How to sign
Please Sign Slower in ASL
Please Sign Slower is a communication phrase in American Sign Language. Watch the clip, then sign it along with the video.
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How to sign please sign slower
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This phrase is signed as a sequence: PLEASE → SIGN → SLOW. ASL drops English filler words, so there is no sign for "is", "a", or "the".
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Keep the signs flowing into each other without pausing between them. One smooth phrase reads more naturally than three separate signs.
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Match your face to the meaning. Questions get raised or lowered eyebrows; feelings get the feeling. The face is part of the grammar.
Common mistakes
- Pausing between each sign. Treat the phrase as one unit with one rhythm.
- Mouthing the full English sentence while you sign. Mouth the ASL gloss or keep your lips relaxed; ASL is its own language, not English on the hands.
- Signing too low or too far from the body. Keep your signing space between your chest and your chin where it is easy to see.
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Questions about “Please Sign Slower”
3 signs: Please, Sign, Slow. ASL leaves out English words like "is", "a", and "the", so the phrase is shorter than the English.
Guide
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