How do you sign “Nervous” in ASL?
NERVOUS: NERVOUS in American Sign Language (ASL) expresses anxiety or worry. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.


When do you use the sign NERVOUS?
NERVOUS covers test week, job interviews, and first attempts at signing with a Deaf stranger, which makes it oddly self-descriptive for students. It sits in the emotion set beside SCARED and EXCITED, two feelings it often blends with.
Lesson 92 of the challenge teaches it in the emotions lesson.
📖 NERVOUS is taught in Lesson 92 of ASL 201: Telling Stories — Book 3 of the 216-Day Challenge →

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