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25 Basic ASL Signs For Beginners Part 2 | Learn ASL American Sign Language
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And the middle name, Mercy, Kim (@trackclubbabe) wrote recently in her post, “God gave me the name Mercy while I was going THROUGH it this summer. It was a reminder of His faithfulness and mercy on me even in my lows. Every day of her life, I will pray that ‘surely God’s goodness & mercy will never fail’ my Clark Mercy (Psalm 23). 😭🥰”
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Kim has always wanted to name her firstborn Clark, even for a girl. She actually really wanted a girl. It was sweet seeing her dream come true, a baby girl named Clark. ✨
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I love that they’ve named the first baby in the Clark family our family name Clark. 😄 “Clark is all of our last names, and it is her first name too.” 😄 Cute!
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I’m still getting used to her name Clark, because when I think of Clark, I think of our last name. But it’s her first name too! 😄 I’ve been calling her, “baby” like “Hi baby” and “I love you, baby”.
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I still call her, “Baby Clark”. Eventually, baby Clark is going to grow up and I will drop the “baby”. 😄
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Baby Clark was sleeping when we filmed this video… she has been sleeping a lot lately… I guess that’s what newborns do?! 😄
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I’m excited to start making videos with my sweet baby niece! ☺️✨
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For those who do not know, Tia is “Aunt” in Spanish. I go by Tia Ashley. ☺️
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And it’s a girl!! 💖✨☺️
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Welcome to the world, baby Clark! We love you so much!
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The Birth Day — Kim started to have contractions 3 days past the due date. Kim told Tyler and then Tyler told Linds and then Linds told Mom and then Mom told me and then I went to wake up Dad to tell him. 😆 It was around 8:30pm. I was so excited!! 🤩 I couldn’t wait to finally find out if it was a boy or a girl!!!
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Fast forward to the next day, in the afternoon, waiting a few hours in the car with my Dad and Linds, then Mom texted us… “4:18 baby girl Clark”. I first screamed in excitement! And then got all teary eyed. 🥺
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Then like 15 minutes later, we FaceTimed with them… literally one second after seeing baby Clark on Kim’s chest (right after the screenshot was taken), I BAWLED MY EYES OUT! 😭😭😭 I had no idea it would be THAT emotional. 😭 I was SO thankful that baby Clark has arrived safely!! And I was so happy for her!! 😭 Her dream has come true!! A baby girl named Clark. ✨
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Meeting baby Clark- I will forever remember the moment my Mom brought baby Clark out- she was so beautiful!! It was so emotional holding baby Clark that I couldn’t hold her longer than like 10 seconds, I was starting to cry again! 🥺 She’s so precious! 💖
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It was such a special day for our family. ✨
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Thanks for being excited with us!! ☺️
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(Kim posted the birth video on her Instagram last week if you’d like to watch. :) @trackclubbabe)
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Also, in the video, I showed how to sign Boy and Girl. :) The signs for Boy and Girl can be signed either with a double motion or with a singular motion (like shown in the video) or signed once.
P.S. The Fingerspelling 101 Course is now on sale for $10 for Deaf Awareness Month. Use code: DEAFAWARENESS at checkout. :)
The course is great for those who haven’t learned the alphabet yet or who have recently learned but need to practice.
