You are by far my favourite ASL teacher on RUclips! I'm hearing and I don't even know anyone who's deaf personally, but I've always been interested in sign language. So I decided it's just the right time to start learning it, who knows, maybe I'll need it one day. Your explanations are very clear, I immediately memorize what you show. Thank you!
I practice in my mirror every night! I am just waiting to bump into someone I can practice with! Love your videos. Side note your hair always looks so good!
Thank you so much for the break down and the vocal layover on the video. Im hh in one ear and deaf in my right so trying to understand with no subtitles is hard. I have subscribed!
Hi Nicole, thank you for the positive feedback! I'm so glad you find the format of these videos is helpful for your comprehension and learning -- especially as a Deaf/HoH person! Means the world. :)
My daughters use some signs at their daycare. Our 1.5 year old still doesn’t vocally speak. I noticed her doing something with her hands whenever I said the word “clean”. I had a suspicion it was the sign, and here I am. Sure enough. After watching your clip, I have subbed and watched quite a few. You do a great job. I am even more impressed with your use of facial expressions. Such a talent.
I'm new to the channel. I'm curious if you have videos that would help me with my job at the airport? I would love to be able to sign with passengers. "Do you have a computer in your bag" "Can you take your shoes off" I am meeting more and more people who sign and I want to learn as much as I can
Hi Meredith, I love your videos! They're so clear and helpful. One thing that confuses me in ASL is why some signs like the noun "teacher" is done once, where as the verb "teach" is done twice. On the other hand, the noun "chair" is done twice, but the verb "sit" is done once.
Hi Catherine, great question! You're very observant! These are indeed grammatical patterns in ASL that apply to many words. You're confounding two different patterns though, so let me clarify (buckle in! here we go...): Many ASL words follow a noun-verb pattern of 2-movements vs 1-movement. That's like the CHAIR example you give, where CHAIR is a double-movement of the action SIT. The same can be seen in other sign pairs like PHONE/CALL, TRAIN/GO-BY-TRAIN, FOOD/EAT, BOOK/OPEN-BOOK, SCISSORS/CUT, DOOR/OPEN-DOOR, and so on. This is a pattern -- it is not a rule; while many ASL nouns and verbs follow this pattern, it's not the case that all verbs and nouns work this way. (This is normal of language. For example, English, too, has many general patterns (or even 'rules') that have plenty of of exceptions!) Now, with that in mind, let's look at TEACH and TEACHER. The verb "to teach" can be signed with *either* a single or double movement. Generally, "to teach" would be a single movement, actually, and a double movement connotes more the process of teaching -- "teaching" (which, in essence, is actually a noun! (In English, this would be a 'gerund' -- you can look it up; it's when a verb functions as a noun.). So TEACHING/TEACH can sort of also be thought of as following the noun-verb pattern discussed above, too. BUT in any event, you may see it signed with a single or double movement. Then TEACHER is a noun, of course, and it follows the pattern of other person-marker signs that use the AGENT suffix. The two flat hands, facing one another, movement downward indicate a PERSON, and many roles/professions are indicated by adding that as a suffix to a sign. So TEACH+PERSON becomes TEACHER. Similarly, LEARN+PERSON becomes STUDENT, ART+PERSON becomes ARTIST, ENGINEERING+PERSON becomes ENGINEER, and SCIENCE+PERSON becomes SCIENTIST. So this is a different type of pattern. I hope this helped clarify! Great queston; I may cover this in an upcoming email newsletter and/or RUclips video :) thanks for asking!
Thank you so much for this! Can you give me some other examples of similar signs but the difference is non manual markers! I've already used late and not yet. Thank you so much!
Im new to asl and learning for my job i work at dominos pizza. Im self learning by watching these videos does anyone know any links to help with this area of asl "food" wise. I watched the restraunt one. Like toppings do i just finger spell the toppings?
You are by far my favourite ASL teacher on RUclips! I'm hearing and I don't even know anyone who's deaf personally, but I've always been interested in sign language. So I decided it's just the right time to start learning it, who knows, maybe I'll need it one day. Your explanations are very clear, I immediately memorize what you show. Thank you!
Thanks, Alyona, so glad you're learning!
@@ASLMeredith Mine too!
I really want to thank you for helping me become closer to my Love who is hearing impaired. I have been able to enter into her world.
I practice in my mirror every night! I am just waiting to bump into someone I can practice with! Love your videos.
Side note your hair always looks so good!
It helps me learn when you do similar signs. Mentally I group them together and then can remember them much easier. Thanks for doing these videos!
Glad it helps, Isaac !
Thank you so much for the break down and the vocal layover on the video. Im hh in one ear and deaf in my right so trying to understand with no subtitles is hard. I have subscribed!
Hi Nicole, thank you for the positive feedback! I'm so glad you find the format of these videos is helpful for your comprehension and learning -- especially as a Deaf/HoH person! Means the world. :)
I LOVE YOU MEREDITH! Thank you so much for these videos, you make it exciting to continue learning ASL. :)
@2:30 Meredith makin' it rain!!
