Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Basic Greetings / Goodbyes, Questions (5 W's), and Family and Friend's in ASL || Blog Post #3


This week I will be learning basic greetings / goodbyes, family and friends signs, and questions in American Sign Language. I will also be learning the 5 w's : where, what, when, why, and who. I came up with a vocab list to follow below and the links I will use to learn the vocab:

Basic Greetings / Goodbyes : 
  • Hello!
  • Hello my name is ...
  • Good morning!
  • What's up?
  • How are you? 
  • Goodbye!
  • See you later!
  • Yes
  • No
The link I used to learn this information: 
Questions (5 w's) : 
  • How are you?
  • Do you feel okay?
  • How was your day?
  • Can I help?
  • Where?
  • Where are you going?
  • Where is the bathroom?
  • What?
  • What are you up to/ doing?
  • When?
  • When did that happen?
  • When is that?
  • Why?
  • Why did you do that?
  • Who?
  • Who is that?
Family and friends : 
  • Mom 
  • Dad
  • Uncle 
  • Aunt 
  • Daughter 
  • Son
  • Sister 
  • Brother 
  • Grandmother 
  • Grandfather
  • Best friend / friend 
  • Girlfriend / Boyfriend 

2 comments:

  1. Do you ask a question differently than when you state a sentence?

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    1. Since ASL has developed over the years, the ASL community made it easier to ask a question without signing every word of the question. For example "Where is the bathroom/toilet?" is only one sign.

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