Form an 'A' handshape with your dominant hand, as if you are gripping the handle of a hairbrush. Bring your hand up to the side of your head. Move your hand downward a couple of times, mimicking the natural motion of brushing your hair.
Sign 'I', 'need', and then use the sign for 'brush' by mimicking the action of brushing your hair down the side of your head.
Sign 'where', then sign 'brush'. Remember to furrow your eyebrows at the end to indicate a 'wh-' question.
To show brushing someone else's hair, you would modify the sign's location to perform the brushing motion in the space representing the daughter, rather than on your own head.
Sign 'I', 'need', and then use the sign for 'brush' by mimicking the action of brushing your hair down the side of your head.
Sign 'where', then sign 'brush'. Remember to furrow your eyebrows at the end to indicate a 'wh-' question.
To show brushing someone else's hair, you would modify the sign's location to perform the brushing motion in the space representing the daughter, rather than on your own head.
No, this specific sign is only for brushing hair. Brushing teeth uses an index finger moving back and forth in front of your mouth, and brushing off dirt uses flat hands brushing against your clothes or body.
Yes! In ASL, noun-verb pairs are very common. Usually, the noun 'hairbrush' uses a smaller, quicker double movement, while the verb 'to brush' uses a larger, more continuous sweeping motion.
You should generally use your dominant hand and sign on the corresponding side of your head. If you are right-handed, use your right hand and sign on the right side of your head.
