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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)
Christian Jones
7/9/2026
so, that was probably js how "good" happened to be signed when you saw "are good" but there is no difference between "good" and "are good" in sign language. The two signs you saw are actually the same, they're just different versions. The word "good" can be signed with one hand or two hands, when the open hand taps your palm, that's the two handed version, and when it doesn't, that's the one handed version. They mean the same thing though. "brad is good" is still the signs "B-R-A-D GOOD" in ASL, it's just weather or not you prefer to sign GOOD one handed or not
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