Great video, thank you! I'm curious about ASL in non office settings, like a construction site. I realized recently that adding gestures to verbal instructions can make them clearer, and in lots of cases safer. A lot of times we wear ear, eye, and other protection that makes it harder to hear instructions, adding a gesture can help make sure we communicate clearly. I'd love to see a video on signs for common PPE, like "protective goggles", "hard hat", "gloves", "earplugs", respirator". "Clock in/clock out" is helpful too, as are phrases like "It's time to start break", "invoice" "start papers"
Thank you so much I enjoy your videos. I’ve to people teaching me 2 of them is deaf, last week I translate for a deaf guy I was so proud of me. I started in August in now I already learn a lot your videos is really helpful.😊😊 Now I can communicate with deaf people, ASL is the best language in the world 🤟🏼
I specifically started learning ASL when I started a new job and realized I had many deaf coworkers and almost none of the hearing employees (including managers and I think HR) knew any sign. At work people tend to assume I’m deaf because I’m like the only hearing person who talks with the deaf employees. In a job where safety is a massive concern the management should be able to communicate with all employees. We suggested that they hire someone to even teach basic signs or just play some videos in the breakroom. I believe the ability to communicate with everyone is a major part of having a successful team. I’ve also made an amazing ride or die friend through learning ASL. Anyone got suggestions on how to get a workplace to teach even basic signs?
Money talks! Talk in generalities about lawsuits. (Injury, discrimination, etc.) Do not make it seem like you're the one whose going to levy the suit or you WILL BE railroaded right out the door. Enlighten them on how much more productive everyone will be when they can effectively communicate. Show them how much money is lost and labor wasted in the current state of affairs. Another strategy is vanity. Make it seem like it was there idea in the first place. If you can find someone higher up who likes looking good and taking credit for everything good that happens, that's your guy or gal. Top it off by telling them how smart and compassionate they are for coming up with that great idea. You could initiate the conversation by saying, "I think I heard someone say you wanted to...?!" A third and risky option is the Dr. King method. Shame the leadership and company for there lack of empathy, and cold heartedness toward there fellow man who they have a fiduciary responsibility in front of EVERYONE! inside the company and outside too. What makes this is work is not the shaming, but the public display of there perceived immorality. This is how we as black persons fought for our civil rights in the 1960's. Another thing that might work is name dropping. OSHA, OSHA compliancy, Rafael Sanchez. This is all I got for you. Good luck. My best strategy is prayer. It changes things!
Hi can we have an update on what happened? I think that it’s nice that you learned asl so you could communicate with your co workers. I learned it because I saw people doing asl on tv when the coronavirus first started.
thank you for this video Meridith I love the way you teach, if anyone has any Trouble it's so easy (especially with Fast internet) to rewind and watch something over, I do that all the time. Thanks again.
Hopefully there'll be another office video. I would like to know how to sign: 1.) When do you work/ when do you get off work? 2.) When do you go on break/off break?/ I'm on my break. 3.) Retired 4.) Laid off 5.) Fired Edit: 6.) Escalator
Thanks for this video since myco-workers asked me to teach them how to sign. Met with my tutor first time last night. I'm excited to get started. Your videos are a help. He said eventually he won't speak anymore,just sign. I was a bit intimidated by that but I'm not going to let it stop me from learning.
@@ASLMeredith mostly just started at the beginning with some signs I already knew. But a few were taught to me incorrectly. It was cool when he signed something & I understood it easily.
What a practical video for so many people! Thank you Meredith! I work in a community center - can you please teach a few simple phrases? Many of these would be applicable to an office or other job. For example: "Welcome to (company name/location)!" "Please check in first/here" "Who are you here to see?" "Can I show you around?" "I work for the _____ department/team" "Let me know if you need anything/help" "Do you want to grab lunch?"
Easy to follow and learn. My job is in a school. Words like math, reading, writing, whiteboard, pencil, marker, binder, (go to) bus etc. would be great. Thank you for getting my sign language journey off to a great start!
