Learn ASL in 31 Days: Day 1 :: Alphabet
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- TURN THE CAPTIONS ON!!!! Otherwise you won't know what I'm signing.
TURN ON the stinking captions my friends!! TURN THEM ON! :)
Learn ASL in 31 Days: Day 1
Head on over to rochellebarlow.com for tips on how to best practice the alphabet and why it's good to know it!
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I've always wanted to learn sign language, and this entire playlist is a wonderful way to learn during this corona quarantine!
Yess I figured.. might as well learn something useful since I don’t have school
Yes🙌🏻
Thats what im doing as well
Me too! I can remember being like 8 yrs old finding a sign language book at the library and practicing how to say a sentence. Been intrigued ever since.
Since we aren’t in school I’ve been slacking off in my ASL class so this is helping me get back to the swing of things
Thank you for this, I'm trying to learn ASL as quickly as possible due to my friend slowly going deaf. I hope to surprise him when we go back to school in January!
+Maddie Abby you are a sweet friend :)
+Maddie Abby Have you been able to learn a lot :D?
I'm trying to learn it because I saw this video and was really inspired, though I may find only a small group of people I'll ever use it with, I can only imagine those conversations could be so rewarding.
I didnt think the captions would say what shes signing
youtube is awesome
Hi Maddie Abby :) I'm wondering how it went with your learning ASL? How's your friend adjusting to their new situation? Would you still say these videos are worth studying?
Me without subtitles: What is she saying!?"
Me after watching the whole video only to realize there's subtitles: 😐
Same 😅
Isn't that the point? Learn to sign without subtitles. If you really want to learn it shouldn't be a bother. I replied it til I understood exactly what she was saying. Good luck in memorising. 👍🤞
@@e.sdavila6579 Thanks, I was just being stupid at the time lmao.
How do you get the sub titles? 🌲🌝☘️
You saved me a lot of time!!!
I'm learning because people who are deaf don't need to ONLY communicate with other people who are deaf, and I want to help get rid of that kind of stigma. And because I like talking to people, can't leave that out.
Cassie Townsend Me too. I want so badly to converse with the nice gentleman at our local theatre. So, here I go.
+Cassie Townsend Same here, I started a while ago, but stop because I have no one to practice with, but here I am trying again.
I've been going deaf since I was little and I'm doing a refresher course due to having a deaf child at my table last month-I'm a waitress. I love when others can communicate because lip reading is difficult when people talk to fast, especially my coworker's.
samee here I have no reason other than I don't want a deaf person to not be able to communicate with me. Make them feel better about them self. I have no one to practice with which makes it hard but I'm defo gonna learn. 😳
Me too!
I'm not deaf or mute, but I always wanted to learn sign language, so thanks for your channel!
*Same here..🖤🤍*
That was breathtaking. Thank you.
i like how the letter "z" is literally just a "z" in the air lolz
And J also
I started to learn this because honestly I think it is kind of beautiful to speak like this, i look forward to your lessons
+Vandaleese same here!
Yes.
R3Dtxt me to
lol same
R3Dtxt same :)
thanx alot for making this series, i really want to learn how to sign as the girl of my literal dreams is mostly deaf, she can lip read but i want to be able to communicate back to her easily and know what shes signing too^^
I think it's amazing how you are trying to learn. Good luck!
This is so cute wow the best of luck to you!
+mrlobster1287 How did it work out with the girl?
+mrlobster1287 that's sweet, and also the story line of at least 5 episodes in season 4 of switched at birth
Violet Smith I keep trying that link and it doesn't work. I guess he closed the blog?
i paused my music to start this video and i feel kind of silly lmao
As a child of a hearing impaired parent, one would have thought I would have had the opportunity to learn, and become comfortable, with ASL. But my parents only used abbreviated signs as my mother - has complete hearing loss - was embarrassed to sign. Instead, she learned to read lips and relied on that skill her whole life. (She is a pro at it too.) My siblings and I picked up on this skill, and actually use it ourselves despite being able to hear fine. There is a down side to reading lips. You need to be talking to the person - facing them - to either read lips or have yours read. (As children, we learned quickly, if you wanted to get away with something with mom, you didn't talk to her. But I confess, she had mad mom-radar. She knew anyway.) =)
Now, as I am older, and have increased my pool of hearing impaired friends, I am finding your lessons so helpful in learning how to communicate. Because it is unfair, and disrespectful, to just assume every hearing impaired person I meet can read lips. Nor should I expect them to. Which is why it is important for me to learn ASL.
