To sign 'these', start with both hands open and flat in front of you, with your palms facing up. Make a small, deliberate downward and forward motion, as if you are gesturing to a group of items placed right in front of you. The movement is short and indicates both plurality and proximity.
Sign 'these' by gesturing to the specific space where the apples are, followed by the sign for 'apple' and 'want'.
Use the sign for 'these' while looking at the shoes, then sign 'your' and 'shoe', making sure to raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'these' to establish the group of items, then sign 'book' and 'heavy', perhaps puffing your cheeks slightly to emphasize the weight.
Sign 'these' by gesturing to the specific space where the apples are, followed by the sign for 'apple' and 'want'.
Use the sign for 'these' while looking at the shoes, then sign 'your' and 'shoe', making sure to raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'these' to establish the group of items, then sign 'book' and 'heavy', perhaps puffing your cheeks slightly to emphasize the weight.
The sign for 'this' typically uses one hand pointing directly at a single object with an index finger. 'These' uses both hands or a sweeping motion to indicate multiple objects in a group.
Yes, using your eye gaze to look at the objects (even if they are imaginary and just set up in your signing space) helps establish their location and makes your meaning much clearer to the person watching you.
While you can sometimes use a single-handed sweeping motion with an index finger to indicate 'these', using both hands with palms up as shown in the video is a very clear, standard way to emphasize a plural group of items right in front of you.
