Start with both hands in flat handshapes with your fingers together and palms facing down. Place one hand over the back of the other. Alternately stack one hand over the other, moving your hands upward as you repeat the motion two or three times.
Sign 'we', then use the alternating upward stacking motion for 'build', and finish with the sign for 'house' by tracing a roof and walls in the air.
Point to indicate 'she', sign 'want', use the flat hands stacking upward for 'build', and then sign 'snowman' by showing the shape of the snowballs.
Point to indicate 'they', sign 'build' using the alternating flat hands, then sign 'strong' and 'team'. Remember that ASL relies on context or time signs for past tense, so the base sign for 'build' remains the same.
Sign 'we', then use the alternating upward stacking motion for 'build', and finish with the sign for 'house' by tracing a roof and walls in the air.
Point to indicate 'she', sign 'want', use the flat hands stacking upward for 'build', and then sign 'snowman' by showing the shape of the snowballs.
Point to indicate 'they', sign 'build' using the alternating flat hands, then sign 'strong' and 'team'. Remember that ASL relies on context or time signs for past tense, so the base sign for 'build' remains the same.
This sign is primarily used for the verb 'to build.' It can sometimes be used for the noun 'building', though the noun is often signed with a slightly smaller, more repetitive motion, or by signing 'build' and then outlining the shape of a building.
Usually, two to three alternating stacks are enough to convey the meaning clearly. You don't need to keep stacking indefinitely; just enough to show the upward, building motion.
Yes! In ASL, the sign for 'build' is versatile. You can use it for physical construction like building a house, as well as abstract concepts like building a relationship, building a business, or building trust.
