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How to Sign "Nice to meet you" in ASL

Category: Greetings
Handshape: Flat hand + index fingers

Step-by-step

  1. Sign NICE: brush your flat dominant hand across your non-dominant flat palm.
  2. Sign MEET: bring both index fingers together, dominant hand moving toward the non-dominant hand.
  3. The 'you' is implied by making eye contact with the person.

Deaf-culture tip

Direction matters: MEET moves toward the person you are meeting.

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