To sign laptop, start by placing both hands flat in front of you, with your dominant hand resting flat on top of your non-dominant hand, palms touching. Keep your non-dominant hand stationary with the palm facing up. Hinge your dominant hand upward from the base of the palm, lifting the fingers until the hand is upright, mimicking the motion of opening a laptop screen.
Sign 'my', then 'laptop', followed by 'home' and 'leave'. The sign for laptop clearly establishes the object being discussed before explaining its location.
Sign 'my', then 'laptop', and finish with the sign for 'broken'. Emphasize the 'broken' sign with a frustrated or disappointed facial expression to convey the situation.
Point to the person to sign 'you', sign 'laptop', and then 'have'. Make sure to raise your eyebrows and lean forward slightly to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'my', then 'laptop', followed by 'home' and 'leave'. The sign for laptop clearly establishes the object being discussed before explaining its location.
Sign 'my', then 'laptop', and finish with the sign for 'broken'. Emphasize the 'broken' sign with a frustrated or disappointed facial expression to convey the situation.
Point to the person to sign 'you', sign 'laptop', and then 'have'. Make sure to raise your eyebrows and lean forward slightly to indicate a yes/no question.
No, they are different. 'Computer' is typically signed by tapping a 'C' handshape on the forehead or arm, whereas 'laptop' specifically mimics the physical action of opening a clamshell device.
Yes, your dominant hand should be the one on top doing the moving. Your non-dominant hand acts as the stationary base, just like the keyboard half of the laptop.
They are similar, but the sign for 'book' involves keeping the pinky edges of both hands touching while opening them together. For 'laptop,' the bottom hand stays completely flat and still while only the top hand hinges open.
