I've been meeting many new people since i started to pit myself out in the world to socialize and realized speaking only oral english is limiting interaction with awesome people! This feeling is fantastic i can't wait to learn more!
Thank you so much for explaining the visuals and WHY it would be that sign. Knowing things like "the Sun's positioning and horizon" make it so much easier to understand. There's a big difference in memorizing things to know (ie cramming for exams), and truly learning things. I can't wait to be able to sign fluently and eventually converse
as a new beginner myself, i’ve been thinking about making a snapchat group or something where anyone thats learning ASL can post updates and new things they’ve learned on their journey
Service worker here (restaurant server), we have a regular who is deaf that would come once a week to dine at our place. I wanted to be able to communicate in ASL so I could make his dining experience better than just series of charades. Sooo here I am trying to learn as much as I can
I'm excited to learn ASL. Not that I know anyone deaf but I always had wanted to learn it, but my school and college never offered it. I'm glad I stumbled across your channel.
I’m starting to learn ASL because I feel like it’s something everyone should know. I don’t have anyone in my life that’s deaf but I feel like knowing sign language makes you a much better person!!! I’ve come across a couple of deaf people in my life but nothing to the extreme just a couple of customers at work, but it made me sad that I wasn’t able to communicate with him properly. My goal for 2023 is to learn sign language and this is helping me so much.! Btw one thing is the sign language for good morning is a bad word in the Middle East. It’s a little different but it’s practically the same. When I was l showing my mom she told me it’s kind of a curse word.😮
you're thinking about the "up yours!" aka arm of honor gesture which is common in many parts of the world outside the U.S. thankfully the two are actually very different and unlikely to be confused in practical use. with "up yours!" the dominant hand is tightly fisted and the other slaps the dominant hand's bicep aggressively, with an angry face with furrowed eyebrows to accompany it. it's a gesture that requires violent movements to convey meaning. with the ASL's "morning" sign however, both hands are notably kept completely flat and open , with the dominant hand rising around the flat horizon arm gracefully rather than a violent collision to the bicep. the sign is rarely going to be accompanied by a face other than positive, neutral, or sleepy.
I agree with you everyone should learn, it should be taught in school as a second language if nothing else. I understand how you feel about communicating with customers, I've the experience myself. I'm learning ASL myself and my granddaughters who are 5 and 4 help me. Like me they are learning from their grandmother. It seems so easy for them. I recently found while helping my youngest daughter learn reading which she loves that when she was struggling with sounding out a word if I used ASL she got it very quickly! Her mind is absolutely amazing! Keep up the good work and share with other's.
I was interested in learning sign language, and now I've finished this video. I like it. Learning sign language is like therapy for me. You know, I mean I enjoy and feel peaceful while learning sign language. I'd definitely be happy to learn sign language and help a deaf person. I also want to learn and understand what deaf people talk to each other while using sign language.
These videos are fascinating to me. I've been learning Chinese for a little while, and it turns out that Chinese grammar and ASL grammar are similar in some ways.
15 0:571:001:00 3 pm on 10/18/2024. I'm just getting started on learning about sign language. I find it, to be very unique. I'm going to learn this language no matter how long, it takes.
@@theSeventhWheel "i/me learn sign" is the structure. "i" is in the video. you point to yourself. "learn" is kind of like pretending to grab knowledge and put it into your head. i would find a video. and "sign" is spinning your index fingers around eachother. hope this helps!!
I'm gonna have to watch this video over and over to assimilate the signs into my head. The sentences really help. Thinking in blocks of sentences instead of "Hello", "good", "morning" is so much easier. Also learnt my name in manual alphabet as well!
This channel makes learning ASL easy, i have some deaf co-workers i want to start learning ASL so i can talk with them better, i will be coming to this page to learn.
We found out our child may be deaf because of a gene I have. I’m learning ASL now so I can better understand and communicate with our kiddo. Looking forward to learning!
Thanks so much for making this channel! It's an amazing resource for learning ASL as an absolute beginner. So far I've only learned to fingerspell; moving on to learning so many new signs and phrases was tough, but your explanations for why some signs are the way they are has been helping. My mother's a preschool teacher and I'm planning to become a pediatrician. I've come across many deaf children in her school and it really made me want to be able to converse with them and others like them in the future. I'm so excited at the thought of being able to sign fluently soon!
