To sign hi in ASL, raise your dominant hand beside your shoulder with the fingers together and pointing up. Turn the palm forward, toward the person you are greeting, and hold the hand there for a moment, with a friendly face. Then lower the hand. It is a short, open greeting.
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How to sign it
Handshape: a flat open hand, the fingers together and pointing up.
Location: in front of the shoulder on the side of your dominant hand.
Movement: the hand rises to the shoulder, holds for a moment, then lowers.
Palm orientation: the palm faces forward.
Facial expression: a relaxed, friendly face.
Use it in a sentence
HI, MOM!
Hi, Mom!
Lifeprint shows HI in a video only, with no written description, so the steps here come from AISA's video. HELLO is a different sign: the flat hand starts at the forehead like a salute and moves out.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/h/hi.htm (video only).
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