To sign "memories," form both hands into a "V" handshape with your palms facing toward you and your fingers pointing back over your shoulder. Position your dominant hand near your temple or cheek, and your non-dominant hand slightly lower and further out in front of you. Move both hands backward over your dominant shoulder in a smooth, sweeping motion, as if you are looking back into the past.
Sign 'good' and then use the 'memories' sign, sweeping your 'V' hands over your shoulder to show looking back fondly at your early years.
Point to the song, then perform the 'memories' sign with a nostalgic facial expression to show that the music makes you reminisce.
Sign 'trip' and 'great', then use the 'memories' sign to indicate the wonderful experiences you now look back on.
Sign 'good' and then use the 'memories' sign, sweeping your 'V' hands over your shoulder to show looking back fondly at your early years.
Point to the song, then perform the 'memories' sign with a nostalgic facial expression to show that the music makes you reminisce.
Sign 'trip' and 'great', then use the 'memories' sign to indicate the wonderful experiences you now look back on.
The sign for a single 'memory' (like memorizing a fact) often involves tapping the forehead and pulling away into an 'S' handshape. The sign shown here, sweeping 'V' hands over the shoulder, specifically means 'memories' in the sense of reminiscing or looking back at past experiences.
Yes, using both hands is standard for this version of 'memories' (reminiscing). The two hands moving together emphasize the depth and action of looking back into your past.
In ASL's visual timeline, the space in front of you represents the future, the space immediately around your body is the present, and the space behind you represents the past. Moving your hands backward shows that your focus is directed toward the past.
