Form both hands into '1' handshapes with your index fingers extended. Start with the tips of your index fingers touching in front of your chest. Move them diagonally downward and outward, then bring them straight across to meet again, drawing the shape of a triangle in the air.
To sign this, you would sign 'draw', then trace the 'triangle' shape clearly in the air, and finish with the sign for 'paper'.
Establish the context by signing 'yield' and 'sign', then use your index fingers to draw the 'triangle' to describe its physical shape.
Sign 'three', then sign 'triangle' by tracing the shape, and follow up with the signs for 'need' and 'puzzle'.
To sign this, you would sign 'draw', then trace the 'triangle' shape clearly in the air, and finish with the sign for 'paper'.
Establish the context by signing 'yield' and 'sign', then use your index fingers to draw the 'triangle' to describe its physical shape.
Sign 'three', then sign 'triangle' by tracing the shape, and follow up with the signs for 'need' and 'puzzle'.
While you might occasionally see someone trace a shape with one hand in very casual, fast-paced conversation, the standard and clearest way to sign 'triangle' is symmetrically using both index fingers.
Yes! You can adjust the size of your movements to show whether you are talking about a massive triangle or a tiny one. The sign scales naturally to describe the object's actual size.
Most basic geometric shapes in ASL, like squares, rectangles, or circles, are signed using the exact same principle: tracing the outline of the shape in the air with both of your index fingers.
