To sign "rainy," start with both hands raised in front of you at about shoulder height. Keep your palms facing down and your fingers spread apart and slightly bent, like relaxed claws. Move both hands downward simultaneously in a repeated, slightly bouncing motion, as if mimicking raindrops falling from the sky.
Sign "rainy" by moving your open, bent hands downward in a bouncing motion, followed by the sign for "day." You can add a facial expression that matches the dreary weather.
Point to yourself for "I," sign "dislike," and then use the downward bouncing motion for "rainy" before signing "weather."
Sign "drive" and "careful," then sign "rainy" by bringing both hands downward with spread fingers to clearly show the falling rain.
Sign "rainy" by moving your open, bent hands downward in a bouncing motion, followed by the sign for "day." You can add a facial expression that matches the dreary weather.
Point to yourself for "I," sign "dislike," and then use the downward bouncing motion for "rainy" before signing "weather."
Sign "drive" and "careful," then sign "rainy" by bringing both hands downward with spread fingers to clearly show the falling rain.
Yes, the sign for "rainy" and "rain" is exactly the same. In ASL, the context of your sentence will let the other person know whether you are talking about the noun "rain" or the adjective "rainy."
To show heavy rain, you modify the movement and your facial expression. Instead of a light, bouncing downward motion, bring your hands down forcefully and quickly, and use an intense facial expression with puffed cheeks or a furrowed brow.
You don't need to actively wiggle your fingers. Keep your fingers spread and slightly bent in a relaxed claw shape, and focus on moving your hands downward in a repeated, bouncing motion to show the rain falling.
