American Sign Language: house
The sign for "house" uses "flat hands" to show the roof and walls of a house.
HOUSE:
Hand shape:
The hand shape can be either "B" handshapes or just "flat" hands.
There are a couple of different ways to do the sign "house."
You might see house signed with the fingers pointed upward. I wouldn't sign it that way for everyday conversation but this version could be used for times when you want to embellish your signing a bit to make it more iconic and lively. For example, I might use this version if I were telling a story to a group of children about a certain "house."
HOUSE (version)
For everyday use though, I tend to do the sign house with the fingertips pointing forward instead of up.
HOUSE (recommended version)
Notes:
House and home are two different signs. You should not use the sign "house" when you mean home.See: HOME
Also see CITY
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