To sign 'underwater', you will combine the signs for 'water' and 'under'. Start by forming a 'W' handshape with your dominant hand and tapping the side of your index finger against your chin. Next, hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing down. Place your flat dominant hand below it, and move it downward and slightly forward, dipping underneath the non-dominant hand.
Sign 'I', 'love', 'swim', and then use the compound sign for 'underwater' by signing 'water' followed immediately by 'under'.
Sign 'You', 'hold-breath', and then 'underwater'. Make sure to raise your eyebrows and lean forward slightly at the end to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'Camera', 'safe', 'use', and finish with the sign for 'underwater'. Keep the transition between 'water' and 'under' smooth.
Sign 'I', 'love', 'swim', and then use the compound sign for 'underwater' by signing 'water' followed immediately by 'under'.
Sign 'You', 'hold-breath', and then 'underwater'. Make sure to raise your eyebrows and lean forward slightly at the end to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'Camera', 'safe', 'use', and finish with the sign for 'underwater'. Keep the transition between 'water' and 'under' smooth.
Yes, 'underwater' is a compound sign. If you only sign 'under', people won't know you are talking about water, and if you only sign 'water', the context of being submerged is lost.
Your non-dominant hand stays on top and remains stationary. Your dominant hand (the same one you used to sign 'water' on your chin) moves underneath it.
No, pointing down generally means 'down' or 'here'. To specifically mean 'underwater', you need to use the flat handshapes to visually show one thing going beneath another.
