20 signs · Question Words

ASL Question Words: What, Where, When, Who, Why, How

The six WH-signs plus the full questions you will ask on day one: what is your name, where are you from, how old are you. In ASL the question word usually comes at the end of the sentence, and your eyebrows go down for WH-questions. Both halves matter.

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