To sign "you are cute," start with the sign for "cute." Place the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand on your chin, keeping them extended and together (the U-handshape). Brush your fingers downward off your chin. Then, sign "you" by pointing your index finger directly forward at the person you are talking to. Notice that ASL does not use a separate sign for the English word "are."
To sign this, start by pointing to yourself to sign 'I'. Next, tap your index finger on your forehead for 'think'. Finally, complete the phrase by signing 'cute' at your chin and pointing forward for 'you', just as shown in the video.
Begin by signing 'smile' by drawing the corners of your mouth up with your index fingers. Then, follow up with the phrase from the video by brushing your chin for 'cute' and pointing directly at the person for 'you'.
For an exclamation like this, your facial expression does the heavy lifting. Give a big, warm smile and perhaps tilt your head slightly while you sign 'cute' and point to 'you'. The emotion on your face translates the 'aw' perfectly.
To sign this, start by pointing to yourself to sign 'I'. Next, tap your index finger on your forehead for 'think'. Finally, complete the phrase by signing 'cute' at your chin and pointing forward for 'you', just as shown in the video.
Begin by signing 'smile' by drawing the corners of your mouth up with your index fingers. Then, follow up with the phrase from the video by brushing your chin for 'cute' and pointing directly at the person for 'you'.
For an exclamation like this, your facial expression does the heavy lifting. Give a big, warm smile and perhaps tilt your head slightly while you sign 'cute' and point to 'you'. The emotion on your face translates the 'aw' perfectly.
ASL has its own unique grammar and syntax, which is quite different from English. It typically omits "to be" verbs like "am," "is," and "are." In ASL, simply pairing the pronoun "you" with the adjective "cute" makes the meaning perfectly clear without needing extra filler words.
Yes, absolutely! ASL sentence structure can be quite flexible. You can sign "YOU CUTE" or "CUTE YOU." Both are grammatically correct and widely understood in the Deaf community. The video demonstrates "CUTE YOU," which is a very natural way to place emphasis directly on the compliment itself.
It can! Some signers start with the index and middle fingers extended (the U-handshape) and pull them into a closed fist (the A-handshape) as they brush down the chin. Both variations are correct, but keeping the fingers extended as shown in the video is perfect for beginners.
