Learning BSL has been a goal of mine and hopefully by the time I start training as an educational psychologist I will have learned enough BSL and colloquial/regional versions too to communicate effectively. These videos are amazing. Thank you!
So glad I found these videos! Thanks so much for the clear guidance - well-paced and easy to mimic. ❤️ Since Covid, I’ve been teaching in an ASN school and I have only ever taught in mainstream schools before. Very few kids have listening difficulties but all of them benefit from signing, and I’ve been learning from scratch. Can’t believe it’s taken me this long to start learning!
I love your videos, well presented. If possible could you do one for medical professionals such as, do you want pain relief, when did this start and things like that please
Thankyou so much , I have a granddaughter, she’s 5 autistic and non verbal, I’m learning g sign language and teaching it to her so we have another way of communicating, I think it’s a great thing to learn anyway , your videos are so clear and have really helped me
Went to a deaf school for a few years learnt alot of sign language as some of my friends were partially/totally deaf. Recapping and relearning to teach my friend!!
I love your videos !! I’m 15 and want to learn bsl in my spare time and since lockdown have a lot of that 😂 your videos are really clear and help me a lot ! And I’m loving learning new signs and being able to be proud of that 😁I have a video idea where you could talk about hobbies and things I could say I enjoy and how to ask about people opinions ✨😁
Another great video!! Thank you! I love that there was a slight pause after the word before you sign it. It gave me a chance to see if I knew the sign. I have been learning BSL via your videos for 2 months and have now started level 1, one to one lessons via zoom. Aiming to work my way up. Your videos are so easy to follow. 🙏🏼
thank you so much for these❤ as an autistic person who looses her voice allot these videos have helped me tremense❤ My bf is rapidly going deaf so Iv started to learn him BSL so we can better talk together😊 he is a very proud and stuburn man so he isent ready to learn bsl by himself yet.
Hello, I am a digital media manager for a UK based BSL teaching firm. I need to do a survey of 100 people. If only I could get some help from your end.
Great video as always! question: is photo a directional sign? If I want to say "a photo of you" do I sign it the same way except initially moving the dominant hand away from the relevant person's face? thanks!
Thanks for watching :) Yes, it can be used directionally. The movement of your dominant hand (fingers coming together) implies "copy". Point your palm in the direction of the person to start the sign. This same hand movement is used in many signs that have "copy" in the meaning, e.g. photocopy is the same movement on your dominant hand but your non-dominant hand is held palm facing down, then move your dominant hand down several times away from your other hand. (I hope that makes sense! Some signs are quite difficult to explain). Additionally, you may also see the sign for "camera" used for photo too, depending on the signer. Thanks again!
@@CommandingHands thanks! I think I understand the sign for "copy", but would be good to include it in an office signs video, if there isn't one already
I would love if you could do a video on common words/questions a bar/restaurant server would need to take an order for someone who's hard of hearing please 🙏💜 I know the basics but I want to be there for all my guests 100%
Hi Dan like all the comments below I love your videos youv made them all so easy to follow I've learnt a lot from you, thank you, please make some more ,💕
Hi Dan, I was in Iceland the other day and saw someone using BSL to communicate. It made me wonder.. are there signs for brand names? Also, how would you go about signing "is this the one you want/would like?" It could come in handy if need to use BSL with a customer in work.
Thanks for watching, great question! In formal situations go with fingerspelling brand names (and many other proper nouns). In everyday conversations, people will use signs for brand names especially the the well known ones. For Iceland I've seen the sign for Ice, sometimes followed by the letter L. Some of the signs may be linked with advertising, e.g. the sign commonly used for Asda is two taps on the back pocket. Others are linked with the branding, e.g. McDonald's is two index fingers forming the outline of a giant M. To sign "is this the one you want?", I'd point at the item and follow it with "want", raising your eyebrows & tilting your head to show it's a question. Your eye gaze towards the person implies "you" but you could sign "you" before "want". Point at the item, then sign you want (don't forget your facial expressions to show it's a question). I'm planning to do some videos on signs used in shops, broken down into different types of shops. I'll hopefully get them online within the next couple of months. Thanks again ✋
Does sign language change over time because of changes in the way we do things? I wonder how many people wonder why the sign for 'camera' is done that way, in the same way that people don't know what the Save icon on most applications refer to.
