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American Sign Language:  "day"


Also see: TODAY



DAY (version 1)
The sign for "day" is made by holding your non-dominant arm (the left arm for most people) in front of you, palm down, pointing right.  Your left hand can be in either a "flat handshape" or an "index finger handshape."  Your your dominant hand (the right hand for most people) can be either an "index finger" or a "flat hand." (I don't recommend a "D" hand, that is Signed English.) Rest your right elbow on the back of the left hand. Your right arm should point up. Move your right arm across your body, the hand tracing an arc while keeping the right elbow on or very near the back of the left hand. Note: advanced signers often do very abbreviated versions of signs.  For example, they may do the sign for day with the tips of the fingers of left hand touching the midpoint of the right forearm instead of resting the right elbow on the back of the left hand. Also, you might see a different palm orientation on the dominant hand.


 



Note: 
When signing "DAY" you can use a "flat hand" (which is also sometimes called a "b-palm") instead of an index finger.


DAY (flat hand version)


 

 



Sample sentence: "One week has how many days?"




 



Notes:
There are many variations for the sign "DAY." For example: "ALL-DAY"
To sign "all-day," start the flat-handed version of DAY with your dominant "flat hand" further to the right (if you are right handed) prior to moving it. 

For an example of "all-DAY" and other variations of DAY, see: "DAY (advanced discussion)"
 


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