Thank you so much for being such an enthusiastic & delightful person to watch!! You emit such Light & positive energy!! You're a fantastic teacher Meredith! Your hard work is recognized & so appreciated! 🙏🙏🙏
@@LearnHowtoSign i homeschool my now 16yr old (YIKES!!) son...im not really into "labels" but my son was diagnosed as autistic (& fantastic!!) a couple yrs ago. Its sometimes difficult to find things he's really interested in/enthusiastic about! At just a few mths old he began using his hands constantly (we call em puppet hands) & people would ask me if he was using ASL. I did teach him some baby basics, but he has just always used puppet hands. So about a yr ago while trying to encourage him to try something new, we began incorporating your ASL videos into our curriculum. He was immediately engaged & ASL seem to come very naturally to him. Almost a yr in & he is STILL enjoys learning ASL & is actually looks forward to it! He's also very good at it!! We plan to start w/Skill Share soon! What you do, teaching ASL on RUclips is super important!! This is a skill my son can take w/him & use for the rest of his life! So sincerely, THANK YOU!! I just wanted to share how YOU have helped enrich mine & my son's life! & how much you are appreciated! All the best! -In Gratitude!
Thanks so much! I can't wait to become fluent so I can communicate with my friends over long distances or have no one know what we are saying. I don't know anyone deaf personally but I think it is a really cool skill to have.
My daughter was born deaf in 1997. She attended Atlanta School For The Deaf. They used Signed English. Now I am raising her deaf son, and they use ASL. I still use what I know, and he understands me, also learning ASL. My problem is understanding what the deaf person is saying to me. There are several deaf in my family, and I can see the frustration in their face when they have to keep repeating themselves. Especially my grandson, who thinks I should know more. I will take your courses, praying it helps! Feeling stupid.
THANKS A LOT!! this is the best asl learning channel, not only because you explain things, like the horizon thing for the morning/afternoon/night signs or the no sign, but also because you explain which hand is supposed to do the movements, like I always thought it HAD to be the right hand for most of them, but it's your dominant one!
im 15 going deaf so i need to learn these. It was my fault because i fell asleep with headphones and it went deep inside my ears hurt for days then my hearing started deteriorating, my parents don't believe me
I used to sleep with earphones in all the time until I burst an eardrum one night. Be aware people, sleeping with earphones can cause irreparable damage to your ears. Luckily my hearing has returned after a few months as the hole in my eardrum healed but for a while I had just come to terms with the fact that I may not hear well from that ear for the rest of my life which was a possibility according to the doctors. The pain was also excruciating with gross neon liquid leaking from it due to infection If you sleep with earphones please save yourself the risk and find an alternative like the headbands with tiny built-in speakers designed for listening to audio while you sleep. It's not worth the risk of losing your hearing or the pain
Everyday I'm watching your videos, today I'm watching this one. Slowly but surely, I'm determined to learn ASL. Your videos are very helpful, thanks. 👍
I love this language where I work sometimes people go eat and I wish I know this language to help them,I like how you teach I really learn this language with you thank you.
Hello Meredith, Thank you for reorganizing some signs in previous videos into this video. Sometimes I want to look up the sign for a word, but I don't remember which video it was in. Your reorganizing helps me to find the signs I need. Your explanations of how to make signs helps, too 👍🏼
Hello, another really good video! Though, these are all signs I know. Can you make a video with more intermediate signs? That way I can still learn from your channel. Thanks again for your videos👍
Thank you Meredith. There are alot signs I know but much more to learn and putting in sentences is very important for me. I been signing single now this is great help appreciate you and Merry Christmas
Thank you this really helps I know the alphabet I know my name and I know sentences Thank you this really really really helped Me I think everyone should know this or at least try it
I’m a host at a restaurant and I wanna know how to say welcome in or how can I help you?, do you have reservation with us?, how many well there be? Or you guys can follow me. Booth or table? But anyways love your videos!
