To sign *flag*, hold your non-dominant hand in front of you with the index finger pointing up. Rest the elbow of your vertical dominant arm on your non-dominant index finger, creating the shape of a flagpole. Keep your dominant hand flat with your fingers together, and wave it back and forth from the wrist to mimic a flag blowing in the wind.
To sign this, you would sign 'look', then 'America' (interlocking your fingers and moving them in a circle), followed by the sign for 'flag'.
Sign 'flag', and you can emphasize the waving motion of your dominant hand to visually show the wind blowing the fabric.
Sign 'we', 'need', 'new' (scooping your dominant hand over your non-dominant palm), and finish with the sign for 'flag'.
To sign this, you would sign 'look', then 'America' (interlocking your fingers and moving them in a circle), followed by the sign for 'flag'.
Sign 'flag', and you can emphasize the waving motion of your dominant hand to visually show the wind blowing the fabric.
Sign 'we', 'need', 'new' (scooping your dominant hand over your non-dominant palm), and finish with the sign for 'flag'.
Yes, you should use your dominant hand as the flag waving at the top, and your non-dominant hand as the base of the flagpole. This keeps your signing natural and consistent.
Yes! While this version uses the index finger, many signers rest their dominant elbow on the palm or back of a flat non-dominant hand. Both variations are correct and widely understood.
ASL is a very expressive language. You can modify the sign by making the waving motion of your dominant hand faster, larger, and more erratic to reflect strong winds.
