Hey signers, let's talk about conversations. We hear all the time, I want to have a basic
conversation with a Deaf person. Well, by the end of this video, you will have the skills to have
a basic conversation in ASL today. Of course, we don't want you to stop here so sign up for
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Let's chat about an actual conversation in ASL. Here are three tips to guide you through basic ASL
conversation. Number one, when signing to someone who is Deaf be sure to turn off your voice.
When you talk at the same time which is called sim-com it causes you to sign an English grammar.
ASL is its own language and has its own grammar. At the end of the vocabulary I give you examples
on how to actually use these signs in ASL grammar. Number two, it is incredibly important to maintain
eye contact. Think about when you're talking to someone and they are on their phone texting
and you feel like they're not paying attention to you because in all honesty they aren't. Breaking
focus when signing with a Deaf person is just like that, it can be considered extremely rude,
and number three, practice and try your best. If all you do is just watch a few ASL videos but
never put it to practice, you won't get to see the results. It's just like getting a gym membership
and never actually going. You have to show up daily and put in the work, so let's get to work.
'Hello, hello', your dominant hand is coming out from your forehead 'hello'.
'What's up, what's up', your middle fingers are put on the chest and they're going upwards
and you put an attitude like what's up 'what's up'. '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'. 'You,
you', you're using your index finger and pointing to you 'you'. 'Good or well or good or well',
your hand is coming from your chin down to your non-dominant hand 'good or well, good or well'.
'Morning, morning', because the sun is coming up in the morning 'morning.
'Afternoon, afternoon', think of where the sun is in the afternoon 'afternoon'. 'Night,
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or I', use your index finger and point it toward yourself 'me or I'. 'Name,
name', you've got your 'two fingers' close together and bounce on top of each other 'name'.
'Fine, fine' your '5-hand' is coming right up to your chest 'fine'.
'So so, so so', your hand is flipping back and forth 'so so'.
'Tired, tired', it's showing your body slumped over when you're tired 'tired'. 'Excited,
excited', your 'feeler fingers' are moving up on your chest 'excited'. 'Happy, happy',
your two hands are flat going right over your chest coming up like in a happy motion
'happy'. 'Deaf or Deaf', it can go either way it's just pointing to your mouth and your ear,
'Deaf'. 'Hard of hearing, Hard of hearing', it's Hh for Hard of hearing. 'Hearing,
hearing', this is referencing that hearing people talk a lot 'hearing'. 'Learn, learn', you're
picking up something and putting it in your head, 'learn'. 'ASL or American Sign Language', ASL.
'Again or repeat', your dominant hand is coming into the middle of your hand 'again or repeat'.
'Please, please', it's a flat hand making a circle on your chest 'please'. 'Slow,
slow', your non-dominant arm is out straight with your dominant right on top
and you move it slowly along your arm 'slow'. 'Sign,
sign', your hands are moving in towards yourself referencing like you're signing 'sign'.
'What, what', your '5- hands' are kind of bent in together moving in and out 'what'. 'Yes,
yes', your hand is representing your head nodding 'yes'. 'Not,
don't, doesn't', your thumb is just flicking out from your chin 'not, don't, doesn't'. 'Thank you,
thank you', your dominant hand is coming out from your chin 'thank you'. 'Take care, take care',
you have two 'K-hands' with the dominant hand bouncing on top of the non-dominant one
'take care'. 'Goodbye, goodbye, it's just like you're waving goodbye 'goodbye' and now
it's time to put these signs into sentences. What's up how, are you? 'What's up how you'?
I'm so excited I'm learning ASL. 'Me excited learn ASL me'.
My name is Sally, what's your name? 'Me name Sally, you name what you'?
Yes, can you please sign that again. 'Yes sign again please'.
Thank you for signing slowly, take care. 'Thank you sign slow take care'. Now that you've learned
these 30 conversational signs, go through our six part essential sign series where you can learn 150
new signs. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and get notified and until next time keep learning
how to sign 🤟🏼 I feel like those were good tips some like get off your butt and get moving ;)