"half-hour" ASL American Sign Language

American Sign Language: "half-hour" The sign "half-hour" shows a minute-hand having moved 30 minutes or "half way" around the face of a clock. HALF-HOUR: Sample sentence: "If the teacher doesn't come, would you wait a half-hour?" Also see: HOUR Notes: In a message dated 4/11/2005 11:10:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, amyablefox@yahoo.com writes: Dear Dr. Bill, I have seen, and done, 1/2 hour as "1/2" and then the 'hour' sign. You do not show this. Is this not done in your deaf community? Thanks for the help! - Amy Dear Amy, I generally will use the "1/2" sign as part of sign "an hour and a half." But for the sign "half-hour" done by itself in isolation I'd recommend the version that does a 180 degree spin on the palm starting pointing up and finishing pointing down. - Dr. Bill p.s. By all means though -- do it the way it is commonly done in your local Deaf community. No sense being a martyr. Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE! NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT NOW Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy! You can learn sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University (tm) Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars (c) Lifeprint.com

American Sign Language: "half-hour"

The sign "half-hour" shows a minute-hand having moved 30 minutes or "half way" around the face of a clock.

HALF-HOUR:

Sample sentence: "If the teacher doesn't come, would you wait a half-hour?"

Also see: HOUR

Notes:

In a message dated 4/11/2005 11:10:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, amyablefox@yahoo.com writes:

Dear Dr. Bill,
I have seen, and done, 1/2 hour as "1/2" and then the 'hour' sign. You do not show this. Is this not done in your deaf community?
Thanks for the help!
- Amy

Dear Amy,
I generally will use the "1/2" sign as part of sign "an hour and a half." But for the sign "half-hour" done by itself in isolation I'd recommend the version that does a 180 degree spin on the palm starting pointing up and finishing pointing down.
- Dr. Bill
p.s. By all means though -- do it the way it is commonly done in your local Deaf community. No sense being a martyr.

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE!

NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) ** CHECK IT OUT **

Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) ** VISIT NOW **

Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy!

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