I've learn so much from your videos. Thankyou! I would like to see signs for banking like: loan, debt, sign (fill in sign in paper), account, bills, taxes, salary, pay stub and so on..
Hi! I love your videos! Thank you so much for teaching me along with others who enjoy them. I’m interested, if you get a chance, to go over some signs I could use at a concert. I go to a lot of them and I am losing my hearing…but, I notice that a lot of deaf people go. I would love to practice with them. Thank you! Donnah G🌹🌸💜
Hello! These are so helpful, In just started working in a office and I'm not familiar with office signs..the following are the signs I'm looking for: Fax/scan/file/document/ reference calls/ air conditioning or heat and Temperature/ mail/ postage/ hiring/ new recruit/ sensor/ fire alarm/ carbon monoxide detector
Hi Mireya, thanks for these great suggestions! Would you mind submitting them to my request form, so I don't lose them in this comment? aslmeredith.com/request Thank you so much!
I’m wondering how you would tell someone “I’m working on it” It’s the action part I’m not quite understanding how to relay. Thanks for your videos. They’re great!
I've learned so much from you. Thank you! I liked this Office tutorial. How about the different positions in an office or work place: manager, secretary, accountant, programmer (me!), salesperson, president, vice-president, etc. ?
I'm sure you've covered it in other videos but i work in a warehouse with a deaf man and i often find myself asking if he needs help or if he'll help me with a task. How would i go about singing a question like that? :D . Thank you for your hard work and awesome videos!
Hi James, thanks for asking about "do you need help?' or "will you help me" ! In my video on signing with customers, I demonstrate "Can I help you?" here: ruclips.net/video/G0rJucHWfTw/видео.html And you can use the same exact hand positions to sign "will you help me?" by changing the movement from TOWARD The other person to AWAY from the other person, toward you! So the movement changes the meaning about who is to help whom. "Will you help me" or "Can I help you?" Hope that helps!
Hi Taylor, thanks for the request! This topic is actually on my list :) and it'd be so helpful if you could suggest *specific* words and phrases that would be most useful, to this form: aslmeredith.com/request thank you!
I love the way you teach! I'm a bit frustrated, because while the subtitles are good, but they are completely cornering your signing. Is there any way to fix that?
Asl Meredith Office is why, the letter " O"? You use your hands, start " O" You stay two hands, O, come two cross to near a chest, then back. 1. Two hands , a letter O toward at same time, use your arms 2 your arms comes🔼 cross, backward.
Thank you so much for this video! I came right from the email to watch it. I work at a gift shop and gallery. I’d really like to know how to ask if someone wants something gift wrapped. And if they do, do they want things wrapped together or separately? Those are the main things. (Which color ribbon and if it’s a wedding gift, Christmas gift, birthday gift would be cool too!)
I'm so glad you were excited to see this video! Thanks for the suggestions around your experience working in a gift shop and gallery! Adding these to my list.
Interesting - I'm not in the military, so I wouldn't even know where to begin. Could you please elaborate on the types of words and phrases that would be most essential ?
Hi Meredith, I just wanted to confirm that the sign for Business is the same for Busy and the understanding of which sign it is will depend on the context of the conversation?
I was looking at the difference to busy and business on a online dictionary, and the only difference I noticed was that the bottom hand was straight for busy and closed for business. How would you describe any difference if to you there are any at all? Thanks...
Hi Darryl, great question! Most of the time, when you're saying "this and that", you don't actually use a sign - instead, you shift your shoulders between signs. (That skill and other grammar features like it are taught in my beginner course.) There *is* a sign for AND that's used more as an emphasis or transition, and I'll share that here soon!
When 'speaking' to deaf with hearing people present/included, is it polite to talk and sign simultaneously? If not at Interpreter level can we do Signed Exact English (SEE)?
