To sign 'ocean', start with both hands in front of your chest, palms facing down and fingers slightly curved. Move your hands outward and forward in a rolling, up-and-down motion. This fluid movement mimics the rolling waves of the ocean.
Sign 'I', 'love', 'swim', and then use the rolling wave motion for 'ocean'.
Sign 'ocean' by making the wave motion, then sign 'deep' by pushing your dominant index finger down into your non-dominant palm.
Start with 'tomorrow', then sign 'we', 'go', and finish with the rolling waves for 'ocean'.
Sign 'I', 'love', 'swim', and then use the rolling wave motion for 'ocean'.
Sign 'ocean' by making the wave motion, then sign 'deep' by pushing your dominant index finger down into your non-dominant palm.
Start with 'tomorrow', then sign 'we', 'go', and finish with the rolling waves for 'ocean'.
While both use a wavy motion, 'river' typically involves the hands moving forward parallel to each other to show the banks of a flowing river. 'Ocean' involves the hands moving outward from the center in larger, rolling waves.
It is not strictly necessary. While some signers do use the 'water' sign first to create a compound sign, the rolling wave motion on its own is widely understood as 'ocean' in context.
Yes! ASL is very expressive. You can make the waves smaller and gentler to describe a calm ocean, or larger and more dramatic to describe a rough, stormy sea.
