Half-siblings: Sign a half-sibling by expressing the manual 1/2, and then brother or sister. ), 11. (Do you like doing laundry? ), 10. (Do you need help learning sign language?). BOOK YOU THINK INTERESTING, what-NAME? ), Practice Sheet: (Do you have your own office?) . BOAT, BEFORE YOU? (Do you know how to make soup?)13. 13. YOU? YOUR MONEY, (What type of candy do you like?) (Do you like doing laundry?) 07. To effectively communicate with sign language, you need to know basic sign language words and phrases. YOU THINK BETTER DRIVER, WOMAN, bodyshift-OR MAN? 19. 16. YOUR SUPERVISOR, WHO? (Why can't you understand the teacher?) "YOU NAME?" You-MEET MY BROTHER YOU? 02.B YOUR LAST YOU THINK BETTER DRIVER, WOMAN, bodyshift-OR MAN? WHAT-KIND? 18. [if so] HOW-MANY? summer, or fall?) FIVE TIMES-[worse] SIX EQUAL WHAT? CEREAL, YOU LIKE WHAT-KIND? 02. 02. (What kind of soup do you like?) COOKIES WITH MILK? 20. 14. ("How HOW YOU UP-TO-NOW? ), 06. (Who is he/she?) (What color is your couch? JOB YOU APPLY BEFORE, HOW-MANY? Likewise, if you look for an adjective word, try the noun or vice versa. 07. YOUR SOCKS, COLOR? My neighbor is nice.MY NEIGHBOR SHE NICE. ), YOUR All Rights Reserved. do you sign 'they'?"). SHIRT DOTS YOU HAVE? YOU FEEL ANGRY Memory Aid Available to full members. Here is a list of topics for ASL1 and ASL 2, however, please do see my notes below. BOOK YOU LIKE Lesson 2 Family Learn: - Family signs - Numbers 1-10 signs - Possessive Signs - Indexing - Fingerspelling - Sentences In Sign It, the words are spoken in ASL gloss to help you understand ASL grammar. 14. (Is your dad short?) YOU THINK LIFE FAIR ALL PEOPLE? YOU EAT A-LOT, REGULAR, WHICH? ","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/9972"}},{"authorId":9973,"name":"II","slug":"ii","description":"","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/9973"}},{"authorId":9974,"name":"Angela Lee Taylor","slug":"angela-lee-taylor","description":"

Adan R. Penilla II, PhD, NIC, NAD IV, CI/CT, SC:L, ASLTA, teaches American Sign Language at Colorado State University and is a freelance interpreter for the Colorado court system. Describing your family is one way to tell someone about yourself. (What type of books do you like to read?) Angela Lee Taylor has taught ASL for Pikes Peak Community College and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. Step-relatives: To sign stepbrother, stepsister, stepmother, or stepfather, hold your hand straight out in front your chest and, with your thumb pointing straight up and index finger pointing forward, shake your hand back and forth; then sign the person's. OLD PEOPLE WEAK? 05. (How often do you often eat grapes?) Describe steps that manufacturers are taking to end the use of sweatshops. (What is your teacher's name?) 15. 17. 08. 04. Practice Sheet: 21.B YOU DRAW GOOD? YOU HAVE BABY? ASL family signs that you'll want to look up include the following: baby, child, children, twins, parents, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, daughter, son, cousin, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, husband, wife, and people. YOU LIKE? SUBSCRIBE-[SSI] WHY? (Do you wish you were an attorney? (Do you think finding new addresses is easy? 18. Born in London to Jamaican parents, Delroy spent his childhood moving from place to place. YOUR MOM NAME 'HUH'? (Is your sister fat?) MISCHIEVOUS SOMETIMES? [if so] WHAT-huh? YOU LIKE CHAT-WITH DEAF? Practice Sheet: 27.B Practice Sheet: 16.D HOW-MANY BROTHER YOU? 07. WHICH COMPUTER PROGRAM YOU USE? My parents live in a senior citizen community. HAIR, YOU PREFER what-COLOR? EARN MORE-THAN 10 DOLLAR HOUR? YOU LIVE NEAR 12. 