Therre are lots of free youtube videos on BSL. In some areas there are courses run by councils which are reletivly low cost and in some cases free (eg if you are on certain benefits). Good luck
Yes it could do. A tip to remember this one is to imagine the hands are clouds and they are hovering over the brain, a bit like brain fog! You could also use the sign for "dizzy", which is an index finger extended, held about shoulder height, palms facing towards yourself. Then form some small circles. Facial expressions should match the sign to avoid confusion with other signs (so try to look dizzy). The index finger represents a person. Thanks for watching :)
Movie Book Camera Photo Money Cheap Expensive Flirt Naughty Crab Cat Crocodile Come here Ecstatic Sad How are you? Accident Dangerous Risky Nice Horrible Fire Water Drink Tea Coffee Wine Food Cheese Chocolate Fat Thin Confident Stress Good morning Good night Have to put up with it Had it up to here Suspicious Go to sleep Wake up Want Don't want Must Work Busy (lots to do) Busy (crowded) Fast Slow Love Hate Confused
From what I have learned it seems to be everyone has a dominant hand when signing with two hands like sign for "how" or "Internet" where one hand does a movement and the other stays, it's your dominant hand that does the movement. If you're left handed and do all the signs mirror image deaf people can still understand and if you finger spell with opposite hand it's still perfectly understood.
The only thing that I think might be slightly confusing is if you switch up your "dominant hand" frequently as you're signing, that could be a bit disorientating but I still think you'll be understood
Learning BSL has been a goal of mine and hopefully by the time I start training as an educational psychologist I will have learned enough BSL and colloquial/regional versions too to communicate effectively. These videos are amazing. Thank you!
Hallo deaf 😊❤
How is your course going?
0:10 movie
0:19 book
0:31 camera
0:39 photo
0:50 money
1:01 cheap
1:14 expensive
1:28 flirt
1:36 naughty
1:41 crab
1:52 cat
2:02 crocodile
2:11 come here
2:22 ecstatic
2:31 sad
2:42 how are you
2:50 accident
3:04 dangerous
3:12 risky
3:22 nice
3:32 horrible
3:44 fire
3:52 water
4:01 drink
4:25 wine
4:35 food
4:47 cheese
4:54 chocolate
5:08 fat
5:14 thin
5:24 confident
5:49 stress
6:22 have to put up with
6:34 had it up to here
6:44 suspicious
6:57 go to sleep
7:04 wake up
7:13 want
7:25 Don’t want
7:33 must
7:42 work
7:54 busy
8:03 crowded
8:13 fast
8:23 slow
8:33 I love
8:44 hate
8:53 confused
This is for me
For we
Love your videos Dan. I started BSL seriously a week ago. I am doing really well with the help from yourselves!
Have wanted to learn BSL for years, your videos finally got me started. Thank you for these brilliantly clear videos, fantastic work!
So glad I found these videos! Thanks so much for the clear guidance - well-paced and easy to mimic. ❤️
Since Covid, I’ve been teaching in an ASN school and I have only ever taught in mainstream schools before. Very few kids have listening difficulties but all of them benefit from signing, and I’ve been learning from scratch. Can’t believe it’s taken me this long to start learning!
Thankyou for this. It gives a chance for basic communication, which is better than none at all. Brilliant 👏
thank you for this! im learning this now. BSL is a very important thing and easy to learn! it can get you far in life. :)
I love your videos, well presented. If possible could you do one for medical professionals such as, do you want pain relief, when did this start and things like that please
So grateful Dan. You are giving me hope and a lifeline. Thank you so much
Brilliant as always Dan. Please keep them coming.
Thankyou so much , I have a granddaughter, she’s 5 autistic and non verbal, I’m learning g sign language and teaching it to her so we have another way of communicating, I think it’s a great thing to learn anyway , your videos are so clear and have really helped me
Went to a deaf school for a few years learnt alot of sign language as some of my friends were partially/totally deaf. Recapping and relearning to teach my friend!!
Fab. So many signs I have forgotten and at the same time many new signs. Thanks you very much. Thanks. Can't wait for your next installment.
