To sign this slang version of "bet" (meaning "yes" or "okay"), we use the standard ASL sign for "YES". Start by forming your dominant hand into an 'S' handshape, making a fist with your thumb wrapped across the front of your fingers. Hold your hand up in front of your shoulder with your palm facing forward. Finally, bend your hand forward and down at the wrist a couple of times, mimicking a head nodding in agreement.
Ask the question about getting pizza, and then use the nodding fist sign to say 'bet' as an enthusiastic confirmation.
Start with the nodding fist to sign 'bet' (meaning 'yes' or 'okay'), followed by the signs for 'help' and 'study'.
After confirming the time, you can respond by simply signing the nodding fist to say 'bet' to show you are in agreement.
Ask the question about getting pizza, and then use the nodding fist sign to say 'bet' as an enthusiastic confirmation.
Start with the nodding fist to sign 'bet' (meaning 'yes' or 'okay'), followed by the signs for 'help' and 'study'.
After confirming the time, you can respond by simply signing the nodding fist to say 'bet' to show you are in agreement.
In modern slang, saying 'bet' is a casual way of saying 'yes', 'okay', or 'I agree'. ASL translates the meaning of the word rather than the English letters, so the sign for 'YES' is the most accurate translation for this slang context.
If you mean gambling or placing a wager, you would use a completely different sign. That version uses two flat hands, palms facing up, that flip over to face down as they move forward. The sign shown here is specifically for the slang meaning of agreement.
Yes! In ASL, non-manual markers like facial expressions and head movements are very important. Nodding your head while bending your wrist reinforces the affirmative meaning of the sign and makes your signing look much more natural.