I love love love your channel! My daughter and I are learning ASL together as part of her homeschool curriculum. I wish you had an app where I could look up random words and see you signing them - that would be awesome. Keep bringing us awesome content. ❤
Hello dear teacher, I want learn sign language but I don’t how , can you tall me Where do I start first I mean which video ?? Please can you talk me .❤
New around here. Im not sure if you know who KallmeKris is, but she revealed in her latest video that she actually knows some sign from channels like yours!! But overall, thank you
Hi! May I ask, when asking for a person's name is it okay to sign "you name what you?" or "your name what?" I've seen it done both ways and I wasn't sure if there is a more correct way to use possessive signs like my, your, etc.
Hi! I watched another one of your videos about ASL sentence structure, and had a questions after watching this one. In the structure video, you said that it goes topic then comment. So when you sign « Nice to meet you » why do you sign it in those words and not « You nice to meet?
I have a question though... Are your videos mirrored so that we need to mimic the same hands that you do or do we need to reverse it? I hope i make sense lol
they aren't mirrored. In fact 2 people watching may use different hands because everyone should use their dominant hand when signing. This video actually explains that. ruclips.net/video/6w1ZDaE-whc/видео.html
I’ve recently started learning asl. I’m going to learn in-depth about the grammar of sign in the future, but could u make a video about grammar? Or do u have one already?
I found out today my newborn daughter is profoundly hard of hearing maybe even deaf. And my grandparents were as well. I need to brush up and be ready for my daughter
Are “thank you” and “good/well” using the same hand shapes, movement, palm orientations? I’m trying to discern between the two and am confused. I appreciate any clarification!
Don't forget to sign up for the 10 Day ASL Jump Start! eepurl.com/hfQY_X
Mila
what or who is mila
why do i have to sign up to the 10 day ASL jump start
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I feel like a first grader, but I love it.
First grader in the best way!
WOW
@@LearnHowtoSignBtw ur videos rly help me. Now i can talk to my teachers and friends with sign. Hope they know what I mean😂
@@LearnHowtoSignThere is a RUclipsr who is deaf in her right ear and hard-hearing in her left and she inspired me to come here and learn lol Ty
I've been meeting many new people since i started to pit myself out in the world to socialize and realized speaking only oral english is limiting interaction with awesome people! This feeling is fantastic i can't wait to learn more!
Thank you so much for explaining the visuals and WHY it would be that sign. Knowing things like "the Sun's positioning and horizon" make it so much easier to understand.
There's a big difference in memorizing things to know (ie cramming for exams), and truly learning things. I can't wait to be able to sign fluently and eventually converse
as a new beginner myself, i’ve been thinking about making a snapchat group or something where anyone thats learning ASL can post updates and new things they’ve learned on their journey
@@kayleighhoneycutt4307did you ever make it ? i would love to b apart of it !
Service worker here (restaurant server), we have a regular who is deaf that would come once a week to dine at our place. I wanted to be able to communicate in ASL so I could make his dining experience better than just series of charades. Sooo here I am trying to learn as much as I can
I'm excited to learn ASL. Not that I know anyone deaf but I always had wanted to learn it, but my school and college never offered it. I'm glad I stumbled across your channel.
Can't believe I've been learning from your channel for a year now!!!
Thanks for following us for so long!
i never watched one of your youtube videos before.
@@mr.mustache4745 how is that productive to this comment section?
After 2 years how fluent are you in sign language now?
I’m starting to learn ASL because I feel like it’s something everyone should know. I don’t have anyone in my life that’s deaf but I feel like knowing sign language makes you a much better person!!! I’ve come across a couple of deaf people in my life but nothing to the extreme just a couple of customers at work, but it made me sad that I wasn’t able to communicate with him properly. My goal for 2023 is to learn sign language and this is helping me so much.! Btw one thing is the sign language for good morning is a bad word in the Middle East. It’s a little different but it’s practically the same. When I was l showing my mom she told me it’s kind of a curse word.😮
Keep Going 😊
you're thinking about the "up yours!" aka arm of honor gesture which is common in many parts of the world outside the U.S.
thankfully the two are actually very different and unlikely to be confused in practical use. with "up yours!" the dominant hand is tightly fisted and the other slaps the dominant hand's bicep aggressively, with an angry face with furrowed eyebrows to accompany it. it's a gesture that requires violent movements to convey meaning.
with the ASL's "morning" sign however, both hands are notably kept completely flat and open , with the dominant hand rising around the flat horizon arm gracefully rather than a violent collision to the bicep. the sign is rarely going to be accompanied by a face other than positive, neutral, or sleepy.
