To sign "garlic," bring your dominant hand up to the corner of your eye. Form a pinched shape with your index finger and thumb, as if you are holding a small clove of garlic, while keeping your other fingers curled into your palm. Gently twist your wrist back and forth a couple of times, pivoting the pinched fingers near your eye.
Start by pointing to yourself for 'I', then cross your arms over your chest for 'love'. Mimic flipping food in a pan for 'cook', and finish by twisting your pinched index finger and thumb at the corner of your eye for 'garlic'.
Sign 'garlic' near your eye, then sign 'bread' by using your dominant hand to slice down the back of your non-dominant hand. Finish by snapping your middle finger and thumb away from your mouth for 'delicious'.
Sign 'soup' by mimicking bringing a spoon to your mouth. Then sign 'garlic' using the twisting motion at your eye. Point to the person for 'you' and use an inquiring facial expression with raised eyebrows to ask the question.
Start by pointing to yourself for 'I', then cross your arms over your chest for 'love'. Mimic flipping food in a pan for 'cook', and finish by twisting your pinched index finger and thumb at the corner of your eye for 'garlic'.
Sign 'garlic' near your eye, then sign 'bread' by using your dominant hand to slice down the back of your non-dominant hand. Finish by snapping your middle finger and thumb away from your mouth for 'delicious'.
Sign 'soup' by mimicking bringing a spoon to your mouth. Then sign 'garlic' using the twisting motion at your eye. Point to the person for 'you' and use an inquiring facial expression with raised eyebrows to ask the question.
They are very similar and often confused! Both use a twisting motion near the eye or face. However, "onion" typically uses the knuckle of an "X" handshape, while this variation of "garlic" uses a pinched index finger and thumb.
Not at all! Twisting an "X" handshape or pinched fingers at the side of the nose is actually one of the most common and widely accepted ASL variations for "garlic."
You can lightly touch the corner of your eye with your pinched fingers, or you can hold your hand just a fraction of an inch away from your skin. The most important part is the correct location and the twisting motion.
