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How to say “Please” in ASL

PLEASEOne signB handshape

  1. PLEASE: Place a flat hand, palm in, on the middle of your chest and move it in a circle.

PLEASE and SORRY are both made with a circle on the chest. PLEASE uses a flat hand and SORRY a fist, so the handshape is what tells them apart.

A written description can't show movement and expression the way a signer can, and signs vary by region. Learn signs from Deaf teachers and signers; this site checks fingerspelling, the handshapes of the alphabet.

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Fingerspell PLEASE letter by letter. Turn on your camera and it checks your handshape as you go. The video stays on your device.

  1. ASL P1. P
  2. ASL L2. L
  3. ASL E3. E
  4. ASL A4. A
  5. ASL S5. S
  6. ASL E6. E

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