My heart simply broke when the commenter said how hurt she was by her family not wanting to speak to her in ASL. I think Ryan's response was perfect and uplifting.
@@PaniWegankawhy the heck would they?? She can't communicate with her family. If you didn't know, some people are rude enough to not learn a language for their kid.
This is a very good video. I'm learning ASL on my own because I don't know any deaf people. I study online with a very good program. I have watched a few of your videos and it helps me a lot. (I adjust the playback speed to a level where I can distinguish the signs you are using). Today I understood quite a bit without reading the captions. Thank you both for making these videos.
Thank you for your kind words, it's awesome that our videos are helping you with learning. I'm glad that adjusting the playback speed has been useful for you in distinguishing signs, and that you're starting to understand more without relying on the captions. Keep it up!
At first this answer was the opposite of what I expected, but then I realized that I've learned the most from Deaf creators just talking about things they love and from looking up vocabulary that's relevant to the day-to-day. I imagine it also helps take some emotional pressure off. Always so happy to see y'all post 🥰
Another good way to encourage people is because you can have "secret" conversations in public places, like at a restaurant or on the subway. It's unlikely anyone around will understand you, so you don't have to worry about eavesdroppers.
Wow that was such an interesting Q&A - I am a mom and it’s hard to imagine not being able to communicate with my kids suddenly… our house is a bilingual household and when my son was little, he didn’t use that many spoken words and was hard to understand (sometimes we couldn’t tell which language he was using 😅) and would get really upset, so I taught him a lot of signs and that helped so much! I stopped using them once he could talk but I have another baby now and he remembers some of the signs 😮 and I am learning more ASL now and want to continue using it with them.
Thanks for watching our video! That’s great that sign language helped your son. I’m curious, how did your son use language when you couldn’t tell which language he was using? Sometimes kids who learning multiple languages will combine them in some ways.
@@ellenmika7210 With me, he would usually sign or try to use gestures, and when he started going to daycare, it was all in Korean, so he would come home saying Korean words. He didn’t really combine the two languages much and he still doesn’t, but for us as first time parents it was a fun challenge to figure out if he was saying a word in English vs Korean because some words sounded similar! When I look back at videos of that time, he was using a lot more words than I thought he was - but I just couldn’t make them out that well and now it’s funny to realize he wasn’t just babbling. Now he is almost 5 and he can translate between English and Korean seamlessly and sometimes doesn’t know a word in one language that he knows in the other so he will try to explain it. It’s fascinating! (Also: there is a new Kpop group called Big Ocean and the three members are all deaf/HOH and they use sign language in their performances/videos! Disability in Korea is still not really talked about much so it’s a huge breakthrough for people to start seeing sign language more often.)
I’m glad you two are living a good life and don’t post because probably just enjoying it. But it also sucks you guys don’t post and we miss out on ya. 😂
Thank you for making keeping up with my signing so much fun! When I was young we learned it to talk back and forth without our parents knowing what we were saying. Then with young children to keep adult conversations separate.
I would be hurt too if my partner and children didn't care enough about me to learn to communicate with me, i would have a hard time forgiving that. i feel for that lady.
I get feeling hurt, but at the same time learning a new language is _a lot._ Also, ASL is rated among the harder languages for English speakers to learn, much like Japanese. I've been learning Japanese on and off for more than half my life, sometimes quite intensely, and I'm weird in that I typically actually _enjoy_ the language learning process; plus, Japanese has lots of entertaining media to immerse in. However, I am still nowhere near what I would consider to be fluent. Especially for the kids, if they can write to their mother, or use speech to text, I doubt they will find sufficient motivation to learn a whole new language. It's unfortunate, but I can't really blame them.
My best friend is slowly losing her hearing. She asked me if I would take an ASL class with her so we could learn together. I jumped on it! I've always wanted to learn, tho. I have a hard time learning languages, and sometimes I get stuck really bad, but I keep trying to push through that blockade. Sometimes, I'm stuck longer than others.
I agree. That's your life long partner.. communication is very important. How does he expect to communicate with her if he's not making an effort to learn sign language, the relationship will break down over time. It's just my opinion, but I feel like that says all I need to know - if someone truly cares about your well-being and wants to connect with you, they will make the effort, even if it's not easy. Just start slow, and try to make it fun, like they said in the video! Personally, I would leave that person, but they have kids together, and I'm sure there are many other factors in the decision making. I'm hard of hearing, sometimes, all a person needs to do is speak up or repeat themselves. When they won't even do that, it makes me feel hurt so I can only imagine what this lady is going through...
It’s sadly really common for parents not to learn for their kids. I would never miss out on the connection with my kids and learning a language for them has never felt like a chore but has brought our family closer together ❤❤. Wishing you all good things
I had recently lost all of my hearing an now I'm profoundly deaf as the doctors put it i don't know much asl and in my town nobody seems to care it's like go away i never really realized how deaf people felt until I'm became one i now stand proud an never let people try to cast me aside when my audiologist heard about what i was doing she was extremely proud an passing on the word we all deserve to be heard not silenced. Been watching you guys for a bit now I'm so proud of you and thankful i guess how you guys shine light on very important things to silly little fun playing around just living life. So thank you
Awesome video! I'm so happy you two are sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. I've been trying to learn ASL both on my own and from Deaf instructors but my disabilities make it challenging. I've even tried taking a class intended for people like me and it's still so difficult. I feel like I'll never be able to learn ASL. But I won't give up!
I don’t know if you two will see this comment, but I would absolutely love if you two would make a few ASL essentials videos❤ I am 15 years old, and I am so so passionate about language learning and ASL. I want to be a nurse with additional degrees in ASL and my other languages so I can communicate with all sorts of people❤ Also you two are so inspirational to me and I love watching your videos 😊 You never know whose life you’ll change
Yay so glad your back 🎉 im on my 3rd ASL class now and i was able to understand way more of your video without captions then i could before. I still have a long way to go but i see a huge improvement. I have a hard time learning languages and this is so encouraging. Thank you ❤
My fiancé is deaf and I’m hearing. We love watching your videos together… helps me improve my signing comprehension (bc he’s more oral from a hearing family that only a few people minimally sign in so sometimes he prefers SimCom) but when I have my asl classes those weeks he’s amazing about reminding me VOICE OFF and we sign ASL together. Great video! Thanks or sharing. PS: it would be cool to meet you guys someday. You are a huge encouragement to the two of us since a lot of people always only think about the negative and assume we haven’t discussed the realities of the additional difficulties we could/will face as being hearing and deaf and married/parents (eventually) together.
Just found your channel and safe to say I love it. As a child with my hearing I still wanted to learn asl mostly bc I had a crush on a deaf actor, however the benefits to me learning basic signs made my entire class of 11 year olds learning too! While yes many wanted to cheat, we used it to gossip, vent, complain, and all around communicate. Years later I’m still hearing but my old elementary school friends still remember a few signs and use them! All to say, asl is a beautiful language and the best way to get into it is to try. All my life I’ve struggled heavily with learning languages specifically I could pronounce everything but never understood what it meant, asl however was not only easy for me to grasp, but was so interactive in the learning (as asl is obviously a physical language) that I was able to pick it up quickly. If you as a hearing person are scared to learn, do it anyways. If you have family, friends, or absolutely no one deaf in your life, do it.