So thank you. Thank you for taking the time to offer these videos. I appreciate the opportunity to better myself, and even the communication gap between myself and my friends - the ones I haven't met yet too. =)
Shauna Strattonmeier great story
Learnt this in a day. Never even met a deaf person, I just like learning new things lol
Random Dude same, I'm just looking for things to learn how to do and got this suggested by a friend
you should try to learn braille. Learned it out of the dictionary in about 1-2 min. Once you spot the patternized system, the rest just logically follows said pattern. (along with some bonus words)
That sounds like a good idea
same here
Learned this in an hour lollll things to do while breastfeeding
4:46 I'll save this, to practice everyday
I dont know why but I wanna learn this language too..I would feel ashamed if I cant talk like that when needed. Thanks for this tutorial 😊
You know whats crazy is I first started watching this video about 6 or 7 months ago when I became interested in a deaf woman. At first, it was challenging to get the alphabet down. I'm watching all of your asl in 31 days videos again for a refresher and Im amazed at how much I dont really need to captions anymore. I give you props because you were the first series I started watching. Without you, my relationship wouldn't have had such an easy start. thank you for these
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[ignore this, it's just for me to skip to the start of the alphabet since i'm going to be going over this everyday :)]
very nice...even though I know the alphabet, had no idea my fingers were positioned wrongly (like m and n) but I was taught by books as she explained was incorrect... I will be watching all of these. thank you!!!
I had all of them positioned properly or close too it but fingers just aren’t flexible, XDD
Thank you so much Rochelle Barlow! I didn't know it was possible for me to learn the ASL alphabet in less than 10 minutes. You make it look so easy, and you have a great way of explaining the do's and dont's. It's a good thing your a teacher, because you're great at it! Will continue to watch all your lessons.
Your channel is amazing- subbed and will be sharing!
When I was younger, my mom did teach me alot about ASL. She was a social worker, and she had people she was helping who she wanted to communicated directly with, especially since she was helping children. Be it the child, a parents, both parents, or any combination.
She did feel it was important for people to know, and I feel the same way.
I remember so little of it- a few words and the alphabet- but even when I managed retail, just being able to say I only know a little sign language, finger spell slowly- really was able to help people out- at times?, but over the years it made me frustrated at myself- I used to know more, I should remember more.
I have a friend who learned so she could teach her daughter, and I've seen her have the most amazing conversations with people on the street at times, where I know I'm missing out- How many random conversations have I had talking with wonderful new people in that moment, where I'm missing out on the same with how many other people?
I came on here because I've been annoyed that I've forgotten so much for long enough, and when I typed in "learn sign language", your playlist for 31 days was the first one that showed, and I'm glad for it. Thank you!
I'll watch in the morning and practice through the day... I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this!
And I don't understand people complaining about captions- the way I have the laptop set up, I can't see the description if I'm looking at the video window- even if small... and I realized in under a second that the captions had to go on.
In fact- I loved the fact that there was no talking- glance down, see the line- watch the signing- when learning another language I always did better with teachers who refused to speak English to the class- submerse yourself... glance down and really focus on what's being said in sign? That's going to definitely be part of what makes it all flow together and click- otherwise it's too easy to not pay attention during the conversation part of the instruction even if you don't mean to.
How do you move from one word to another? My mom was always telling me when I was a kid that facial expressions were important when you were trying to get your points across- long before I could remotely think "It's hard to convey emotion typing", I remember thinking "Oh- that makes sense, it's hard to convey emotions with just your hands..."
Sorry for the babble- but I'm really happy I found your channel! Thank you!
Thank you very much for putting in the time and effort to film these videos! I have a friend who is deaf and we get along pretty well because she is very good at lip reading but I really want to be able to communicate better with her! I am very excited to learn ASL!!
