much . This demonstrates the principle I mentioned in the introduction about sentence structure.
Illustrating another principle I mentioned earlier, let's look at the word come .
One signs come, or come here, or come back in the same way: Both hands closed except for the index finger pointing outwards, palms up, arms bent at about a 900 angle. Bring the hands up towards yourself and in towards your chest.
And a sign that is very useful for those that venture away from home: Home
With the right hand, bring the thumb, index finger and second finger fingertips together, pushing the other 2 closed (like you were holding something with those three digits) bring it up to the chin and then move it over to the ear.
I mentioned before that signs have a history and depict an action or object: this is a good one to illustrate that with as it is not apparent from just looking at it. What the sign portrays is one eating & listening i.e. where one has a meal and conversation, that is, home. Neat, huh?
Go can be signed two different ways: the most common is when referring to one's self. This is done by taking both hands and clenching as fists, only point the index finger upwards, palms in toward the signer, and lowering both hands down until the palms are upward.
The other way is when referring to someone else 'going' : this is more complicated. Take the open right hand, palm toward the left side and draw the hand across the chest and upward, and as you move in that direction, bring the fingers and thumb tips together, ending up slightly higher then one's mouth and to the right side.
Miss as in I miss you , can be signed with an adjusted form of sick:
Open the right hand with the palm towards the chest, pushing the middle finger in further so it gets close to touching the chest before the palm would as you bring the hand closer then slightly upward in motion.
So much is signed one of two ways: one includes the word much in a phrase, the other indicates it without signing it (like we might say: I love you so, with the word much being assumed): this is done by taking the the right hand clenched as a fist, with the index finger pointing upward, bring the hand towards the chin, rotating the palm inward and touching the chin with the fingertip. Of course, the hand is then moved away from the chin and pointed towards the other person to finish the phrase so that one is actually signing I miss so much, you . Which is translated as I miss you so much . This demonstrates the principle I mentioned in the introduction about sentence structure.
Illustrating another principle I mentioned earlier, let's look at the word come .
One signs come, or come here, or come back in the same way: Both hands closed except for the index finger pointing outwards, palms up, arms bent at about a 900 angle. Bring the hands up towards yourself and in towards your chest.
And a sign that is very useful for those that venture away from home: Home
With the right hand, bring the thumb, index finger and second finger fingertips together, pushing the other 2 closed (like you were holding something with those three digits) bring it up to the chin and then move it over to the ear.
I mentioned before that signs have a history and depict an action or object: this is a good one to illustrate that with as it is not apparent from just looking at it. What the sign portrays is one eating & listening i.e. where one has a meal and conversation, that is, home. Neat, huh?
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