In this lesson we learn about people in a family. Remember that the masculine signs are at the top of the head and the feminine signs are at the bottom. Vocabulary learned in this lesson: Family Mother Father Boy Girl Brother Sister Baby Son Daughter Grandmother Grandfather Aunt Uncle Cousin The video above is captioned […]

Vocabulary Taught in This Lesson: Hello My name is… My sign name is… What’s your name? How are you? Fine Nice to meet you Where are you from? Please Thank you Excuse me/Pardon me Sorry Yes No Bye You can view the closed captions if needed by clicking on the Closed Caption [CC] logo on […]

Numbers seem innocent enough, but be careful that you do them properly or you might end up saying 6 when you meant to say 3. Sign language numbers are fun in that you can count all the way up to 999 on one hand. Watch this simple lesson so you can see how you too […]

Fingerspelling is an important part of Sign Language. Not only is it important, but it is something that many people struggle with doing well. This lesson contains some tips for fingerspelling properly which will also help you read fingerspelling better. Fingerspelling Rules: Keep your palm facing the person you are speaking with Keep your hand […]

Learning the ASL alphabet is the beginning of learning to sign. Printable alphabet pages and other fingerspelling resources are available. You can view the closed captions if needed by clicking on the Closed Caption [CC] logo on the video player above. View the episode transcript. Hello! Welcome to the Learn Signs podcast, or learnsigns.com. My […]