To sign 'shut', start with both hands flat in 'B' handshapes, with your palms facing down and your fingers pointing forward. Hold your hands slightly apart in front of your body. Then, bring both hands together sharply so the sides of your index fingers meet in the middle. This motion visually mimics the action of closing a pair of doors or shutting a lid.
To sign this, start with the sign for 'please' by rubbing your open hand in a circle on your chest. Then, use the sign for 'shut' to ask someone to close the door. The context makes the object clear.
Begin by pointing to yourself with your index finger to sign 'I'. Next, sign 'window' by moving one flat hand up and down above the other, and finally, sign 'shut' to indicate that you closed it.
First, sign 'store' by holding both hands in pinched shapes pointing down and swinging them forward twice. Then, use the sign for 'shut' to show that the business is closed for the day.
To sign this, start with the sign for 'please' by rubbing your open hand in a circle on your chest. Then, use the sign for 'shut' to ask someone to close the door. The context makes the object clear.
Begin by pointing to yourself with your index finger to sign 'I'. Next, sign 'window' by moving one flat hand up and down above the other, and finally, sign 'shut' to indicate that you closed it.
First, sign 'store' by holding both hands in pinched shapes pointing down and swinging them forward twice. Then, use the sign for 'shut' to show that the business is closed for the day.
Yes, in most general contexts, the sign for 'shut' is the same as the sign for 'close'. Both concepts use the identical motion of bringing flat hands together to represent closing doors or a lid. The surrounding context of your sentence will determine which English word it best translates to.
In ASL, you can modify the meaning of a verb by changing how you physically perform it. To show that something was slammed shut, perform the sign with a much faster, more forceful movement. Pair this with a serious or intense facial expression to convey the extra effort or emotion.
While this sign is great for doors or lids, ASL often uses specific movements for different objects. For a book, you would typically hold your hands open side-by-side (palms up, pinkies touching) and then close them together so your palms touch, specifically showing the action of shutting a book.