I was in an ASL class in high school, but forgot most of what I've learned. That was about twenty years ago. Now, I have a student who is deaf, and I know just enough to pick out what he's saying generally, but I know that I'm getting some of my signs mixed up, probably confusing the poor kid. Anyway, watching this series is my attempt to relearn ASL so that I can communicate better with my student. Thank you, Rochelle!
Side note: Apparently, I've been doing my M's and N's wrong all this time!
You’re incredible and I’m so slow, but I’m trying
I knew a little ASL years ago but without regular use the knowledge has faded. I watched the video through the first time without captions and was able to follow along and appreciated that there was no interpreter. It felt very immersive and I was able to focus on your signing instead of the captions to relearn my alphabet. I am so glad you've taken the time to make these videos.
thank you for this video so much!!! I've always wanted to learn ASL and since l'll hopefully be a nurse in four years I think learning ASL will be super important!!
This is important for me to learn. I am getting my degree in psychology, and there are so few therapists for hearing impaired people. I'm glad that you are learning this as a nurse! It could make such a difference. I can't imagine being so isolated.
I have been wanting to learn how to use sign language and for some odd reason today i decided to look it up on youtube and your video was the one that i felt really comfortable with. I'm so excited about learning sign language and I hope that in 31 days i will be able to have a conversation with somebody in sign. I may not be the best at it but will make it my most effort to bang this out the park. Thank you so much for making these videos, you are an angel
Thank you for this series! I'm autistic and i am in need of a alternative way to communicate if i can't physically talk in the current moment and was wanting to see if i could try ASL if someone i know can understand ASL!
Good luck!
I met an elderly that was deaf at a scrapyard not to long ago. No one wanted to cash him out on his items that he brang to recycle because they couldn't understand him. It took about 3x the usual to get him out of there than a regular customer, but in that time I asked him to teach me hello, how are you? Its beautiful day and also have a good night. From what I interpreted after our short convo he told me in sign thank you for taking the time to listen and gestured a hug so I gave him one. That's why I'm on this page wanting to learn more. I can understand little but will continue to watch these videos and learn more so I can in the future have a full conversation with someone that cant use their voice.
I find your 31 days of learning ASL super helpful, I am studying to become a social worker/ pediatrician and I want to be able to help young kids that are def or not. These videos inspire me to be one of the few doctors that know ASL,
I am newly deaf and frustrated beyond belief. when I turn on the captions they cover some of the screen. so I can only see what you are doing above the captions. However you make me feel better about trying to learn how to deal with what I am going through. Thank you.
I know right...all youtube closed caption sucks... cus they left words out when someone actually said this.. I am not deaf.. but I know I heard something else what the people are talking about..closed caption does not cover most of what are people are talking about...
hows the asl going?
@@ch1hvro162 I'm still sucking at it🙄
@@brendanurre1517 OOF hope ya do better :D
Thank you, I really respond to your style of teaching and appreciate your videos. Your "Dos" and "Don'ts" are super helpful.
I'm so excited to have found this! I have moderate to severe hearing loss, but I've been getting a lot of ear infections making my hearing worse and barring me from being able to wear my hearing aids. My husband has a good grasp on ASL but I've never learned. Just knowing the alphabet and learning is so quickly has helped us communicate so much better already! I'm excited for the rest of this series!
Excellent! I have a hearing-deaf date tonight, I've been practicing with other videos but this series is really good.She will be very surprised. Subbed
I'm learning ASL, and this video is really helping me begin my "journey" :))
thankyou
Hi Rochelle. I am hearing but have wanted to learn the language since I've been 4 years old. My grandma and grandpa are deaf. It was always hard to communicate with them until now. You changed my life in a way. Now I want to be an interpreter when I'm older. Thank you so much for all have done. My dad and his two brother's know ASL but aren't to well since my grandparents moved to Florida, so now I can teach them. I love that you did this. And I am only 12 so now I can learn how deaf people can communicate. I love this. CC makes it easier, thank you so much. I hope you read this!!! These are the most useful videos I've ever seen in my life. Right now I'm day 19. But I'll be done soon!! I love this!!! Thank you so much!!!! I know said thanks like 6 times but u CHANGED MY LIFE!! Now I can talk to my grandparents. I don't even know you but changed my life. You deserve a pat on the back x10000000 ;) I hope I can get a response back. I may post this on every other day I watch. So I just want you to know how appreciative I am. You broke everything down for me. I get an order. I am FORCED to learn Spanish in school. And I always wanted to learn ASL. U are AMAZING!!! ;-O
Thank you for an amazing series. Of all the ASL lessons on CZcams, yours is one of my favorites. You make it enjoyable and easy to learn.
