the sign 'day' uses both hands. bring the non-dominant hand up so the arm of it rests against your chest. rest the elbow of your dominant arm against your non-dominant hand. with the dominant arm pointed with the fingertips up, bring the flat hand all the way down until it taps the elbow of your non-dominant arm. a way to remember this is it will look like the sun moving down across the sky.
To sign this common greeting, you will first sign 'GOOD' and then smoothly transition into 'DAY.' Remember to keep your non-dominant arm steady across your chest as the horizon while your dominant arm arcs downward.
Sign 'BEAUTIFUL' followed by 'DAY.' Make sure your dominant elbow stays firmly planted on your non-dominant hand as you lower your dominant arm to complete the sign.
Sign 'MEET', then 'DAY', and finish with the sign for 'WHAT' while furrowing your eyebrows. Your dominant arm's flat hand should tap your non-dominant elbow clearly to finish the 'DAY' sign.
To sign this common greeting, you will first sign 'GOOD' and then smoothly transition into 'DAY.' Remember to keep your non-dominant arm steady across your chest as the horizon while your dominant arm arcs downward.
Sign 'BEAUTIFUL' followed by 'DAY.' Make sure your dominant elbow stays firmly planted on your non-dominant hand as you lower your dominant arm to complete the sign.
Sign 'MEET', then 'DAY', and finish with the sign for 'WHAT' while furrowing your eyebrows. Your dominant arm's flat hand should tap your non-dominant elbow clearly to finish the 'DAY' sign.
Yes! Your non-dominant arm should always be the stationary base, representing the horizon. Your dominant hand is the one that does the moving, acting as the sun arcing across the sky.
While you might occasionally see signers use an index finger or a 'D' handshape, the standard method taught here uses a flat hand. Keeping your hand flat with your fingers together clearly depicts the sun and is widely understood.
In ASL, you can modify the speed of a sign to add meaning. To say 'all day long,' you can start the sign normally but move your dominant arm down very slowly to emphasize the long passage of time.
