Form both hands into "Y" handshapes, with your thumbs and pinky fingers extended. Hold one hand above the other in front of your body, with the palms facing each other. Hinge your top hand up and down against your bottom hand a couple of times, mimicking a hippopotamus opening and closing its large mouth.
Sign 'ZOO', then sign 'HIPPOPOTAMUS' by opening and closing your 'Y' hands to represent the animal's large mouth.
Sign 'WATER', then 'HIPPOPOTAMUS', and follow up with the sign for 'SWIMMING' to describe the scene.
Sign 'BABY', then 'HIPPOPOTAMUS', and finish with the sign for 'CUTE' on your chin to express the thought.
Sign 'ZOO', then sign 'HIPPOPOTAMUS' by opening and closing your 'Y' hands to represent the animal's large mouth.
Sign 'WATER', then 'HIPPOPOTAMUS', and follow up with the sign for 'SWIMMING' to describe the scene.
Sign 'BABY', then 'HIPPOPOTAMUS', and finish with the sign for 'CUTE' on your chin to express the thought.
Yes, 'hippopotamus' is a two-handed sign. The bottom hand acts as the stationary lower jaw, while the top hand acts as the moving upper jaw.
Yes, the knuckles or fingers of your 'Y' hands should tap together when the 'mouth' closes to complete the biting or chewing motion.
It is best to use 'Y' hands! Flat hands might look like an alligator or a generic talking motion. The 'Y' handshape specifically represents the hippo's large teeth.
