the sign 'buy' uses both hands. Leave the non-dominant hand in front of you, with the palm facing up. rotate the dominant hand so the palm faces up on it, too. Pinch the thumb against the middle of the middle finger on the same hand, so the hand is partially cupped. Touch the knuckles of the dominant hand to the palm of the non-dominant, then bring the dominant hand out and away from your body.
Sign 'I' and 'need', then perform the 'buy' sign by touching your cupped dominant hand to your open non-dominant palm and moving it forward, followed by the sign for 'groceries'.
Raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question. Sign 'you', then sign 'buy' by moving your dominant hand outward from your stationary palm, followed by 'new' and 'car'.
Sign 'I' and 'want', then execute the 'buy' sign by moving your dominant hand from your flat palm outward toward the imaginary cashier, and finish by pointing to the book and signing 'book'.
Sign 'I' and 'need', then perform the 'buy' sign by touching your cupped dominant hand to your open non-dominant palm and moving it forward, followed by the sign for 'groceries'.
Raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question. Sign 'you', then sign 'buy' by moving your dominant hand outward from your stationary palm, followed by 'new' and 'car'.
Sign 'I' and 'want', then execute the 'buy' sign by moving your dominant hand from your flat palm outward toward the imaginary cashier, and finish by pointing to the book and signing 'book'.
Yes! Your non-dominant hand should stay still as the base, while your dominant hand does the moving. If you are right-handed, your right hand will pinch, touch your left palm, and move forward.
They use the same handshapes but have different movements. For 'money', you tap the back of your cupped dominant hand against your non-dominant palm a couple of times. For 'buy', you touch it once and then move your dominant hand forward and away from your body.
Yes, 'buy' is a directional verb. While the standard sign moves outward to mean 'I buy', you can move it toward yourself from the outside to mean 'buy for me', though beginners should master the standard outward movement first.
