To sign 'machine', start with both hands in curved '5' handshapes, with your fingers spread apart. Bring your hands together in front of your chest so that your fingers interlock, resembling gears. Keeping your fingers loosely interlocked, move your hands up and down together a couple of times.
To sign this, you would first sign 'wash' by rubbing your hands together, then sign 'machine' by interlocking your fingers and moving them up and down, and finally sign 'broken'.
Start by pointing to yourself for 'I', sign 'need', fingerspell A-T-M, and then use the interlocking gear motion for 'machine'.
Sign 'he', 'work', 'with', 'heavy', and then use the sign for 'machine' to represent the machinery.
To sign this, you would first sign 'wash' by rubbing your hands together, then sign 'machine' by interlocking your fingers and moving them up and down, and finally sign 'broken'.
Start by pointing to yourself for 'I', sign 'need', fingerspell A-T-M, and then use the interlocking gear motion for 'machine'.
Sign 'he', 'work', 'with', 'heavy', and then use the sign for 'machine' to represent the machinery.
Yes, 'machine' is a versatile sign used for many types of mechanical devices, such as a washing machine, vending machine, or factory machinery. For specific devices, you often sign the function first, like 'wash' before 'machine'.
The sign for 'factory' uses the exact same interlocking handshape, but the movement is different. Instead of moving up and down, the hands typically twist or pivot slightly back and forth at the wrists.
Usually, two or three small up-and-down movements are sufficient to convey the concept of a machine in operation. The movement should be continuous and rhythmic, rather than a single stiff bounce.
