To sign 'walking', hold both hands in front of you with flat handshapes, palms facing down and fingers pointing forward. Move your hands forward and backward in an alternating motion, as if they are feet taking steps. Keep the movement relaxed to mimic a natural walking pace.
Sign 'I', then use the sign for 'walking', and finish with 'store'. The continuous alternating motion of your hands shows the ongoing action of walking.
Sign 'you', 'like', 'walking', and then 'park'. Remember to raise your eyebrows at the end of the sentence to indicate that you are asking a yes/no question.
Start by signing 'yesterday' to establish the past tense, then sign 'we', and finish with the sign for 'walking'. The time indicator always comes first.
Sign 'I', then use the sign for 'walking', and finish with 'store'. The continuous alternating motion of your hands shows the ongoing action of walking.
Sign 'you', 'like', 'walking', and then 'park'. Remember to raise your eyebrows at the end of the sentence to indicate that you are asking a yes/no question.
Start by signing 'yesterday' to establish the past tense, then sign 'we', and finish with the sign for 'walking'. The time indicator always comes first.
You can easily change the meaning by adjusting the speed of your hand movements. Move your hands quickly to show fast walking, or slowly and deliberately to show a relaxed, slow pace.
Yes, another common way to sign 'walk' uses a 'V' handshape pointing downward, mimicking two legs walking. However, the flat-hand version shown here is excellent and widely understood for general use.
The flat-hand sign is generally used for people. For animals, you might use different classifier handshapes depending on the animal, such as using four fingers pointing down to represent a four-legged animal walking.
