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Right now we're in part five of our six video series of 150 Essential Signs in ASL. Today
we're going to learn how to sign questions and time signs. If you want to learn how to put these
signs into sentences, stick around to the end, and we'll do just that. As always be sure to like,
subscribe, and be notified. Let's learn how to sign some of the 150 Essential Signs in ASL.
The words who, what, when, where, why, which, and how require your eyebrows
to go down when you're asking a question. Also with all of these "wh" words, they are
signed at the end of an ASL sentence. So let's learn how to sign questions.
FOR FOR FOR FOR
Your finger is flicking out from your forehead asking like "What's that for?"
or "Why is that?" FOR FOR
WHO or WHO I like to think of an owl going "who" "who".
WHO or WHO WHAT
WHAT Your "five" hands are kind of bent in
together moving in and out. WHAT
WHEN WHEN
Think of the hand of a clock moving around. WHEN
WHERE WHERE
Your index finger is searching like a compass. Where's north?
WHERE WHY or WHY
You're wiggling or it's pulling out to a "Y" hand.
WHY or WHY WHICH
WHICH It's like you're balancing which one you prefer.
WHICH HOW or HOW
You're doing the sign HOW but make sure that your eyebrows are down, because it's a "wh" question.
HOW HOW
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH
Your hands are throwing up into the air. HOW MUCH
Before we start to learn time, it's important to note that when you sign time in ASL,
it's at the beginning of the sentence. But if you don't sign any time at all,
it's implied that it's in the present tense. So I think it's time that we learn how to sign
some signs about time. AGAIN or REPEAT
Your dominant hand is coming into the middle of your hand.
AGAIN or REPEAT ALWAYS
ALWAYS Your hand is making a big circle in the air.
ALWAYS NEVER
NEVER Now when you're doing this, make sure
that your head shakes back and forth. NEVER
NOON NOON
The sun is directly above you at noon. NOON
TIME TIME
You're just pointing to your watch. TIME
MINUTES or MINUTE This is like the clock and
this is the minute hand. MINUTE or MINUTES
HOUR HOUR
Your finger is going around the whole clock as in the minute goes around in an hour.
HOUR PAST
PAST Your body is a timeline
and this is going back behind you referencing to the past.
PAST FUTURE
FUTURE Your hand is coming out from your cheek
moving forward. FUTURE
DAY DAY
You're doing the letter "D" hand showing the sun going through the day.
DAY WEEK
WEEK It's like your calendar is in your hand
and it's drawing a line across the whole week. WEEK
MONTH MONTH
Looking at a calendar you're going down looking at the whole month.
MONTH YEAR
YEAR Imagine this is the sun and this is the earth
going around in one year. YEAR
So let's jump into our bonus content and learn how to put these in sentences.
What time is it? TIME WHAT?
That "wh" word is at the end of the sentence.
It's 3:15. You're doing the sign
3 coming from your watch and the number 15.
See you next week.
SEE WEEK FUTURE.
How much time do you need? TIME NEED HOW MUCH?
And remember your eyebrows are going down with the HOW MUCH.
When will you be home? HOME ARRIVE WHEN?
Again that "wh" sign is at the end of the sentence.
I'll be home at nine o'clock. I ARRIVE HOME NINE I.
And remember this nine o'clock is coming from your wrist showing the time.
I can't believe it! We're only one video away from finishing our 150
Essential Signs in ASL. You are doing great! Remember keep practicing these every day.
You can do it! And remember if you're looking for specific signs,
check out our website learnhowtosign.org and until next time keep learning how to sign.