Hello everyone! My name is Taylor
and today we're going to be talking about numbers 0 through 10 in American Sign Language, or ASL.
Numbers in ASL are pretty cool because you can form all the numbers you'll ever need on one hand.
Seriously! Don't believe me? Let me show you. First, you need to choose which hand to use.
Typically you want to use your dominant hand, or the hand that you write with. If you can
write with both hands, it's up to you which hand you want to use. For example, I'm right-handed
so I use my right hand to form my signs. Now that that's done, it's time to start signing! As I sign
each number I want you to sign along with me. For number zero we're going to make an O like this.
Boom! That's zero in ASL. For numbers 1-5 you're going to turn your palm to face you
like this, then point your finger up to make number 1. Add your middle finger to make number
1. Now you may want to form number 3 like this, but in ASL it's actually formed like
this with your thumb sticking out. 3 to number 4 and number 5. Very good! Let's review those again.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Excellent! For the next set of numbers, we're going to use the same
hand but your palm is going to face away from you like this. To form number 6, touch your
thumb and pinky together. 6. To form number 7, touch your thumb and ring finger together.
7. For number 8, touch your thumb and middle finger together. 8. For number 9, touch your thumb
and pointer finger together. 9. For number 10, you're going to make the ASL letter A,
turn your wrist up like this, and then shake 10.
Very nice! Alright, let's review numbers 6-10 one more time.
6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Beautiful. Okay, time to put it all together starting with zero. Ready? 0, 1, 2,
3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Perfect! Okay, now we're going to review all the numbers again, but this time
I'm going to sign the numbers in random order and I want you to guess out loud what each number is.
Ready? Let's begin.
Great! Now you know how to sign numbers 0-10 in ASL. Keep up the great work,
keep practicing, and I'll see you in the next lesson. Oh! And remember to always be clever.