Hey everyone, I'm Taylor and today's lesson is all about
colors. Are you excited? Because I'm so excited!
After this lesson, you'll be able to sign all the colors of the rainbow and more. Plus,
we'll be learning a few new phrases in ASL to help you put this new vocabulary to use.
Feel free to sign along with me throughout the video or pause it to practice on your own.
Now when learning to sign the different colors in American Sign Language you'll need to utilize
your ASL alphabet skills. To prepare, let's review the ASL alphabet together. Ready?
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z.
Very good! Let's get started. To sign the color red in ASL, take your pointer finger and brush it
down on your chin like this. Red. If it helps you to remember, you can think of red lips.
For orange make a loose fist bring it to the end of your chin and do a few quick squeezes. Orange.
For the color yellow make the ASL letter Y and then shake it like this. Yellow.
For green make the ASL letter G and just like yellow shake. Green.
For blue make the ASL letter B and twist at the wrist like so. Blue.
Similar to yellow and green, for purple you'll make the ASL letter P and shake. Purple.
For the color pink take that ASL letter P again flip it up and brush
down on your chin with your middle finger similar to what we did for the color red.
Pink. Think of pink lips this time to help you remember.
To sign the color brown make the ASL letter B
again and slowly drag it down the side of your face like so. Brown.
For the color gray take both hands in front of you,
spread your fingers wide, and alternate them back and forth. Gray.
To sign black take your pointer finger like this, move it to your forehead,
and brush it across like so. Keeping that finger straight and extended the entire time. Black.
And finally for the color white, put an open hand on your chest,
pull out, and bring your fingers together like this. White.
Kind of like a white t-shirt. Great! Let's review those color signs again, but this time I'm going
to sign them in random order and I want you to guess out loud what the color is. Ready?
Perfect! Now that we've learned all of our colors,
let's go over some phrases to put this new vocab to use. We're going to learn how to
ask someone their favorite color and how to communicate our favorite color in ASL. First,
let's go over the sign for color and the sign for favorite. The sign for color looks like this.
Your hand covers your mouth and you wiggle your fingers like so. Color. To sign favorite,
make a five hand shape, extend your middle finger out just a tad, and then tap your chin. Favorite.
Now, to ask someone's favorite color in ASL you would sign "your",
a closed poem directed at the person you're addressing, "favorite color", what?
In ASL, the sentence structure is a little different so question words like who? what?
where? when? and why? are usually placed at the end of the question instead of at the beginning.
And don't forget your facial expressions! When you begin the question your eyebrows should raise
"your favorite color", but when you reach "what", your eyebrows should
furrow and your face should look puzzled. Practice with me. Your favorite color what?
Nice job! Now let's go over how to respond when someone asks you your favorite color. To respond
in ASL you would sign "my", a closed palm at your chest, "favorite color" and then sign a color.
For example, my favorite color is blue so I would sign my "favorite color blue!". Now you try.
Bravo! Now you know how to sign colors and how to talk about your favorites in ASL!
Of course, colors can be used for so many other things like describing the sky outside,
or the shirt you're wearing, or even the background of this video.
The possibilities are endless and if you really want to go the extra mile in enhancing your skills
I encourage you to practice with the people around you. Teach your parents the color
signs or ask your friend their favorite color in ASL and tell them yours. The more you use
ASL outside of these lessons the stronger your signing skills will become. Thanks for signing
with me today and I can't wait to keep exploring the world of ASL with you. Keep up the good work,
keep practicing, and I'll see you next time. Oh, and remember to always be clever!