This course focuses on practicing the letters and identifying the letters on the spot — which will help greatly improve your fingerspelling receptivity! Link to enroll in the course: signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101
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As mentioned in the previous video (in the video description) that I didn't film the numbers past 30, so here's the link to another ASL channel showing numbers 30 to 100 if you'd like to learn numbers past 30. :) youtu.be/YgdYHAKGnOU
Also, I have a mini Fingerspelling 101 course and it's on sale right now for $10 (until September 30). Use code: DEAFAWARENESS at checkout. :)
This course is great for those who haven't learned the alphabet yet (this course focuses only on the alphabet letters, practicing both fingerspelling and fingerspelling receptivity) and for those who might need more practice (like if you struggle to identify the letter on the spot at the slowest speed, like shown in the video). Linked here to enroll in the course: signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101 **Code: DEAFAWARENESS**
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This video is a repost from Instagram (@signedwithheart) last year and I don't think I filmed numbers over 30 so I've linked a video here from another ASL channel that you can watch to learn numbers 30-100 if you'd like to. :) youtu.be/YgdYHAKGnOU
Also, I have a mini Fingerspelling 101 Course for those of you who are new to learning sign language. This mini self paced course focuses only on the alphabet letters, practicing both fingerspelling and fingerspelling receptivity. This course is great for those who haven't learned or practiced the alphabet yet. If you're not able to identify each letter on the spot on the second try, then this course will help you practice the alphabet, practice identifying each letter and it will help improve your fingerspelling receptivity. The course is only $15. :) Link here to enroll in the course: signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101
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Thanks for watching and taking the time to learn to sign. :)
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Thanks for letting me share my excitement with you guys. ☺️
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I remember seeing makeup videos and how many girls would start videos with showing their bare face before they start putting makeup on and I remember thinking that I could never do that… I was very insecure about how I looked without makeup… so for me to film and post this vlog is a big deal for me! But that’s how much I didn’t want to put on makeup, haha.
As I rewatched this video… I was thinking about how I wouldn’t be where I am today (or made all the changes I have made in the past year) if not for all the thinking I’ve done and how I need to make more time to think so I can go much further in life, to reach my goals & dreams.
It’s amazing how powerful a word, a sentence, a quote can shift and change the direction of our lives… “With God’s help, 2020 can still be the most amazing, productive, and fruitful year *if you change the trajectory now*”… change the trajectory and your life will change.
Thinking is hard work but that’s what leads to success. Just some thoughts to share with you guys. :)
Anyways, as always, thanks for watching and being a part of my personal vlogging journey. :) I appreciate it!
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Watching this one year later, that was like a big change, a shift in our society. More people including myself were becoming more aware of what’s been happening- which is the first step to change, being aware of the issues- more people were talking about this. I can’t remember any time in history in the past in my lifetime had there been anything like last summer. Like we have social media now. Some people would get upset if other people didn’t say anything about what happened but then these same people would get upset if they said wrong things, so that week was challenging for me trying to figure out what to post, what to say. But I’ve read, I’ve listened, I’ve learned that week. And I’m still learning.
Thanks again for watching and being a part of my personal vlogging journey.
How To Sign If, You, Want, Different, Results, Then, Have To, Do / Doing, Something in American Sign Language ASL
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Linked here is the video showing how to sign "person" if you missed it: youtu.be/v4K6UaPIV8o
About the signs for “Person”… there are two different versions- the initialized version and the non-initialized version. Initialized signs are signs that use the handshape of a letter like letter P for Person. Some signs in American Sign Language are initialized with a handshape of the first letter of a word… like for examples, C for cousin, A for aunt, N for niece / nephew.
The non-initialized version of “person” is more commonly used but both are used, so either is fine. The non-initialized sign for “person” is used at the end for occupation words ending -er like teacher, photographer, manager, etc, like “teach” + “person” for Teacher. It’s the same for words that do not end with -er but are occupation words like artist, actor, etc, you sign “person” at the end, “art” + “person” for artist.
If you aren’t able to identify letters on the spot at the slowest speed, I encourage you to sign up for the Fingerspelling 101: The Alphabet mini online course. You might know the alphabet but you probably need more practice identifying letters on the spot and that will really help with your fingerspelling receptivity making it easier to practice reading fingerspelling. And it’s only $15! :)
Linked here to sign up: signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101
Now, tell me, have you met a Deaf person before, or have you seen one before? I love stories so share away! 😄
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Weeks 20 & 21 // May 2020 — Focusing On Consistency With My Morning Routine — Having a morning routine has really changed my life for the better like I honestly couldn’t imagine how even more messier I would be today had I not have a morning routine now. I started the morning routine in 2019 when I was going through a divorce. I had just started a new reading habit earlier that year and @terrisavellefoy ’s book, “5 Things Successful People Do Before 8am” was one of the first few books I read. I was already doing some of the 5 things but I was not consistent with exercising, and I usually read at night, and I meditated at a different time everyday and in the book Terri recommends doing all of these 5 things in the morning so that’s when I started doing all of these 5 things in the morning and my life has improved so much since then.