I agree with you everyone should learn, it should be taught in school as a second language if nothing else. I understand how you feel about communicating with customers, I've the experience myself.
I'm learning ASL myself and my granddaughters who are 5 and 4 help me. Like me they are learning from their grandmother. It seems so easy for them. I recently found while helping my youngest daughter learn reading which she loves that when she was struggling with sounding out a word if I used ASL she got it very quickly! Her mind is absolutely amazing!
Keep up the good work and share with other's.
I was interested in learning sign language, and now I've finished this video. I like it. Learning sign language is like therapy for me. You know, I mean I enjoy and feel peaceful while learning sign language. I'd definitely be happy to learn sign language and help a deaf person. I also want to learn and understand what deaf people talk to each other while using sign language.
These videos are fascinating to me. I've been learning Chinese for a little while, and it turns out that Chinese grammar and ASL grammar are similar in some ways.
15 0:57 1:00 1:00 3 pm on 10/18/2024. I'm just getting started on learning about sign language. I find it, to be very unique. I'm going to learn this language no matter how long, it takes.
My sister is deaf and I would love to sign to her and you made it so easy so thank you
I personally do really well with spoken languages so I really hope I have the same luck here. Thank you for the resources
I love ASL and I love learning it!❤😊
I’m also learning Spanish and want to learn ASL as well
Extremely useful. You've put together a great compilation 👍
Glad it was helpful!
@@LearnHowtoSign how do you say you're still learning sign, in sign?
@@theSeventhWheel "i/me learn sign" is the structure.
"i" is in the video. you point to yourself.
"learn" is kind of like pretending to grab knowledge and put it into your head. i would find a video.
and "sign" is spinning your index fingers around eachother. hope this helps!!
I'm gonna have to watch this video over and over to assimilate the signs into my head. The sentences really help. Thinking in blocks of sentences instead of "Hello", "good", "morning" is so much easier. Also learnt my name in manual alphabet as well!
This channel makes learning ASL easy, i have some deaf co-workers i want to start learning ASL so i can talk with them better, i will be coming to this page to learn.
We found out our child may be deaf because of a gene I have. I’m learning ASL now so I can better understand and communicate with our kiddo. Looking forward to learning!
I’m 75 years old and I’m new to this, not sure if I’ve not off more than I can Chew 😂❤
Should read “bit off”
You haven’t. Keep going!!
I’m a kid but I like these sign language videos better than the ones for like 5 year olders 😊❤
Thanks so much for making this channel! It's an amazing resource for learning ASL as an absolute beginner. So far I've only learned to fingerspell; moving on to learning so many new signs and phrases was tough, but your explanations for why some signs are the way they are has been helping. My mother's a preschool teacher and I'm planning to become a pediatrician. I've come across many deaf children in her school and it really made me want to be able to converse with them and others like them in the future. I'm so excited at the thought of being able to sign fluently soon!
This is very helpful since I almost forgot all the sign languages I learn lol.
Its always great to have refresher.
Outstanding teacher. I love this. Thank you for it!
Thank you for your services.
Just wanted to say that I love your videos, and love the depths you go into, to explain the signs.
Thank you so much for being such an enthusiastic & delightful person to watch!! You emit such Light & positive energy!! You're a fantastic teacher Meredith! Your hard work is recognized & so appreciated! 🙏🙏🙏
Your kind words mean so much. You all are the reason we do this and to hear that continues to fuel us to make more.
@@LearnHowtoSign i homeschool my now 16yr old (YIKES!!) son...im not really into "labels" but my son was diagnosed as autistic (& fantastic!!) a couple yrs ago. Its sometimes difficult to find things he's really interested in/enthusiastic about! At just a few mths old he began using his hands constantly (we call em puppet hands) & people would ask me if he was using ASL. I did teach him some baby basics, but he has just always used puppet hands. So about a yr ago while trying to encourage him to try something new, we began incorporating your ASL videos into our curriculum. He was immediately engaged & ASL seem to come very naturally to him. Almost a yr in & he is STILL enjoys learning ASL & is actually looks forward to it! He's also very good at it!! We plan to start w/Skill Share soon! What you do, teaching ASL on RUclips is super important!! This is a skill my son can take w/him & use for the rest of his life! So sincerely, THANK YOU!! I just wanted to share how YOU have helped enrich mine & my son's life! & how much you are appreciated! All the best!
