To sign 'answer', form both hands into '1' handshapes with your index fingers extended. Place your dominant hand near your chin and your non-dominant hand slightly further forward, with both index fingers pointing up. Move both hands forward simultaneously while pivoting your wrists so that your index fingers end up pointing forward.
Sign 'question' followed by 'answer', directing the movement of 'answer' forward toward the person you are asking.
Sign 'I', then 'know', and finish with the sign for 'answer' moving forward.
Because 'answer' is directional, you will start with your index fingers pointing forward and move them back toward your own chin to mean 'answer me'.
Sign 'question' followed by 'answer', directing the movement of 'answer' forward toward the person you are asking.
Sign 'I', then 'know', and finish with the sign for 'answer' moving forward.
Because 'answer' is directional, you will start with your index fingers pointing forward and move them back toward your own chin to mean 'answer me'.
Yes! 'Answer' is a directional verb. You can change the meaning by changing the direction of the movement. Moving it forward means 'I answer you', while moving it toward yourself means 'you answer me'.
While both signs start near the chin, 'tell' uses only your dominant index finger moving forward. 'Answer' requires both hands in the '1' handshape moving forward together.
No, this sign is used for responding to a question or a person. To sign 'answer the phone', you would mime picking up a telephone receiver and bringing it to your ear.
