To sign "celebrate," form both hands into 'X' handshapes by making a fist and hooking your index fingers. Raise both hands up near your head or shoulders. Move both hands in small, continuous circles in the air, as if you are enthusiastically twirling small flags or party favors.
Sign "my birthday" followed by "celebrate." Make sure your facial expression looks excited and happy to match the celebratory mood of the sentence!
You can use the sign for "celebrate" on its own with a big smile and enthusiastic circular motions to convey a general sense of partying or rejoicing.
Sign "new year" then "celebrate," finishing with the sign for "how" while furrowing your eyebrows to indicate you are asking a WH-question.
Sign "my birthday" followed by "celebrate." Make sure your facial expression looks excited and happy to match the celebratory mood of the sentence!
You can use the sign for "celebrate" on its own with a big smile and enthusiastic circular motions to convey a general sense of partying or rejoicing.
Sign "new year" then "celebrate," finishing with the sign for "how" while furrowing your eyebrows to indicate you are asking a WH-question.
While "celebrate" and "party" are related concepts, they have different signs in ASL. "Party" is typically signed using 'P' or 'Y' handshapes swinging back and forth, whereas "celebrate" uses 'X' hands moving in circles.
Generally, the hands circle outward and backward in a continuous, energetic motion. The exact direction isn't as strict as the overall joyful, twirling movement, but outward circles usually feel the most natural.
Your hands should be raised around head or shoulder level. Keeping them too low might make the sign hard to see and lessens the enthusiastic, celebratory feel of the gesture.