-In Gratitude!
Thank you so much for sharing. Glad your son is loving it! Email us at contact@learnhowtosign.org we’d love to connect you to some resources.
Thanks so much! I can't wait to become fluent so I can communicate with my friends over long distances or have no one know what we are saying. I don't know anyone deaf personally but I think it is a really cool skill to have.
My daughter was born deaf in 1997. She attended Atlanta School For The Deaf. They used Signed English. Now I am raising her deaf son, and they use ASL. I still use what I know, and he understands me, also learning ASL. My problem is understanding what the deaf person is saying to me. There are several deaf in my family, and I can see the frustration in their face when they have to keep repeating themselves. Especially my grandson, who thinks I should know more. I will take your courses, praying it helps! Feeling stupid.
good luck!!! You'll get there, don't worry :)
thank you for teaching me some signs, i have a deaf kid in my class and i wanna be able to talk to him.Very helpful!!!✌
That’s awesome! Keep going! 🤟
Thank you to whoever made this , the ASL classes are always booked up and this is a godsend to a student like myself studying language ❤
Thank you for doing this for someone that doesn’t all sign. It is very hard. Thank you.
Thank you so much! I like the video giving different angle of the signing person. It is clear and fun~
One of the kids I babysit for is getting hearing aids, so I figured I should learn sign language just incase her hearing gets worse
THANKS A LOT!! this is the best asl learning channel, not only because you explain things, like the horizon thing for the morning/afternoon/night signs or the no sign, but also because you explain which hand is supposed to do the movements, like I always thought it HAD to be the right hand for most of them, but it's your dominant one!
im 15 going deaf so i need to learn these. It was my fault because i fell asleep with headphones and it went deep inside my ears hurt for days then my hearing started deteriorating, my parents don't believe me
Is it any better??
I used to sleep with earphones in all the time until I burst an eardrum one night. Be aware people, sleeping with earphones can cause irreparable damage to your ears.
Luckily my hearing has returned after a few months as the hole in my eardrum healed but for a while I had just come to terms with the fact that I may not hear well from that ear for the rest of my life which was a possibility according to the doctors. The pain was also excruciating with gross neon liquid leaking from it due to infection
If you sleep with earphones please save yourself the risk and find an alternative like the headbands with tiny built-in speakers designed for listening to audio while you sleep. It's not worth the risk of losing your hearing or the pain
Your a great asl teacher
Everyday I'm watching your videos, today I'm watching this one. Slowly but surely, I'm determined to learn ASL. Your videos are very helpful, thanks. 👍
Ty it's for our class
Started watching this channel bout two years but was completely consistent so here am I starting from the beginning again 😭😌🤌🏽
I love this language where I work sometimes people go eat and I wish I know this language to help them,I like how you teach I really learn this language with you thank you.
Sign language is a beatiful visual language thanks in your video not only teach the sign also the right face expression 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.....
Thank you! 😃
this is so helpful, my younger stepsister is going deaf and i need to learn asl quickly
That's so nice of you that you would learn for her ❤️
Hello Meredith, Thank you for reorganizing some signs in previous videos into this video. Sometimes I want to look up the sign for a word, but I don't remember which video it was in. Your reorganizing helps me to find the signs I need. Your explanations of how to make signs helps, too 👍🏼
You are so welcome!
Hello, another really good video! Though, these are all signs I know. Can you make a video with more intermediate signs? That way I can still learn from your channel. Thanks again for your videos👍
I'm lilly appreciate your help for us in order to know sing language!
Thank you Meredith. There are alot signs I know but much more to learn and putting in sentences is very important for me. I been signing single now this is great help appreciate you and Merry Christmas
thx for teaching me
Always wanted to learn a second language and ASL is what I want to learn, wish me success in my goal. Just wish I had someone to work with.
I might go to sign language camp
Thank you for helping me learn also!
This is great! Though, I had to slow it down to 0.5 because I am slow😅
This is amazing, thank you so much! Do you have printables available?
thank you! i’m a middle school student so there isn’t a language course for ASL (yet) and i have one from my phone!
