To sign "noon," hold your non-dominant arm horizontally across your body, palm facing down, to represent the horizon. Next, rest the elbow of your dominant arm on the back of your non-dominant hand. Point your dominant forearm straight up towards the sky with a flat handshape, keeping your fingers together and your palm facing sideways. This visually represents the sun sitting at its highest point in the sky at midday.
Sign "EAT," "LUNCH," "TIME," and then "NOON" by resting your upright dominant arm on your horizontal non-dominant arm to show the sun at its peak.
Sign "MEETING," "TIME," and then "NOON," making sure your dominant forearm points straight up at a sharp right angle to clearly indicate midday.
Sign "I," "ARRIVE," "BEFORE," and finish with "NOON," keeping your non-dominant arm flat to clearly establish the horizon line for the sun.
Sign "EAT," "LUNCH," "TIME," and then "NOON" by resting your upright dominant arm on your horizontal non-dominant arm to show the sun at its peak.
Sign "MEETING," "TIME," and then "NOON," making sure your dominant forearm points straight up at a sharp right angle to clearly indicate midday.
Sign "I," "ARRIVE," "BEFORE," and finish with "NOON," keeping your non-dominant arm flat to clearly establish the horizon line for the sun.
For "noon," your dominant arm points straight up to the sky, showing the sun at its peak. For "afternoon," your dominant arm tilts forward at an angle, showing the sun beginning to set toward the horizon.
Yes, use a flat handshape (often called a "B" handshape) with your fingers together and pointing straight up. Your palm should face sideways, toward your non-dominant side.
Yes! You should use your dominant hand for the upright arm representing the sun, and your non-dominant hand for the horizontal arm representing the horizon. Left-handed signers will simply mirror the right-handed version.
