Also see: MOM
There are various ways to sign "dad"
or "father" in ASL. A good general way to sign "dad" or
"father" is
by placing the tip of the thumb of your "5-hand" on or near your forehead.
DAD / father:
0:00 / 0:00
Notes:
For the sign DAD you can use a slight "tapping" motion to touch the thumb to the forehead, move the hand out an inch, then touch the thumb to the forehead again. You don't have to "tap" it. You can just touch your thumb to the forehead for a moment. You don't even need to make contact with the forehead as long as you get it relatively close. Some people "wiggle" the fingers--it means the same either way, wiggle or no wiggle.
Note: Some people say that the "wiggle" makes the sign more intimate as in "papa" but that isn't widely established. Some people start with an "A" hand and open into the "5" hand. I just stick a "5" hand up there.
Sample sentence:
"How many sons does your dad have?" = YOUR FATHER, HOW MANY SON?
0:00 / 0:00
Notes:
Also see: "GRANDPA"
Also see: "MOM."
Signing tip: Some people do the sign
DAD using a "double" tap to the forehead. (Likewise for "MOM.") That
is "okay." However, if you sign "MOM" and "DAD" one right after the other
(as in "parents" you just do one contact (or near contact) each sign. Just use a single movement
for MOM and a single movement for DAD and it ends up meaning PARENTS. See: "PARENTS"
Notes:
Where this sign is taught:
Taught in Lesson 02.Reviewed in lessons: 10, 13, 15, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31, 33, 38, 39, 40
Practice sentences using this sign:
YOUR DAD DEAF? (Is your dad deaf?)YOUR DAD NAME, SPELL SLOW. (Spell your dad's name slowly.)
YOUR DAD GIVE-YOU COMPUTER? (Did your dad give you a computer?)
YOU LOOK-LIKE YOUR DAD? (Do you look like your father?)
YOUR DAD COLLEGE? (Did your dad go to college?)
SUPPOSE YOUR DAD DIVORCE, MARRY NEW WOMAN, SHE YOUR WHAT? (If your dad were divorced and re-married, what relationship would the new wife be to you?)
YOU LOOK-LIKE YOUR DAD? (Do you look like your dad?)
YOUR DAD SHORT? (Is your dad short?)
YOUR DAD EYES BLUE? (Does your dad have blue eyes?)
YOUR DAD ARMY BEFORE? (Was your dad in the Army?)
... and 6 more practice sentences use this sign.