the sign 'anything' uses both hands. Bring the non-dominant hand in front of you with the palm facing up. Bring the dominant hand up with the palm facing down. Rotate the dominant hand at the wrist so the palm faces up as you bring the hand down, ending the sign when the dominant hand is resting in the palm of the non-dominant. Then, bring both hands away from each other at the sides, with the palms facing up.
Sign 'STORE', point to the person for 'YOU', sign 'WANT', and then perform the 'anything' sign by bringing your dominant hand down into your non-dominant palm and spreading both hands outward. Raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'BUY', shake your head for 'NOT', and then execute the 'anything' sign, making sure to finish with both palms facing up and moving apart to emphasize the lack of items.
Point to the person for 'YOU', sign 'LIKE', 'CHOOSE', and finish with the 'anything' sign. The final outward sweep of both hands perfectly captures the open-ended nature of the choice.
Sign 'STORE', point to the person for 'YOU', sign 'WANT', and then perform the 'anything' sign by bringing your dominant hand down into your non-dominant palm and spreading both hands outward. Raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'BUY', shake your head for 'NOT', and then execute the 'anything' sign, making sure to finish with both palms facing up and moving apart to emphasize the lack of items.
Point to the person for 'YOU', sign 'LIKE', 'CHOOSE', and finish with the 'anything' sign. The final outward sweep of both hands perfectly captures the open-ended nature of the choice.
They are closely related, but not exactly the same! The first half of this sign is very similar to 'thing.' However, 'anything' requires that extra outward sweep of both hands at the end to show that you mean any object, not just one specific thing.
You don't have to over-exaggerate it, but naturally mouthing the word 'anything' can help clarify your meaning, especially since the base movements share similarities with other vocabulary words.
A comfortable, shoulder-width spread is perfect. You don't need to stretch your arms all the way out. A gentle outward movement is enough to convey the broad, inclusive meaning of the word.
