To sign "settings," form both hands into loose, curved claw shapes. Bring your hands together in front of your chest so that your fingers interlock, resembling two gears meshing together. Keep your palms facing your body, and bounce your interlocked hands up and down a couple of times.
Sign 'phone', then use the 'settings' sign to show adjusting the device's configuration. The context makes it clear you mean digital settings.
Sign 'where', 'account', and then 'settings'. Remember to lower your eyebrows for the 'where' question to show you are asking for information.
Fingerspell or point to your phone for 'app', sign 'settings', and finish with the sign for 'confusing' while showing a puzzled facial expression.
Sign 'phone', then use the 'settings' sign to show adjusting the device's configuration. The context makes it clear you mean digital settings.
Sign 'where', 'account', and then 'settings'. Remember to lower your eyebrows for the 'where' question to show you are asking for information.
Fingerspell or point to your phone for 'app', sign 'settings', and finish with the sign for 'confusing' while showing a puzzled facial expression.
Yes! In ASL, the sign for 'settings' is the exact same as the sign for 'machine' or 'engine'. The context of your sentence will let the other person know whether you are talking about a physical machine or the digital settings on your phone.
Yes, the double bouncing motion is important. It shows the ongoing nature of the gears or the plural concept of multiple settings. Without the movement, it might look like you are just holding your hands together rather than signing a specific word.
No, it doesn't strictly matter which hand is slightly higher when your fingers interlock. Just do whatever feels most comfortable for your hands, as long as the fingers mesh together clearly to represent the gears.
