How to sign dinner in American Sign Language

Sign #1 (1 of 2)

Sign Instructions:

Tap your fingertips (except for your index finger) against your mouth a couple of times.

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Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Dominant Handshape for dinner
Extend the index finger straight up and touch the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger with the ring and pinky fingers bent in the same way as the middle finger.

Sign #2 (2 of 2)

Sign Instructions:

This sign is a combination of the signs for "eat" and "night".

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Sequential Breakdown of dinner

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First Frame of dinner

End of Sign

Final Frame of dinner

Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Dominant Handshape for dinner
Keep your index, middle, ring, and pink fingers together and straight, bend them all at the knuckle at a 90-degree angle, and reach your thumb to the bottom of the fingertips of your index and middle fingers.
Dominant Handshape for dinner
Extend your thumb outwards at a 90-degree angle, bend the other fingers at the knuckles, keeping them at a 90-degree angle to the palm.

Non-Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Non-Dominant Handshape for dinner
Extend your thumb outwards at a 90-degree angle, bend the other fingers at the knuckles, keeping them at a 90-degree angle to the palm.

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