TELL: The American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "tell"

 

The sign for "tell" is sort of like "flipping a word" over to someone.

TELL:  "I told you"

 

Sample sentence: Why did the ASL teacher tell the student to shut-up?

 

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"tell him"


 

tell-me
 

 

Sample sentence: Tell me about your teacher:
 

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Notes: 

See: ADVICE

ORDER

SAY

EXPRESS

KNOW

LEARN






 
Notes:

 

Also glossed as: TELL-me

Where this sign is taught:

Taught in Lesson 10.
Reviewed in lessons: 11, 33, 39

Practice sentences using this sign:

TELL-me HOW YOU FEEL. (Tell me how you feel.)
TELL-me ABOUT YOUR TEACHER (Tell me about your teacher.)
ASL TEACHER TELL STUDENT SHUT-UP, WHY?
PARENT ALWAYS TELL-you SCHOOL IMPORTANT, YOU THINK THEY EXAGGERATE?

Related signs:

BIRD | BOOK | BUG | CAT | COW | DOG | DON'T-KNOW | FISH