Start with both hands in flat 'B' shapes, with your fingers together and palms facing down. Hold your non-dominant hand stationary in front of your chest. Place your dominant hand on top of your non-dominant hand. Finally, slide your dominant hand smoothly outward to the side. This straight, horizontal motion mimics feeling a flat, even surface.
Sign 'table' followed by the sign for 'flat' to describe its surface. Emphasize the smooth sliding motion to show just how even and level the furniture is.
Use the sign for 'flat' before signing 'area' or 'table' to explain the requirement for the game. Keep your hands perfectly level to clearly convey the meaning.
Sign 'flat' with a slightly wider, slower sweeping motion to emphasize the vast, even expanse of the land around you, showing that it goes on for a distance.
Sign 'table' followed by the sign for 'flat' to describe its surface. Emphasize the smooth sliding motion to show just how even and level the furniture is.
Use the sign for 'flat' before signing 'area' or 'table' to explain the requirement for the game. Keep your hands perfectly level to clearly convey the meaning.
Sign 'flat' with a slightly wider, slower sweeping motion to emphasize the vast, even expanse of the land around you, showing that it goes on for a distance.
No, ASL uses a different sign for a flat tire. For a tire, you would use a classifier showing a round object deflating or collapsing. The sign shown here is strictly used for flat surfaces like a table, land, or a board.
Yes, your dominant hand should always be the one on top doing the moving. Your non-dominant hand serves as the stationary base underneath. If you are right-handed, your right hand slides over your left.
While similar in concept, 'smooth' often involves rubbing the thumbs against the fingers as the hands move apart, or a repeated sliding motion. 'Flat' is a single, crisp, straight slide with flat hands to emphasize the physical evenness of a surface.