Could you do one for relationships
Thanks for watching, I'll add to our to do list. ✋
I love your videos !! I’m 15 and want to learn bsl in my spare time and since lockdown have a lot of that 😂 your videos are really clear and help me a lot ! And I’m loving learning new signs and being able to be proud of that 😁I have a video idea where you could talk about hobbies and things I could say I enjoy and how to ask about people opinions ✨😁
Another great video!! Thank you!
I love that there was a slight pause after the word before you sign it. It gave me a chance to see if I knew the sign.
I have been learning BSL via your videos for 2 months and have now started level 1, one to one lessons via zoom. Aiming to work my way up. Your videos are so easy to follow. 🙏🏼
How did the one-to-one lessons on zoom go? I have been thinking about doing a similar thing myself. Was it helpful?
Bro this is so good my son put it on
You people what help are gonna get a blessing soon
i am 11 and i can normally talk with my mute friends! i just learnt bsl 1 week ago! thx!your amazing!
thank you so much for these❤ as an autistic person who looses her voice allot these videos have helped me tremense❤
My bf is rapidly going deaf so Iv started to learn him BSL so we can better talk together😊 he is a very proud and stuburn man so he isent ready to learn bsl by himself yet.
I enjoyed this video. Thank you Dan the man 🙂
Excellent videos! Very clear, calm and informative which makes it a pleasure to learn from this channel!
I learnt a few signs in a day! Thank you so much!
Movie 0:09
Book 0:22
Camera0:29
Photo 0:46
Money 0:56
Cheap 1:02
Expensive1:12
Flirt 1:22
Naughty 1:33
Crab 1:40
Cat 1:50
Crocodile 1:59
Come here 2:09
Ecstatic 2:19
Sad 2:27
How are you? 2:38
Accident 2:47
Dangerous 3:02
Risky 3:12
Nice 3:20
Horrible 3:30
Fire 3:40
Water 3:49
Drink 4:00
Tea 4:09
Coffee 4:17
Wine 4:26
Food 4:39
Cheese 4:45
Chocolate 4:55
Fat 5:05
Thin 5:13
Confident 5:23
Stress 5:40
Good morning 5:52
Good night 6:04
Have to put up with it 6:17
Had it up to here 6:30
Suspicious 6:41
Go to sleep 6:52
Wake up 7:01
Want 7:09
Don't want 7:23
Must 7:30
Work 7:39
Busy (lots to do) 7:49
Busy (crowded) 7:59
Fast 8:14
Slow 8:19
Love 8:39
Hate 8:43
Confused 8:54
Thankyou. :)
Hello, I am a digital media manager for a UK based BSL teaching firm. I need to do a survey of 100 people. If only I could get some help from your end.
Thanks once again for a great video! You seemed to be having lots of fun making this one :D
Also idk if you have this already but a video explaining general transitional grammar signs would be amazing 💜🙏
Can you do a video about the signs for non verbal/ mute in BSL please??? ❤ I can’t find it anywhere in bsl
These videos are SO helpful! Thank you so much. Just trying to figure out a way to remember it all now.
Love your videos. Could you please add receptive skills videos too?
Love to cover the word and try to figure it out with various cues
Love your videos they are so easy to follow wish you would do a BSL level 1 and 2 course
Great video as always! question: is photo a directional sign? If I want to say "a photo of you" do I sign it the same way except initially moving the dominant hand away from the relevant person's face? thanks!
Thanks for watching :) Yes, it can be used directionally. The movement of your dominant hand (fingers coming together) implies "copy". Point your palm in the direction of the person to start the sign.
This same hand movement is used in many signs that have "copy" in the meaning, e.g. photocopy is the same movement on your dominant hand but your non-dominant hand is held palm facing down, then move your dominant hand down several times away from your other hand. (I hope that makes sense! Some signs are quite difficult to explain).
Additionally, you may also see the sign for "camera" used for photo too, depending on the signer.
Thanks again!
@@CommandingHands thanks! I think I understand the sign for "copy", but would be good to include it in an office signs video, if there isn't one already
Thank you, Dan
Thank you very much. Your videos are really well made and help me out a bunch.
I would love if you could do a video on common words/questions a bar/restaurant server would need to take an order for someone who's hard of hearing please 🙏💜 I know the basics but I want to be there for all my guests 100%
Hey I did an Auslan (Australian sign language) course there's a lot of same signs. It's good to do comparison's.