04. [point at teacher] (Is she or he a student?) WANT BUILD your-SELF HOUSE? you prefer to fix it yourself?) I enjoy playing with my cousins at my grandmother's house. (Do you want mayonnaise on your ASL 1: Unit 1: Lesson 1: Introduction. 09. ASL gloss is usef My Signing Time is the home of the award-winning Baby Signing Time, Signing Time with Alex and Leah, Rachel & the TreeSchoolers, and other educational children's videos. 17. ), 02. YOU LIKE MONDAY? (It sort of looks like youre pointing at someone with a very shaky hand.) What is its name?) SLEEP-IN, YOU LIKE? 08. 10. Come sign and learn with us! Practice your alphabet signs by decoding the famous quote, said by one of the famous actors who played Superman. 11. 20. (In what city do you live?) 01. YOUR SHIRT, what-COLOR? [spell "we"] 17. 13. 17. (Do you keep your pants in a dresser or do you hang them up?) In ASL gloss you would sign, "YOU LIVE WHERE". (Have you been on a boat before? Practice Sheet: 16.C CAN (What did you have for dinner yesterday?) The Open Window . YOU LIVE A-P-T? to drink, water, milk, pop, or beer?) (Why do you practice signing? by jennifer_reece_17278. SHOES, YOU HAVE HOW-MANY ? YOUR BACKPACK HAVE ZIP? ), 04. Learn more about ASL sentence structure in one of our FREE online classes: http://bit.ly/31svyDIWatch the next video in this series for an intro to ASL gramm. 03. 19. [point at any object] (Is this yours?) (Did your dad go to college?) (Who runs your house [apartment, dorm, etc.]?) 08. Sheet: 12.A 18. do you prefer, thick or thin crust pizza?) YOUR MOM SOMETIMES SKIRT-short? Practice Sheet: 25.B McDaid, a 42-year-old of Kelly's Flats, William Street, Raphoe, was charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or being reckless as to whether a breach of the peace may be occasioned, an offence contrary . "THEY LEARN SIGN?" 08. (Have you been to Scotland?) 04. WORK YOU? How many bathrooms do you have in your house? SUPPOSE EAT EGG, LIKE KETCHUP YOU? (When did you start learning how to (Did you attend a residential school for the Deaf? YOU THINK CHILDREN SHOULD CHANGE UNDERWEAR DAILY? Fire TV ("What Are you deaf? ADDRESS WHAT? ), PAST SATURDAY YOU GO-TO-BED, what-TIME? (What did you do recently? YOU FEEL ANXIOUS, WHEN? I bought my kids new pajamas for Christmas.CHRISTMAS NEW PAJAMAS I BOUGHT MY KIDS. JANITOR THIS BUILDING, YOU KNOW HIS/HER NAME? TOMORROW YOU GO SCHOOL? you put your dishes in the sink? ), LIBRARY, HOW OFTEN YOU GO? TOMORROW EAT NOON, YOU WANT SOUP AND SALAD? (How many jobs have you applied for Practice Sheet: 11.D16. 09. use? YOU 16. ), Practice Sheet: 09.A Half-siblings: Sign a half-sibling by expressing the manual 1/2, and then brother or sister. Version 1: As in a group of words that expresses a thought. ("Where HOW GET? HIS/HER WIFE/HUSBAND, YOU KNOW NAME? [mime rubbing deodorant under your arm] (Do you YOU CHANGE CLOTHES, WHEN? 03. YOUR HOUSE, HOW-MANY BATHROOM? (Do you have a car?--if so--How many doors?) 05. CAFETERIA WHERE? YOUR HOUSE, CLOTHES DIRTY, WHO PUT-(in)++, BASKET? 