I’ve learned that consistency matters especially on days when you don’t feel like it… it keeps you moving forward, making progress everyday.
The purpose of having a morning routine is to have time for yourself, to invest in yourself before you start your day. There are so many benefits of having a morning routine and here are a few: have time for yourself without interruptions, helps set the tone for the day, helps you keep going and making progress even on hard days. Having a morning routine helps you make progress towards your goals & dreams everyday- every little bit adds up.
I’m so grateful that I bought this book and started the new morning routine! I highly recommend that you have a morning routine too (if you don’t have one), it will help improve your life.
I recommend starting small, start with 1 or 2 habits at a time. Exercising, reading a book, praying / meditating, listening to a podcast or an audio cd, and reviewing goals are the 5 things Terri recommends in the book. You could google for different morning routine ideas… it could be anything like related to self care like journaling or anything related to your goals & dreams. Consistency is key to see change in your life. As I always say, one step at a time, one day at a time. :)
Thanks again for watching! :)
Also, here is the link to my first live interview, with DeafNation, if you’d like to watch. It’s 38 minutes long. In the interview, I shared about my journey with Signed With Heart. :) youtube.com/watch?v=CiR8KUFY6Vs
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Also, if you struggled to get the fingerspelled words after a few tries, I encourage you to sign up for the Fingerspelling 101: The Alphabet course. It’s a mini self-paced online course focusing on practicing the alphabet (there are no fingerspelled words in the course) and it will help improve your fingerspelling receptivity. And it’s only $15! :) Linked here to sign up for the course: signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101
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I debated whether if I should post the raw footage or edit it because it was a bit repetitive but then decided not to because I have been posting the raw footage of my vlogs and I had said in the beginning of the vlogging journey that I wanted to challenge myself to film and post the raw footage all the way through the year.
And honestly, that’s kind of how I am sometimes... that I sometimes repeat myself- it’s something that I’m already aware of and try to not to repeat myself. But then sometimes when I repeat, I would expand more my thoughts.
Watching this vlog, I’ve came a long way from week 1 to week 21, to be able to do this... to sign off the cuff especially talking about something that was personal, private, something that I don’t ever talk about.
I’m so grateful to be making progress with my vlogging journey, to become more comfortable being myself in front of the camera.
Thanks again for being a part of my personal vlogging journey. I so appreciate it.
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Thanks again for watching. :)
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Being thankful is really key to improve your life- it changes your outlook on life, it makes you more appreciative of what you do have as you work towards for what you do want to have, your goals & dreams.
It does take discipline at first, at least it did for me, to be thankful but it’s definitely a discipline worth practicing. :)
If you’d like to start practicing gratitude but not sure where to start, I’d suggest writing down 3-5 things you’re thankful for every morning for a few weeks and go from there. :) This is how I started.
Thanks again for watching!! :)
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how to sign restaurant, airport, beach, and anywhere in american sign language asl
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Vlog Update: Why I Haven't Been Posting —
This vlog is a short update sharing what happened, why I haven’t been posting.
Right now, I’m one year behind on posting the vlogs. Last vlog I posted was Week 17, which is May 5th, 2020. 😅
So, what happened is that I got behind on adding closed captions- it’s a lot of work adding closed captions, that every week I kept falling behind, that I got overwhelmed that I was over adding closed captions so I stopped posting these personal vlogs.
But now that I’ve found someone to help with adding closed captions to these personal vlogs, I will start posting these on a weekly basis again, until all of the remaining of vlogs are posted.
Thanks so much for watching and for your support & encouragement, I really appreciate it. :)
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I asked her (the employee) to send me words and phrases she uses often to communicate with customers to teach her before I came.
Here’s the list of the words and phrases (in American Sign Language- ASL) with timestamps.
Hello / Hi - 2:52
Welcome - 3:00
What can I get for you? (What would you like?) - 3:07
Pretzel - 3:23
Plain or salted? - 3:39
Cinnamon - 4:15
Anything to drink? - 4:27
Anything else? - 4:51
Is that all? - 5:07
Total - 5:13
Cash or card? - 5:54
No problem - 6:28
Have a good day - 6:50
Also, I sent her my Fingerspelling 101 course to learn the alphabet and practice fingerspelling her name, pretzels, and cinnamon as these words are commonly fingerspelled. There are a few different signs for pretzels but I just fingerspell pretzel. Cinnamon can also be fingerspelled “c-i-n-n” (and then sign the letter C handshape as if you’re sprinkling with cinnamon, not shown in the video).
