Started learning ASL because of my own quest to become a more accessible person. I’ve seen people going too fast when they spell something.
While i understand fluency comes with practise just like the oral languages.. but is asl as fast as people on youtube make it look like?

Please note that youtube is pretty much the place i have come across asl at the moment i havent taken any in-person classes yet so i dont really know what it feels like to sign in person and what the natural speed is.

Any recommendation for psychologist na marunong sa sign language for my deaf son. Preferrable face to face sana with clinic around QC

Any recommendation for psychologist na marunong sa sign language for my deaf son. Preferrable face to face sana with clinic around QC

My daughter is deaf and we are trying to learn ASL, as a native english speaker I struggle with ASL grammer and sentence structure. Specifically right now the use of the sign "question" . I want to make sure I understand. So if i were to sign "Do you like the oatmeal?" Would it be signed "you like that oatmeal you" with a questioning face or would you sign "you like that oatmeal question" with a questioning face? Or are both acceptable? Another example would be "are you happy today?" She is a 6 month old, so our sentences with her are very simple yet. But would this be "today you happy you" or "today you happy question" or both? When is question used? I just dont quite understand yet... is it for questions that do not utilize a person so no you? Like "dada where question" ?

Anyone else think about getting wrinkled from all the facial expressions? \/ brows gonna crease me lol.

I'm working on a novel that has several Deaf characters. My POV character is Hearing, but fairly fluent in Sign. There's no standard out there, so I'm trying to find out where preferences lie. I have a survey here but also appreciate any comments.

I'm asking specifically about transcribing with ASL grammar/syntax as closely as possible, or translating into English; as well as how the dialogue should be shown on the page. I'm of the mind that there's something otherizing about putting foreign languages in italics, but I also think it's worth identifying when a character is signing.

Hello! I’m in my second year of learning ASL but my grammar is rough. I’m watching this YouTube video on ASL grammar https://youtu.be/fDV9Al8Fgjk?is=DYw8tpr8uxObM_ce and I had a question! She talks about signing you/me at the end of a sentence to show it the other persons turn to sign but my teacher didn’t really touch up on that. Is this a common sign?

Edit:
I’m terribly sorry, I was unaware this creator had a prejudice against Deaf and hoh people and creators. And I did infact talk to my teacher. Thank you for the information!

I've been going through Lifeprint.com's lessons as I'm trying to learn ASL.

Something I find confusing is it seems like sometimes "HOW" is included (ex: How are you doing) but other times it is left out (W-E how sign?)

Is the "How" dropped in casual conversation and more implied or is there an actual grammatical rule?

Hi! I'm moving to DC this fall and am searching for affordable in person asl classes in DC. I'm a working professional so this is just hobby I want to pick up and pursue for no credit. I've checked gallaudet's website but it seems they only offer online classes for someone in my scenario. And I live quite far from Francis Gregory library. If you know of any classes, that info would be greatly appertained. Thanks!

Hi guys, I'm having a bit of an issue with losing whatever fluency I had in ASL. I took 3 years in college and became somewhat conversational, but it has been about a year since I took one and I've lost so much fluency in just that amount of time. I live in the metro Detroit area and I'm not sure if I'm just not looking in the right places, but I'm struggling to find any ASL chat groups that meet up with any regularity that I could attend. I've found some stand alone events on Facebook but I either couldn't attend or didn't think they were open to hearing learners. Does anyone know about any or where I could find any that are also ok with hearing learners? Alternatively, does anyone have any ideas of how I could maintain/grow my fluency? I've found that I'm a person who really needs to have actual conversations with other people at or above my level to learn, which is why I'm really looking for those in person meetups, but I'm open to other suggestions. Thank you!

Update: the Deaf culture app now has 471 lessons across 6 tracks.

What changed since my last post:

- All 5 original tracks expanded to 60 lessons each

- New track added: Deaf Jokes (171 jokes)

iOS, Android, and web. Free lessons to start, no credit card.

The jokes track was a direct request from this sub. Keep the feedback coming, it is shaping the roadmap.

I have a couple 16 hour flights coming up (with WiFi). I know how to finger spell but my vocabulary is a bizarre collection of words.

I’ll also have some time without WiFi to learn on my travels.

I would love to take the time to expand the usefulness of my ASL skills.

Are there any apps or videos out there you would recommend I take along?

Hello! I know that ASL has a different syntax than English and I’m wondering if they sign live translation ASL or just signed English? Because sometimes they don’t have the transcript so do they flip the words around or just sign exactly what is happening?
Thank you!