Thank you very much for making this series! I've always wanted to learn how to sign, the fact that people can communicate completely non verbally has always been super cool to me. And of course I want to be able to talk to everybody, regardless of hearing ability.
I live in a poor area so I don't have a lot of options to learn stuff like this, so an online series like this is very appreciated!
Thank you again!
So glad I found this video. Becoming hard of hearing has been difficult and my three kids have learned ASL and communicate well. It’s something I’ve been putting off and a bit in denial about the need to learn this skill, especially as I get older and develop a greater need for it. Thanks for taking the time to share this.
i havent taken ASL in 3 years and i was soooo happy to see that i could still follow this. youre a great teacher
Thank you for doing this. I’m excited to continue watching and refreshing my signing “skills” lol!! I actually was considering going back to school and majoring in sign language to become an interpreter in some form. I’ve always had a love for ASL and got my kids involved with a group that would sign to Christian music and interpretive dance with sign language. It was beautiful. And for a while there they thought they would be sneaky and say things, thinking I didn’t know what they were saying lol!!
Anyway.. thank you for posting these for newbies and refreshers lol
You're such a clear teacher, thank you!! I haven't turned on the captions and I'm mostly understand what you're signing
I understood some of what you said before I realized what you were saying. then I saw the description that said there's captions. xD I grew up using ASL because I'm mostly deaf but hardly used it until now. Thanks for the refresher course.
thank you so much for uploading this video. eventho it's already 3 years old. I decided to learn sign language because I JUST want to learn it! Always good to know things!
You have a beautiful smile and watching you while practicing makes me laugh!
You are so expressive and hilarious ohmygod. Can't wait to learn what you have to offer!
Thank you so much for this! I looked at a lot of other channels but by far this was the most informative and helpful!
I really look forwards to the rest of this series. ASL is really a beautiful language, and I've always wanted to learn it. Thank you
Hey, before I continue the video, I just want to say thank you for taking the time to do this! I have been wanting to learn sign language for a while! I’m committing myself to 31 days starting today. I have many goals I want to achieve in 2018. Thank you for helping me reach my goal!
I was just thinking how I wanted to learn more ASL and I found you! Can't wait to start and many thanks!
Your videos are immersive... Thank you for the experience. I get to learn a useful skill I didn't think was going to come as easily.
Rochelle Barlow - Thank you kindly for your fantastic ASL tutorial. It has helped me learn a lot in a matter of minutes. Thanks again, I appreciate it.
I am proud to say I understood at least 80% of what you said in the first 15 seconds, and I haven't actively signed in a decade. Thank you for the captions!
Thanks! This helps a lot! I'm learning ASL because my neighbors are deaf and I would like to communicate with them using sign language. :)
I had taken a semester of sign language in middle school (decades ago). I had thought that (when I was learning it) it would be kinda cool to become an art teacher for the deaf. However, life threw many monkey wrenches @ me like being a caregiver for both parents before they passed as well as for both grandmas before they passed, I became homeless for nearly 4.5 yrs just trying to even get a job to provide for myself was a HUGE undertaking. I was bouncing from friend to friend staying with them for maybe only a couple of weeks @ a time. Eventually I got a job that I really loved, but ended up having to go onto full disability from because my own health reasons. The dream of being an art teacher to deaf children long forgotten until someone mentioned something to me the other day about how they'd given up on their childhood dream. I tuned into your video out of curiosity & was blessed by it. I know that I'll probably not ever become that art teacher to deaf kids @ this juncture of my life because my health won't let me. However, I DO want to re-learn sign language. I know how to do the alphabet, "my name is..." & the sign for "slow down," but the rest of what I had learnt all those decades ago is lost somewhere in my 50 yo brain that has "sometimers" (doesn't happen all the time 😉 just sometimes) moments in addition to dealing with fibromyalgia fog. Still, I would like to relearn it & more if at all possible. It was a blessing that I came across your channel. Thank you & God bless.