If you haven’t learned the alphabet yet, here’s the link to the video where I teach the alphabet. :)
youtu.be/OiS1dbsxP-Q
Also, I have a mini fingerspelling course which is great for those who haven’t learned the alphabet yet or have recently learned and want to practice with me. :)
The employee didn’t know the sign language alphabet before, until I gave her the Fingerspelling 101 course and she practiced for a few days before we filmed this video. It’s a super short and easy course, that you can finish in one hour and a half.
Fingerspelling 101 Course is a mini self paced online course that focuses only on the alphabet letters. This course also helps you improve your fingerspelling receptivity.
Fingerspelling 101 Course is currently on sale for $10 through February (until February 28 at midnight PST).
Here’s the link to enroll in the Fingerspelling 101 Course. The discount is already applied in the link but in case, the code is HNY. :) signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101/?product_id=641197&coupon_code=HNY&preview=logged_out
As I’ve said that this is my first “Customer Service Signs” video… one of the challenges that comes with teaching ASL is deciding how to teach as there are a few different ways to sign a phrase. In this case, I’m talking about the phrase, “What can I get for you?” I wasn’t sure which way to teach… I could teach how to sign the phrase in English (meaning teaching signs for every word and signing in the exact English word order) or I could translate the phrase using different signs and signing in the ASL grammar (which is different from English) which is what I ended up deciding to do, but now I wish I would have taught the English way instead after talking with one of my deaf friends about it. She thought that signing “what you want?” might come off as rude for some deaf people (that’s why facial expressions are so important, be sure to smile when asking 😅). I chose to teach this way because I thought it would be easier for the employee and people watching this video to learn… fewer signs to remember. 🤷🏻♀️ It doesn’t have to be perfect though, the main thing is that you use what you know, we appreciate it when hearing people make an effort to communicate with us using what they know.
Anyways, hope you enjoy the video! :)
P.S. My ILY sweater is from @bymaraily (bymara.com). :)
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Fingerspelling 101 Course is a mini self paced online course that focuses only on the alphabet letters. The course is great for those who haven’t learned the alphabet yet or have recently learned and want to practice. This course will also help you improve your receptivity skills.
I showed a video clip of what the Fingerspelling 101 course looks like in the previous video, “My Dad Does My Fingerspelling 101 Course” if you would like to see. Link to the video: youtu.be/JeJsEqn7PZ0
Here’s the link to sign up for the Fingerspelling 101 Course for $10. The discount is already applied in the link but just in case, the code is HNY. :) signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101/?product_id=641197&coupon_code=HNY&preview=logged_out
Hope you enjoy the video! Thanks for watching!! :)
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So, my Dad tested out of Fingerspelling 101. 😄 He just needs more practice with fingerspelled words meaning I need to create a new course soon! 😅 Stay tuned!
Thanks again for watching! :)
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Have a great day or night whenever you read this. :)
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I didn’t mention in the video but pronouns are also commonly fingerspelled sometimes. Also, him, her, their as in possessive pronouns, use a closed 5 handshape instead of pointing.
Hope you enjoy the video. Thanks for watching! :)
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This is how I sound... not how all Deaf people sound... those that could talk clearly usually are hard of hearing, and I'm not hard of hearing, so that's probably part of the reason why I couldn't speak clearly, and also I didn't really have speech therapy until later in 7th grade, 12 years old.
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Hi guys! :) I was cleaning out my MacBook the other day and came across this old video from 2 years ago and thought why not post on YouTube too. I asked people on my insta story to suggest words for me to use for a voice receptivity quiz for my Dad which was also a challenge for me as some of the words were words I don't voice often so it was a challenge for both of us. 😅 I so appreciate that my Dad works so hard to understand my voice and not only that but continues to learn and improve his signing to better communicate with me.