GUYS! I'm starting my first year of high school this week. There are lots of student lead clubs. There was going to be an ASL course, but the teacher left. So, I'm going to start an ASL club this year. I'M SO EXCITED ANY TIPS ARE APPRECIATED
So nice to see you both, you was missed. I hear in some schools here in Britain they are starting to teach sign in the curriculum, which I think is a good thing , and been a long time coming. Sending you both much love from Liverpool England♥♥♥
I missed you guys so much! I started learning ASL because of you and still doing it slowly and casually. Every time you post a new video I realize that I can rely a bit less on the cc and pay more attention to your signing. It inspires so much. Thank you for being there for us ❤
Hey!!! Happy to see you!!! Thanks for sharing. I'm in a similar situation. I dont have kids and a husband, but Im also learning sign language. My hearing got worse so I felt that I need a new tool for having better comunication and not relying completely in reading lips (Im good at it but its exhausting sometimes). My dad is learning with me but my family, including my dad, communicates with me in the way that we always communicated: oral speaking. Even when I dont have my hearing aid, they just speak and assume that I will read their lips and everything will be fine. Im good at reading lips and I know how to talk. My mom told me one day that: Why learning signing if I can read lips and talk? I dont blame them for thinking like that. Its just the way we did things and I also adapting to the feeling that oral conversation doesnt feel really comfortable to me, I can try it but It feels hard. I always spoke and hear and read lips but Now its harded. I would prefer that someone talks and sign at the sametime because, that way, I can see what they say. This video helps me. I want to try what Ryan suggested. Maybe that way my family will start signing more a little bit. Maybe they could see that can be fun and not a chore. I will try. But also I will be open to the possibility of them just passing and not wanting to use any sign. Whatever. Thank you for sharing!!! Lots love and have a good day!
This was very interesting to me, not only the situation but the answer. I’m in a somewhat similar situation in that I have muscle tension dysphonia and have lost my voice. If it is really quiet, I can be heard, but it hurts to talk a lot and there is very little volume that I can produce. I’m lucky in that I’m already proficient in ASL, but my husband knows no ASL. He has said that if my situation doesn’t improve he will take the time to learn ASL, but I don’t know if that will really happen. Like this woman, I can “still talk”…but really not well and not for long. Or if we’re in the car. Or a store. Or if the tv is on. Or if we’re outside and a car drives by…you get the drift. My youngest daughter is learning the way you’ve suggested (her receptive skills are pretty good!) and my oldest has started learning on her own (she is an adult and decided when I learned this may be permanent that she needed to learn to talk to me ❤). I think I’ll take this advice and try to help my husband learn in this way. It has been 8 1/2 months of no voice now. Like I said: it may not return. Thanks for the great advice, guys!!
ASL and the Deaf community are so wonderful. They have been very welcoming to our family who uses sign with our autistic son. My daughter and I now volunteer at every local Deaf event and we love it! I hope your family learns sign for you and maybe you can also get out into the community and find other signers ❤
Again, thanks for the post. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and learning more about deaf culture. (I am a hearing/hard of hearing teacher, after 20 years working in a hearing school, many of those years working with English Langauge Learners, recently working at a school for the deaf, langauge of instruction is ASL.)
I'm a Late Deaf just like the woman that is asked the question. A disease took my Hearing as well. The way my friends started learning ASL for me is by using this app called Marco Polo. I told them instead of texting let's do video "texting". With Marco Polo (MP), you send video messages to the person. A lot of my friends downloaded the app and enjoy how we "text" each other through using sign language videos. Their signing has greatly improved from using MP :D I agree with Ryan about using your voice. Once you start using your voice, people in general are going to communicate with you through spoken language. Many Hearing people associate Deafness or Deaf people with being Mute or not being verbal. I go through majority of my life not speaking unless I need to and it's AMAZING! I absolutely enjoy not using my voice and only ASL and Black ASL to communicate.
I just watched the video where you guys addressed concerns that people assumed you broke up and that's why you were gone for so long. Assuming you guys broke up was a totally normal assumption. I understand that people want to take a break from social media but you guys were gaining momentum and just dropping everything out of the blue without notification was very concerning. I don't mind people taking a break, we're all human and social media is a hungry beast. But please post a comment or something. I literally unsubscribed from the channel coz I was so heartbroken checking the account over and over again. I'm glad you're back and I'm subscribed again, but please don't just drop stuff like that if you want to take a break.
My heart broke when she said her family does not want to learn sign. My daughter is hard of hearing and we decided to learn ASL for her and we have loved it. I loved Ryan’s suggestion and explanation of how to start teaching the family though as that’s how we have been teaching our family some basic signs
I want to thank Ellen for talking as she signs. I am trying to learn ASL and hearing her talk as she signs slow help me so much. Thanks for taking the time to share with us. I enjoy watching your your videos. :)
Okay yes I agree with the others as well my heart literally broke just reading that the family didn’t want to learn. I wish the best for her seriously! You got this♥️ if you’re reading the comment section we are rooting for you!
What a great response. I love that you two answered her question. I'm looking forward to more interesting questions. I wish I had one, I'll try to think of one in the mean time.
I'm trying to learn some sign and I find that your videos are very useful for getting used to different styles of sign. Ex: In class it's very clear and very perfect signs while I notice that many fluent signers sign a bit more naturally and flowy. Can't wait for your next video! ❤
To the lady that sent in the question i would suggest if your kids are old enough sit them down and explain that you are scared. It is okay to be scared and it is okay for them to know that you. Tell them you want to learn sign language so that you will still have a way to share your thoughts with them. Tell them you are doing it for them. (In part you are doing it for you but you really are doing it for your family) And ask your kids to help you study. I have a box of flashcards that i use to memorize signs. It is great. As you study they will gradually learn along with you. Kids learn things a whole lost faster than we do. You gave such great advice! I was thinking that making a 'secret' language that only she and the kids share. I know from my experience with my husband he refuses to learn signs. I think he has learned 'medicine' and 'water'. But my 4 girls love to sign behind his back. He cant hear anything anyway (not deaf... yet! but getting older every day and thinks a hearing aid will make him look "old". Sorry.. too many years of loud music). It is fun to get to talk with the girls even in our own pigeon sign. I would love some suggestions on how to get my husband to learn to sign as he is quickly losing his hearing and I frequently lose my voice (old cheerleading injury??? :) No idea why but a bad combination when i cannot yell loud enough for him to hear me)
Perhaps Holly could explore with her family why they are reluctant to learn sign language. Losing her hearing is a huge upheaval in her life and also her family's life. Maybe they are afraid to acknowledge this permanent change to their life and feel that by learning sign language it makes it final, perhaps they feel that people will look at them oddly in public. If Holly is unable to convince them of the importance of learning sign language maybe some family counseling could help.