Just done with day one. I officially know the ASL alphabet off by heart. Thankyou so much for this it's great!!♣️
Thank you so much for these lessons/videos. As a result of cancer treatment, I'm losing my hearing, and while I can still hear for now, my hearing will become progressively worse until I can't hear anymore. These lessons will he vital for my ability to communicate with others, so I greatly appreciate you!
Love your presentations. Very clear with the added bonus of being entertaining! Well Done and Thank You!!
i love how these videos started with the alphabet first. as i have learned, a lot of words can't be translated into asl/it's difficult to learn the whole asl dictionary, so i'm glad you start with this to fill in any blanks that you might have :)
Thank you for creating these videos! I am trying really hard to learn ASL and these are helping me a lot!
Thank you so much for taking the time out to help those that are willing to learn.
Thank you for much for doing this! I have taken 2 ASL courses, but I never practiced after the courses completed, so I've lost most of what I knew. I am excited to refresh my memory & practice and make ASL stick!
Rochelle, you are adorable! Thank you for providing these lessons! I love the way you teach, especially the not-to-dos! 😁
I really like these videos with no talking in them. I think I learn faster than listening to someone explain what the signs are. Thank you for these.
I love you for this! Learning ASL has brought me to so many amazing people. ❤
Whoa. Not a word spoken or captions and I still understood your instructions and tips the moment you signed them, without knowing ASL at all. Now THAT is teaching.
I really enjoy this (both the video and asl in general). The hand movements (exept the d) seem very, very natural. I learned the alphabet from another video and looked this up for some tips, but I'm so happy, because turns out I learned it well (without using a mirror, just doing what felt right and comfortable) so I don't have to unlearn anything. Thank you for this video, it was very clear. Have a great day!
We teach kids at my daycare sign language for certain things (like more, all done, milk, etc.), so it has inspired me to learn. Great first video! Looking forward to watching more!
Rochelle is an excellent instructor. Her sign is very clear (different angles) and precise for beginners.
I'm a beginner at asl and thank you so much for your videos. They help me a lot! ❤️
I watched this the first time through without captions and felt I understood most of what you said although I don't know any signs yet. you communicate very well! thank you I will be learning with this.
I love these videos. I've been wanting to learn how to sign for quite some time and everything else I've tried hasn't worked. Yes, I'm a slow learner and it takes me awhile to learn stuff, but you're videos are fun and educational. And I can understand what you're trying to say. I can't wait to sign all the time and my friends will have no idea what I'm saying ... Thank you so much for you help.
I learned sign language a long time ago, when I was in 3rd grade. I completely forgot and decided it's time to remember again. I wanna be able to talk to my customers while I'm serving them at my new job, and I'm VERY excited as I'm going to be watching many videos, especially yours. Thank for the help (literally all I remembered was the alphabet, "nice to meet you" and "my name is Tiago")
I have Multiple Sclerosis and I'm slowly losing my ability to speak. I'm glad I came across your videos! They have been the simplest way to learn I have found so far. Especially since I'm having to teach my entire family how to sign!
I am just learning ASL at 34 years old. There really is no deaf community in my area so resources are not as abundant as some places. I have had a very difficult time finding videos that actually help me. I have really enjoyed this first video and look forward to the rest. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you so much for these videos! My husband and I are both hearing, but we have started watching these recently (we're spacing out our lessons to one or two a week to really soak in each list of words and practice them. We're enjoying it so much! We practice going over the words while we're walking our dogs every day. We've even used a bit while one of us is on a work call but need to say something (mostly finger spelling, but we'll get there). We don't know any deaf people, but if we ever meet them, we'll at least be able to communicate. I just started teaching my 8 year old nephew via video chat. He loves spelling words for me to figure out! Thanks again!
Thanks! I love how you explain every thing. This makes it easier for me to learn.
I absolutely love this! I can't wait to learn more! This gives me some exciting new stuff to learn and such a beautiful language too!!
Thank you, I appreciate your work in teaching us. You have done a phenomenal job.
