To sign 'clean up', start by holding your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up. Place your flat dominant hand on top of it, with the palm facing down. Slide your dominant hand forward across the palm of your non-dominant hand, moving from the heel of the hand to the fingertips. Repeat this sliding motion a couple of times to indicate the ongoing action of cleaning up a space.
To sign this, you would sign 'my' and 'bedroom', followed by the repeated sliding motion for 'clean up'. The repetition emphasizes the active process of tidying the space.
Start with the sign for 'please', then sign 'kitchen', and finish with 'clean up'. Ensure your dominant hand slides across your non-dominant hand multiple times to show the action.
Sign 'party', then 'finish', followed by 'we' and 'clean up'. Using the repeated motion clearly communicates the active chore of cleaning rather than just describing the party as clean.
To sign this, you would sign 'my' and 'bedroom', followed by the repeated sliding motion for 'clean up'. The repetition emphasizes the active process of tidying the space.
Start with the sign for 'please', then sign 'kitchen', and finish with 'clean up'. Ensure your dominant hand slides across your non-dominant hand multiple times to show the action.
Sign 'party', then 'finish', followed by 'we' and 'clean up'. Using the repeated motion clearly communicates the active chore of cleaning rather than just describing the party as clean.
The difference lies in the movement. The adjective 'clean' (which is also the sign for 'nice') uses a single, smooth slide. 'Clean up', being an active verb, repeats that sliding motion to show the ongoing process of tidying.
No, this sign is specifically used for tidying up spaces, rooms, or objects. If you want to talk about washing your hands, face, or body, you would use signs that mimic the specific scrubbing motions for those body parts.
Yes! Your non-dominant hand should always be the stationary base on the bottom with the palm facing up. Your dominant hand should be on top, doing the active sliding movement with the palm facing down.
