Hey there! It's Taylor, and in today's lesson we're
learning even more basic ASL signs. Just like the previous video, we'll be covering various signs
that could prove useful in your everyday life. So, get your hands ready, do a couple of
wrist stretches, and let's start signing! Now I don't know about you, but I am super excited
for today's lesson, and I know I say it all the time, but feel free to sign along with me or
pause the video as needed to practice on your own. The first sign we're going to learn is "hello."
Signing hello in ASL isn't too different from how you might say hello in general!
You can either wave like this: hello. Or do something like this: hi.
Or something like this: hey. The possibilities are endless. Pretty easy,
right? Next, we'll discuss how to say goodbye. Kind of like hello, saying goodbye is as simple as
doing a wave goodbye like you would normally do. Goodbye! You can also sign "See you
later," which looks like this. You start with your dominant hand forming a
two, you bring it up to reference your eye, see, and then you bring it forward switching
to a sideways L, later. See you later. [cough] [cough] You may have seen me do the sign many a times at the end of every ASL video. [cough] Now we'll cover how to sign "good"
in ASL. Good is signed like this. It's very similar to thank you. Your dominant hand
forms a closed five and starting with your fingers at your chin you move your hand outward like so.
Good. You may also see people sign it like this, where they bring their dominant hand down
to hit the palm of their non-dominant hand. Good. Both ways are correct. OK,
since we now know how to sign "good" in ASL, let's cover the sign
for "bad," which looks like this. Just like good, you form a closed five with your
dominant hand and you start with your fingers at your chin; however, as you move outward you'll
turn your palm away from you. Bad. And similar to good, you may also see people sign it like
this, with their non-dominant hand as well. Bad. Now let's learn how to sign "good morning."
"Good morning" in ASL looks like this. First, you sign "good," which we just learned and then
you sign "morning," which looks like this. Your non-dominant arm sits in the front like this
with your fingers in the bendy part of the arm, then your dominant arm bends up like
so. If it helps you to remember, you can think of your arm as the sun, and the sun
is arising because it's morning. Good morning. And what's the opposite of good morning?
That's right, "good night," which looks like this. You start with good again then you sign
night. Your non-dominant hand sits like so and your dominant hand forms a sort of bent five as it comes down to rest on top of your
non-dominant hand. Good night. Alright, before we move forward let's do a review of all
the signs we've covered so far. Ready? Hello, goodbye, see you later, good, bad, good
morning, and good night. Nice! Let's continue. We're going to learn how to sign
"sit" next, which looks like this. Both your hands form closed twos, then your
non-dominant hand rests like this, almost like it's a little bench, and your dominant hand
comes and sits down like it's two little legs. At least that's how I like to
think of it to help me remember! Sit. OK, so now that we know "sit" we'll learn
the sign for "stand" next, which looks like this. Your non-dominant hand sits with the
palm up and your dominant hand forms an upside down open two, kind of like their
two little legs, and then it comes to rest like so. I like to think of these legs
standing on a stage to help me remember. Stand. Moving on, we're going to learn
the sign for "more" which looks like this. Both hands form a relaxed O hand shape and
they tap each other at the fingertips. More. Next, let's cover the sign for "understand." This
sign is great in case you're ever in a situation where something does or doesn't make sense to you and you want to relay that. So to communicate
that you understand something looks like this. You bring your dominant hand to your
temple and flick your pointer finger repeatedly while you nod your
head. This means "I understand." Conversely, to communicate that you don't
understand something looks like this. It's the same movement of the
finger flick at the temple, but this time you shake your head "no"
to communicate I don't understand. The head movement is very important here because
this is what really dictates the sign's meaning. Now we'll go over the sign for "finished"
or "complete," which looks like this. Both hands form five hand shapes and starting with
your palms facing you, you then twist out to end with your palms facing away from you. Finished.
This is a great sign to use when communicating that you're done with something like maybe your
mom asks if you're done with all of your chores and you did do all of your chores so you
can say "Yep, finished." Pretty cool, right? Finally, we're going to learn the ASL applause
sign. This sign is important because clapping applause doesn't really help deaf individuals.
Why? Because it's an auditory way of celebration. ASL applause is visual and still
communicates that same vibe of celebration, so to applaud in ASL looks like this. Both hands make five hand shapes, you bring
them up like so, and rotate at the wrists. Applause. OK, let's do another quick review of
what we just learned starting with sit. Ready? Sit, stand, more, I understand,
I don't understand, finished, and applause. Excellent! Alright, now you may
already know what time it is but I'm gonna say it anyway. It's time for one final review but
this time I'm going to sign everything we've learned in random order and your job is to guess
out loud what each sign is. Easy peasy! Ready? Perfect! Wow, give yourself a round of applause
because you are crushing it! Make sure you're practicing on your own and if you haven't already,
try teaching your friends and family the signs you've learned. That's one of the best ways to
keep up with your skills and it might encourage others to start learning ASL with you! Thanks
for signing with me today, and as always, keep up the good work, keep practicing, and I'll see you
next time. Oh, and remember to always be clever!