09. what-TIME? Eventually, his son Anthony's plot succeeded. (When did you move here?) 09. In spoken English, a complete sentence would be, " I feel sick with a sore throat and an annoying headache," but in ASL, it is expressed as, "ME FEEL SICK ME THROAT HURT -throat HURT -head ANNOYED." SIGN, WHY? EGG, YOU LIKE COOK HOW? Practice Sheet: 02.C Sheet: 30.A Conversational Sentences Getting to Know Each Other Catching Up Weather Conversation School Conversation Eating Going Out Sentences by Category Family Amounts Animals Deaf Culture Entertainment Food History Jobs Misc Places Political Preferences Question School Shopping Sports Weather When Sentences in Word Lists Sign of the Days All Sentences YOUR COMPUTER, SHUT-DOWN every-NIGHT YOU? 17. 06. 03. ), 2. DOCTOR APPOINTMENT, YOU HAVE? SUPPOSE THIS CLASS YOU FAIL, RESPONSIBLE WHO? 18. (Are you deaf or hearing?) For example: in English you would say, "Where do you live?". (Do you think this class is easy?) Gallaudet University someday? Ludwig van Beethoven was a famous composer from Germany who became deaf. 20. BUY WHAT? American Sign Language (ASL) is used throughout North America, including the U.S. and English-speaking Canada. (How many tickets did you get last year? 17. The duplicitous son of a reputed Bronx mobster was sentenced Friday to die behind bars after orchestrating his father's execution in a 2018 murder-for-hire plot as the victim sat helplessly in a . 07. (If your dog gets sick do you take YOU LIKE DANCE? ), Practice Sheet: 16.A Pronunciation/articulation: Two-handed "F" handshape (palm out) with the thumb-forefinger circles together diverge in an arc movement and converge with the pinkies. Thirty people will go to the family picnic next Saturday. 16. 13. (Which do you like better, summer or winter?) BACKPACK, YOU HAVE? Sign language phrases in ASL (American Sign Language). ), Practice Sheet: 11.A 12. AUTUMN, WIND-[light], COOL, YOU LIKE CL:1-"go for a stroll"? FOOD, YOUR FAMILY ANY MEASURE+AGENT-[engineer]. ), 06. previously?) (How have you been helped by a police officer? YOU ENJOY DO-what? COLD PIZZA, YOU LIKE? HOW-MANY YEAR? MOST SCIENTIST SMART? (Can you run your own business?) (Does your backpack have a zipper? (Which do you prefer ), 03. R-I-G-H-T? ), 07. (Have you ever lost your ASL book?) FISH LIKE EAT BUG? 11. 01. 17. "HOW SIGN T-H-A-N-K-S?" 19. YOU LIKE FISHING? LEAVE-[go-away] THIS CLASS, what-TIME? (How many brothers do you have?) PAST WEEKEND WHAT-DO YOU? YOU LIKE SIGN MUSIC-[songs] YOU? have straight hair?) (Do you like to eat green apples?) 11. YOUR HOUSE, FURNITURE, what-COLOR? 02. (Do you wish you had your own secretary?) CAR [bodyshift-"or"] TRUCK? CITY YOU LIVE? FAMILY, LAST CHILD WHO? (What kind of cereal do you like? YOU PROUD ABOUT WHAT? RETIRE, how-OLD ? 18. (Which do you prefer, taking a bath or taking a shower?) (When do you feel happy?) 12. 04. YOUR TV CLOSE-CAPTIONED? Using the common signs in this table can make your eccentric family seem almost normal. YOU LIKE MEET NEW PEOPLE YOU? (Do you like to travel by train? Practice Sheet: 22.A My sister is Deaf and goes to Gallaudet University.GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY MY DEAF SISTER GO-TO. YOUR ASL BOOK CL:C-[thick]? YOUR PARENTS DIVORCE? My mothers baked potato soup is the BEST!MY MOTHER HER B-A-K-E-D POTATO SOUP CHAMP (BEST). 12. 09. PLAY-FIELD? (What kind of cereal do you like? YOU THINK PERSON CAN FLY WITHOUT AIRPLANE? CEREAL, YOU LIKE ), 20. class?) YOU THINK CUTE, WHO? 10 Qs . (Who does most of the cooking in your family? (You are named what?) [ASL TEACHER, DOCTOR, MECHANIC, etc.] 01. ), 11. is prettier, long hair or short hair? ), 10. WHO PLAY, YOU LIKE what-DO?18. EXERCISE MORE WILL I. NAME SOMETHING ITSELF BLACK WHITE (Name something that is black and (Do you think the teacher should write on the board more often?) 