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If you shape your dominant hand into a number between 1-9, your sign will become "2 hours,""3 hours,""4 hours," etc. If you want to use a number higher than 9, first sign the number, then sign HOUR.

This sign for HOW is used in sentences like, "How are you?"

HOW (2)

This sign for HOW is used in sentences like, "How do you fix this?"

This phrase is signed as: "HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

How are you? (2)

This is a different signer signing "How are you?" This phrase is signed as: "HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

This phrase is signed as "YOU ARRIVE HERE HOW?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

This is signed as "BECOME DEAF HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

CL:1(index left) SHOW (right) YOUR DAUGHTER HIGH-SCHOOL, HOW ARRIVE-show

(YOU WASH-LAUNDRY, CLEAN BED HOW?)whq

(TWO-OF-THEM ENGAGED SINCE?)whq

This is signed as "HOW-MANY BROTHERS SISTERS YOU HOW-MANY?" with the wh-word facial expression (eyebrows down).

(COST HOW-MUCH?)whq

This phrase is signed as "HOW-OLD YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down). HOW-OLD is signed by signing OLD twice.

(HOW YOUR WEEKEND?)whq

The sign HOW-MANY can be used to ask "How many?" or "How much?" You can see an example of this sign in the phrase video above. In the video, she asks, "How many siblings do you have?" and signs, "HOW-MANY BROTHERS SISTERS YOU HOW-MANY?"

An example of HOW-OLD can be seen in the video above. She asks, "How old are you?" and signs, "HOW-OLD YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down). HOW-OLD is signed by signing OLD twice.