To sign 'told' (which is the same as 'tell' in ASL), start with your dominant hand in a '1' handshape, meaning your index finger is extended and your other fingers are curled. Place the side of your index finger against your chin, just below your lower lip. Move your hand outward and slightly forward, away from your face. This sign is directional, so the movement shows who is telling whom.
To sign this, point to yourself for 'I', then sign 'told' by moving your index finger from your chin directly toward the person you are talking to. Finish by signing 'party' to complete the thought.
Since ASL uses directional verbs, you don't need separate signs for 'she' and 'me'. Just start the 'tell' sign in the space representing 'she' and move the index finger inward to tap your own chin.
To ask this question, start the 'told' sign at your chin and move it outward in a sweeping motion toward the space representing 'them'. Don't forget to raise your eyebrows, which is the ASL grammar rule for yes/no questions!
To sign this, point to yourself for 'I', then sign 'told' by moving your index finger from your chin directly toward the person you are talking to. Finish by signing 'party' to complete the thought.
Since ASL uses directional verbs, you don't need separate signs for 'she' and 'me'. Just start the 'tell' sign in the space representing 'she' and move the index finger inward to tap your own chin.
To ask this question, start the 'told' sign at your chin and move it outward in a sweeping motion toward the space representing 'them'. Don't forget to raise your eyebrows, which is the ASL grammar rule for yes/no questions!
In ASL, verbs don't change their form to show past tense. Instead, you establish the time frame at the beginning of your sentence using signs like 'yesterday' or 'past'. Once the past tense is established, you simply use the standard sign for 'tell'.
While both signs relate to speaking, 'tell' uses a single index finger moving outward from the chin to show giving information to someone. 'Say' typically uses the index finger tapping just below the mouth, focusing more on the act of speaking rather than directing information.
Yes, but you need to change the direction! Because 'tell' is a directional verb, to sign 'she told me', you start the index finger away from your face in the space representing 'her' and move it inward toward your own chin.
