American Sign Language: "arrive" The sign for "arrive" uses flat hands ("B"-hands). The non-dominant hand is held out away from the body with the palm angled in toward your chest and a bit upward. The dominant hand starts near your body, palm back, and moves forward until it slaps into the palm of the non-dominant hand. Memory aid :The right hand arrives at the left hand. ARRIVE / get to / make it there: Notes: (Not needed for class. No need to read.) Question: Is "ARRIVE" the same sign as "PROVE/proof/evidence?" Answer: The two signs are somewhat similar but there are some differences. ARRIVE is angled more upright, (mostly palm-back). PROVE starts with the non-dominant hand generally horizontal, and palm facing upward. Then the dominant hand smacks down onto the non-dominant hand and bounces up an inch or two. Visualize the non-dominant hand representing a table or similar surface and the dominant hand representing a folder full of documents that you throw down onto the table that prove your point. You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT > Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "arrive"

The sign for "arrive" uses flat hands ("B"-hands). The non-dominant hand is held out away from the body with the palm angled in toward your chest and a bit upward. The dominant hand starts near your body, palm back, and moves forward until it slaps into the palm of the non-dominant hand.

Memory aid :The right hand arrives at the left hand.

ARRIVE / get to / make it there:

Notes:

(Not needed for class. No need to read.)

Question: Is "ARRIVE" the same sign as "PROVE/proof/evidence?"

Answer: The two signs are somewhat similar but there are some differences. ARRIVE is angled more upright, (mostly palm-back). PROVE starts with the non-dominant hand generally horizontal, and palm facing upward. Then the dominant hand smacks down onto the non-dominant hand and bounces up an inch or two. Visualize the non-dominant hand representing a table or similar surface and the dominant hand representing a folder full of documents that you throw down onto the table that prove your point.

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT >

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >