To sign Canadian, start by making an 'A' handshape with your dominant hand and tap your thumb twice against your upper chest on your dominant side. Then, add the 'person' marker by holding both flat hands in front of you, palms facing each other, and moving them straight down.
Sign 'MY', 'BEST', 'FRIEND', and then sign 'CANADIAN' by tapping your chest with an 'A' handshape and adding the downward person marker.
Point to the person you are asking, sign 'CANADIAN', and remember to raise your eyebrows and lean forward slightly to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'TODAY', 'I', 'MEET', and then 'CANADIAN' using the chest tap and person marker, followed by the sign for 'TOURIST'.
Sign 'MY', 'BEST', 'FRIEND', and then sign 'CANADIAN' by tapping your chest with an 'A' handshape and adding the downward person marker.
Point to the person you are asking, sign 'CANADIAN', and remember to raise your eyebrows and lean forward slightly to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'TODAY', 'I', 'MEET', and then 'CANADIAN' using the chest tap and person marker, followed by the sign for 'TOURIST'.
While 'Canada' and 'Canadian' are sometimes used interchangeably in casual, highly contextual conversations, adding the person marker is the grammatically correct way to distinguish the nationality (the person) from the country itself.
Always tap the side of your chest that corresponds to your dominant hand. If you are right-handed, tap your upper right chest. If you are left-handed, tap your upper left chest.
Yes! ASL is completely adaptable for left-handed signers. Simply mirror the sign by using your left hand in an 'A' handshape to tap your upper left chest, then use both hands for the downward person marker.