I am hearning i know a Deaf person that i met in a store and she was so excited to see that i know sign 😊 i learned sign out of interest not for a specific reason and obviously i am NOT fluent 😂 but i love watching and supporting yalls channel🤟🏻
Hi guys, since finding your channel I've been trying to catch up on you life. This video brings up some interesting scenarios. Danielle, my deaf wife, and I had 4 kids. Danielle naturally signed to them from the beginning. As the kids grew up it was easier for them to just ask me because I am hearing. "Go ask your Mom," was something that I had to encourage because kids will always, well, almost always, take the easiest route. As it turned out our oldest signs great, the second one signs well, the third.....fingerspelling and my last one, our son, only knows the letters in his name.....Sad, I know but it seems he always had his older sisters to interpret for him. As an extremely intellegent father, Ryan will probably have to encourage a curiosity in his children which, hopefully, will show them that signing is easy and fun. Btw: I need to mention to you guys that my deaf wife of 40 years passed away 9 years ago. God bless you guys.
Omg Welcome Back. I been praying for you and Java I know prepare wedding is overwhelm but you can do it. I prepare my too. I dating hearing man too he picks up signing from me…. I miss you guys so much and Java.. I hope Java well. Keep up and hoping see you again by the way Happy Father day tmw to Ryan .. 🙏 ❤❤❤
The the question from Holly Bailey, , I can only try to imagine how frightening her illness and hearing loss have been. I would imagine she has experienced a sense of loss and upheaval of the kind of life she knew. The way she is dealing with it, her willingness to move forward and say “Okay, this is my life now, how can I make it the best it can possibly be?” are extraordinary. I feel so bad for her experiencing by what feels like a rejection and disrespect of her, a devaluing of her. I wonder though if there may be other emotional factors to her husband and kids’ current resistance to learning to sign. They, especially the kids, may still be struggling emotionally with what happened to her. I would think there would be almost a kind of grief, fear and denial. The fear I don’t think would be of her, but of the shockingly quick nature of the illness and hearing loss. That kind of sudden, massive change of any kind in life, certainly of health or ability, can leave people, especially children, feeling very insecure of the safety, the surety of their lives. With any kind of loss,people go through grief, anger and denial, not necessarily in that order, before they can reach acceptance. Even with acceptance, there can be times of resurgence of the earlier steps in the process. Her family may be acting from denial of the new reality, perhaps a subconsciously held hope that if they don’t accept it, things could go back the way they were. Without realizing it, they may be acting from the fear that by learning to sign, they would be banishing hope of her hearing returning. I totally get how this could feel like a rejection of her, how much that hurts, and coming after everything else, can feel like someone beating on a bruise. It could help to know that the rejection is likely not of her, but of the new reality. That stage of rejection doesn’t have to be permanent. It’s very possible that patience, just keeping calmly on with learning to adapt and improve her situation, will help her family come to the point where they are able to join her in moving forward. I have so much respect and hope for this lady. Ellen and Ryan, your advice is so good!
4:08 kids like the idea of talking underwater so that's one too. I've seen some hearing kids have learned some basic sign language for the summer to play
I am going deaf and love watching you guys. My youngest child…adult..doesn’t want to learn ASL but my middle daughter does. We will be looking into ways to learn on our own. I know a few signs for different things already.
Can you do a video about how deaf people learn to read? I have always been curious, for example, if you see the word "cat," obviously you can memorize the meaning, but how do you learn that the letter C sounds like /k/?
Hey! I have some questions for yall concerning ASL. I love watching yalls content, it makes signing seem fun and makes me want to learn more… sometimes doing ASL as a school class can get tiring so watching your videos is really interesting and a nice twist to learning ASL. My first question is, I notice yall don’t use your eyebrows at the ends of your questions. I learned that at the end of a question, you should lower your eyebrows for a “wh” question, and raise your eyebrows for a “yes/no” questions. Is this more a formal thing because I notice yall don’t do it. My second thing is, is it wrong to pronounce my words as I sign?
Glad to see you guys posting again! I don't know if you remember me Ellen, but we were classmates at UCI :) I've been learning a lot more ASL because my roommate is HOH, and I have a question for you guys: since lots of signs use both hands, how would someone sign if they could only use one hand? Would an amputee or someone who broke a bone and had one arm in a sling just have to fingerspell a lot of words? Or are there one-handed versions of two-handed signs?
Hey! So cool you found me here on RUclips! That’s a great question. Someone can sign with one hand if they need to. There are many signs that only use your dominant hand so you could sign most with one hand, and yes, you can finger spell too. If I want to sign something that requires two hands I will try to sign just the part with my free hand and usually the other person understands what I was trying to sign based on the context of the sentence. I also can rely more on facial expression or lip reading to add more info for the other person to fill in the gaps that were made from missing the other hand in the sign.
I'm deaf in left ear and hearing in right ear. I lost the hearing suddenly when I was about 18 back in early 80's. I didn't start learning sign language until '97. I've done what Ryan said to do w my husband-I will sign and talk. So he knows a few words. The problem I have w him is he doesn't normally look at me when I talking- so not always seeing the signs.
I have a question for Ryan: I love watching you and Ellen on RUclips. I not only learn so much here but I am entertained too! Do you watch RUclips and if so who do you find fun to watch? Do you watch other people who are hard of hearing or deaf too on the platform? I would love to be able to find other people here to learn more about asl and the deaf community but I find it very hard. But I also think that what someone watches on RUclips says a lot about them like their hobbies and interests and I'd love to hear about yours even if you don't watch other creators who teach about asl and the community who communicate with it! ❤❤❤
I am a late deafened adult. My husband and family have learned sign with me. I became deaf when our kids were in middle school. We simply told them they needed to learn so they could communicate with Mom. BUT I continued to voice. That was not a good idea. I think that impeded my acquisition of ASL and my husband and family don’t have good receptive skills.
So many reasons besides deafness to sign. My personal reason is frequent muteness due to throat issues. Although I also think it’s a great language for communication at a distance, or in really noisy (or quiet!) environments. Which means that when I meet someone who needs to use it, I’ve been practicing. FWIW my family have learned the alphabet (one knows AUSLAN, one ASL LOL). But they generally haven’t learned many words so I often have to spell things. Doesn’t help that when I need it most, I’m unwell. I should use it more with family when I have the energy to explain more.
I lost my sign abilities during your hiatus! Shame shame, i know. But I'm already picking back up again with "tree" and "story" lol thanks! Hope you guys stick around love your videos.
This was a really good video. Do you ever plan on teaching sign language in video format? You’d be a good teacher. Also, I believe she just taught me,”Hurt”. 👉🏾💥👈🏾 haha something like that.
