Start with your dominant hand on your chest, with your middle finger and thumb touching your chest and your other fingers extended. Pull your hand away from your chest while bringing your middle finger and thumb together. In a continuous motion, flip your hand outward and downward, opening your fingers as if throwing something away. Remember to use a negative facial expression, like a frown, to convey your dislike.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'apples', and then use the 'don't like' sign. Make sure to furrow your eyebrows and frown to show your distaste.
Point to the person for 'she', sign 'coffee', and then perform the 'don't like' sign. A slight head shake while signing adds natural emphasis.
Point to yourself, sign 'wait', and finish with the 'don't like' sign. Your facial expression should clearly show that you find waiting unpleasant.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'apples', and then use the 'don't like' sign. Make sure to furrow your eyebrows and frown to show your distaste.
Point to the person for 'she', sign 'coffee', and then perform the 'don't like' sign. A slight head shake while signing adds natural emphasis.
Point to yourself, sign 'wait', and finish with the 'don't like' sign. Your facial expression should clearly show that you find waiting unpleasant.
While people will understand you, using the single incorporated sign for 'don't like' is much more natural and fluent in ASL. It's best to practice the fluid motion of throwing the 'like' away.
Yes! In ASL, facial expressions act like tone of voice. A frown or furrowed brows are essential to clearly communicate the negative feeling of 'don't like'.
No, 'don't like' and 'hate' are different signs. 'Don't like' is a milder distaste, while 'hate' uses a different handshape and motion (flicking the middle fingers outward) to show a stronger aversion.
