American Sign Language Phrases
- by Michelle Jay
A great introduction to learning ASL is studying American Sign Language phrases. While doing this, you can get a great taste of vocabulary as well as begin to understand the difference between ASL grammar and English grammar.
For all of our phrase videos, we share the English phrase as well as the ASL gloss so you can study more easily. You can view them below:
American Sign Language Phrases
- Are you a student?
- Are you deaf?
- Are you hungry?
- Are you learning sign language?
- Are your parents Deaf?
- Can you (please) sign slower?
- Can you (please) sign that again?
- Can you fingerspell that again?
- Can you read lips?
- Do you understand?
- Good afternoon
- Good morning
- Goodbye
- Goodnight
- How are you?
- How did you get here?
- How did you lose your hearing?
- How was your weekend?
- I don’t understand.
- I have a question.
- I have to go home.
- I took the bus to get to class.
- I want to introduce you to my friend Julie.
- I’ll be right back.
- I’m studying to be an interpreter.
- I’m taking ASL classes.
- Is that right?
- Is that true?
- Let me know.
- My name is Tobi (name sign).
- Nice to meet you.
- No, I’m not deaf, I’m hearing.
- See you later.
- Sorry, I already have plans.
- Take care of yourself.
- There is no sign for that, you need to fingerspell it.
- What are you doing?
- What did you/they say?
- What do you think?
- What does that mean?
- What is your name?
- What is your phone number?
- What is your teacher’s name?
- What time is it?
- What time?
- What’s wrong?
- Where are you learning sign language?
- Where do you live?
- Where do you work?
- Where is the bathroom?
- Who is your teacher?
- Why are you learning sign language?
- Would you like to go to dinner with me on Saturday?
- Write it please.
- Write notes back and forth.
- Yes, please.
- Yes, thank you.
- You sign very fluently.
- You’re welcome.
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4 Responses
This helped me out since i have a few deaf friends.
I just finished ASL 1102 at my college, and I want to continue learning ASL 3 and up. I don’t want to have to purchase ASL 1 and 2 when I have already done them. Is there a way to just purchase ASL 3?
hi, Im taking class at college in my hometown. but its hard for me to understand it. what does the sign mean when your hand in a fist with the thumb out, touching the chin than sliding it out?
Hello Jenni! You can message us with any questions about the content here: https://www.startasl.com/contact-us/. It sounds like the sign for “girl”, but I am not sure which videos you have watched.