Recently on Instagram, I showed the sign CLEANING. CLEANING.
For example: "All day, my home, I cleaned."
or "was cleaning".
Many of you asked me about the sign, so today I'm going to review more in depth
Are "nice" and "clean" the same sign?
What about "cleaning"? "school"? "paper"?
So here, you all asked me, and I've read and I've responded already, but I wanted
to show others that maybe have the same question.
NICE
CLEAN
CLEAN, or CLEANING
You can sign it twice like this,
or maybe show a room or house, cleaning around it.
CLEAN
SCHOOL
PAPER
I'm going to back up to the beginning and start with the sign NICE.
That means NICE -- yes. Also means CLEAN.
NICE, "Nice to meet you"
NICE
"Nice to meet you."
CLEAN. "My home is always clean."
MY HOME ALWAYS CLEAN.
Now, the sign "cleaning" -
doesn't mean "nice nice nice", no...
It means the CLEAN sign but, the action: "cleaning" or "to clean".
Also, another person asked: The sign looks like SCHOOL?
SCHOOL
The sign SCHOOL has an up-and-down movement.
CLEAN is a different movement.
You're brushing the hand.
Not up and down -- sliding across.
Another person asked: "It looks like PAPER!"
So the sign PAPER...
the "5" handshape, so the handshape is different, and the movement is different.
PAPER - the movement is in toward you.
PAPER
The sign "to clean" moves outward:
to clean.
Do you see the difference? PAPER,
CLEANING
So back to the question: NICE and CLEAN(ING), are they the same sign?
Yes and no, both.
Of course, same as always, you must use facial expression and context to help you understand.
Okay? I hope that that clarifies! Let's review...
NICE and CLEAN are the same...
"cleaning" or "to clean"
SCHOOL
PAPER
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