To sign thank you in ASL, hold your dominant hand flat and touch your fingertips to your lips. Then move the hand forward and a little down, toward the person you are thanking. Smile as you sign it. Signing it with both hands shows you are very grateful.
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How to sign it
Handshape: a flat hand with the fingers together.
Location: the fingertips start at your lips.
Movement: move the hand forward and a little down, toward the person you are thanking.
Facial expression: a smile.
Tip to remember it
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Use it in a sentence
MOM, THANK-YOU
Thank you, Mom.
Lifeprint notes that signing it with both hands means you are very grateful.
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