Hi Rich, great questions! While simultaneous communication ("SimCom") of speaking and signing is sometimes alright in VERY small, casual, short-term situations, it's generally NOT recommended. ASL and English are different languages, so you can't truly produce both accurately at once. As a result, research suggests that SimCom leads to better comprehension among hearing audiences than among Deaf audiences, who are not getting clear communication. I'm going to cover the topic of SimCom in an upcoming email newsletter, so make sure you're subscribed (free!) - aslmeredith.com/newsletter // and then to your second question about SEE ... if your goal is to use ASL with culturally Deaf people, then you should aim to learn and use ASL rather than SEE. That said, many new/casual signers end up using a mix of the two - a pidgin signed English (PSE). I talk more about ASL, PSE, and SEE in my free beginner FAQs: aslmeredith.com/FAQ Hope those answers and resources help!
Thank you for posting this video. It is very helpful for those of us who work in an office. How about some signs for Special Needs? i.e. Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disability, Down syndrome. I work with adults and children (with disabilities,) some have learned a little sign. I'm guessing I would mostly finger spell those markers/identifiers. *Autism, etc. Any helpful suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Thanks again for the great videos. I soooo appreciate it. #I'mANewbie
could please teach me more on machines and tools.. example : machine is under maintenance machine is out of order machine is not working machine is fixed by the repair person. machine is not functioning since monday. when will the machine repair gets over? how to use the machine? where is the machine manual? power failure... abnormality in the machine.. tool life.. tool has broken.. handle it with care... hold onto the upper portion/ bottom portion.. place it near/ above/ somewhere switch ON/OFF the button . where is the machine operator/worker? please help me with these.. hope this comment get noticed soon..
Hi Meredith! I’m new to the channel and new to ASL. Is the voiceover you speaking? Sorry if this has been asked before. I was curious because the deaf people I know of can’t pronounce words clearly.
Hi, yes the voiceover is me. I am not deaf; I am hearing. See my "About" tab for more info on my background. (Though I should note that people who are Deaf have a range of speech backgrounds and preferences, so it's not always clear to assume one way or the other.)
Hi Axton Rose - yes that's right! The signs for CHOCOLATE and COMPUTER are very similar. The difference is the movement. "Chocolate" moves the "C" handshape in a flat circle along the back of the opposite hand. The sign "computer" is an arc-like movement that sweeps across the opposite arm - grazing the wrist/arm before circling back up and around. I'll be sharing a video clarifying these two and other similar signs next month :)
Love your videos, but one thing that bugged me was office. I was taught that you only slide the double letters if they are at the very end of the word, like in boo, but you bounce them if they are in the middle like book.
Good eye! Different textbooks and teachers give different "rules" to follow for double letters; there isn't one singular correct way. Vowels are almost always a "slide", while consonants.. you'll see a mix, and it may vary by position. For OFFICE, you could slide or re-form the "F" (a re-form of the letter moreso than a bounce). That said, I do suggest getting used to seeing double letters in all their forms!
I learned a different sign for “chair”- left hand “c” shape, and 2 fingers of right hand “sits” on the bottom of the “c.” Are there variations, or have I been doing it incorrectly?
Hi Carol, what a great question! The "C" handshape of "CHAIR" or "SIT" are used more frequently for sitting situations involving a *vehicle*, such as riding in a car or on a bus. For general "CHAIR" or "SIT", it's more often on the "U" handshape. (It's possible some signers or regions don't follow this pattern - but that's what I see mostly among signers on the US east coast and in all types of educational materials and Deaf vlogs.) Hope that helps!
Good question, Julia! BUSY and BUSINESS are very similar. BUSY is a smaller, quicker movement, compared to BUSINESS which is a bit larger-sweeping. Hope that helps!
Hi there, thanks for this feedback! I intentionally put the translations for the example sentences in the descriptions instead of the video, so that you practice seeing ASL *on its own* rather than with English. That's how it's done in the real world! But I appreciate the feedback and can consider adding back English there for future videos. If you ever want to slow down the video, use the RUclips menu icon (the 3 dots or the gear icon, depending on your device) to select SPEED: 0.5 or 0.25 . Hope that helps!
I have been watching you for 3 years now. I'm not deaf and no one in my family is. I just love sign language, great job on your teachings.
im a linguist this was my first time looking at any sign language, so amazing! i love it!
Awesome! I studied linguistics in school :) including linguistics of ASL! So much to explore! Glad you're enjoying what you're learning so far.
