To sign "are you ready", start by pointing your index finger directly at the person you are asking to sign "you". Next, form both hands into "R" handshapes by crossing your index and middle fingers. Hold your hands in front of you with palms facing outward, and move them slightly outward to the sides to sign "ready". Because this is a yes/no question, make sure to raise your eyebrows and tilt your head slightly forward while signing.
Sign "you" and "ready" with your eyebrows raised, then sign "go" by pointing both index fingers forward in the direction you are heading.
First sign "movie" and "start", then shift your body slightly and ask "are you ready" while maintaining the raised-eyebrow question expression.
Sign "you" and "ready" with an inquisitive facial expression, followed by the sign for "test" (drawing question marks in the air with both index fingers and opening your hands).
Sign "you" and "ready" with your eyebrows raised, then sign "go" by pointing both index fingers forward in the direction you are heading.
First sign "movie" and "start", then shift your body slightly and ask "are you ready" while maintaining the raised-eyebrow question expression.
Sign "you" and "ready" with an inquisitive facial expression, followed by the sign for "test" (drawing question marks in the air with both index fingers and opening your hands).
No, ASL does not use 'to be' verbs like 'am', 'is', or 'are'. The concept of 'are' is conveyed entirely through your raised eyebrows, which indicate a yes/no question.
Yes! In context, simply signing 'ready' while raising your eyebrows is a perfectly natural and common way to ask 'Are you ready?' without needing to point first.
Crossing the index and middle fingers forms the letter 'R' in the ASL alphabet. 'Ready' is an initialized sign, meaning it incorporates the first letter of its English translation into the movement.
