Hey signers! Welcome back to Learn How to Sign. Today we're going to be learning
signs about emotions. So to avoid getting FRUSTRATED, here are a few tips to help you
sign with me. It will be so much easier if you practice the signs along with me. If you
aren't clear about a sign or if it's too fast, go back and watch it again or even slow the video
down. there are time stamps and chapter markers down below so you can find a specific word.
Speaking of watching again, repetition is the key, especially for learning a new language.
Go back and watch these videos again so you can fully retain this information.
And don't forget about our website which is a great resource when learning how to
sign. Go to learnhowtosign.org. So all those tips aside, let's learn how to sign emotions in ASL.
Before we begin these signs for feelings and emotions, you need to make sure that you're
really using those non-manual signals, which are basically facial expressions.
You're going to be showing the emotions of every single sign that you're doing. So for instance if
you're doing HAPPY you need to look HAPPY as you're signing it. But if you're SCARED, you
need to show scared on your face. So let's learn how to sign these feelings and emotional signs.
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
BAD BAD
It's the opposite of good. Just flips around.
BAD EXCITED
EXCITED Your feeler fingers are moving
up on your chest. EXCITED
BORED BORED
It's like you're so bored that you're picking your nose.
BORED CONFUSED or CONFUSED
You're pointing to your head and showing that something's messed up.
CONFUSED CONFUSED
EMBARRASSED or EMBARRASSED You're showing that you're blushing
or your face is becoming red. EMBARRASSED or EMBARRASSED
SHY SHY
Your hand is on the side of your face moving forward like you're being really
shy. SHY
HAPPY HAPPY
Your hands are flat and they're on your chest moving
up. HAPPY
SAD SAD
Your hands are bringing your sadness down.
SAD SAME OLD or THE USUAL
You got "Y" hand shapes going in circles. SAME OLD or USUAL
SO-SO SO-SO
Your hand is flipping back and forth. SO-SO
FINE FINE
Your five hand is coming right up to your chest. FINE
BROKEN HEARTED BROKEN HEARTED
You're showing the sign BROKEN and TWISTED right over your heart.
BROKEN HEARTED EMOTIONAL
EMOTIONAL It's "E"-hands moving in a circular motion
out from you. EMOTIONAL
BUSY BUSY
Now if you're really busy you go
to show you're really busy. BUSY
FRUSTRATED FRUSTRATED
Your hand is coming up to the face like you're hitting a wall.
FRUSTRATED MAD or ANGRY
Your hand is coming in showing how your face is mad or angry.
MAD or ANGRY NERVOUS
NERVOUS It's just like your legs are shaking
because you're so nervous. NERVOUS
NOTHING NOTHING MUCH
Your 'O" hands are shaking back and forth. NOTHING
NOTHING MUCH SICK
SICK When people get sick,
it's typically with their head and their stomach. SICK
SLEEPY SLEEPY
It's like your head is nodding off. SLEEPY
TIRED TIRED
It's showing your body slumped over when you're tired.
TIRED TO BE AFRAID or SCARED
Your hands are coming into your body like you're really scared of something.
TO BE AFRAID or SCARED Now that you've learned all of these signs, let's
practice using them in sentences. When me, my mom, and my sister get together, we are so talkative.
ME, MOM, SISTER GET TOGETHER TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK.
Today I'm feeling really sad. TODAY ME FEEL SAD.
And make sure you're doing a sad face with that me.
When we meet new people, my son is pretty shy. MEET NEW PEOPLE MY SON BECOMES SHY.
You look worried. Are you alright? YOU LOOK WORRIED. YOU ALRIGHT?
I am so nervous for the test tomorrow. TEST TOMORROW ME NERVOUS ME.
Great job! Now remember: keep on practicing those facial expressions with your emotional signs. When
you're practicing these signs, do them in front of a mirror so you can see your facial expression
along with the sign. If you don't have anybody to practice with at home, get an app like Marco Polo,
and that way you can send videos back and forth practicing your signs and your facial expressions.
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