Great video, thank you! I'm curious about ASL in non office settings, like a construction site. I realized recently that adding gestures to verbal instructions can make them clearer, and in lots of cases safer. A lot of times we wear ear, eye, and other protection that makes it harder to hear instructions, adding a gesture can help make sure we communicate clearly. I'd love to see a video on signs for common PPE, like "protective goggles", "hard hat", "gloves", "earplugs", respirator". "Clock in/clock out" is helpful too, as are phrases like "It's time to start break", "invoice" "start papers"
Happy Easter
Medical!!!!!
Happy Easter!
Warehouse please
Thank you so much I enjoy your videos. I’ve to people teaching me 2 of them is deaf, last week I translate for a deaf guy I was so proud of me.
I started in August in now I already learn a lot your videos is really helpful.😊😊
Now I can communicate with deaf people, ASL is the best language in the world 🤟🏼
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing! Keep up the good work 😄
I specifically started learning ASL when I started a new job and realized I had many deaf coworkers and almost none of the hearing employees (including managers and I think HR) knew any sign. At work people tend to assume I’m deaf because I’m like the only hearing person who talks with the deaf employees. In a job where safety is a massive concern the management should be able to communicate with all employees. We suggested that they hire someone to even teach basic signs or just play some videos in the breakroom. I believe the ability to communicate with everyone is a major part of having a successful team. I’ve also made an amazing ride or die friend through learning ASL. Anyone got suggestions on how to get a workplace to teach even basic signs?
Money talks! Talk in generalities about lawsuits. (Injury, discrimination, etc.) Do not make it seem like you're the one whose going to levy the suit or you WILL BE railroaded right out the door. Enlighten them on how much more productive everyone will be when they can effectively communicate. Show them how much money is lost and labor wasted in the current state of affairs. Another strategy is vanity. Make it seem like it was there idea in the first place. If you can find someone higher up who likes looking good and taking credit for everything good that happens, that's your guy or gal. Top it off by telling them how smart and compassionate they are for coming up with that great idea. You could initiate the conversation by saying, "I think I heard someone say you wanted to...?!" A third and risky option is the Dr. King method. Shame the leadership and company for there lack of empathy, and cold heartedness toward there fellow man who they have a fiduciary responsibility in front of EVERYONE! inside the company and outside too. What makes this is work is not the shaming, but the public display of there perceived immorality. This is how we as black persons fought for our civil rights in the 1960's. Another thing that might work is name dropping. OSHA, OSHA compliancy, Rafael Sanchez. This is all I got for you. Good luck. My best strategy is prayer. It changes things!
Hi can we have an update on what happened? I think that it’s nice that you learned asl so you could communicate with your co workers. I learned it because I saw people doing asl on tv when the coronavirus first started.
thank you for this video Meridith I love the way you teach, if anyone has any
Trouble it's so easy (especially with
Fast internet) to rewind and watch something over, I do that all the time.
Thanks again.
Thanks! Yep it's definitely helpful to rewind and slow it down!
Your one of the best teachers on here thank you for sharing your knowledge 🌝🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you so much for the kind words! Glad this helps you learn :)
Hopefully there'll be another office video. I would like to know how to sign:
1.) When do you work/ when do you get off work?
2.) When do you go on break/off break?/ I'm on my break.
3.) Retired
4.) Laid off
5.) Fired
Edit: 6.) Escalator
Thanks pretty lady..you're teaching the world
I started studying about ASL as a hobby but now I'm slowly learning it to use it for business or for work.
That's great! It is so useful in many contexts :)
Thanks for this video since myco-workers asked me to teach them how to sign. Met with my tutor first time last night. I'm excited to get started. Your videos are a help. He said eventually he won't speak anymore,just sign. I was a bit intimidated by that but I'm not going to let it stop me from learning.
Awesome! It's great that you've got a tutor to learn ASL - it's so important to get feedback!
@@ASLMeredith mostly just started at the beginning with some signs I already knew. But a few were taught to me incorrectly. It was cool when he signed something & I understood it easily.
