To sign fifty, start with your dominant hand in a '5' handshape, with your fingers spread and your palm facing forward. Smoothly bring all your fingers and thumb together to form an 'O' handshape. This fluid motion combines the numbers five and zero into a single sign.
Sign 'SPEED', 'LIMIT', and then 'FIFTY'. Remember to keep your hand stationary as you smoothly transition your fingers from the '5' to the 'O' handshape.
Sign 'I', 'HAVE', 'FIFTY', and then 'DOLLARS'. Ensure your palm faces outward when forming the number so the person you are talking to can read it clearly.
Sign 'SHE', 'AGE', and then 'FIFTY'. When signing ages, you can also blend the sign by starting the '5' at your chin and pulling outward into the 'O' shape.
Sign 'SPEED', 'LIMIT', and then 'FIFTY'. Remember to keep your hand stationary as you smoothly transition your fingers from the '5' to the 'O' handshape.
Sign 'I', 'HAVE', 'FIFTY', and then 'DOLLARS'. Ensure your palm faces outward when forming the number so the person you are talking to can read it clearly.
Sign 'SHE', 'AGE', and then 'FIFTY'. When signing ages, you can also blend the sign by starting the '5' at your chin and pulling outward into the 'O' shape.
No, you do not need to bounce your hand. The sign should be a smooth, stationary transition from the '5' handshape to the 'O' handshape. Keep your arm still and let your fingers do the work.
Your palm should face outward, directly toward the person you are conversing with, throughout the entire sign. Turning your palm inward makes the number difficult for others to read.
No, numbers like fifty are always signed using only your dominant hand. Using two hands (for example, a '5' on one hand and an 'O' on the other) is incorrect and confusing in ASL.