It is so unfortunate but most hearing families usually won't learn sign language for their Deaf family members. I hope she can encourage her family to learn like you two said. Maybe they can take some Deaf culture classes at a community college or even pick up a book and read about the importance of language deprivation in the Deaf community and in their homes. Like Ryan said the relationships will turn superficial if they do not learn, it'll be - how are u? Thumbs up? OK? GOOD! bye. I've seen it first hand and it sucks!
Thank you, Sign Duo, and God bless you on your recent marriage. I'm watching this today and also thinking about a girl or woman that I like. Her name is Diana. Diana Bennet. Just remember I saw her first, and we met on Quora May 13th, 2024, after Mother's Day. She is my woman, the love of my life, my soul or rib mate, my girlfriend, and my future wife. Aside from that, I'm not sure what race or nationality she is, but I'm sure that she's half Asian, half Filipino🙂👍✝️🤟💒👦👩♥️.
I am about 60% deaf and it is getting progressively worse. I may lose it in 10-15 years. Do you recommend my wife and I both start learning ASL, or should I just try to rely on captioning tools in our conversation. I’d asked this of another deaf-hearing couple, and he (the hearing half) said it may be too late to learn ASL proficiently and there are good apps and captioning tools now. What would your advice be for my situation? I appreciate any response.😊😊
I'm not Sign Duo, and I'm not deaf, but there's no wrong time to learn sign language. Even if you never become fluent, it will immeasurably help your communication in future when you are fully deaf. And deciding that it won't work ahead of time guarantees failure. Why not try? What do you have to lose? Tech may help in formal conversations, but what if you're driving, or are at a loud event, or even just leaning into a room to ask your spouse if they know where the vacuum cleaner is. It's so much easier to sign for 2 seconds than to pull out smart phones (which can run out of battery, or otherwise malfunction)
Tom, it is not too late to learn sign language right now. Learning how to fingerspell is a good start. Practicing watching fingerspelling is important because it takes time to get used to recognizing fingerspell words. Within a couple years, you will become fluent in sign language. I am deaf myself, while my family members are hearing. They use sign language to communicate with each other in my absence, which was surprising. They fingerspell a word or two in a very noisy environment. They often tell me that having sign language skills is very beneficial in situations where they cannot hear due to noise or for any other reason.
Suggestion. Can you translate it verbally when he is signing? I'm a slow reader, and it sucks to miss out on facial and other actions and even the signs when having to try to read while someone is signing. Seeing it while it's being done also helps pick up on the actual signs. Thx.
Just slow down the speed of the video that should give you more time to read the caption and/or watch facial expressions, etc. Replay any part you missed. I do it all the time and I'm HOH.
@@SignDuoChannel it's VERY slow going because I have NO ONE to sign with I thought about taking a class as we live in a HIGHLY populated deaf area but don't have the money ATM
I thought I should make this a separate post. I have a question for Ryan. There are so many vastly different accents among English speakers. These different accents mean people’s mouths move differently to say the same words, which I assume makes lip reading more difficult. Ryan have you experienced this? If you have, how have you handled it?
Question: Do u guys know any fun ways that I can practice and continue to learn sign language besides watching RUclips videos and deaf events? Do u guys know any fun, unique, creative out of the box ways that I can continue to teach myself more sign language? Thx much appreciated! ♥️
Hi, I am about to start a BSL course and I was wondering if BSL and ASL are the same? Is it a universal language or do different countries use different signs?
Hi Ryan! this question is for you, even though you are not of hearing since birth, I was wondering, do you feel vibrations like when Ellen speaks... and if you do feel the vibrations does it help you to know the other person is saying something?
Sorry, weird question: If you have something gross on your hands like dog poop, are the signs you can use more limited until your hands are clean? It seems a significant portion of sign is touching or nearly touching yourself.
What do you two recommend as the best way for adults to start learning ASL? My husband and I are both hearing, but have talked a few times about wanting to learn ASL together. I’m just not sure where to start, what resources to use, etc.
There are many ways for adults to learn sign language. One of the best options would be to search for local community centers or nearby community colleges that offer ASL classes, they provide structured learning with experienced instructors to guide you. -Online platforms like Lifeprint.com (Bill Vicars on RUclips) offer ASL lessons through videos and practice exercises. -Engaging with social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok can also be beneficial; following deaf creators who use sign language exposes you to real-world usage. -Exploring hashtags like 'deaf' and 'sign language' on these platforms will lead you to ASL content. -Getting involved in the deaf community through local events or workshops provides opportunities to practice with native signers and gain practical experience. -Consistency is key; regular practice with your husband will help you steadily progress in learning ASL :) Hope this helps you, good luck!
My heart simply broke when the commenter said how hurt she was by her family not wanting to speak to her in ASL. I think Ryan's response was perfect and uplifting.
Yes, maybe the commenter discourages them instead of just teaching them some signs here and there.
@@PaniWegankawhy the heck would they?? She can't communicate with her family. If you didn't know, some people are rude enough to not learn a language for their kid.
I need more sign duo in my life
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i couldn't imagine not wanting to learn a language that would help me communicate with someone i care about. the motivation would be limitless!
Two times in one week. I feel like it is Christmas. It’s so good to see the videos being posted.
hahah it's good to be here Joshua!
We definitely need more Sign Duo content, the genuine and positive vibes that you guys bring in every video is hard to find nowadays on RUclips!😌✨🙌🏼
aww thanks I'm glad you think our videos are genuine and positive that means a lot to us. More to come :)
This is a very good video. I'm learning ASL on my own because I don't know any deaf people. I study online with a very good program. I have watched a few of your videos and it helps me a lot. (I adjust the playback speed to a level where I can distinguish the signs you are using). Today I understood quite a bit without reading the captions. Thank you both for making these videos.
Thank you for your kind words, it's awesome that our videos are helping you with learning. I'm glad that adjusting the playback speed has been useful for you in distinguishing signs, and that you're starting to understand more without relying on the captions. Keep it up!
At first this answer was the opposite of what I expected, but then I realized that I've learned the most from Deaf creators just talking about things they love and from looking up vocabulary that's relevant to the day-to-day. I imagine it also helps take some emotional pressure off. Always so happy to see y'all post 🥰
So glad you're posting again😊
Another good way to encourage people is because you can have "secret" conversations in public places, like at a restaurant or on the subway. It's unlikely anyone around will understand you, so you don't have to worry about eavesdroppers.
I LOVE THIS COUPLE SO MUCHHH
Wow that was such an interesting Q&A - I am a mom and it’s hard to imagine not being able to communicate with my kids suddenly… our house is a bilingual household and when my son was little, he didn’t use that many spoken words and was hard to understand (sometimes we couldn’t tell which language he was using 😅) and would get really upset, so I taught him a lot of signs and that helped so much! I stopped using them once he could talk but I have another baby now and he remembers some of the signs 😮 and I am learning more ASL now and want to continue using it with them.
Thanks for watching our video! That’s great that sign language helped your son. I’m curious, how did your son use language when you couldn’t tell which language he was using? Sometimes kids who learning multiple languages will combine them in some ways.