What a practical video for so many people! Thank you Meredith!
I work in a community center - can you please teach a few simple phrases? Many of these would be applicable to an office or other job. For example: "Welcome to (company name/location)!" "Please check in first/here" "Who are you here to see?" "Can I show you around?" "I work for the _____ department/team" "Let me know if you need anything/help" "Do you want to grab lunch?"
Thanks for these suggestions! Adding them to my list :)
Hay!!! I never clicked on so fast in my life!!! Thank you Meredith!!!!!
YAY! I'm so glad you were excited for this video! Thank you for being here :)
Easy to follow and learn. My job is in a school. Words like math, reading, writing, whiteboard, pencil, marker, binder, (go to) bus etc. would be great. Thank you for getting my sign language journey off to a great start!
NVM Found It! Keep up the great work.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing, Daniel. Glad you found the school playlist and videos :)
I work at Subway. Could you do a video on its food signs?
Great suggestion! Thanks
Very relevant, ty Meridith.
Thank you so much for spreading your knowledge and impacting so many people!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Thank YOU for learning! :D :D
How do we sign the word 'infrastructure'?
I would be very glad to see your response. Thank you.
Thank You Meredith. You are a great teacher.
Thank YOU, Salima! I'm so glad you enjoy learning here.
Interview Words example differences between ability and protentional. Skills such as typing and others. Also This was very informative!
I've learn so much from your videos. Thankyou! I would like to see signs for banking like: loan, debt, sign (fill in sign in paper), account, bills, taxes, salary, pay stub and so on..
TANK U SO MUCH I CAN SIGN MUCH EASIER 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟❤
Thank YOU!
Thanks for your wisdom and knowledge.
Hi! I love your videos! Thank you so much for teaching me along with others who enjoy them. I’m interested, if you get a chance, to go over some signs I could use at a concert. I go to a lot of them and I am losing my hearing…but, I notice that a lot of deaf people go. I would love to practice with them. Thank you! Donnah G🌹🌸💜
Thank you so much for you're video.
Thank YOU! Glad you found this useful
Hello! These are so helpful, In just started working in a office and I'm not familiar with office signs..the following are the signs I'm looking for:
Fax/scan/file/document/ reference calls/ air conditioning or heat and Temperature/ mail/ postage/ hiring/ new recruit/ sensor/ fire alarm/ carbon monoxide detector
Hi Mireya, thanks for these great suggestions! Would you mind submitting them to my request form, so I don't lose them in this comment? aslmeredith.com/request Thank you so much!
I’m wondering how you would tell someone “I’m working on it”
It’s the action part I’m not quite understanding how to relay.
Thanks for your videos. They’re great!
can you do one for like concert venue? fans, music, concession stand, tickets, safety, row, seat, fun, sing... something summer-y :)
I've learned so much from you. Thank you! I liked this Office tutorial. How about the different positions in an office or work place: manager, secretary, accountant, programmer (me!), salesperson, president, vice-president, etc. ?
Great videos Meredith. I'm learning ASL at work and these videos are so helpful! I subscribed right away!!!
Thanks, Veronica! So glad you find these useful for learning!
Thank you so much for this video! The timestamps and notes are also very useful.
Thanks, Mirrin, glad it helps!
I'm sure you've covered it in other videos but i work in a warehouse with a deaf man and i often find myself asking if he needs help or if he'll help me with a task. How would i go about singing a question like that? :D . Thank you for your hard work and awesome videos!
Hi James, thanks for asking about "do you need help?' or "will you help me" ! In my video on signing with customers, I demonstrate "Can I help you?" here: ruclips.net/video/G0rJucHWfTw/видео.html And you can use the same exact hand positions to sign "will you help me?" by changing the movement from TOWARD The other person to AWAY from the other person, toward you! So the movement changes the meaning about who is to help whom. "Will you help me" or "Can I help you?" Hope that helps!
Could you please do martial arts signs! I am in taekwondo and need to know signs for stuff I'm having a hard time finding any
Hi Taylor, thanks for the request! This topic is actually on my list :) and it'd be so helpful if you could suggest *specific* words and phrases that would be most useful, to this form: aslmeredith.com/request thank you!
