To sign 'teamwork', you will combine the signs for 'team' and 'work'. First, form both hands into 'T' handshapes by making a fist and tucking your thumb between your index and middle fingers. Start with your hands touching in front of your chest, then move them outward and around in a circle until your pinkies meet. Next, change both hands into 'S' handshapes (closed fists) and tap the heel of your dominant hand against the back of your non-dominant wrist twice.
To sign this, you can point to yourself and others in a sweeping motion for 'our', sign 'teamwork', and then sign 'excellent' and 'today'.
Sign 'we', 'need', and 'teamwork', followed by 'win' and 'game' to express this collaborative idea.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'appreciate', point to the person for 'your', and finish with the compound sign for 'teamwork'.
To sign this, you can point to yourself and others in a sweeping motion for 'our', sign 'teamwork', and then sign 'excellent' and 'today'.
Sign 'we', 'need', and 'teamwork', followed by 'win' and 'game' to express this collaborative idea.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'appreciate', point to the person for 'your', and finish with the compound sign for 'teamwork'.
These signs all share the same circular motion to represent a gathering of people or things. They are differentiated by initialization, meaning they use the first letter of the English word ('T' for team, 'G' for group, 'C' for class) as the handshape.
Yes, 'teamwork' is a compound concept in ASL. To accurately convey the specific meaning of working together as a team, you need to sign both parts in sequence.
Your dominant hand should be the active hand that moves and taps the back of your stationary non-dominant hand or wrist.
