To sign "smelly," form a flat handshape with your dominant hand, keeping your fingers together. Bring your hand up in front of your nose with your palm facing toward you. Wave your hand side to side a couple of times as if fanning away a bad odor. Be sure to wrinkle your nose and show a disgusted facial expression to convey the meaning clearly.
Sign 'trash' first, then sign 'smelly.' To emphasize the word 'really,' make your fanning motion slightly larger and intensify your disgusted facial expression.
After signing 'dog,' use the 'smelly' sign. The fanning motion in front of your nose instantly communicates the unpleasant odor without needing extra words.
Point to the object in question, then sign 'smelly.' Since this is a question, remember to furrow your eyebrows while simultaneously wrinkling your nose for the bad smell.
Sign 'trash' first, then sign 'smelly.' To emphasize the word 'really,' make your fanning motion slightly larger and intensify your disgusted facial expression.
After signing 'dog,' use the 'smelly' sign. The fanning motion in front of your nose instantly communicates the unpleasant odor without needing extra words.
Point to the object in question, then sign 'smelly.' Since this is a question, remember to furrow your eyebrows while simultaneously wrinkling your nose for the bad smell.
Yes, absolutely! In ASL, facial expressions act as grammatical markers and convey tone. Wrinkling your nose shows the intensity of the bad smell and is a required part of the sign.
The general sign for 'smell' involves sweeping an open hand upward in front of the nose once or twice, often with a neutral or inquisitive face. 'Smelly' or 'stink' uses a side-to-side fanning motion accompanied by a disgusted facial expression.
No, this specific fanning motion and negative facial expression are used exclusively for bad or unpleasant odors. If you want to describe a pleasant scent, you would use the general sign for 'smell' followed by the sign for 'good.'