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Anyways, thanks for watching! :) If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
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Thanks for watching! Have a great weekend. :)
If you struggle with reading fingerspelling at the slowest speed (see @signedwithheart for Fingerspelling Receptivity Practice videos) like you’re not able to identify the letter on the spot then I encourage you to sign up for the course and join my Dad! :) The course will help you practice the alphabet and improve your fingerspelling receptivity and it’s only $15. :) Link to sign up: signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101/?preview=logged_out
Thanks for watching!! :)
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I post a Fingerspelling Receptivity Practice video almost everyday on Instagram (@signedwithheart) where I fingerspell a word or two (without closed captions) for receptivity practice so if you're not able to identify the letters on the spot at the second, slowest speed then I encourage you to sign up for the **Fingerspelling 101 Course**, it will help you practice the alphabet and improve your fingerspelling receptivity. It's only $15. :)
Link to sign up:
signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101/?preview=logged_out
My family and I shared our #whyIsign stories back in 2016 when the campaign first started. September is Deaf Awareness Month, so for Deaf Awareness Month last month, I wanted to film a new #whyIsign video with my parents sharing why we sign and sharing their perspectives on learning sign language to communicate with me.
We hope, through doing videos together, to inspire and encourage more hearing parents to learn sign language to communicate with their deaf baby, their deaf child. I wanted to show them that learning sign language is not that hard and that even if they don’t have time to take sign language classes, they can still learn sign language and have a good relationship with their deaf child. My dad had only taken one night class when I was like 2 or 3 years old and that’s it. His signing vocabulary grew over years and he’s still adding signs to his vocabulary. :) You can learn too. Remember, it doesn’t have to be perfect, the goal is simply to communicate. 😌
P.S. A couple of years ago, I interviewed my parents on what it was like raising a deaf child if you’re interested in watching the interview too, here is the link :)
youtu.be/res-mwimQTs
Thanks again for watching! :)
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A few of you have asked about his whispering, and I’ve asked my Dad about it and he said he has always whispered when signing, just always has. But after watching this video, he realized that he needs to start speaking aloud, because even he had a hard time hearing himself, even with the volume all the way up, hah.
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Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this video as much as I did filming this. :) Thanks for watching!!
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So, the next video will be a Q & A session with my Dad, I’ve received many good questions from Instagram and wanted to give you guys an opportunity to ask questions too. :) So, if you have any questions, feel free to ask! :)
Here are the links to signing lessons mentioned in the video:
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25 Basic ASL (American Sign Language) Signs for Beginners:
youtu.be/Raa0vBXA8OQ
Learn the American Sign Language Alphabet:
youtu.be/OiS1dbsxP-Q
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Also, here’s a link to the video that my Dad and I filmed last year talking about people criticizing my Dad’s signing and I explained why I rarely ever corrected him growing up. I understand him and I never imagined that one day that I would be doing what I’m doing today, videos, so I’ve often put in the caption on Instagram posts to inform people to not try to learn signs from these videos with Dad, because even sometimes I sign “incorrectly” too because that’s how I’ve always signed with him. These videos are just for fun. :) Anyways, here’s the link:
Some People May Criticize But I Understand My Dad’s Signing And That’s What Matters:
youtu.be/yjrzU5kiT_c
Thanks for watching! Have a good day! ☺️
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I’ve created a new playlist of the first few videos we filmed together last year, if you haven’t watched these yet, here’s the link :) youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4C8uMm3zk1NBMQ7wXr8rckLhHaS0nJch
About this video, I’ve added parentheses in this video for some words he signed throughout the video to indicate what he signed but it was “incorrectly” signed… as I’ve said many times and will continue to say for those who are new to Signed With Heart: Do NOT attempt to learn sign from these Dad videos. 🙅🏻♀️😅 These videos with my Dad are just for fun. 😄
For signing lessons, here is a link to the video showing the 25 most basic American Sign Language signs & phrases to learn, if you haven’t yet watched, and also the alphabet. :)
25 Basic ASL Signs For Beginners:
youtu.be/Raa0vBXA8OQ
American Sign Language Alphabet:
youtu.be/OiS1dbsxP-Q
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Have a good day!! ☺️
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Link to sign up: signedwithheart.teachable.com/p/fingerspelling101/?product_id=641197&coupon_code=SUMMERSALE&preview=logged_out
Let me know if you have any questions. :)
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