ASL LOVE
🤟 How to sign
To sign "FLOWER" in American Sign Language (ASL), use your dominant hand in a flat "O" handshape and touch your nose, then move to touch the opposite side of your nose, representing smelling a flower's fragrance.
📖 Word definition
The reproductive structure of flowering plants, typically having colorful petals and often fragrant, used for decoration or given as gifts.
🎯 Detailed Hand Movement Guide
- Hand Shape: Dominant hand in flat "O" handshape (fingertips touching thumb).
- Starting Position: Hand positioned near one side of your nose.
- Movement: Touch nose gently, then move across to touch the opposite side.
- Path: Small arc motion from one nostril area to the other.
- Hand Orientation: Fingertips pointing toward your face throughout the sign.
- Facial Expression: Pleasant, as if enjoying a flower's scent.
⚠️ Common Mistakes & What to Avoid
❌ Wrong handshape: Use flat "O", not pointing finger or open hand.
❌ Missing nose contact: Must actually touch both sides of nose.
❌ Too fast movement: Move slowly as if savoring the scent.
❌ Wrong facial expression: Show pleasant enjoyment, not neutral face.
💬 Common Sentence Examples
"The flower smells beautiful."
How to sign: Sign "flower" (flat O touches nose sides) → sign "smell" (palm up, wave toward nose) → sign "beautiful" (open hand circles face, closes to flat O).
"I picked red flowers."
How to sign: Point to self "I" → sign "pick" (F hand plucks motion) → sign "red" (index finger brushes lips down) → sign "flowers" (repeat flower sign).
"She gave me flowers."
How to sign: Point to her "she" → sign "give" (flat hands move from her toward you) → point to self "me" → sign "flowers" (flat O touches nose sides).