Form your dominant hand into an 'A' handshape, making a fist with your thumb resting alongside your index finger. Place the tip or side of your thumb against your chin, just below your lower lip. Slowly drag your hand downward along your chin and neck toward your chest.
Sign 'PLEASE' followed by 'PATIENCE'. Keep the downward motion of 'PATIENCE' smooth and steady to visually convey a calming, patient request.
Sign 'MY' and 'PATIENCE'. To show that you are losing it, use a strained or frustrated facial expression, and you might sign it slightly faster or more rigidly than usual.
Sign 'TEACH', 'REQUIRE', 'A-LOT', and 'PATIENCE'. A relaxed, composed facial expression during 'PATIENCE' helps emphasize the steady nature of the trait.
Sign 'PLEASE' followed by 'PATIENCE'. Keep the downward motion of 'PATIENCE' smooth and steady to visually convey a calming, patient request.
Sign 'MY' and 'PATIENCE'. To show that you are losing it, use a strained or frustrated facial expression, and you might sign it slightly faster or more rigidly than usual.
Sign 'TEACH', 'REQUIRE', 'A-LOT', and 'PATIENCE'. A relaxed, composed facial expression during 'PATIENCE' helps emphasize the steady nature of the trait.
You should use your dominant hand. For one-handed signs like 'patience', it is best practice to consistently use the hand you write or eat with to keep your signing clear.
Both signs use an 'A' handshape near the mouth. However, 'secret' involves tapping the thumb against the lips twice, whereas 'patience' is a single, smooth downward stroke along the chin.
No, the medical term for a 'patient' in a hospital is signed differently. It typically uses a 'P' handshape drawing a cross on the shoulder or upper arm. This sign is strictly for the character trait of being patient.
