What is signed?

What is signed? means someone uses their hands to show you what they are saying.

Imagine your friend can’t talk, maybe they’re underwater or they just don’t want to use their voice. Instead, they move their hands in special ways so you understand them. That’s signing!

When you sign, you use your hands, face, and sometimes your body to show what you're saying.

• If you’re happy, you might smile or make big hand movements.
• If you’re sad, you might frown or move your hands slowly.
• The words are shown by how your hands move, like drawing in the air with your fingers!

Think of it like a secret handshake, but instead of just saying “hello,” you say whole sentences.

Sometimes people use signing because they can’t hear, or maybe they want to talk without making noise. It's like having a special language that only you and your friend understand, but everyone else can watch too!

Signing is fun, fast, and it helps people communicate in cool new ways!