To sign thankful, start with both hands in open, flat handshapes. Bring the fingers of both hands to your chin or just in front of your mouth, with your palms facing toward you. Then, move both hands forward and slightly downward in a smooth arc, ending with your palms facing up.
Sign 'I', then 'thankful' using both hands moving forward from the chin, and finish with the sign for 'family'.
Sign 'We', then 'should', and finish with the two-handed sign for 'thankful' to emphasize the shared feeling of gratitude.
Point to the person for 'you', sign 'thankful', then 'gift', while raising your eyebrows and leaning slightly forward to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'I', then 'thankful' using both hands moving forward from the chin, and finish with the sign for 'family'.
Sign 'We', then 'should', and finish with the two-handed sign for 'thankful' to emphasize the shared feeling of gratitude.
Point to the person for 'you', sign 'thankful', then 'gift', while raising your eyebrows and leaning slightly forward to indicate a yes/no question.
'Thank you' is usually signed with just your dominant hand moving forward from your chin. 'Thankful' or 'grateful' uses both hands making the same motion simultaneously to show a deeper or broader sense of gratitude.
Your fingers can lightly touch your chin at the beginning of the sign, but it is also perfectly fine to start with them just an inch or two in front of your mouth.
Yes! In American Sign Language, the two-handed sign for 'thankful' is also the standard sign used to express 'grateful' or 'gratitude.'