I hadn't signed in years since I was 14 I'm 24 now that's 10 years. My friend taught me in 6th grade. we are still friends but we hardly see each other so its hard to sign all the time. But when I started watching your first video all of the memories started to come back. I think this is kind of like riding a bicycle you never forget but I'm going to continue to watch this and hopefully I'll learn something new. Maybe I can get her to talk to me on Skype and see what I've learned. Maybe should be really proud that I learned again!! Thank you so much for the inspiration!❤💘✌
This is wonderful! It helped me get better at a few of the letters. Going to start watching all of these videos!
Thank you so much! Your video is really clear and thank you for the tips! I'm just learning because I'm passionate about langagues, and have recently been focusing on SL, so thank you for such quality material to help us learn :)
wow! thank you! I recently found out I've got an APD, so I kinda have to walk around with ear plugs if I don't want to have a panic attack in public. learning ASL might be a way to continue to remain communicative even when things are too loud for me to handle and you're quite good at explaining this
One of my friends are deaf and you have no idea how much this helped out! Thanks so much!
Just want to thank you for the pace you sign to beginners. Lol...got a fighting chance to read the signs. You explain everything so well. I have seen other teaching videos but your videos make learning fun. You use great teaching tools and it all seems to relate to real life. And it is great that you offer or that we can get CC on your videos. Seems some folks don't offer that on their teaching videos. I get real lost quick.
Thank you so much for this! I have always wanted to learn ASL but never really had the discipline to actually study it. I think it will be a very rewarding skill once I learn it.
aaaaaand I made my hand cramp. Thanks for these videos. I've wanted to learn ASL since I was a kid and now I can. I keep reading that it is best to learn from videos and not old text books. I can see why!
Thanks so much for these videos. I started learning sign language on my own before I came to college, and I actually got pretty good with simple sentences, but then college got in the way and the next thing you know, I haven't practiced in nearly 4 years. I can't wait to learn again, and this time, it will definitely stick. :)
just trying to be the change the world wants to see. I am glad I realized its importance. you were great. looking forward to learning it :)
Im going into high school and i thought it would be really helpful to know ASL for general life needs, THANK YOU!!
Thank you!! You are a great teacher. I am using these videos as kind of like a text book replacement for an ASL course. I homeschool my children and my 8 year old daughter showed an interest in learning and I have always wanted to learn
Hi Rochelle, thank you for the video. I was turning my hand to the side thinking that was how to sign, hand facing forward yes and some of the letters in the alphabet I was not sure of, Rochelle ✋ super awesome!
love you're awesome!! thanks for uploading this i've been dying to learn it!! and now i can! and thanks for the tips too i didn't not know knocking ur hand means shouting either...lol u saved me!
Hi Rochelle. Your ASL lessons are amazing. And the way you have done it, silence & just pure signing (with captions) makes it so much easier & quicker to learn, that it should be titled "Learn ASL in 31 Hours"... Keep up the good work! :)
ASL is a beautiful language and I am excited to learn with you! Also be able to learn the tips and tricks of what to do and what not to do. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos! Day one down! :)
This is a good refresher for me. Thank you for being so succinct.
I have always wanted to learn ASL, so this is awesome! thank you!
I really love how you used sign language in context, not just teaching words out of context. Like when you signed "if," I could realise that that was the sign for if and practice it.
I learned the entire asl alphabet 1 time around. Thanks for the amazing video.
Hi Rochelle! Thankyou for this video. For far too long I have relied on lip reading and key words to figure out what’s going on. I know the alphabet with 2 hands. But that’s it! So I’m looking forward to watching more. :)
I'm learning because i really want to be able to talk to the Broadway cast of Deaf West Spring Awakening at the stage door in December... your videos are so helpful! Thank you for making them.
I have always wanted to learn ASL!!! Thank U for making this video :)
I am a substitute teacher and I have watched a few of your videos and you have taught me a lot. I will run into a person who signs and I had no idea what or how they were trying to communicate. Now i have some kind of clue of what they are saying. thank you.
My best friend is going deaf and I just moved to go to college and she only taught me a little bit of ASL. I appreciate you so much for doing these videos! Thank you!