American Sign Language: "color" WHITE / BLACK / RED / GREEN / BLUE / BROWN / YELLOW / GRAY / GOLD / PINK / ORANGE / PURPLE / To do the sign for "color" hold your hand up in front of your neck and chin area then flutter the fingertips. COLOR: YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, WHAT? = "What is your favorite color?" Also see: COLORING WHAT-COLOR: When you sign color with furrowed eyebrows, it is generally interpreted as "what color?" Discussion: In a message dated 2/6/2004 8:08:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, moorchild-dreamer@_____.net writes: Dear Dr. Bill, I'm having trouble with the sign for "color". Do you simply hold the hand in front of your mouth and flutter the fingers? Thank you! - Mikaela B. Dear Mikaela, You don't have to make contact with the chin. It is very common to just hold the hand in front of your neck and flutter the fingers in front of (but not touching) the chin. However, it is "okay" to do the flutter "on" the chin. Both methods are well accepted. - Dr. Bill 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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore." 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 > You can learn sign language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "color"

WHITE / BLACK / RED / GREEN / BLUE / BROWN / YELLOW / GRAY / GOLD / PINK / ORANGE / PURPLE /

To do the sign for "color" hold your hand up in front of your neck and chin area then flutter the fingertips.

COLOR:

YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, WHAT? = "What is your favorite color?"

Also see: COLORING

WHAT-COLOR:

When you sign color with furrowed eyebrows, it is generally interpreted as "what color?"

Discussion:
In a message dated 2/6/2004 8:08:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, moorchild-dreamer@_____.net writes:
Dear Dr. Bill,
I'm having trouble with the sign for "color". Do you simply hold the hand in front of your mouth and flutter the fingers? Thank you!
- Mikaela B.

Dear Mikaela,
You don't have to make contact with the chin. It is very common to just hold the hand in front of your neck and flutter the fingers in front of (but not touching) the chin.
However, it is "okay" to do the flutter "on" the chin. Both methods are well accepted.
- Dr. Bill

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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

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 >