Sign Language Lesson 2 — Greetings and Courtesy — Minister Destiny and Andrew

The signs

Handshape: Open hand, fingers together, thumb out — a flat B hand.
Place: Fingertips up near your forehead, like the start of a salute.
Movement: Tip your hand out and away from your head once, like a small wave.

Remember it: Hello starts at your forehead — a wave that begins like a salute.

Remember it: Goodbye is your fingers waving, not your whole arm.

Handshape: Two signs together: GOOD, then MORNING.
Place: GOOD starts at your lips; MORNING starts under your other forearm.
Movement: GOOD: flat hand at your lips moves forward and down onto your other palm. MORNING: your flat hand rises up from under your other forearm, like the sun coming up.

Remember it: Good morning — good words, then the sun rises.

Remember it: Please is a circle rubbed over your heart.

Handshape: Flat open hand, fingers together.
Place: Fingertips touch your chin.
Movement: Move your hand forward and a little down, toward the person, like blowing a kiss — but starting from your chin.

Remember it: Thank you starts at your chin and travels to the person.

Handshape: Open hand, palm facing up.
Place: In front of your waist.
Movement: Sweep your hand in a gentle arc from one side of your body to the other.

Remember it: You're welcome sweeps across like opening a door for someone.

Remember it: Sorry and please both circle the chest — sorry is a fist, please is flat.

Handshape: One hand open and flat, the other palm-up underneath.
Place: In front of your body.
Movement: Brush your fingertips across your other palm twice, like brushing crumbs off a table.

Remember it: Excuse me brushes past, politely.

Handshape: Two signs: HOW, then YOU.
Place: HOW is at your chest; YOU points at the person.
Movement: HOW: touch the fingertips of both bent hands together, then roll your stronger hand forward. YOU: point at the person. Raise your eyebrows — your face asks the question too.

Remember it: How are you — roll the question forward, then point to them.

Hands learn by doing. Slow and clear beats fast and sloppy — every time.

Word	Spelling	What the sign does	A line to remember it by
HELLO	Hello	Tip your hand out and away from your head once, like a small wave.	Hello starts at your forehead — a wave that begins like a salute.
GOODBYE	Goodbye	Fold your fingers down toward your palm two or three times.	Goodbye is your fingers waving, not your whole arm.
GOOD MORNING	Good Morning	GOOD: flat hand at your lips moves forward and down onto your other palm.	Good morning — good words, then the sun rises.
PLEASE	Please	Rub your hand in a slow circle on your chest.	Please is a circle rubbed over your heart.
THANK YOU	Thank You	Move your hand forward and a little down, toward the person, like blowing a kiss — but starting from your chin.	Thank you starts at your chin and travels to the person.
YOU'RE WELCOME	You'Re Welcome	Sweep your hand in a gentle arc from one side of your body to the other.	You're welcome sweeps across like opening a door for someone.
SORRY	Sorry	Rub the fist in a circle on your chest.	Sorry and please both circle the chest — sorry is a fist, please is flat.
EXCUSE ME	Excuse Me	Brush your fingertips across your other palm twice, like brushing crumbs off a table.	Excuse me brushes past, politely.
HOW ARE YOU	How Are You	HOW: touch the fingertips of both bent hands together, then roll your stronger hand forward.	How are you — roll the question forward, then point to them.