To sign 'body,' use both hands with flat, open handshapes and your fingers kept together. Face your palms toward yourself. Place both hands on your upper chest, then move them downward to tap your lower torso or stomach area. The motion visually indicates the trunk of your body.
Sign 'my', then use the flat hands moving from your chest to your stomach for 'body', followed by the sign for 'pain' or 'ache'.
Sign 'exercise', 'good', 'for', 'your', and finish with the sign for 'body' by touching your chest and then your lower torso.
Point to the person to indicate 'she', sign 'strong', and then sign 'body' using the two-part downward motion on your torso.
Sign 'my', then use the flat hands moving from your chest to your stomach for 'body', followed by the sign for 'pain' or 'ache'.
Sign 'exercise', 'good', 'for', 'your', and finish with the sign for 'body' by touching your chest and then your lower torso.
Point to the person to indicate 'she', sign 'strong', and then sign 'body' using the two-part downward motion on your torso.
Yes, it is best to make light physical contact with your torso. You don't need to press hard, but a gentle tap on the chest and then the stomach makes the sign clear and natural.
No, 'body' is a symmetrical two-handed sign. Using both hands helps distinguish it from other signs that might only use one hand on the chest or stomach area.
Yes, you can use this same sign to refer to an animal's body. However, if you are describing the specific shape or size of an animal, you might use classifiers to outline its unique physical form instead.
