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How to Sign "Learn" in ASL

Category: Everyday
Handshape: Flat hand → Flat-O

Step-by-step

  1. Hold your non-dominant hand flat, palm up.
  2. Place your open dominant hand on the flat palm, fingers spread.
  3. Lift your dominant hand up to your forehead while closing it into a Flat-O (pinched fingertips).

Deaf-culture tip

You are 'picking up' knowledge and putting it into your head.

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