American Sign Language: "Spain" The sign "Spain" is one of those signs that has quite a few versions and has evolved over time. It is always good to check with your local adult native Deaf socially active signers as to any local preferences how ever since you are here I'll show you some common versions. SPAIN: X hand twist over the heart* version. Spain / Spanish: Both hands move forward off the shoulders version: A common sigh for "Spanish" uses "X" hands. Start the dominant hand at the shoulder. Hold non-dominant hand iat the neutral location in front of your torso. Bring the dominant hand down to the non-dominant hand and interlock the X's or just bring bottom side of the index finger of the the dominant X into contact with upper side of the non-dominant X-hand index finger. You may see some people use this sign to mean "Spain." It is also an older version of the sign for "Mexico." See: MEXICO) SPANISH: Spain / SPANISH / Mexico: Note: the non-dominant hand is NOT an O. The angle of the camera just makes it look like that. I'm doing an "X" on both hands. Also, there is a newer version of Mexico. See: MEXICO for details. Spain: One handed shoulder to shoulder arc version: Spain: Version 4: You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars 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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore." 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 >

American Sign Language: "Spain"

The sign "Spain" is one of those signs that has quite a few versions and has evolved over time. It is always good to check with your local adult native Deaf socially active signers as to any local preferences how ever since you are here I'll show you some common versions.

SPAIN: X hand twist over the heart* version.

Spain / Spanish: Both hands move forward off the shoulders version:

A common sigh for "Spanish" uses "X" hands. Start the dominant hand at the shoulder. Hold non-dominant hand iat the neutral location in front of your torso.
Bring the dominant hand down to the non-dominant hand and interlock the X's or just bring bottom side of the index finger of the the dominant X into contact with upper side of the non-dominant X-hand index finger.

You may see some people use this sign to mean "Spain." It is also an older version of the sign for "Mexico." See: MEXICO)

SPANISH:

Spain / SPANISH / Mexico:

Note: the non-dominant hand is NOT an O. The angle of the camera just makes it look like that. I'm doing an "X" on both hands.
Also, there is a newer version of Mexico. See: MEXICO for details.

Spain: One handed shoulder to shoulder arc version:

Spain: Version 4:

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

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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

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 >