American Sign Language: "show" or "demonstrate" or "example" SHOW: As in, "I want to show you my new puppy." Some people do the sign "SHOW" with the non-dominant hand sideways instead of vertical. This version of "show" means the same as the above version. I include it here so you'll see there is more than one "right" way to do this sign. The sign for show is "directional." By that I mean you can use the direction of the sign to indicate who is doing the showing and who is doing the seeing of what is being shown. For example, if I start the sign away from my body (nearer to you) and then move the sign closer toward my body (nearer to me) that would mean "you-SHOW-me" or "show it to me." Sample sentence: Show me your favorite sign: SHOW-me: If you start the sign farther way from your body and move it closer to you, it means, "Show me." SHOW-all: If you use a horizontal sweep with this sign it can mean, "show everyone," "show them," or "show all of you." If you mean "show" as in "show up" the use the "show up / appear" sign: SHOW-UP SHOW-UP: (animated) Also see: SHOW-UP Note: If you mean "show" as in, "I want to go to the (movie) show" then you should use the sign MOVIE. If you mean "show" as in a Broadway show, see: ACT Also see: EXAMPLE 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 American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "show" or "demonstrate" or "example"

SHOW: As in, "I want to show you my new puppy."

Some people do the sign "SHOW" with the non-dominant hand sideways instead of vertical. This version of "show" means the same as the above version. I include it here so you'll see there is more than one "right" way to do this sign.

The sign for show is "directional." By that I mean you can use the direction of the sign to indicate who is doing the showing and who is doing the seeing of what is being shown. For example, if I start the sign away from my body (nearer to you) and then move the sign closer toward my body (nearer to me) that would mean "you-SHOW-me" or "show it to me."

Sample sentence: Show me your favorite sign:

SHOW-me: If you start the sign farther way from your body and move it closer to you, it means, "Show me."

SHOW-all: If you use a horizontal sweep with this sign it can mean, "show everyone," "show them," or "show all of you."

If you mean "show" as in "show up" the use the "show up / appear" sign:

SHOW-UP

SHOW-UP: (animated)

Also see: SHOW-UP

Note: If you mean "show" as in, "I want to go to the (movie) show" then you should use the sign MOVIE.

If you mean "show" as in a Broadway show, see: ACT

Also see: EXAMPLE

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 American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars