Ziggy.

How to sign

Where Are You From? in ASL

'Where are you from' is YOU FROM WHERE, with the eyebrows down on WHERE. The answer is I FROM and a place.

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How to sign where are you from

  1. 1

    Point: YOU.

  2. 2

    Sign FROM: a bent index finger (X) pulls back from the other upright index finger.

  3. 3

    Sign WHERE: index finger wagging, eyebrows down.

Common mistakes

  • Putting WHERE first. It goes at the end.

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Guide

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