To sign "young," form both hands into slightly bent shapes with your fingers kept together. Place your fingertips on your upper chest near your shoulders, with your palms facing inward toward your body. Brush your fingertips upward against your chest a couple of times.
Sign "dog," then use the sign for "young" by brushing your bent hands upward on your chest. You can emphasize the word "very" by making the upward brushing motion slightly faster, larger, or by widening your eyes.
Start by pointing to yourself for "I," sign "young," and then finish with "love" and "read." A slight nod or a nostalgic facial expression helps set the past tense context naturally for the person you are talking to.
Point to the person for "she," then sign "young" followed immediately by the ASL suffix for "-est" (moving an 'A' handshape straight up high), and finish the sentence with the sign for "family."
Sign "dog," then use the sign for "young" by brushing your bent hands upward on your chest. You can emphasize the word "very" by making the upward brushing motion slightly faster, larger, or by widening your eyes.
Start by pointing to yourself for "I," sign "young," and then finish with "love" and "read." A slight nod or a nostalgic facial expression helps set the past tense context naturally for the person you are talking to.
Point to the person for "she," then sign "young" followed immediately by the ASL suffix for "-est" (moving an 'A' handshape straight up high), and finish the sentence with the sign for "family."
Typically, you brush upward twice. Doing it just once might look like a mistake or part of another sign, while doing it too many times can look exaggerated unless you are specifically emphasizing just how young someone is.
While it is technically a two-handed sign, in casual or very fast conversation, fluent signers sometimes drop one hand and sign it with just their dominant hand. However, as a beginner, it is best to practice using both hands.
To sign "younger," sign "young" and then bring your dominant hand up into an 'A' handshape with the thumb pointing up (the "-er" suffix). For "youngest," do the exact same thing but bring the 'A' handshape up much higher.
