How to sign
I'm Learning ASL in ASL
'I'm learning ASL' is I LEARN A-S-L, and it's the most useful sentence a beginner can bring into a Deaf space. People are generous with honest learners.
- Phrase
- Two hands
- Deaf World Basics
- ASL Phrases
How to sign i'm learning asl
- 1
Point to yourself: I.
- 2
Sign LEARN: a flat non-dominant palm faces up; your dominant hand scoops from it up to your forehead, closing as it rises, like taking knowledge in.
- 3
Fingerspell A-S-L.
Common mistakes
- Signing it apologetically. Say it once with a friendly face and then do your best.
Questions about “I'm Learning ASL”
"I'm Learning ASL" is signed as a single unit in ASL rather than word-for-word from English.
Guide
Deaf Culture
What every hearing beginner should know before their first signed conversation: Deaf with a capital D, name signs, eye contact, interpreters, and the signs for all of it.
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