How to sign
Green in ASL
Green shakes a G handshape with a small twist of the wrist.
- Single sign
- One hand
- Handshape: G hand
- In front of shoulder
- Colors
How to sign green
- 1
Make a G (index finger and thumb extended sideways, like a pinch).
- 2
Shake it with a small twist.
- 3
Keep the other fingers folded.
Common mistakes
- Leaving the middle finger up, which makes it an H.
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Questions about “Green”
Yes. This clip shows the common ASL sign for green. Like spoken languages, ASL has regional variation, so you may see small differences from signer to signer.
Guide
Colors
Fourteen color signs with video, the handshape pattern that links most of them, and a short practice set you can do in two minutes.
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