How do you sign “Happy” in ASL?
HAPPY: HAPPY in American Sign Language (ASL) expresses pleasure and contentment, one of the core feeling signs. More than one form of the sign is in use, and every variation is shown on this page. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.
HAPPY — variant 2
When do you use HAPPY in ASL?
Feelings vocabulary is where signing starts to feel expressive. HAPPY answers HOW ARE YOU, describes your weekend, and reports good news. As with most emotion signs, the face does half the work; a happy face and an engaged body make the meaning unmistakable.
It arrives in Lesson 92, the emotions lesson in Book 3’s storytelling curriculum.
📖 HAPPY is taught in Lesson 92 of ASL 201: Telling Stories — Book 3 of the 216-Day Challenge →
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