To sign stomach, start by relaxing your dominant hand into a flat, open handshape with your fingers kept together. Place your hand directly on your stomach with your palm facing inward toward your body. Gently pat your stomach a couple of times. It is a very simple and intuitive motion, just like you would naturally do if you were showing someone where your stomach is.
To express this, first sign 'my' by placing a flat hand on your chest. Then, sign 'stomach' by patting your belly. Finally, sign 'hurt' by pointing your index fingers at each other and twisting them in opposite directions near your stomach area.
Start by pointing to yourself for 'I'. Sign 'stomach' with a gentle pat. Then, to show it is upset, place a slightly curved hand on your stomach and turn it over, mimicking the feeling of your stomach turning or feeling nauseous.
Sign 'my' by placing your flat hand on your chest. Sign 'stomach' by patting it. Then, sign 'full' by sliding your flat dominant hand over the top of your closed non-dominant fist, showing that you have eaten enough and cannot fit any more.
To express this, first sign 'my' by placing a flat hand on your chest. Then, sign 'stomach' by patting your belly. Finally, sign 'hurt' by pointing your index fingers at each other and twisting them in opposite directions near your stomach area.
Start by pointing to yourself for 'I'. Sign 'stomach' with a gentle pat. Then, to show it is upset, place a slightly curved hand on your stomach and turn it over, mimicking the feeling of your stomach turning or feeling nauseous.
Sign 'my' by placing your flat hand on your chest. Sign 'stomach' by patting it. Then, sign 'full' by sliding your flat dominant hand over the top of your closed non-dominant fist, showing that you have eaten enough and cannot fit any more.
No, they are different. While both signs are located around the torso, 'hungry' is signed by forming a 'C' handshape and moving it downward from your upper chest to your stomach. The sign for 'stomach' is simply patting the area with a flat hand.
You can sign 'stomach' followed by the sign for 'hurt'. However, a more natural and efficient way to sign 'stomach ache' in ASL is to simply perform the sign for 'hurt' (twisting your index fingers toward each other) directly over your stomach area.
No, you only need to use one hand. The sign for stomach is typically performed using just your dominant hand while your non-dominant hand rests comfortably at your side. Using both hands to pat your stomach is unnecessary and might look a bit unnatural.
