To sign "neat", start with both hands open and flat. Hold your non-dominant hand in front of you with the palm facing up. Place your dominant hand on top of it, palm facing down. Slide your dominant hand forward across your non-dominant hand, moving from the heel of the hand to the fingertips in a single, smooth motion.
Point to the person to sign "your", sign "room" by forming a box shape with your hands, and finish with the sign for "neat".
Sign "please" by rubbing your chest in a circle, sign "desk" by tapping your forearms together, and then use the sign for "neat".
Point to the person for "her", mime writing on your palm for "handwriting", and then perform the smooth, sliding motion for "neat".
Point to the person to sign "your", sign "room" by forming a box shape with your hands, and finish with the sign for "neat".
Sign "please" by rubbing your chest in a circle, sign "desk" by tapping your forearms together, and then use the sign for "neat".
Point to the person for "her", mime writing on your palm for "handwriting", and then perform the smooth, sliding motion for "neat".
Yes! The signs for "neat", "clean", and "nice" are exactly the same. In ASL, context and facial expressions are used to clarify which specific English word you mean.
If you slide your dominant hand back and forth across your non-dominant hand multiple times, it changes the sign from a descriptive adjective ("neat" or "clean") to an action verb ("cleaning").
No, this sign specifically means neat in the sense of being tidy, clean, or nice. If you want to say something is "neat" meaning "cool" or "interesting", you would use the ASL sign for "cool" instead.