@@ellenmika7210 With me, he would usually sign or try to use gestures, and when he started going to daycare, it was all in Korean, so he would come home saying Korean words. He didn’t really combine the two languages much and he still doesn’t, but for us as first time parents it was a fun challenge to figure out if he was saying a word in English vs Korean because some words sounded similar! When I look back at videos of that time, he was using a lot more words than I thought he was - but I just couldn’t make them out that well and now it’s funny to realize he wasn’t just babbling. Now he is almost 5 and he can translate between English and Korean seamlessly and sometimes doesn’t know a word in one language that he knows in the other so he will try to explain it. It’s fascinating! (Also: there is a new Kpop group called Big Ocean and the three members are all deaf/HOH and they use sign language in their performances/videos! Disability in Korea is still not really talked about much so it’s a huge breakthrough for people to start seeing sign language more often.)
I’m glad you two are living a good life and don’t post because probably just enjoying it. But it also sucks you guys don’t post and we miss out on ya. 😂
Thank you! haha yeah we're back to posting and making videos! 😄👍
Thank you for making keeping up with my signing so much fun! When I was young we learned it to talk back and forth without our parents knowing what we were saying. Then with young children to keep adult conversations separate.
Haha good way to use sign! thanks for watching :)
I would be hurt too if my partner and children didn't care enough about me to learn to communicate with me, i would have a hard time forgiving that. i feel for that lady.
I get feeling hurt, but at the same time learning a new language is _a lot._ Also, ASL is rated among the harder languages for English speakers to learn, much like Japanese. I've been learning Japanese on and off for more than half my life, sometimes quite intensely, and I'm weird in that I typically actually _enjoy_ the language learning process; plus, Japanese has lots of entertaining media to immerse in. However, I am still nowhere near what I would consider to be fluent. Especially for the kids, if they can write to their mother, or use speech to text, I doubt they will find sufficient motivation to learn a whole new language. It's unfortunate, but I can't really blame them.
I've studied several languages, I know what's involved. You either care enough about your "loved" one, or you don't.
My best friend is slowly losing her hearing. She asked me if I would take an ASL class with her so we could learn together. I jumped on it! I've always wanted to learn, tho. I have a hard time learning languages, and sometimes I get stuck really bad, but I keep trying to push through that blockade. Sometimes, I'm stuck longer than others.
I agree. That's your life long partner.. communication is very important. How does he expect to communicate with her if he's not making an effort to learn sign language, the relationship will break down over time. It's just my opinion, but I feel like that says all I need to know - if someone truly cares about your well-being and wants to connect with you, they will make the effort, even if it's not easy. Just start slow, and try to make it fun, like they said in the video! Personally, I would leave that person, but they have kids together, and I'm sure there are many other factors in the decision making. I'm hard of hearing, sometimes, all a person needs to do is speak up or repeat themselves. When they won't even do that, it makes me feel hurt so I can only imagine what this lady is going through...
It’s sadly really common for parents not to learn for their kids. I would never miss out on the connection with my kids and learning a language for them has never felt like a chore but has brought our family closer together ❤❤. Wishing you all good things
I had recently lost all of my hearing an now I'm profoundly deaf as the doctors put it i don't know much asl and in my town nobody seems to care it's like go away i never really realized how deaf people felt until I'm became one i now stand proud an never let people try to cast me aside when my audiologist heard about what i was doing she was extremely proud an passing on the word we all deserve to be heard not silenced. Been watching you guys for a bit now I'm so proud of you and thankful i guess how you guys shine light on very important things to silly little fun playing around just living life. So thank you
I just enjoy watching your videos so much, I'm glad you started posting more regularly ❤
Glad you enjoy watching our videos ❤
Awesome video! I'm so happy you two are sharing your thoughts and experiences with us.
I've been trying to learn ASL both on my own and from Deaf instructors but my disabilities make it challenging. I've even tried taking a class intended for people like me and it's still so difficult. I feel like I'll never be able to learn ASL. But I won't give up!
I don’t know if you two will see this comment, but I would absolutely love if you two would make a few ASL essentials videos❤ I am 15 years old, and I am so so passionate about language learning and ASL. I want to be a nurse with additional degrees in ASL and my other languages so I can communicate with all sorts of people❤
Also you two are so inspirational to me and I love watching your videos 😊
You never know whose life you’ll change
This RUclips channel is highly underrated and I am glad videos are coming out again. Please guys, you have a fan base! Don’t give up!
Yay so glad your back 🎉 im on my 3rd ASL class now and i was able to understand way more of your video without captions then i could before. I still have a long way to go but i see a huge improvement. I have a hard time learning languages and this is so encouraging. Thank you ❤
My fiancé is deaf and I’m hearing. We love watching your videos together… helps me improve my signing comprehension (bc he’s more oral from a hearing family that only a few people minimally sign in so sometimes he prefers SimCom) but when I have my asl classes those weeks he’s amazing about reminding me VOICE OFF and we sign ASL together.
Great video! Thanks or sharing.
PS: it would be cool to meet you guys someday. You are a huge encouragement to the two of us since a lot of people always only think about the negative and assume we haven’t discussed the realities of the additional difficulties we could/will face as being hearing and deaf and married/parents (eventually) together.
Just found your channel and safe to say I love it. As a child with my hearing I still wanted to learn asl mostly bc I had a crush on a deaf actor, however the benefits to me learning basic signs made my entire class of 11 year olds learning too! While yes many wanted to cheat, we used it to gossip, vent, complain, and all around communicate. Years later I’m still hearing but my old elementary school friends still remember a few signs and use them! All to say, asl is a beautiful language and the best way to get into it is to try. All my life I’ve struggled heavily with learning languages specifically I could pronounce everything but never understood what it meant, asl however was not only easy for me to grasp, but was so interactive in the learning (as asl is obviously a physical language) that I was able to pick it up quickly. If you as a hearing person are scared to learn, do it anyways. If you have family, friends, or absolutely no one deaf in your life, do it.
GUYS! I'm starting my first year of high school this week. There are lots of student lead clubs. There was going to be an ASL course, but the teacher left. So, I'm going to start an ASL club this year. I'M SO EXCITED ANY TIPS ARE APPRECIATED
So nice to see you both, you was missed. I hear in some schools here in Britain they are starting to teach sign in the curriculum, which I think is a good thing , and been a long time coming. Sending you both much love from Liverpool England♥♥♥
I missed you guys so much! I started learning ASL because of you and still doing it slowly and casually. Every time you post a new video I realize that I can rely a bit less on the cc and pay more attention to your signing. It inspires so much. Thank you for being there for us ❤
Hey!!! Happy to see you!!! Thanks for sharing. I'm in a similar situation. I dont have kids and a husband, but Im also learning sign language. My hearing got worse so I felt that I need a new tool for having better comunication and not relying completely in reading lips (Im good at it but its exhausting sometimes). My dad is learning with me but my family, including my dad, communicates with me in the way that we always communicated: oral speaking.
