To sign 'kiosk,' hold both hands in flat 'B' handshapes in front of your chest, with your palms facing each other and fingers pointing forward. Keep your hands a few inches apart. Then, move both hands straight down simultaneously. This motion visually outlines the vertical sides of a small booth, stand, or kiosk.
Sign 'mall,' then sign 'kiosk' by holding your flat hands parallel and moving them straight down to outline the sides of the structure. You can point to a specific area to show where it is.
Sign 'buy tickets,' and finish with the sign for 'kiosk' to indicate the location of the transaction. Make sure your downward hand movement is crisp to represent the solid walls.
Sign 'information,' then sign 'kiosk' by moving both flat hands downward. Finally, sign 'closed.' This clearly communicates that the specific help booth is currently unavailable.
Sign 'mall,' then sign 'kiosk' by holding your flat hands parallel and moving them straight down to outline the sides of the structure. You can point to a specific area to show where it is.
Sign 'buy tickets,' and finish with the sign for 'kiosk' to indicate the location of the transaction. Make sure your downward hand movement is crisp to represent the solid walls.
Sign 'information,' then sign 'kiosk' by moving both flat hands downward. Finally, sign 'closed.' This clearly communicates that the specific help booth is currently unavailable.
Yes, they use the same visual concept! The sign shown here outlines the walls of a small structure, which is commonly used to mean both 'kiosk' and 'booth.' Your conversation's context will easily clarify which specific word you mean.
It often depends on the context. For a physical retail stand in a mall, this sign works perfectly. However, for a digital touchscreen or self-service kiosk, many signers choose to fingerspell K-I-O-S-K to be more precise.
For this specific variation, you only need to outline the sides by moving your hands straight down. Adding a second movement to outline the front and back changes the meaning to 'box' or 'room.'
