Form both hands into bent 'L' shapes, extending your index fingers and thumbs while keeping them slightly curved. Start with your hands close together in front of your chest, palms facing each other. Move your hands outward and slightly downward to outline the round shape of a dish.
Sign 'wash' followed by the sign for 'dishes' to ask someone to clean up. Remember to use a questioning facial expression with raised eyebrows since this is a yes/no question.
Sign 'I', 'buy', 'new', and then 'dishes'. Emphasize the 'dishes' sign by making the circular outline clear and distinct to show you are talking about the physical plates.
Sign 'dishes' and then 'dirty'. You can point to the sink or table first to establish the location of the dishes before signing the rest of the sentence.
Sign 'wash' followed by the sign for 'dishes' to ask someone to clean up. Remember to use a questioning facial expression with raised eyebrows since this is a yes/no question.
Sign 'I', 'buy', 'new', and then 'dishes'. Emphasize the 'dishes' sign by making the circular outline clear and distinct to show you are talking about the physical plates.
Sign 'dishes' and then 'dirty'. You can point to the sink or table first to establish the location of the dishes before signing the rest of the sentence.
Yes, in ASL, the signs for 'dish' and 'plate' are exactly the same. The context of your sentence will naturally let the other person know which English word you mean.
You can sign 'wash' and then 'dishes'. Alternatively, there is a specific, natural action for 'washing dishes' where you simply mimic scrubbing a plate with a circular motion using your dominant hand over your non-dominant hand.
Your hands can lightly touch or just start very close together before pulling apart to outline the dish. The most important part is the outward shaping movement, not whether they make contact.
