ASL LOVE
🤟 How to sign
To sign "ANIMALS" in American Sign Language (ASL), place both hands on your chest with fingertips touching your body, then move them in and out slightly to represent breathing, symbolizing all living creatures that breathe.
📖 Word definition
Living organisms that are typically capable of movement, sensation, and reproduction, distinguished from plants by their ability to move voluntarily and respond rapidly to stimuli.
🎯 Detailed Hand Movement Guide
- Hand Shape: Both hands in relaxed curved "5" handshape with fingertips slightly bent.
- Starting Position: Place both hands on your chest with fingertips touching your body.
- Movement: Move both hands in and out from your chest in a gentle breathing motion.
- Path: Small forward and backward movements, about 2-3 inches from chest.
- Hand Orientation: Palms face your body, fingertips maintain contact with chest.
- Facial Expression: Neutral expression, focusing on the breathing concept.
⚠️ Common Mistakes & What to Avoid
❌ Too large movement: Keep the breathing motion small and natural.
❌ Wrong hand position: Fingertips should touch chest, not palms.
❌ No breathing motion: Must show the in-and-out breathing movement.
❌ Only one hand: Both hands are required to represent the concept fully.
💬 Common Sentence Examples
"I love animals."
How to sign: Sign "I" (point to yourself) → sign "love" (cross arms over chest) → sign "animals" (breathing motion on chest).
"Animals need water."
How to sign: Sign "animals" (breathing motion) → sign "need" (bent index finger moves down) → sign "water" (W handshape taps chin twice).
"Wild animals live in forests."
How to sign: Sign "wild" (5 hand shakes by face) → sign "animals" → sign "live" (L hands move up body) → sign "forest" (elbow on hand, fingers wiggle like trees).