The sign for "shoes"
is made by closing both hands and whacking them together twice:
Do it gently eh? No need to hurt yourself.
If you wanted to discuss "sandals" one way to convey that concept is:
If you were referring to "shoe laces" or "shoe strings" a common way to sign that is:
If you wanted to show the concept of "tie shoes" one way to express that concept:
If you were discussing "shoe polish" a common way to sign that is by signing "SHOE" and fingerspelling "POLISH":
Sample sentence: I should polish my shoes but I can't because I have no polish.
If you are talking about a person's behavior "goody-goody / goody two-shoes" a common sign used is:
Sample sentence: What size shoe do you wear?
Notes:
See: CLOTHES
See: SIZE
See: SOCKS
Notes:
Where this sign is taught:
Taught in Lesson 08.Reviewed in lessons: 16, 20, 24, 37
Practice sentences using this sign:
SHOES, YOU HAVE HOW-MANY? (How many pairs of shoes do you have?)SHOES, YOU HAVE, HOW-MANY? (How many pairs of shoes do you have?)
MY SHOES, YOU THINK UGLY? (Do you think my shoes are ugly?)
SUPPOSE SHIRT NONE, SHOES NONE, STORE ALLOW YOU ENTER QM-wig?
YOUR SHOES, WEAR-OUT HOW-OFTEN?