Learn Sign Language ? Common Signs for Greeting People

Sign Language for ‘Hello’

Imagine that you’ve met a friend at a social function and you want to greet him. You’d most likely want to say ‘hello’. So it would be good to learn the sign for the word ‘hello’.

To say ‘hello’ using sign language, first hold out your right palm if you’re right handed or your left palm if you’re left handed. Now bring your palm to your forehead as if you are saluting your friend. But don’t make the salute too rigid like someone in the army. Just be casual and bring your palm towards your forehead then move your palm outwards away from your forehead. Move it just a few inches away from your face and don’t bring your hand all the way down. This sign indicates that you have greeted your friend with a warm ‘hello’ which he can now respond to either by sign or by words.

Sign Language for ‘Welcome’

To make the sign for the word ‘welcome’ just touch your fingertips to your forehead. Make sure your palm faces towards you. Now bring your hand down and towards your chest. This means that you are welcoming the person towards you. This is a gesture to which people who know sign language respond to warmly. You can combine the signs for ‘hello’ and ‘welcome’ when you greet someone at the door of your home and invite them in.

You can become quite proficient when you begin to learn sign language by focusing on common greetings. These help you to warm up to people and start longer conversations using signs.

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