American Sign Language: "sometimes"



The sign for "sometimes" can mean "once in a while" or "occasionally." The movement path is a long, narrow oval. If you use a really big movement, squint your eyes, and shake your head just a bit it can mean "rarely."

SOMETIMES: 

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Sample sentence: YOU SOMETIMES FEEL LONELY YOU?

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SOMETIMES:


 
Notes:

 

Also glossed as: SOMETIMES-(once-in-a-while/occasionally)

Where this sign is taught:

Taught in Lesson 11.
Reviewed in lessons: 13, 19, 20, 24, 28, 29, 31, 33, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42

Practice sentences using this sign:

DEAF COLLEGE STUDENT SOMETIMES USE NOTE-TAKER, WHY? (Why do Deaf college students sometimes use note-takers?)
YOU SOMETIMES FEEL LONELY YOU? (Do you sometimes feel lonely?)
YOU MISCHIEVOUS SOMETIMES?
YOUR MOM SOMETIMES SKIRT-short?
YOU FEEL STUPID SOMETIMES?
HEARING-AID, YOU SOMETIMES WISH your-SELF HAVE?
YOU FEEL CRAZY SOMETIMES YOU?
SOMETIMES YOU RUDE?
YOUR GOAL, YOUR FATHER, HIS GOAL, SOMETIMES CONFLICT?
YOU SOMETIMES ARGUE YOUR DAD?
... and 5 more practice sentences use this sign.

Related signs:

ABOUT | ALWAYS | ANY | BACK | BUT | CALL | CAN'T | CHAT-[with]