To sign 'around,' form an open '5' handshape with your dominant hand, keeping your fingers relaxed and spread apart. Hold your hand in front of your body with your palm facing down towards the floor. Move your hand in a smooth, horizontal circle, as if you are indicating a general space on a table.
To sign this, point to yourself for 'I,' sign 'live,' and then use the 'around' sign to indicate the general area.
Sign 'restroom,' then use the 'around' sign, and finish with a questioning facial expression (eyebrows raised) to ask if one is nearby.
Sign 'walk' and then use the 'around' sign to show that you will be moving through the general vicinity.
To sign this, point to yourself for 'I,' sign 'live,' and then use the 'around' sign to indicate the general area.
Sign 'restroom,' then use the 'around' sign, and finish with a questioning facial expression (eyebrows raised) to ask if one is nearby.
Sign 'walk' and then use the 'around' sign to show that you will be moving through the general vicinity.
While this sign is perfect for physical space (like 'around here'), talking about time usually uses a different sign for 'about' or 'approximately,' where the dominant index finger circles a pinched non-dominant hand.
Most signers naturally make the circle outward and then inward toward their body, but the exact direction isn't strictly important as long as it is a smooth, flat, horizontal circle.
A medium-sized circle, roughly the size of a dinner plate, is standard. Making the circle much larger might imply a very vast or wide-reaching area.
