Hey signers, in this video we are going to learn all about colors but not just the signs.
I am going to teach you the correct ASL grammar when signing colors. If you haven't already,
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and now let's learn how to sign colors.
Before we begin, let's talk about specific colors. So here in a second you're going
to learn the sign for purple, but maybe your favorite color is lilac.
So, you would sign 'color favorite purple' and then you'd fingerspell l-i-l-a-c.
That way you're saying the general color to the specific color, lilac. Now let's learn our colors.
'Color or colors', you're wiggling your middle fingers up to your mouth, 'color or colors'.
'Red, red', your index finger is coming up to your lips like for red lipstick
'red'. 'Pink, pink', is the letter 'P' up on your lips for pink lipstick 'pink'. 'White,
white', it's like you're pulling out on your white shirt 'white'. 'Black,
black', your index finger is wiping across your forehead 'black'. 'Gray,
gray', your fingers move back and forth through each other 'gray'. 'Orange, orange', now this
sign can be used for the color or the fruit 'orange'. 'Purple, purple' it's the letter 'P'
flicking back and forth 'purple'. 'Blue, blue', it's the letter 'B' shaking back and forth
'blue'. 'Green, green', it's the letter 'G' flicking back and forth 'green'. 'Yellow,
yellow', it's the 'Y' hand flicking back and forth 'yellow'.
'Dark, dark, dark', your hands are coming in like darkness is going over your face 'dark'.
'Light, light', there are many signs for light but this sign
is showing a light color or the weight of an object is light 'light'. 'Rainbow, rainbow',
rainbow is taking your '4-fingers' and bringing them across the sky like a rainbow 'rainbow'.
'Mix, mix', mix is using 'bent 5-hands' and they're mixing together 'mix'.
'Shiny, shiny', shiny is bending your 'two middle fingers out'
and then wiggling them showing the shine off of an object 'shiny'. 'Bright, bright',
bright is 'flat '0' hands' coming out just like this because something is shining bright
but you can also take a color and shield your eyes back when signing that color to
show that's really bright 'bright'. Now let's put these signs into sentences.
What's your favorite color? 'You color favorite what you'.
The sunset is beautiful the sky is orange, red, and yellow,
'Sunset beautiful sky orange red yellow'
Where's my blue shirt? 'Shirt blue where'?
Whoa...it's really dark and cloudy outside. 'Whoa outside gray dark cloudy'.
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