Even when I dont have my hearing aid, they just speak and assume that I will read their lips and everything will be fine. Im good at reading lips and I know how to talk. My mom told me one day that: Why learning signing if I can read lips and talk? I dont blame them for thinking like that. Its just the way we did things and I also adapting to the feeling that oral conversation doesnt feel really comfortable to me, I can try it but It feels hard. I always spoke and hear and read lips but Now its harded. I would prefer that someone talks and sign at the sametime because, that way, I can see what they say.
This video helps me. I want to try what Ryan suggested. Maybe that way my family will start signing more a little bit. Maybe they could see that can be fun and not a chore. I will try. But also I will be open to the possibility of them just passing and not wanting to use any sign.
Whatever. Thank you for sharing!!! Lots love and have a good day!
Very good luck to you. Keep learning and see what Deaf events are around and you’ll find your “signing family” there ❤❤❤
So glad u guys are uploading 🥹💖💖
we are too! 💕
This was very interesting to me, not only the situation but the answer. I’m in a somewhat similar situation in that I have muscle tension dysphonia and have lost my voice. If it is really quiet, I can be heard, but it hurts to talk a lot and there is very little volume that I can produce. I’m lucky in that I’m already proficient in ASL, but my husband knows no ASL. He has said that if my situation doesn’t improve he will take the time to learn ASL, but I don’t know if that will really happen. Like this woman, I can “still talk”…but really not well and not for long. Or if we’re in the car. Or a store. Or if the tv is on. Or if we’re outside and a car drives by…you get the drift. My youngest daughter is learning the way you’ve suggested (her receptive skills are pretty good!) and my oldest has started learning on her own (she is an adult and decided when I learned this may be permanent that she needed to learn to talk to me ❤). I think I’ll take this advice and try to help my husband learn in this way. It has been 8 1/2 months of no voice now. Like I said: it may not return. Thanks for the great advice, guys!!
ASL and the Deaf community are so wonderful. They have been very welcoming to our family who uses sign with our autistic son. My daughter and I now volunteer at every local Deaf event and we love it! I hope your family learns sign for you and maybe you can also get out into the community and find other signers ❤
Again, thanks for the post. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and learning more about deaf culture. (I am a hearing/hard of hearing teacher, after 20 years working in a hearing school, many of those years working with English Langauge Learners, recently working at a school for the deaf, langauge of instruction is ASL.)
Learning sign language, or another new language, through a natural process is outstanding. The given suggestions are very helpful and appropriate.
Thank you for your kind comment and reassuring that our suggestions are helpful! :D
I'm a Late Deaf just like the woman that is asked the question. A disease took my Hearing as well. The way my friends started learning ASL for me is by using this app called Marco Polo. I told them instead of texting let's do video "texting". With Marco Polo (MP), you send video messages to the person. A lot of my friends downloaded the app and enjoy how we "text" each other through using sign language videos. Their signing has greatly improved from using MP :D
I agree with Ryan about using your voice. Once you start using your voice, people in general are going to communicate with you through spoken language. Many Hearing people associate Deafness or Deaf people with being Mute or not being verbal. I go through majority of my life not speaking unless I need to and it's AMAZING! I absolutely enjoy not using my voice and only ASL and Black ASL to communicate.
I just watched the video where you guys addressed concerns that people assumed you broke up and that's why you were gone for so long.
Assuming you guys broke up was a totally normal assumption. I understand that people want to take a break from social media but you guys were gaining momentum and just dropping everything out of the blue without notification was very concerning. I don't mind people taking a break, we're all human and social media is a hungry beast. But please post a comment or something. I literally unsubscribed from the channel coz I was so heartbroken checking the account over and over again. I'm glad you're back and I'm subscribed again, but please don't just drop stuff like that if you want to take a break.
My heart broke when she said her family does not want to learn sign. My daughter is hard of hearing and we decided to learn ASL for her and we have loved it. I loved Ryan’s suggestion and explanation of how to start teaching the family though as that’s how we have been teaching our family some basic signs
Love seeing your videos again! Also I hope Ellen will make some more videos where she’s voice-off. You sign very differently with your voice off.
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I want to thank Ellen for talking as she signs. I am trying to learn ASL and hearing her talk as she signs slow help me so much. Thanks for taking the time to share with us. I enjoy watching your your videos. :)
Okay yes I agree with the others as well my heart literally broke just reading that the family didn’t want to learn. I wish the best for her seriously! You got this♥️ if you’re reading the comment section we are rooting for you!
What a great response. I love that you two answered her question. I'm looking forward to more interesting questions. I wish I had one, I'll try to think of one in the mean time.
I'm trying to learn some sign and I find that your videos are very useful for getting used to different styles of sign. Ex: In class it's very clear and very perfect signs while I notice that many fluent signers sign a bit more naturally and flowy. Can't wait for your next video! ❤
oh im so happy to see you two again! i was an avid viewer a few years back and am so excited to be watching you guys again :)
To the lady that sent in the question i would suggest if your kids are old enough sit them down and explain that you are scared. It is okay to be scared and it is okay for them to know that you. Tell them you want to learn sign language so that you will still have a way to share your thoughts with them. Tell them you are doing it for them. (In part you are doing it for you but you really are doing it for your family) And ask your kids to help you study. I have a box of flashcards that i use to memorize signs. It is great. As you study they will gradually learn along with you. Kids learn things a whole lost faster than we do.
You gave such great advice! I was thinking that making a 'secret' language that only she and the kids share. I know from my experience with my husband he refuses to learn signs. I think he has learned 'medicine' and 'water'. But my 4 girls love to sign behind his back. He cant hear anything anyway (not deaf... yet! but getting older every day and thinks a hearing aid will make him look "old". Sorry.. too many years of loud music). It is fun to get to talk with the girls even in our own pigeon sign. I would love some suggestions on how to get my husband to learn to sign as he is quickly losing his hearing and I frequently lose my voice (old cheerleading injury??? :) No idea why but a bad combination when i cannot yell loud enough for him to hear me)
Perhaps Holly could explore with her family why they are reluctant to learn sign language. Losing her hearing is a huge upheaval in her life and also her family's life. Maybe they are afraid to acknowledge this permanent change to their life and feel that by learning sign language it makes it final, perhaps they feel that people will look at them oddly in public. If Holly is unable to convince them of the importance of learning sign language maybe some family counseling could help.
I am hearning i know a Deaf person that i met in a store and she was so excited to see that i know sign 😊 i learned sign out of interest not for a specific reason and obviously i am NOT fluent 😂 but i love watching and supporting yalls channel🤟🏻
Hes such a great communicator and uses his words well
This video was actually great, you both are so intelligent psychologically 🤗
Welcome back… and good to see you both!