02. BEFORE-[prior-to] TEST, YOU STUDY ALL-NIGHT? 15. Practice YOU 09. COOK CLASS, YOU YOU FEEL STUPID SOMETIMES? 12. (Is your bedroom a little bit dirty?)12. (Have you ever lived in a big city? CAR My sister is Deaf and goes to Gallaudet University. 18. (Do you like warm cookies and milk? My uncle is very good at telling tales of his life on the farm.TALES MY UNCLE GOOD ABOUT WHAT? (Would you wait a half-hour if ), HEARING-AID BATTERY, YOU NOT-YET CHANGE YOU? HABIT ANY YOU? 16. DON'T-MIND? (Have you ever had a buzz-cut hair-style?) next-YEAR SCHOOL REGISTER FINISH YOU? 05. Some people say that ASL doesn't use a "Subject-Verb-Object" (SVO) sentence structure. 05. Sheet: 28.D YOU GO ASL CLASS, 03. WISH HAVE your-SELF HELICOPTER YOU? ), 17. 11. 09. Practice Sheet: 30.C is your name?) Sheet: 29.B APPLE, RED, YOU LIKE EAT YOU? Every-MORNING, YOU HURRY-[rush] SHOWER, CLOTHES, EAT, GO-[take-off] SCHOOL BUY WINE, MUST how-OLD? HOW OFTEN YOU LAUGH? My sister is such an amazing athlete, she plays soccer and basketball. PAST TAKE? what-DO? YOUR FAMILY ANY LIBRARY+PERSON? helicopter?) 06. IMPROVE HOW? 14.TEACHER LIGHTS-FLASH, WHY? My son is going to law school at the University of Michigan. HOT WEATHER, YOU LIKE? YOU LIKE PLAY-CARDS YOU? YOU WORK WHERE? (What does the sign "stepfather" mean?) YOU AFRAID WHAT? 10 Qs . G-R-I-L-L HAMBURGER COOK I LOVE. SUPPOSE YOU GO MOVIE, YOU LIKE EAT POPCORN? 01. Using the common signs in this table can make your eccentric family seem almost normal. (Why does the teacher flash the lights?) (How many pairs of shoes do you have?) Worksheet. Other 19. 07. T-H-E V-I-L-L-A-G-E-S VILLAGES F-L-A. 15. 06. 07. YOU LIKE LEARN SIGN? etc.] My grandparents live in The Villages in Florida in the winter. 06. Practice Sheet: 21.C summer, or fall? BEFORE-[prior-to] MEET NEW PERSON YOU LIKE BRUSH-TEETH? (What is the name of a book that (Are you going back home after class?) 09. YOU THINK GO-TO-BED WAITRESS, HOW-MUCH SHOULD T-I-P? ), 01. (If you go to 07. Ethnic costumes. YOU THINK HARD-OF-HEARING SHOULD MARRY DEAF O-R HEARING? (Is this his?) DIAPER, YOU CHANGE BEFORE? YOU THINK TONIGHT FREEZE? hearing-aid battery yet?) YOUR DRYER, G-A-S, [bodyshift] ELECTRIC WHICH? My great aunt was an American Indian.MY G-R-E-A-T AUNT HERSELF AMERICAN INDIAN. Android 16. (Are you coming to school next week? READ [bodyshift] (2) I gave my mother a new sewing machine for her birthday. 11. YOU RECENT 14. ), Practice Sheet: 08.A ), 5. you have a bike?) (Have you ever been in an ambulance?) (How often do you go to the library? As a teenager, he moved with his family to Toronto and then . 07. YOUR CAR, (What do you take pride in?) 07. YOUR CAR, [POP, CANDY, NOTHING, YOU LIKE COOK? ("On which day do people go to church.") (How-many hours are in a day?) 16. (Why are most postal employees thin?) PAST 15. 08. ), BEFORE-[prior-to] CLASS, WHERE YOU? 16. 20. 01. EAT FINISH, CUP, DISH, PUT S-I-N-K YOU? (How many bathrooms are there YOUR FAVORITE FOOD, WHAT? (Are you always late to class? MILK, WHERE FROM, HAIR, LONG-HAIR, SHORT-HAIR, YOU THINK PRETTY WHICH? 17. 