How to sign
How Old Are You? in ASL
'How old are you' is YOU OLD HOW-MANY, or more often YOU OLD with the OLD sign leading into a questioning face. Ages are answered from the chin.
- Phrase
- Two hands
- Question Words
- ASL Phrases
How to sign how old are you
- 1
Point: YOU.
- 2
Sign OLD: a C or S hand at the chin pulling down, like stroking a beard.
- 3
Sign HOW-MANY or just hold a questioning face with the eyebrows down.
Common mistakes
- Asking with raised eyebrows. It's a WH-question, so brows go down.
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More question words signs
Questions about “How Old Are You?”
"How Old Are You?" is signed as a single unit in ASL rather than word-for-word from English.
Guide
Question Words
The six WH-question signs, where they go in an ASL sentence, and the eyebrow rule that makes a question a question. Video for each sign and full question phrases.
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