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if you're just learning asl this video
is for you today you're going to learn
the first 25 signs that you need to know
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now let's learn how to sign your first
25 words in asl
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before we begin learning these first 25
words you need to know that there are
five important things when learning
signs you need to make sure that you
need to note the hand shape palm
orientation
movement location and non-manual signals
of each sign so for instance we have the
sign me
it's an index finger which is its hand
shape in the location
on your chest
pointing towards yourself
and your palm is facing down and there's
no facial expression with it now if
you'd sign it like this with your thumb
that would be incorrect and it wouldn't
be a sign at all so make sure that
you're following each and every sign
knowing exactly what each hand shape
location movement palm orientation and
non-manual signal is doing in each sign
hello
your dominant hand is coming out from
your forehead
hello
see you later
you're doing the sign for c
and flipping it to later
see you later
i
or
me you're just pointing with your index
finger towards yourself
i or me
father
it's the five hand but the top of the
head where the masculine part is
father
mother
it's the five hand on your chin
mother
yes
your hand is representing your head
nodding
yes
no
it's like the letter n
and o put together
no
help
the old sign used to be help
like somebody was helping somebody
across the street and then it changed
into
help
please
it's a flat hand making a circle on your
chest
please
thank you
your hand is coming out from your chin
thank you
one
you have bent five hands bringing it in
towards yourself
one
what
your five hands are kind of bent in
together moving in and out
what
dog
it's just like you're getting a dog
dog
cat
cat it's the cat's whiskers
cat
again or
repeat
your dominant hand is coming into the
middle of your hand
again or repeat
eat food
eat
food
when you're eating it goes in
and food goes twice
eat
food
milk milk
it's just like you're milking a cow
milk
more
their flat o hands touching together
more
go to
your index fingers can move
wherever you go to
go to
bathroom
it's the letter t for toilet which can
also mean toilet or restroom
bathroom
fine
your five hand is coming right up to
your chest
fine
like
you're using your thumb and your middle
finger and pulling it out from your body
like
learn
you're picking up something and putting
it in your head
learn
sign
your hands are moving in towards
yourself referencing like you're signing
sign
finish or done
and also when you sign it you go
finish
now that we've learned our first 25
signs let's learn some sentences
hello
my name
is meredith
hello
my
name
m e
r
e
d
i t
h
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i'm fine
me find me
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how are you
how
you
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nice to meet you
nice
meet
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