Hi guys, since finding your channel I've been trying to catch up on you life. This video brings up some interesting scenarios. Danielle, my deaf wife, and I had 4 kids. Danielle naturally signed to them from the beginning. As the kids grew up it was easier for them to just ask me because I am hearing. "Go ask your Mom," was something that I had to encourage because kids will always, well, almost always, take the easiest route. As it turned out our oldest signs great, the second one signs well, the third.....fingerspelling and my last one, our son, only knows the letters in his name.....Sad, I know but it seems he always had his older sisters to interpret for him. As an extremely intellegent father, Ryan will probably have to encourage a curiosity in his children which, hopefully, will show them that signing is easy and fun. Btw: I need to mention to you guys that my deaf wife of 40 years passed away 9 years ago. God bless you guys.
Awsome! Thanks for the upload. Any chance we can get another signing only video? Really enjoyed that ❤
Perhaps maybe in the future :)
Omg Welcome Back. I been praying for you and Java I know prepare wedding is overwhelm but you can do it. I prepare my too. I dating hearing man too he picks up signing from me…. I miss you guys so much and Java.. I hope Java well. Keep up and hoping see you again by the way Happy Father day tmw to Ryan .. 🙏 ❤❤❤
The the question from Holly Bailey, , I can only try to imagine how frightening her illness and hearing loss have been. I would imagine she has experienced a sense of loss and upheaval of the kind of life she knew. The way she is dealing with it, her willingness to move forward and say “Okay, this is my life now, how can I make it the best it can possibly be?” are extraordinary. I feel so bad for her experiencing by what feels like a rejection and disrespect of her, a devaluing of her.
I wonder though if there may be other emotional factors to her husband and kids’ current resistance to learning to sign. They, especially the kids, may still be struggling emotionally with what happened to her. I would think there would be almost a kind of grief, fear and denial. The fear I don’t think would be of her, but of the shockingly quick nature of the illness and hearing loss. That kind of sudden, massive change of any kind in life, certainly of health or ability, can leave people, especially children, feeling very insecure of the safety, the surety of their lives.
With any kind of loss,people go through grief, anger and denial, not necessarily in that order, before they can reach acceptance. Even with acceptance, there can be times of resurgence of the earlier steps in the process. Her family may be acting from denial of the new reality, perhaps a subconsciously held hope that if they don’t accept it, things could go back the way they were. Without realizing it, they may be acting from the fear that by learning to sign, they would be banishing hope of her hearing returning.
I totally get how this could feel like a rejection of her, how much that hurts, and coming after everything else, can feel like someone beating on a bruise. It could help to know that the rejection is likely not of her, but of the new reality. That stage of rejection doesn’t have to be permanent.
It’s very possible that patience, just keeping calmly on with learning to adapt and improve her situation, will help her family come to the point where they are able to join her in moving forward.
I have so much respect and hope for this lady. Ellen and Ryan, your advice is so good!
4:08 kids like the idea of talking underwater so that's one too. I've seen some hearing kids have learned some basic sign language for the summer to play
That's pretty cool! great idea :)
@@SignDuoChannel haha thanks! :)
I hope the person asking sees this vid!
She seemed like she really needed the help.
Here before the video blows up🎉
I am going deaf and love watching you guys. My youngest child…adult..doesn’t want to learn ASL but my middle daughter does. We will be looking into ways to learn on our own. I know a few signs for different things already.
We wish you the best in your asl learning journey Sally
Can you do a video about how deaf people learn to read? I have always been curious, for example, if you see the word "cat," obviously you can memorize the meaning, but how do you learn that the letter C sounds like /k/?
That's a good question! Maybe answer it in a future video :)
❤ 🤟Really enjoy watching you both sign! thankful for your channel!
Hey! I have some questions for yall concerning ASL. I love watching yalls content, it makes signing seem fun and makes me want to learn more… sometimes doing ASL as a school class can get tiring so watching your videos is really interesting and a nice twist to learning ASL. My first question is, I notice yall don’t use your eyebrows at the ends of your questions. I learned that at the end of a question, you should lower your eyebrows for a “wh” question, and raise your eyebrows for a “yes/no” questions. Is this more a formal thing because I notice yall don’t do it. My second thing is, is it wrong to pronounce my words as I sign?
Glad to see you guys posting again! I don't know if you remember me Ellen, but we were classmates at UCI :) I've been learning a lot more ASL because my roommate is HOH, and I have a question for you guys: since lots of signs use both hands, how would someone sign if they could only use one hand? Would an amputee or someone who broke a bone and had one arm in a sling just have to fingerspell a lot of words? Or are there one-handed versions of two-handed signs?
Hey! So cool you found me here on RUclips! That’s a great question. Someone can sign with one hand if they need to. There are many signs that only use your dominant hand so you could sign most with one hand, and yes, you can finger spell too. If I want to sign something that requires two hands I will try to sign just the part with my free hand and usually the other person understands what I was trying to sign based on the context of the sentence. I also can rely more on facial expression or lip reading to add more info for the other person to fill in the gaps that were made from missing the other hand in the sign.
I'm deaf in left ear and hearing in right ear. I lost the hearing suddenly when I was about 18 back in early 80's. I didn't start learning sign language until '97. I've done what Ryan said to do w my husband-I will sign and talk. So he knows a few words. The problem I have w him is he doesn't normally look at me when I talking- so not always seeing the signs.
I have a question for Ryan: I love watching you and Ellen on RUclips. I not only learn so much here but I am entertained too! Do you watch RUclips and if so who do you find fun to watch? Do you watch other people who are hard of hearing or deaf too on the platform? I would love to be able to find other people here to learn more about asl and the deaf community but I find it very hard. But I also think that what someone watches on RUclips says a lot about them like their hobbies and interests and I'd love to hear about yours even if you don't watch other creators who teach about asl and the community who communicate with it! ❤❤❤
Missing Java moments. ❤ Love your videos! Thank you for sharing and posting.
I am a late deafened adult. My husband and family have learned sign with me. I became deaf when our kids were in middle school. We simply told them they needed to learn so they could communicate with Mom.
BUT I continued to voice. That was not a good idea. I think that impeded my acquisition of ASL and my husband and family don’t have good receptive skills.
So many reasons besides deafness to sign. My personal reason is frequent muteness due to throat issues. Although I also think it’s a great language for communication at a distance, or in really noisy (or quiet!) environments. Which means that when I meet someone who needs to use it, I’ve been practicing.
FWIW my family have learned the alphabet (one knows AUSLAN, one ASL LOL). But they generally haven’t learned many words so I often have to spell things. Doesn’t help that when I need it most, I’m unwell. I should use it more with family when I have the energy to explain more.
I lost my sign abilities during your hiatus! Shame shame, i know. But I'm already picking back up again with "tree" and "story" lol thanks! Hope you guys stick around love your videos.
haha aww. Okay! that gives us motivation to keep making more videos so you can pick your skills back up
Im glad you both came back to sign duo i love you both and java too I missed you both well take care both of you I love you both ❤🫶🤟🙏😊😘
YAY NEW POST !!
Keep up the good work. Your video and experience at Starbucks helped me revamp some programs I did.
I'm deaf I need to learn more asl from sign duo ❤
Also check out “one fact asl” if you haven’t!
