Start with your dominant hand flat, palm facing your stomach and fingers pointing to the side. Place your hand against your stomach area. In one fluid motion, move your hand slightly upward while flipping it over so your palm ends up facing down. Remember to use a distressed or sad facial expression to match the emotion.
To sign this, point to yourself for 'I', sign 'upset' with a sad expression, and then sign 'news'. Your face should clearly show that the news affected you negatively.
Point to the person for 'you', sign 'upset', and finish with the sign for 'why'. Remember to furrow your eyebrows the entire time, as this is a 'wh-' question.
Point to the person for 'she', then sign 'upset'. To show the intensity of 'very', make the flipping motion of the sign sharper and exaggerate your distressed facial expression.
To sign this, point to yourself for 'I', sign 'upset' with a sad expression, and then sign 'news'. Your face should clearly show that the news affected you negatively.
Point to the person for 'you', sign 'upset', and finish with the sign for 'why'. Remember to furrow your eyebrows the entire time, as this is a 'wh-' question.
Point to the person for 'she', then sign 'upset'. To show the intensity of 'very', make the flipping motion of the sign sharper and exaggerate your distressed facial expression.
While the sign mimics an upset stomach, it is most commonly used to express being emotionally upset or distressed. If you are physically ill, it is usually better to use the specific ASL sign for 'sick' or 'stomachache'.
You should use your dominant hand to perform this sign. If you are right-handed, use your right hand; if you are left-handed, use your left hand.
In ASL, you don't always need a separate word for 'very' or 'really'. Instead, you can show intensity by making the hand motion larger or sharper, and by exaggerating your facial expression to show deep distress.
