To sign “Potato”, setting your non-dominant fist with palm down front of you. With your dominant hand into a bent “V” or “two” handshapes stand on your non-dominant fist and move in a circle and back to same place as your dominant hand stand on your fist.
Sign 'I', 'love', 'mashed', and then sign 'potatoes' by placing your bent 'V' hand on your non-dominant fist, circling it, and returning to the same spot.
Point to the person for 'you', sign 'want', 'bake', and finish with the 'potato' sign, keeping your non-dominant fist steady while the dominant hand circles. Remember to raise your eyebrows for the yes/no question.
Sign 'we', 'need', 'buy', and then form your dominant hand into a bent 'V' to stand on and circle above your non-dominant fist for 'potatoes'.
Sign 'I', 'love', 'mashed', and then sign 'potatoes' by placing your bent 'V' hand on your non-dominant fist, circling it, and returning to the same spot.
Point to the person for 'you', sign 'want', 'bake', and finish with the 'potato' sign, keeping your non-dominant fist steady while the dominant hand circles. Remember to raise your eyebrows for the yes/no question.
Sign 'we', 'need', 'buy', and then form your dominant hand into a bent 'V' to stand on and circle above your non-dominant fist for 'potatoes'.
Yes, you should always use your non-dominant hand as the base fist. Your dominant hand, which is the one you write with, should be the bent 'V' handshape that performs the circular motion.
They are very similar! Both use the bent 'V' handshape and a circular motion over a fist. However, 'Ireland' often circles and then taps down firmly, whereas 'potato' is generally a lighter movement. Context will usually make your meaning clear.
No, you don't need to repeat the sign to make it plural. In ASL, you can establish plurality through context, by adding a number sign before it, or by signing a word like 'many' before signing 'potato'.