Also check out “one fact asl” and “the vich fam” if you haven’t :)
Okay I will
@@beckyteall8509 🤟🏼 if you want more recommendations let me know!
I know filming/editing is time consuming, but wish you could post everyday💗💗
Would love to hear about Ryan's family and how they learned to sign when he was born (I'm assuming they did).
missed your content, good to see a new post
Thanks Jack. Good to be back!
Love your stuff so much! Have you all ever studied other sign languages or other languages in general? Japanese/JSL?
Do you guys go out a lot in your city and do things or do you guys mostly stay home and mostly go out for groceries and necessities?
This was a really good video. Do you ever plan on teaching sign language in video format? You’d be a good teacher. Also, I believe she just taught me,”Hurt”. 👉🏾💥👈🏾 haha something like that.
It is so unfortunate but most hearing families usually won't learn sign language for their Deaf family members. I hope she can encourage her family to learn like you two said. Maybe they can take some Deaf culture classes at a community college or even pick up a book and read about the importance of language deprivation in the Deaf community and in their homes. Like Ryan said the relationships will turn superficial if they do not learn, it'll be - how are u? Thumbs up? OK? GOOD! bye. I've seen it first hand and it sucks!
Thank you, Sign Duo, and God bless you on your recent marriage. I'm watching this today and also thinking about a girl or woman that I like. Her name is Diana. Diana Bennet. Just remember I saw her first, and we met on Quora May 13th, 2024, after Mother's Day. She is my woman, the love of my life, my soul or rib mate, my girlfriend, and my future wife. Aside from that, I'm not sure what race or nationality she is, but I'm sure that she's half Asian, half Filipino🙂👍✝️🤟💒👦👩♥️.
From deaf bf to dead fiancé :,) u both are the cutest cant wait for deaf husband seriously. U both deserve all the happiness :)
I am about 60% deaf and it is getting progressively worse. I may lose it in 10-15 years. Do you recommend my wife and I both start learning ASL, or should I just try to rely on captioning tools in our conversation. I’d asked this of another deaf-hearing couple, and he (the hearing half) said it may be too late to learn ASL proficiently and there are good apps and captioning tools now. What would your advice be for my situation? I appreciate any response.😊😊
I'm not Sign Duo, and I'm not deaf, but there's no wrong time to learn sign language. Even if you never become fluent, it will immeasurably help your communication in future when you are fully deaf. And deciding that it won't work ahead of time guarantees failure. Why not try? What do you have to lose?
Tech may help in formal conversations, but what if you're driving, or are at a loud event, or even just leaning into a room to ask your spouse if they know where the vacuum cleaner is. It's so much easier to sign for 2 seconds than to pull out smart phones (which can run out of battery, or otherwise malfunction)
Tom, it is not too late to learn sign language right now. Learning how to fingerspell is a good start. Practicing watching fingerspelling is important because it takes time to get used to recognizing fingerspell words. Within a couple years, you will become fluent in sign language. I am deaf myself, while my family members are hearing. They use sign language to communicate with each other in my absence, which was surprising. They fingerspell a word or two in a very noisy environment. They often tell me that having sign language skills is very beneficial in situations where they cannot hear due to noise or for any other reason.
@@realisticphish thank you for your perspective. That helps! I have downloaded some books already. 👍🏼
@@jeanmarie8443 thank you! I will start with finger spelling, I guess small steps first!
@@vinceroworld I wish you the very best. It would be nice to practice with you.
I’m new to sign language, and I really appreciate you guys. But, I’m having a hard time keeping up with Ryan.
A suggestion- slow down the video speed to where you are comfortable?
Suggestion. Can you translate it verbally when he is signing? I'm a slow reader, and it sucks to miss out on facial and other actions and even the signs when having to try to read while someone is signing. Seeing it while it's being done also helps pick up on the actual signs. Thx.
Just slow down the speed of the video that should give you more time to read the caption and/or watch facial expressions, etc. Replay any part you missed. I do it all the time and I'm HOH.
That’s positive challenge to teach basic skills and long process sign 😂🔥🤟🏻
This was so interesting, sign language is awesome I wanna learn it now.
Hello ...reapetive skills are hard for me. I do have a big vocabulary and have worked with sign language but struggle
Did you hear about Opal Sandy? Would you try one for one ear if you had the same deafness as her?
I tried to learn to sign and still learning because because whenever I get sick I lose my voice & being able to sign helps
haha that's great. How is your learning going?
@@SignDuoChannel it's VERY slow going because I have NO ONE to sign with I thought about taking a class as we live in a HIGHLY populated deaf area but don't have the money ATM
I thought I should make this a separate post.
I have a question for Ryan. There are so many vastly different accents among English speakers. These different accents mean people’s mouths move differently to say the same words, which I assume makes lip reading more difficult. Ryan have you experienced this? If you have, how have you handled it?
Question: Do u guys know any fun ways that I can practice and continue to learn sign language besides watching RUclips videos and deaf events? Do u guys know any fun, unique, creative out of the box ways that I can continue to teach myself more sign language? Thx much appreciated! ♥️
Hi, I am about to start a BSL course and I was wondering if BSL and ASL are the same? Is it a universal language or do different countries use different signs?
Hi Ryan! this question is for you, even though you are not of hearing since birth, I was wondering, do you feel vibrations like when Ellen speaks... and if you do feel the vibrations does it help you to know the other person is saying something?
Can you guys do a video on PSE vs ASL and which one you use ?
I think she needs to direct her husband and kids to this channel! ✌🏽❤
Sorry, weird question: If you have something gross on your hands like dog poop, are the signs you can use more limited until your hands are clean? It seems a significant portion of sign is touching or nearly touching yourself.
I love signduo ❤🤟
You two are awesome!
Thanks for your awesome comment Timothy!
What do you two recommend as the best way for adults to start learning ASL? My husband and I are both hearing, but have talked a few times about wanting to learn ASL together. I’m just not sure where to start, what resources to use, etc.
There are many ways for adults to learn sign language. One of the best options would be to search for local community centers or nearby community colleges that offer ASL classes, they provide structured learning with experienced instructors to guide you.
-Online platforms like Lifeprint.com (Bill Vicars on RUclips) offer ASL lessons through videos and practice exercises.
-Engaging with social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok can also be beneficial; following deaf creators who use sign language exposes you to real-world usage.
-Exploring hashtags like 'deaf' and 'sign language' on these platforms will lead you to ASL content.
-Getting involved in the deaf community through local events or workshops provides opportunities to practice with native signers and gain practical experience.
-Consistency is key; regular practice with your husband will help you steadily progress in learning ASL :)
Hope this helps you, good luck!
Miss u guys so baddd 😢
A thought they was married
Engaged! Idk if they've had the actual wedding yet but I don't think so
Thank-you!
this girl has such a beautiful voice, it's a shame he can't hear it. such a lovely couple none the less!
I'd like to learn sign language someday.
why not today??
sign duo appreciate you videos
Thank you ❤
Do his parents know ASL, I am learning it