"fly" ASL American Sign Language

American Sign Language: "fly" Also see: PILOT FLY: Use the "I love you" handshape to represent an airplane flying through the air. This sign is a noun/verb pair. Note: You might want to angle your palm a bit more downward than I'm doing here. For "AIRPLANE" use a small double motion. You move the hand forward just a couple inches or so, then bring it back, then move it forward again. BIRD-in-flight Or FLYING-bird: Once you have established that you are talking about a bird, you could then show that bird in flight. Note: If you want to talk about how a bird is flying, you can flap your arms/hands as if you had wings to show what kind of wing strokes the bird is making. For a small bird you would flap just your hands or for a very small bird you could "flap" the index and middle fingers of your hands (while making a whistling facial expression). For a large bird or a pterodactyl you would extend your arms and use a large flapping motion. For a bird with a broken wing you could just flap one arm or hand. For a penguin you'd hold your hands down near your hips, (touching your wrists to your hips and pointing your fingertips out to the side) then do a side to side rocking movement in your torso to represent the waddling of a penguin. FLYING-(insect) "buzzing" You can can show how an insect (such as a fly) flies: Also see: PILOT Also see: FLY-(insect) Also see: AIRPLANE 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 > You can learn sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University ™ Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars © Lifeprint.com

American Sign Language: "fly"

Also see: PILOT

FLY:

Use the "I love you" handshape to represent an airplane flying through the air. This sign is a noun/verb pair. Note: You might want to angle your palm a bit more downward than I'm doing here.

For "AIRPLANE" use a small double motion. You move the hand forward just a couple inches or so, then bring it back, then move it forward again.

BIRD-in-flight
Or FLYING-bird:
Once you have established that you are talking about a bird, you could then show that bird in flight.

Note: If you want to talk about how a bird is flying, you can flap your arms/hands as if you had wings to show what kind of wing strokes the bird is making.
For a small bird you would flap just your hands or for a very small bird you could "flap" the index and middle fingers of your hands (while making a whistling facial expression). For a large bird or a pterodactyl you would extend your arms and use a large flapping motion.
For a bird with a broken wing you could just flap one arm or hand.
For a penguin you'd hold your hands down near your hips, (touching your wrists to your hips and pointing your fingertips out to the side) then do a side to side rocking movement in your torso to represent the waddling of a penguin.

FLYING-(insect) "buzzing"
You can can show how an insect (such as a fly) flies:

Also see: PILOT
Also see: FLY-(insect)

Also see: AIRPLANE

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 >

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