Love him he's brilliant ty
Great video and so useful 🙏
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but are the signs mirrored to the hands I should use?
Hi Dan like all the comments below I love your videos youv made them all so easy to follow I've learnt a lot from you, thank you, please make some more ,💕
Hey thanks for doing these :) I just want to ask, are these signs mirrored for us to follow along or not? Or does it not matter?
I think potentially his videos aren't mirrored but you can sign with either hand (normally your dominant) and it's important to keep that the same :)
@@charlottesreadsthings211 okie thank you!
Hi Dan, I was in Iceland the other day and saw someone using BSL to communicate. It made me wonder.. are there signs for brand names? Also, how would you go about signing "is this the one you want/would like?" It could come in handy if need to use BSL with a customer in work.
Thanks for watching, great question!
In formal situations go with fingerspelling brand names (and many other proper nouns). In everyday conversations, people will use signs for brand names especially the the well known ones. For Iceland I've seen the sign for Ice, sometimes followed by the letter L. Some of the signs may be linked with advertising, e.g. the sign commonly used for Asda is two taps on the back pocket. Others are linked with the branding, e.g. McDonald's is two index fingers forming the outline of a giant M.
To sign "is this the one you want?", I'd point at the item and follow it with "want", raising your eyebrows & tilting your head to show it's a question. Your eye gaze towards the person implies "you" but you could sign "you" before "want". Point at the item, then sign you want (don't forget your facial expressions to show it's a question).
I'm planning to do some videos on signs used in shops, broken down into different types of shops. I'll hopefully get them online within the next couple of months.
Thanks again ✋
@@CommandingHands that's awesome. Thanks so much 🤗
@@CommandingHands That sound great.
Thank you 😊
Can you do one for forgive if you have not done that one thanks
Thank you!!!
Does sign language change over time because of changes in the way we do things? I wonder how many people wonder why the sign for 'camera' is done that way, in the same way that people don't know what the Save icon on most applications refer to.
Hello , you are vedio are wonderful .. I love too much your vedios. As any free bsl course available . Tell me plz.
Therre are lots of free youtube videos on BSL. In some areas there are courses run by councils which are reletivly low cost and in some cases free (eg if you are on certain benefits). Good luck
@@AtanaaTheCurious Thanks I am new in uk. I am interest in bsl. Can you send me free course sites.
can confused also mean something akin to disorientated?
Yes it could do. A tip to remember this one is to imagine the hands are clouds and they are hovering over the brain, a bit like brain fog!
You could also use the sign for "dizzy", which is an index finger extended, held about shoulder height, palms facing towards yourself. Then form some small circles. Facial expressions should match the sign to avoid confusion with other signs (so try to look dizzy). The index finger represents a person.
Thanks for watching :)
Great videos learnig Bsl from scrarch
Movie
Book
Camera
Photo
Money
Cheap
Expensive
Flirt
Naughty
Crab
Cat
Crocodile
Come here
Ecstatic
Sad
How are you?
Accident
Dangerous
Risky
Nice
Horrible
Fire
Water
Drink
Tea
Coffee
Wine
Food
Cheese
Chocolate
Fat
Thin
Confident
Stress
Good morning
Good night
Have to put up with it
Had it up to here
Suspicious
Go to sleep
Wake up
Want
Don't want
Must
Work
Busy (lots to do)
Busy (crowded)
Fast
Slow
Love
Hate
Confused
Does the hand that you use for a sign matter?
From what I have learned it seems to be everyone has a dominant hand when signing with two hands like sign for "how" or "Internet" where one hand does a movement and the other stays, it's your dominant hand that does the movement. If you're left handed and do all the signs mirror image deaf people can still understand and if you finger spell with opposite hand it's still perfectly understood.
The only thing that I think might be slightly confusing is if you switch up your "dominant hand" frequently as you're signing, that could be a bit disorientating but I still think you'll be understood
Hi can pleas sing Lunguege city England thanks
Could you do a video just about you? ☺️
I like you video If you have Chinese that will be perfect
Hmmm sign for sad looks a lot like the sign for straight/Hetero... Coincidence i think not 😂
Gr8
Like these vids, BUT.. you repeat a lot of the same words in most of your vids.