Form both hands into closed fists ('S' handshapes). Hold your non-dominant fist stationary in front of your chest. Place your dominant fist directly on top of the non-dominant fist. Move your dominant hand in a small, horizontal circle, keeping it in contact with the bottom hand, as if you are turning the crank of a manual coffee grinder.
Sign 'I' and 'need', followed by the sign for 'coffee', using the circular grinding motion with your stacked fists.
Sign 'You want coffee', shift your shoulders slightly to indicate a choice, and sign 'tea'. Keep your eyebrows raised to show you are asking a question.
Sign 'coffee' by grinding your fists, then sign 'hot' near your mouth. Use an intense facial expression to emphasize that the drink is extremely hot.
Sign 'I' and 'need', followed by the sign for 'coffee', using the circular grinding motion with your stacked fists.
Sign 'You want coffee', shift your shoulders slightly to indicate a choice, and sign 'tea'. Keep your eyebrows raised to show you are asking a question.
Sign 'coffee' by grinding your fists, then sign 'hot' near your mouth. Use an intense facial expression to emphasize that the drink is extremely hot.
Most signers move their dominant hand in a forward, circular motion (away from the body and then back around), but the exact direction of the circle isn't strictly policed as long as the grinding motion is clear and continuous.
Yes! You can easily combine signs to express this. Simply sign 'coffee' followed by the sign for 'store' or 'shop' to mean a coffee shop or café.
Both signs use stacked 'S' handshapes (fists). However, 'coffee' uses a continuous horizontal circular grinding motion with only the top hand moving. The sign for 'make' involves twisting both fists together in a tapping or wringing motion.
