To make the sign when, take your dominant and non dominant hand in the D handshape. place your dominant hand with palm facing outward and non dominant with your palm facing inward. Then you will start with your finger tips touching before making a circle in the air before landing your dominant finger back on your non dominant.
Sign 'your', then 'birthday', and finish with the sign for 'when'. Because this is a WH-question, remember to furrow your eyebrows while signing 'when'.
Sign 'movie', then 'start', and finally 'when'. Make sure your non-dominant index finger stays perfectly still while your dominant index finger traces the circle.
Sign 'I', then 'don't know', followed by 'when'. Since this is a statement and not a question, keep your eyebrows relaxed and neutral.
Sign 'your', then 'birthday', and finish with the sign for 'when'. Because this is a WH-question, remember to furrow your eyebrows while signing 'when'.
Sign 'movie', then 'start', and finally 'when'. Make sure your non-dominant index finger stays perfectly still while your dominant index finger traces the circle.
Sign 'I', then 'don't know', followed by 'when'. Since this is a statement and not a question, keep your eyebrows relaxed and neutral.
Yes! If you are asking a question like 'When are we leaving?', you must furrow your eyebrows. This is the standard facial grammar for all 'WH-questions' (who, what, where, when, why) in ASL.
Typically, your dominant hand moves forward and around in a clockwise direction (from your own perspective) before landing back on the tip of your non-dominant index finger.
In ASL, this specific sign for 'when' is primarily used for asking questions. For statements connecting two events, signers often use the sign for 'happen' or simply establish the timeline of events without using a literal translation for the word 'when'.