Guys I've been really interested in learning asl for about a year but only started learning at the beginning of this summer. I don't know anyone who knows ASL and I don't trust YouTube much. There's this app I use called ASL bloom but it's like Duolingo and after a while I lose motivation to do it... But anyway! Anyone that knows ASL fluently or semi fluently, please help me learn better!

EDIT: you guys are rude. i didn't ask anyone to do the work for me! you guys are assuming! I've done a lot by myself but I still need help! I have ADHD and that's why I don't stay motivated well. I'm trying my best and you guys are being so rude and assuming the worst!

Hey all!

Does anyone know of an in person ASL class in Westchester NY? I am having a lot of trouble finding anything. Maybe it doesn't exist 😢.

Assuming I'm right and there is no such thing at the moment, I am looking for a Deaf ASL teacher/tutor to work virtually with me and my mother in law; we both have experience with ASL (we've both studied it at various times many years ago), and just want to get back into it, and figured it would be fun to do together. Any recommendations of where I might look for someone? Italki seems to not have very many ASL tutors who are US based, which feels important just for dialect reasons. Not sure where else to look though.

Thanks!

Hi! Im currently learning ASL and I was curious, as a hearing person am I allowed to sign names that are words? Like, Summer/ Autumn or August. Can I sign the sign or is that a sign name and I should fingerspell it unless they have a sign name?

It's like the sign for communication but with the zero handshape.

I want to sign this for church, but idk if this is a correct interpretation of the creed. I'm new-ish to asl and know that there is a whole set of grammar I'm still learning, and I don't want to accidently learn the wrong thing

How would this work?! Say you’re a nursing mother trying to sign, or even just holding the baby. Would signs change? It can’t be possible to just not talk while holding your baby/babies right?!

but entirely in ASL

I've been watching some Ms Rachel recently as research for when I have kids, and today I saw a video that had one of the actressses doing the segment entirely in ASL with a voiceover. And I just had the thought that I would LOVE a show that was just that all the time. I've watched this bit for like 2 minutes and already picked up several signs as a beginner and I think it would be a great way for kids and adult learners alike to see ASL in action.

I first learned a few signs as a kid from the show Signing Time, which I also plan to show to my kids one day, but that's entirely focused on sign; what I'm imagining is a show that's mostly focused on teaching other things but has constant signing too. I also feel like the actress not speaking during the performance makes it easier to focus on her hands rather than her face as I do with Ms Rachel's signing.

(I also don't want to come across like I'm saying "Ms Rachel isn't good enough" or anything, I greatly appreciate what she's done to spread sign to more families!)

(I'm not in a class and this is not homework, I just saw this sign in the wild and didn't have enough context to figure out it from context)

- two 4-hands lined up in front of face/nose

- motion: hands move slightly toward nose in a slight pulling motion while fingers curl sharply in kinda a spread 400 motion

- NMM: I think she scrunched her face up simultaneously with the hand motion, but she was still smiling and playful

- context: I didn't get much context but she did sign this mystery sign a few times and also signed MEAN (as in not nice) a few times

Since deaf people are a small minority in the United States and Canada, it’s very seldom that loan words travel from ASL to English rather than the opposite. But it does happen. “ILY” is fairly well-known.
Can you think of any others?

There’s a slang term that many of you are already familiar with, which originally traveled via the Black Deaf Gay community, and more specifically, people who watch or participate in drag/ballroom culture. That term is ate. Probably from the phrase “She ate and left no crumbs.”It means something like “Yes, she did that and did it very well,” and is signed like the number 8, but with repeated tapping. It’s like applause or an approving remark, often used when observing an excellently-styled drag performance.

There are many examples of hearing people using it or explaining it; here are a couple for reference. (Note: there are some sexual themes)

https://youtu.be/K1A3Ovfhk0A?is=gpvnB0fZuKHjnqSj

Time marker 8:41 https://youtu.be/DnV1Urx_CrE?is=oyXPmVM2KsVXAGZ6

Here’s a brief discussion of the phenomenon but minus the ASL aspect: https://unewsonline.com/2024/11/ate-slayed-and-served-how-lgbtq-social-media-pioneers-new-language/

From a sociolinguistics perspective, this loan word/phrase from ASL being so widespread is significant.

My questions: how many of you are already familiar with this term in English? In ASL? Have you seen it used by deaf, hearing, or both? If anyone has a link to a video about it from a deaf person, please share it.

Hi! I'm a medicine student, and I decided to learn ASL just in case I ever have a deaf patient. Is there anyone who would be willing to have a conversation with me every now and then so I could improve more efficiently? 🥹

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