20. My grandmother bought me new underwear for Christmas. My father-in-law worked at a factory for twenty-five years.25 YEARS FACTORY MY FATHER-IN-LAW WORK WORK WORK. (Do you draw well?) YOU HAVE, HOW-MANY ? AMBULANCE, BEFORE YOU? YOU ENJOY DO-what? SOME DEAF "), Practice Sheet: YESTERDAY, SCHOOL FINISH AFTER-[FROM-THEN-ON] what-DO YOU? 04. (Do you have a new car?)15. YOUR SIGNing, 02. AUTUMN, WIND-[light], COOL, YOU LIKE CL:1-"go for a stroll"? (Do you like hot weather?) YOU SQUARE-[board], YOU THINK HE/SHE TEACHER SHOULD WRITE MORE? About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . NAME, HOW SPELL? READ, WHAT-KIND? Practice Sheet: 17.B 15. By entering your email address and clicking the Submit button, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy & to receive electronic communications from Dummies.com, which may include marketing promotions, news and updates. YOUR BELT, COLOR? YOU THINK PERSON CAN FLY WITHOUT AIRPLANE? 04. YOUR SOCKS, COLOR? YOU THINK GO-TO-BED [if so] NAME? SOMETHING BROKE, YOU PREFER HIRE MECHANIC, [bodyshift], F-I-X your-SELF, (How do you make French toast?) 10. 16. ), 09. Both my son and daughter have red hair.RED HAIR MY SON MY DAUGHTER BOTH HAVE. 14. YOU 03. He was still able to create and play music. 20. 05. Two Bear Cubs Comprehension . There's a deaf person signing 15 sentences about family in American Sign Language (ASL). (Do you like to eat popcorn 06. YOU FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE? YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, WHAT? ), Practice COLLEGE STUDENT ALWAYS BROKE-[financially], WHY ? YOU HAVE SISTER? BOAT, BEFORE YOU? 20. 12. ASL signs for family Learn some family-related terms and the signs for relatives in American Sign Language. TODAY, YOUR LAST CLASS WHAT? YOU PRACTICE (Are you always late to class?) Practice Sheet: 18.C 14. (Is [or was] your grandpa a farmer?) YOUR 04. My niece got a pink guitar for Christmas.CHRISTMAS MY NIECE GOT WHAT? 02. YOU DIVORCED YOU? YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND HE/SHE TEACHER, WHY? ), 12. [Fingerspell "S-I-N-K"] (When do you change clothes? YOU LIKE FOOL PEOPLE? 1.2k plays . (Are you EVERYDAY YOU SHOWER? Practice 08. My brother is thin because he exercises everyday. Do you want to go with me?) 05. WHAT-KIND TOOTHPASTE YOU? (What (Do cats like to eat birds?) 08. ANOTHER BABY MY SISTER BORN-WILL. 02. Are your parents Deaf? (When you are done eating, do (Do you like bananas? "), Practice Sheet: 02.D 04. (Do you look like your dad?) (Do you have a doctor's appointment? Every-SATURDAY what-DO YOU? YOUR _______, COST HOW-MUCH? 17. TRAIN TRAVEL, PAST TEST THIS CLASS YOU (Do you keep pictures 01. what's your name?") 11. HUNGRY YOU? 11. YOU GO CLASS ON TIME ALWAYS? YOU GALLAUDET YOU? YOUR CITY HAVE ), 14. (What did you do last weekend?) ), 15. YOUR 05. WHEN? My brother is thin because he exercises everyday.MY BROTHER THIN WHY? FIRST CAR, what-COLOR? PREFER LIVE NORTH OR-[bodyshift] SOUTH? ), Practice ), 07. hours, would you be tired?) BOX BRING CAR YOU THINK SCHOOL BORING? PAST-[long-ago] YOURSELF LITTLE-GIRL/BOY WANT GROW-UP FUTURE DO-what? TOMORROW EAT NOON, YOU WANT SOUP AND SALAD? 20+ Basic Sign Language Phrases for Beginners | ASL TakeLessons 321K subscribers Subscribe 304K 10M views 3 years ago Learn American Sign Language: Lessons For Beginners Learn more American. [bodyshift]-OR WINTER, YOU LIKE BETTER WHICH? LATE I had a conversation with my neighbor yesterday.YESTERDAY MY NEIGHBOR TWO-OF-US CONVERSATION. 09. children should change their underwear everyday? ASL University Curriculum. EMBARRASS EASY YOU? previous test you took in this class?) (Would you 14. (Do you ride the bus to school?) 19. 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