Hey there! I'm Taylor, and
today's lesson is all about basic ASL signs. We'll be going over a number of
signs that can be useful in your everyday life. Not just useful if you end up interacting with a
deaf or hard of hearing person, but also useful if say you're too overwhelmed to speak or if
you're trying to talk to someone through a window. I've got you covered! So let's get started! The signs we're going to cover in this video and
the next are signs that I think everyone should know. Not just you who is watching this video
but your parents, my parents, your friends, my friends, your grandpa, my grandma,
the list goes on. So I highly recommend you practice these signs with your family and
friends. Not only will that help you retain the information, but it'll also spread ASL and
might encourage more people to learn it. Plus, if you decide to sign with the people in your life
you probably want them to understand you, right? Same. OK, ready to get started? Cool! As always, feel free to sign along with me or pause the
video at any point to practice on your own. The first sign I want to cover is the
sign for "help," which looks like this. Your non-dominant hand forms a
closed five with the palm facing up and your dominant hand forms a thumbs up
and then sits on your other hand's palm. Help. I think it's important to note
that this sign is also directional, meaning if you move it in a certain direction
it signifies who you're helping. For example, if I wanted to offer help to someone else I would
move my hands in their direction like so. Help you or help them. If I were the one needing help,
I would move my hands toward myself like this. Help me. Make sense? This isn't the only sign
that's directional. There are a number of others but we'll cover those later. The next
sign is "stop," which looks like this. Both hands form closed five-hand shapes. Your
non-dominant hand sits with the palm up and your dominant hand comes down with the side of
your pinky landing on your other palm. Stop. Here is the sign for "please." Your dominant hand forms a closed five and with
your palm at your chest you circle it around like so. You can either mouth please or make
a pleading expression as you do it. Please. Here is the sign for "sorry." It's similar to please except your dominant
hand forms a thumbs up and that circles on your chest. You can either mouth "sorry" or make
an apologetic expression as you do it. Sorry. This is the sign for "thank you." Your dominant
hand forms a closed five again and starting with your fingers at your chin, you move outward
like so. You can either mouth "thank you" as you do it or just smile. Thank you. Next, we'll cover
the sign for "bathroom," which looks like this. Your dominant hand forms the ASL
letter T and then you shake it. If you want to communicate that
you're unsure where the bathroom is, you can furrow your brow and
make a puzzled look. Bathroom. OK, before we move on let's review all the
signs we've learned so far. Ready? Help, stop, please, sorry, thank you, and
bathroom. Excellent! Let's keep going. Next is the sign for yes which looks like this. Your dominant hand forms the ASL letter
S and the motion is like you're knocking on a door. You should also nod your
head at the same time. So for example, if someone asked me "Is your favorite
color blue?" I would say yes! Now just as it's important
to know the sign for "yes," we also need to know how to
sign no which looks like this. Your thumb, pointer finger, and middle finger
stick out together and you move them like so. Kind of like you're making your hand talk and as
you do this you should also shake your head no. For example, if someone asked me "Do
you feel tired?" I would say no. This next sign is one you've probably
seen me do many times before, it's the sign for ready which looks like this. Both hands form the ASL letter
R and you shake them like so. Ready? The next sign is for
"hungry," which looks like this. Your dominant hand forms a sideways ASL letter C and with your fingers at your chest you
slowly slide your hand down like so. Hungry. So we learned "hungry," but now we
need food to eat. Here is the sign for "food." Your fingertips come together like you're forming
the ASL letter O and you gesture to your mouth. Food. This is also the sign for "eat" as well. Eat.
Well we can't have food and eat without something to sip on! So here is the sign for drink. Your
dominant hand forms a sideways letter C again, kind of like you're holding an invisible glass,
and you motion as if you're drinking something. Side note, doing the motion
once communicates the verb drinking. Doing the motion a couple
of times communicates the noun "drink." Finally, we'll cover the sign for
"thirsty," which looks like this. Your dominant hand forms a one-hand shape and
starting with the finger at the base of your chin, you slide it down your throat like so. Thirsty.
OK, let's do another quick review of the signs we just learned, starting with "yes." Ready? Yes,
no, ready, hungry, food or eat, drink, thirsty. Nice! Now it's that time again
where we're going to do one final review. I'm going to sign all the signs
we've learned today in random order and I want you to guess out
loud what each one is. Ready? Beautiful! Please give yourself a pat on the back
because you crushed today's lesson! Don't forget to practice these signs on your own and with the
people around you. The more you use ASL outside of these lessons the better your signing will
become. Thanks for signing with me today. Keep up the good, work keep practicing, and I'll see you
next time. Oh, and remember to always be clever!
