To sign Portugal, start by forming 'P' handshapes with both hands: extend your index fingers, point your middle fingers down, and rest your thumbs against your middle fingers. Bring both hands up to the center of your chest and cross them at the wrists, with your dominant hand on top. Your index fingers should point in opposite directions while your middle fingers point downward.
Sign 'NEXT SUMMER', then 'I TRAVEL', and finish with the crossed 'P' handshapes for 'PORTUGAL'.
Sign 'PORTUGAL' using the crossed 'P' hands, followed by 'COUNTRY' and 'BEAUTIFUL'.
Point to the person to sign 'YOU', sign 'FINISH TOUCH' to indicate experience, and then sign 'PORTUGAL'.
Sign 'NEXT SUMMER', then 'I TRAVEL', and finish with the crossed 'P' handshapes for 'PORTUGAL'.
Sign 'PORTUGAL' using the crossed 'P' hands, followed by 'COUNTRY' and 'BEAUTIFUL'.
Point to the person to sign 'YOU', sign 'FINISH TOUCH' to indicate experience, and then sign 'PORTUGAL'.
Because the two countries share the Iberian Peninsula and have closely tied histories, ASL uses the base sign for Spain and initializes it with 'P' handshapes to specifically mean Portugal.
Your dominant hand should naturally rest on top. If you are right-handed, your right wrist will cross over your left wrist.
No tapping is necessary. Simply bring your hands together in a single, smooth motion so that your wrists cross, and hold the position briefly.