I do Krav Maga so that would be super helpful to have in my back pocket. =)
I love the way you teach! I'm a bit frustrated, because while the subtitles are good, but they are completely cornering your signing. Is there any way to fix that?
Asl Meredith
Office is why, the letter " O"?
You use your hands, start " O"
You stay two hands, O, come two cross to near a chest, then back.
1. Two hands , a letter O toward at same time, use your arms
2 your arms comes🔼 cross, backward.
Office is a letter, " O".
Thank you so much for this video! I came right from the email to watch it. I work at a gift shop and gallery. I’d really like to know how to ask if someone wants something gift wrapped. And if they do, do they want things wrapped together or separately? Those are the main things. (Which color ribbon and if it’s a wedding gift, Christmas gift, birthday gift would be cool too!)
I'm so glad you were excited to see this video! Thanks for the suggestions around your experience working in a gift shop and gallery! Adding these to my list.
Do you have one with signs for different professions, like doctor, teacher, pilot, etc...?
I don't! That's a great idea. You can submit it to my suggestion form: aslmeredith.com/request
Maybe do an episode on war/military
Interesting - I'm not in the military, so I wouldn't even know where to begin. Could you please elaborate on the types of words and phrases that would be most essential ?
Love your videos!! Thank you!
Thank you so much, Chrystie! :D :D
rached ASL
Thank you so much! You’re amazing!
Thank YOU! I'm so glad you find these useful :)
Hi Meredith, I just wanted to confirm that the sign for Business is the same for Busy and the understanding of which sign it is will depend on the context of the conversation?
Yes, and sometimes business is a bigger sweeping movement vs a smaller busy
@@ASLMeredith Fantastic! Thank you so much :-)
I have a 9 year old daughter and she wants to learn asl that's awesome
that IS awesome!
Gracias ;)
I was looking at the difference to busy and business on a online dictionary, and the only difference I noticed was that the bottom hand was straight for busy and closed for business. How would you describe any difference if to you there are any at all? Thanks...
Is there a sign for "shredder", "file cabinet" " copy room" "break room" "office manager",,?
Thank you
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Thx for your help, but what is the sign for AND?
Hi Darryl, great question! Most of the time, when you're saying "this and that", you don't actually use a sign - instead, you shift your shoulders between signs. (That skill and other grammar features like it are taught in my beginner course.) There *is* a sign for AND that's used more as an emphasis or transition, and I'll share that here soon!
When 'speaking' to deaf with hearing people present/included, is it polite to talk and sign simultaneously? If not at Interpreter level can we do Signed Exact English (SEE)?
Hi Rich, great questions! While simultaneous communication ("SimCom") of speaking and signing is sometimes alright in VERY small, casual, short-term situations, it's generally NOT recommended. ASL and English are different languages, so you can't truly produce both accurately at once. As a result, research suggests that SimCom leads to better comprehension among hearing audiences than among Deaf audiences, who are not getting clear communication. I'm going to cover the topic of SimCom in an upcoming email newsletter, so make sure you're subscribed (free!) - aslmeredith.com/newsletter // and then to your second question about SEE ... if your goal is to use ASL with culturally Deaf people, then you should aim to learn and use ASL rather than SEE. That said, many new/casual signers end up using a mix of the two - a pidgin signed English (PSE). I talk more about ASL, PSE, and SEE in my free beginner FAQs: aslmeredith.com/FAQ Hope those answers and resources help!
Thank you for posting this video. It is very helpful for those of us who work in an office. How about some signs for Special Needs? i.e. Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disability, Down syndrome. I work with adults and children (with disabilities,) some have learned a little sign. I'm guessing I would mostly finger spell those markers/identifiers. *Autism, etc. Any helpful suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Thanks again for the great videos. I soooo appreciate it. #I'mANewbie
Thank you! Great suggestion, adding this to my list.
could please teach me more on machines and tools.. example : machine is under maintenance
machine is out of order
machine is not working
machine is fixed by the repair person.
machine is not functioning since monday.
when will the machine repair gets over?
how to use the machine?
where is the machine manual?
power failure...
abnormality in the machine..
tool life..
tool has broken..
handle it with care...
hold onto the upper portion/ bottom portion..
place it near/ above/ somewhere
switch ON/OFF the button .
where is the machine operator/worker?
please help me with these.. hope this comment get noticed soon..
