To sign this word (which means 'arrive'), hold your non-dominant hand in front of you with the palm facing up and slightly angled inward. Form your dominant hand into a flat shape, palm facing down or toward your body. Move your dominant hand forward and down in a slight arc, letting the back of your fingers land smoothly into the palm of your non-dominant hand.
Sign 'time', 'you', and then use this sign to ask when someone will reach their destination. You can furrow your eyebrows to indicate a 'wh-' question.
Point to yourself, sign 'recent' or 'just', use this sign for 'arrive', and finish with the sign for 'home'.
Sign 'box' or 'package', use this sign to show it has reached you, and then sign 'today'.
Sign 'time', 'you', and then use this sign to ask when someone will reach their destination. You can furrow your eyebrows to indicate a 'wh-' question.
Point to yourself, sign 'recent' or 'just', use this sign for 'arrive', and finish with the sign for 'home'.
Sign 'box' or 'package', use this sign to show it has reached you, and then sign 'today'.
Yes, your dominant hand should always be the one that moves. Your non-dominant hand serves as the stationary base or 'destination' for the movement.
Absolutely! This sign is very versatile and is commonly used to express reaching a destination, getting to a place, or showing up.
To express arriving late, you would first perform this sign for 'arrive', and then immediately follow it with the standard ASL sign for 'late'.