My daughters use some signs at their daycare. Our 1.5 year old still doesn’t vocally speak. I noticed her doing something with her hands whenever I said the word “clean”. I had a suspicion it was the sign, and here I am. Sure enough. After watching your clip, I have subbed and watched quite a few. You do a great job. I am even more impressed with your use of facial expressions. Such a talent.
I'm new to the channel. I'm curious if you have videos that would help me with my job at the airport? I would love to be able to sign with passengers. "Do you have a computer in your bag"
"Can you take your shoes off"
I am meeting more and more people who sign and I want to learn as much as I can
Thank you very much. It was confusing but now I understand. I think my confused signs nice and excuse me. I think this I will watch. Thank you again.
this was so helpful I was so stressed out not being able to tell the difference lol
Thanks again, Anne! Yes this is a common set for confusion - so similar / same !
Thank you so much Meredith, very clear explanation ! I learned the difference between clean and cleaning ☺️
You explain it very clearly the different . Thank you Meredith . 😎😎
I watched Bill Vickers have fun with this one. He had to class sign nice clean school paper. Looked like everybody was clapping. 😂
But by the way, thank you for verifying the slight differences. It was easier to follow then. Bill Vickers examples
Thanks. That was very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Спасибо - thanks you👍👍👍
Thank you for these! I have a deaf daughter.
This is great! Thank you!
God Bless you always 🌺
what is the difference between the signs for dessert and divorce?
DESSERT has the fingers tap together. DIVORCE uses a different movement - the fingers start together, and then move apart. One movement.
Hi Meredith, I love your videos! They're so clear and helpful. One thing that confuses me in ASL is why some signs like the noun "teacher" is done once, where as the verb "teach" is done twice. On the other hand, the noun "chair" is done twice, but the verb "sit" is done once.
Hi Catherine, great question! You're very observant! These are indeed grammatical patterns in ASL that apply to many words. You're confounding two different patterns though, so let me clarify (buckle in! here we go...): Many ASL words follow a noun-verb pattern of 2-movements vs 1-movement. That's like the CHAIR example you give, where CHAIR is a double-movement of the action SIT. The same can be seen in other sign pairs like PHONE/CALL, TRAIN/GO-BY-TRAIN, FOOD/EAT, BOOK/OPEN-BOOK, SCISSORS/CUT, DOOR/OPEN-DOOR, and so on. This is a pattern -- it is not a rule; while many ASL nouns and verbs follow this pattern, it's not the case that all verbs and nouns work this way. (This is normal of language. For example, English, too, has many general patterns (or even 'rules') that have plenty of of exceptions!) Now, with that in mind, let's look at TEACH and TEACHER. The verb "to teach" can be signed with *either* a single or double movement. Generally, "to teach" would be a single movement, actually, and a double movement connotes more the process of teaching -- "teaching" (which, in essence, is actually a noun! (In English, this would be a 'gerund' -- you can look it up; it's when a verb functions as a noun.). So TEACHING/TEACH can sort of also be thought of as following the noun-verb pattern discussed above, too. BUT in any event, you may see it signed with a single or double movement. Then TEACHER is a noun, of course, and it follows the pattern of other person-marker signs that use the AGENT suffix. The two flat hands, facing one another, movement downward indicate a PERSON, and many roles/professions are indicated by adding that as a suffix to a sign. So TEACH+PERSON becomes TEACHER. Similarly, LEARN+PERSON becomes STUDENT, ART+PERSON becomes ARTIST, ENGINEERING+PERSON becomes ENGINEER, and SCIENCE+PERSON becomes SCIENTIST. So this is a different type of pattern. I hope this helped clarify! Great queston; I may cover this in an upcoming email newsletter and/or RUclips video :) thanks for asking!
I imagine it would be really fun to do the sentence, "clean up your school papers!" :)
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Thank you so much merci beaucoup
Thank you so much for this! Can you give me some other examples of similar signs but the difference is non manual markers! I've already used late and not yet. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much I was worried about paper and nice
Glad it helped, Sophia! :)
"I cleaned my school with a nice clean paper towel"
lol,😁
HAH, oh boy...
Meredith, it's like you're dancing Hula...
It was very helpful when the video is in slow motion thank you
thanks Evelyn, glad you find it useful
Meredith, what about when "having a bad day "? Frustration, headache, etc.
thanks
That was a different sign for review that you used in the beginning. I am used to an R handshape winding backward on an open (inward) palm
It can be L, R or swirlie up the palm
How do you sign “be nice”? As to tell a young child to be nice when you want to sign to them to be nice!? Thank you!
I saw a video that clarified the school one, it said it's like a teacher clapping their hands to get the classes attention.
Yep!
Im new to asl and learning for my job i work at dominos pizza. Im self learning by watching these videos does anyone know any links to help with this area of asl "food" wise. I watched the restraunt one. Like toppings do i just finger spell the toppings?
Thanks to you.
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