To sign "break time", start by tapping the back of your non-dominant wrist with your dominant index finger, as if pointing to a watch. Then, hold your non-dominant hand in front of you with the palm facing down and fingers slightly spread. Finally, slide your flat dominant hand between the fingers of your non-dominant hand.
Sign "almost" followed by "break time" to let someone know a rest is coming up soon.
Sign "break time" and then "what", keeping your eyebrows furrowed to indicate a question.
Point to yourself, sign "ready", and then sign "break time" to show you are prepared to rest.
Sign "almost" followed by "break time" to let someone know a rest is coming up soon.
Sign "break time" and then "what", keeping your eyebrows furrowed to indicate a question.
Point to yourself, sign "ready", and then sign "break time" to show you are prepared to rest.
Yes! In many contexts, simply signing "break" (sliding your hand between your fingers) is enough to communicate that you are taking a rest or pausing an activity.
ASL uses different signs for different meanings of the same English word. The sign for breaking a stick is a physical action, while this sign specifically means a pause, rest, or intermission.
Usually, the dominant hand slides between the index and middle fingers or the middle and ring fingers of the non-dominant hand. As long as it clearly wedges between the fingers, the exact placement is flexible.
