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There is a sign for good (open hand at chin moves down)
And a sign for "are good" as in apples are good. (Open hand palm up, taps on top of second open hand palm)
Is this for grammar reasons? Is there a different sign for "Is good"? As in Brad is good.
Jess
1/17/2026
I might be wrong so don't quote me on this, but I think it's just the same word. Both hands is a little more formal, but it's like saying "cannot" rather than saying "can't" in English. Or like "Hello" being slightly more formal than "Hi" in English. In the end it means the same thing.
Sing and Sign 🎹🎹🙏
1/17/2026
I think the difference is talking about the a person instead of a general item. Hope this helps.
NT Dastrup
1/31/2026
remember that in sign language you don't say "are" or "is". also they are both the word good
🌺Adalyn🌺Grace🌺
2/4/2026
your completely right! ASL signs concepts not words. (Right? or is it the other way around. I always forget what my ASL teacher at school says)
I would really like to learn grammar and sentence structure. I know a little but I mainly sign English word for word.
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Hello intersign! I've only recently started learning ASL and was wonder if anyone has any tips for remembering the different grammer rules and general structure of ASL. I find that whenever I try to practice, I always accidentally slip into English structure. Any help is appreciated, thank you in advance!
If you have to sign topic words first, and there's a sentence about 2 things, what's the sign going first?