ASL collados
are busy and business the same?
Hi Meredith! I’m new to the channel and new to ASL. Is the voiceover you speaking? Sorry if this has been asked before. I was curious because the deaf people I know of can’t pronounce words clearly.
Hi, yes the voiceover is me. I am not deaf; I am hearing. See my "About" tab for more info on my background. (Though I should note that people who are Deaf have a range of speech backgrounds and preferences, so it's not always clear to assume one way or the other.)
@@ASLMeredith You have a beautiful voice! Thank you for working hard to help not only the deaf but those around who need to communicate in ASL.
Making my way through all your videos....
The sign for computer is similar to chocolate?
Hi Axton Rose - yes that's right! The signs for CHOCOLATE and COMPUTER are very similar. The difference is the movement. "Chocolate" moves the "C" handshape in a flat circle along the back of the opposite hand. The sign "computer" is an arc-like movement that sweeps across the opposite arm - grazing the wrist/arm before circling back up and around. I'll be sharing a video clarifying these two and other similar signs next month :)
Love your videos, but one thing that bugged me was office. I was taught that you only slide the double letters if they are at the very end of the word, like in boo, but you bounce them if they are in the middle like book.
Good eye! Different textbooks and teachers give different "rules" to follow for double letters; there isn't one singular correct way. Vowels are almost always a "slide", while consonants.. you'll see a mix, and it may vary by position. For OFFICE, you could slide or re-form the "F" (a re-form of the letter moreso than a bounce). That said, I do suggest getting used to seeing double letters in all their forms!
Collado asl
I want to learn ASL
Thanks to you
I learned a different sign for “chair”- left hand “c” shape, and 2 fingers of right hand “sits” on the bottom of the “c.” Are there variations, or have I been doing it incorrectly?
Hi Carol, what a great question! The "C" handshape of "CHAIR" or "SIT" are used more frequently for sitting situations involving a *vehicle*, such as riding in a car or on a bus. For general "CHAIR" or "SIT", it's more often on the "U" handshape. (It's possible some signers or regions don't follow this pattern - but that's what I see mostly among signers on the US east coast and in all types of educational materials and Deaf vlogs.) Hope that helps!
@@ASLMeredith Thank you!! Yes, that helps a lot!
Business and busy are the same sign, correct?
Great eye! They're *very* similar. BUSINESS has a larger sweeping movement while BUSY is a smaller, more compact version of that.
So business and busy have the same signs?
Great eye! They're *very* similar. BUSINESS has a larger sweeping movement while BUSY is a smaller, more compact version of that.
how is BUSINESS different from BUSY?
Good question, Julia! BUSY and BUSINESS are very similar. BUSY is a smaller, quicker movement, compared to BUSINESS which is a bit larger-sweeping. Hope that helps!
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What's the sign for customer or client?
CUSTOMER is taught in this other video at 17:19, check it out here: ruclips.net/video/wCj1WR2ct8s/видео.html
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Well, I automatically knew "phone". 😁
:)
Ameto samuel
Halloween signs?
Rest??
Hm?
I wish you said what all the words were in the sentence., But thank you..And almost 6 minutes and it was going to fast.
Hi there, thanks for this feedback! I intentionally put the translations for the example sentences in the descriptions instead of the video, so that you practice seeing ASL *on its own* rather than with English. That's how it's done in the real world! But I appreciate the feedback and can consider adding back English there for future videos. If you ever want to slow down the video, use the RUclips menu icon (the 3 dots or the gear icon, depending on your device) to select SPEED: 0.5 or 0.25 . Hope that helps!
ASLMeredith great 😊 thank you
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Videos themed like this are super helpful! Thank you Meredith 💗
Glad you like them!
Ameto samuel