To sign 'phrase', raise both hands to about shoulder or head height with your palms facing forward. Form 'V' handshapes with both hands by extending your index and middle fingers. Then, bend those fingers twice, just like you are making 'air quotes' in spoken English.
Point to the text, sign 'phrase' using the double-bending 'V' hands, and then sign 'mean' while furrowing your eyebrows to indicate a 'wh-' question.
Sign 'please', then sign 'phrase' with your hands up at shoulder level, and finish by signing 'repeat' (tapping your bent right hand into your flat left palm).
Sign 'that', then sign 'common' or 'everyday' by brushing the side of your 'A' handshape against your cheek, and end with the sign for 'phrase'.
Point to the text, sign 'phrase' using the double-bending 'V' hands, and then sign 'mean' while furrowing your eyebrows to indicate a 'wh-' question.
Sign 'please', then sign 'phrase' with your hands up at shoulder level, and finish by signing 'repeat' (tapping your bent right hand into your flat left palm).
Sign 'that', then sign 'common' or 'everyday' by brushing the side of your 'A' handshape against your cheek, and end with the sign for 'phrase'.
Yes! The sign using the 'air quotes' motion is commonly used for both 'phrase' and 'quote'. The exact meaning is usually clear from the context of your sentence.
It is often helpful to mouth the word 'phrase' slightly to clarify your meaning. Because this sign can also mean 'quote', 'title', or 'theme', mouthing helps narrow down the exact English translation you intend.
You should bend your index and middle fingers twice in quick succession. A single bend might look incomplete, so a quick double-bend is the standard way to execute this sign.
