To sign 'seat', form both hands into 'U' handshapes, with your index and middle fingers extended and kept together. Hold your non-dominant hand horizontally in front of you with the palm facing down. Then, take your dominant hand, also with the palm facing down, and tap its extended fingers across the fingers of your non-dominant hand twice.
Sign 'please', then sign 'seat' by tapping your dominant 'U' hand twice over your non-dominant 'U' hand, and optionally gesture towards the available chair.
Point to the chair in question, sign 'seat', and then use a questioning facial expression while signing 'take' or 'use'.
Sign 'car' by mimicking holding a steering wheel, then sign 'seat' using the double-tapping motion with your 'U' handshapes.
Sign 'please', then sign 'seat' by tapping your dominant 'U' hand twice over your non-dominant 'U' hand, and optionally gesture towards the available chair.
Point to the chair in question, sign 'seat', and then use a questioning facial expression while signing 'take' or 'use'.
Sign 'car' by mimicking holding a steering wheel, then sign 'seat' using the double-tapping motion with your 'U' handshapes.
The difference lies in the movement. 'Seat' is a noun and uses a double tap. 'Sit' is a verb and uses a single, definitive downward motion. This follows a common ASL rule where nouns have a repeated motion and verbs have a single motion.
Yes, your dominant hand should always be the one on top doing the tapping. Your non-dominant hand acts as the stationary base representing the chair.
Yes, the signs for 'seat' and 'chair' are exactly the same in ASL. The context of your conversation will naturally let the other person know which English word you mean.
