To sign 'how about you', start by pointing your dominant index finger directly at the person you are talking to. Next, bring both hands in front of you with palms facing up and fingers spread, moving them slightly outward. Remember to furrow your eyebrows throughout the sign, as this indicates you are asking a question.
Sign 'I LIKE PIZZA' followed by the sign for 'HOW ABOUT YOU'. Make sure to keep your eyebrows furrowed at the end to show you are asking a question.
Start by signing 'I LEARN A-S-L', then smoothly transition into pointing at the person and opening your hands for 'HOW ABOUT YOU'.
Sign 'I WORK HERE', then finish the sentence by pointing at the person and doing the open-handed gesture to ask 'HOW ABOUT YOU'.
Sign 'I LIKE PIZZA' followed by the sign for 'HOW ABOUT YOU'. Make sure to keep your eyebrows furrowed at the end to show you are asking a question.
Start by signing 'I LEARN A-S-L', then smoothly transition into pointing at the person and opening your hands for 'HOW ABOUT YOU'.
Sign 'I WORK HERE', then finish the sentence by pointing at the person and doing the open-handed gesture to ask 'HOW ABOUT YOU'.
In ASL, facial expressions provide important grammatical information. Furrowed eyebrows are the specific non-manual marker used for 'WH-questions' (who, what, where, when, why, how). It signals to the other person that you are asking them an open-ended question.
Yes! In casual, fast-paced conversations, simply pointing back at the person while furrowing your eyebrows is a common way to bounce a question back. However, the two-part sign shown here is very clear and great for beginners to practice.
While you might see some signers use a one-handed 'what' gesture casually, using both hands with palms facing up is the standard and most clear way to sign this specific phrase.
