To sign the letter T in ASL, make a fist and tuck your thumb between your index and middle fingers, so the thumb tip shows. Hold your dominant hand up beside your shoulder, at about chin height, with the palm facing forward. Hold it still: T does not move.
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How to sign it
Handshape: Make a fist and tuck your thumb between your index and middle fingers, so the thumb tip shows.
Location: Beside your shoulder, at about chin height, on the side of your dominant hand.
Palm orientation: Palm facing forward.
Movement: none. Hold the handshape still for a moment.
Use it in a sentence
#TALK (fingerspelled T-A-L-K)
Spell talk with your hand: T, A, L, K.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University) fingerspelling chart, lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/abc.htm.
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