How to sign
Learn in ASL
Learn scoops from a flat palm up to the forehead, closing the hand as it rises, like picking up knowledge and putting it in your head.
- Single sign
- Two hands
- Handshape: Open hand closing to a flattened O, over a flat palm
- Palm to forehead
- School
How to sign learn
- 1
Hold your non-dominant hand flat, palm up.
- 2
Place your open dominant hand on it, fingertips down.
- 3
Lift the hand to your forehead, closing the fingers as it rises, and touch the forehead.
Common mistakes
- Stopping before the forehead. The knowledge has to arrive.
Keep going
More school signs
Questions about “Learn”
Yes. This clip shows the common ASL sign for learn. Like spoken languages, ASL has regional variation, so you may see small differences from signer to signer.
Guide
Basic Phrases
The first phrases you actually use in a signed conversation: introductions, asking for help, saying you are learning, and keeping things polite. Real video for each one.
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