I hope they add ASL as an option at your school!
@@LearnHowtoSign they do to my high school!
@@chxrlotte.k lucky! I'm in high school and I wish there was an ASL class, we only have french and Italian
@@Imfailingmath aww
this is the channel I have been looking for thanks!!!
Love your content! Keep up the fabulous work! You are a true blessing! God Blees You and may He continue to bless LHTS!
I always wondered why you made facial expressions, now I know😁♥️
Thank you this really helps I know the alphabet I know my name and I know sentences Thank you this really really really helped Me I think everyone should know this or at least try it
This is Actually Very useful
It’s awesome
These videos were great! Please do more.
It's really interesting thank you ALS❤❤❤
thank you i have a sore throat right now and i cannot talk because i have i sore throat.
o i get those all the time
Love this! Love the pace of this video. I would love signs for a dental office please and amusement park please!
Thank you! I love the idea of an amusement park...maybe a field trip in our future!
Thanks 🙏
I love this videos
Thank you!
THIS CHANNEL IS DA BEST 4 MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got 'em all right this time, Meredith!
Way to go Susan!
These are so helpful thank you
This helps so much thanks
I learned a lot thank youuuuuuuuu!
its so helpful ,thank u so much!
You're welcome!
Your videos are the best, i am learning so much quickly :)
No split ends whatsoever. XOXO
I love this channel
very nice,,i am learning
I’m a host at a restaurant and I wanna know how to say welcome in or how can I help you?, do you have reservation with us?, how many well there be? Or you guys can follow me. Booth or table? But anyways love your videos!
I’m learning asl because all of my friends know it but I don’t so that why ❤😊
Thank you so much
I love love love your channel! My daughter and I are learning ASL together as part of her homeschool curriculum. I wish you had an app where I could look up random words and see you signing them - that would be awesome. Keep bringing us awesome content. ❤
There are apps that will show you words and even sentences. I use Hand Talk.
@@debraclark8448 thank you! I’ll look into that!
Hello dear teacher, I want learn sign language but I don’t how , can you tall me Where do I start first I mean which video ?? Please can you talk me .❤
If i want to say "Im learning sign language" are learn and learning the same thing?
New around here. Im not sure if you know who KallmeKris is, but she revealed in her latest video that she actually knows some sign from channels like yours!! But overall, thank you
My kids love it
Wow I love
Im right-handed, but i naturally want to use my left hand to do the motions?
Thank you so much for this video :)
Can you tell us how to call our names in sign language please
Hi! May I ask, when asking for a person's name is it okay to sign "you name what you?" or "your name what?" I've seen it done both ways and I wasn't sure if there is a more correct way to use possessive signs like my, your, etc.
I love your channel!!!!
If you have a double letter in your name do you just repeat it or is there a differant way you have to do it. My name is Wyatt
Hi! I watched another one of your videos about ASL sentence structure, and had a questions after watching this one. In the structure video, you said that it goes topic then comment. So when you sign « Nice to meet you » why do you sign it in those words and not « You nice to meet?
Can you sign your intros and such? I learn my association of the word to the movement
I have a question though... Are your videos mirrored so that we need to mimic the same hands that you do or do we need to reverse it? I hope i make sense lol
they aren't mirrored. In fact 2 people watching may use different hands because everyone should use their dominant hand when signing. This video actually explains that. ruclips.net/video/6w1ZDaE-whc/видео.html
I’ve recently started learning asl. I’m going to learn in-depth about the grammar of sign in the future, but could u make a video about grammar? Or do u have one already?
I LOVE IT TYSM!
Hello! Are these signs different in Canada?
Hi! No, Canada uses ASL as well. There will be some variations with regional signs, but that’s the same case in the US.
I have a question. How do we know where the palm faces?
I'm a 4th grader and we learned sign language in computer for some reason
Thank you 🙏
I found out today my newborn daughter is profoundly hard of hearing maybe even deaf. And my grandparents were as well. I need to brush up and be ready for my daughter
How many times do you tap for "take care"
Are “thank you” and “good/well” using the same hand shapes, movement, palm orientations? I’m trying to discern between the two and am confused. I appreciate any clarification!
with 'good/well' your dominant hand comes down to your non-domninant hand with both palms facing up. with 'thank you' you do not use your other hand