Form a flat shape with your non-dominant hand, palm facing up. Place your dominant hand on top of it in a 'thumbs up' shape. Move both hands forward together towards the person you are offering help to, while raising your eyebrows to indicate a question.
Sign a friendly greeting, then use the directional 'HELP' sign moving towards the person while keeping your eyebrows raised to ask the question.
Point to the bags to establish the topic, then sign 'CAN I HELP YOU' by moving the 'HELP' sign forward with a questioning facial expression.
This uses the exact same sign! Just move the 'HELP' handshape towards the person and keep your eyebrows raised to show it is a yes/no question.
Sign a friendly greeting, then use the directional 'HELP' sign moving towards the person while keeping your eyebrows raised to ask the question.
Point to the bags to establish the topic, then sign 'CAN I HELP YOU' by moving the 'HELP' sign forward with a questioning facial expression.
This uses the exact same sign! Just move the 'HELP' handshape towards the person and keep your eyebrows raised to show it is a yes/no question.
No, you don't! ASL is highly efficient. The movement of the 'HELP' sign from yourself toward the other person already includes 'I' and 'you.' The raised eyebrows add the questioning aspect.
To ask for help, you use the exact same handshapes, but reverse the movement. Start with the hands further away and pull them in towards your own chest.
In ASL, raised eyebrows are the grammatical marker for a yes/no question. If you keep your face neutral, you are simply stating 'I am helping you' instead of asking if they need it.
