Basic Greetings in British Sign Language (BSL)

[keebs529]

my boyfriend and i sign asl. i kept pausing this video to run and sign bsl at him. we would not understand anything in england.

[SadisticChild98]

Thankyou this is really helpful :)

[RichAllin]

One of my closest friends is an audiologist and I'm really interested in learning BSL. Thank you for this quick intro - great steady pace and they're sticking in my head when I practice them. Great teacher!

[smackjack1992]

hello, I've just started to try and teach myself sign language using your videos and I'm slightly confused, could you explain the difference between the sign for your and later? they seem the same..

[jcm1116]

gah, i wanted to learn BSL but it's SO different, especially the fingerspelling. Even Dutch Sign Language is closer to ASL :( it'll take so much more time to learn this one.

[storczee]

It's a great video to learn a few basic phrases: slow and clear. Thank you very much. :)

[lostinhair1234]

@misslikev2 haha I was thinking the same thing while watching this. Some of the signs are the same in asl as bsl, guessing those are international signs.

[supersmileyface97]

ugh! omg :O i just spent the wholoe weekend trying to learn asl cause o thought it covered the english lauguage, I am an idiot!!!! :O

[misslilkev2]

Great vid!! So funny: can see your accent by reading your lips. Also, you sign 'hearing' the same as 'deaf' in asl. Ironic.

[7thSenseProductions1]

Wow, great video this helps a lot, thank you!

[EurovisionSongFreak]

First, you remind me SO much of a danish, really loved actress Ghita Nørby..

But in a younger version ofcause :D!

It's a huge compliment to both of you ;)

Second, lovely videos finally someone who gets the point that when people want to lean a language it have to go slow :)

By now I know danish sign language but would like to learn BSL, ASL and Arabic Sign language! ;)

[kirakira2k]

HI SONIA! :D x

[nobmouse]

This is brilliant. Thank you. :)

[ViVaLaPRINCE]

we should do this instead of french at school

[edups07]

Sonia Hollis created a nice 3 levels BSL iPhone application. I've got them and I am learning a lot. Thank you Sonia!

[brittybroo]

i really need to learn BSL but i get confused between ASL and BSL :(

[iZehira]

@brittybroo You should go with BSL since you live in the UK. ASL isn't just in America, many countries use it too but mostly use images. I learned BSL from my friend and she told me this video is different than her language.

[signlanguagecity]

@iZehira this is actual BSL your friend could have taught you PSE or SSE....which are both used within the uk...also there are variations of sign, But most deaf people will know most signs and will understand.

[fantaXDaddict]

I'm hoping to learn BSL at college in September :)

[siriusdragon]

I'm going to school to be an ASL interpreter (with asperiations to become etiher a BSL interpreter aswell or a deaf/blind intervenor), and this is so helpful! my bigist challanage is BSL's alphabet is so vastly diffrent from ASL's. But this is quite an insight. Quite a few BSL signs are similar (if not the same) then ASL. Perhaps this will make it easier to learn?

[brunosH00ligan]

that helped me alot!! i need to learn BSL cause my friend is deaf and i cant communicate with him :( but i will try now :)

[dtrez09]

the fact that please and thank you are the same, and hello and goodbye are the same is really clever. Very logical, and twice as easy to learn.

[JMWallace96]

Umm... This will confuse many ASL users because some of signs look like the same but in different meanings. Sorry British, ASL is way better and it is also used in many countries as well.

[signlanguagecity]

@JMWallace96 ..okay so why are you looking at it then?, sorry to be blunt but it clearly states BSL, if it will confuse you why are you looking? No sign language is 'better' than the other, thats just imature. Have a nice day :)

[JMWallace96]

Sorry, please ignore my stupid comment. I learned some basic BSL from that girl I like. Well, let me tell you, it may confuse some ASL users because what I mean is... "What" and "Where" for example... swap lol. I am still learning it so far. I made some new friends who only sign BSL on video-to-video. That's why I looked at this video. :)

[MissSmiley01]

awh, i found this very helpful,. im 13 and i really wanted to learn sign language and this really helped me learn a few phrases, Lets hope i remember them! :D<3

[signlanguagecity]

@MissSmiley01 best way to learn hun, is to get on you youtube and type in you favorite song with BSL after it (e.g. so type in the search bar 'katy perry last friday night BSL')...in a video like that the person is signing the song as it plays, its so easy to learn signs as you know all the words and you can replay without getting bored! good luck! if you need any help, just ask! :)

[insanechildXD]

@signlanguagecity yeah this is the best way check out the cabkebabs channel they're really good for this :)

[BritishSingLanguage]

@signlanguagecity

Hi. On my channel I have got some songs in BSL, but I would love to see some of yours or any which you may reccomend. Please message me or leave a comment on my channel.

Thank you if you have checked it out, I'd be really greatful for any viewers or subscribers :)

[TheMrammonite]

@MissSmiley01 Exactly same situation i am 13 and interested in all language wanted to learn BSL aswell can you recommend any resources eg:books dvds videos online or websites?

[IloveSquid000]

what a cutie pie! this is fantastic. Thank you! (moves hand away from chin) xxo

[signlanguagecity]

@IloveSquid000 mwhahaha! *grins*

[Library4islam]

Excellent video... but I have a question, from what I can see is the sign for please and thank you the exact same?

[signlanguagecity]

@Library4islam yes please and thank you are the same sign because you can't really mix them up in a sentence. E.g. You would say ' please can I have that?' not 'thankyou can I have that?'.

[Library4islam]

@Library4islam

ok, thanks :)

[LouTube013]

It's weird because everyone does it slightly different.

[Connorswonderlaand]

very good video, i love learning all of this. is there a course availble at college for BSL by any chance?????

[Sabsoong]

@Connorswonderlaand not sure if you're near but theres a course in west herts in hertfordshire :)

[signlanguagecity]

@Connorswonderlaand yes there is, depending on where you live it maybe FREEEE! :)

[amandacorndolly]

I tried to follow the link to learn sign language but no joy :( lovely of you to share this on you tube. everyone should learn sign language at school. most of us would have more occasion to use signing than french or german etc.

I would like to learn BSL but depend on finding a free class near me. in the meantime will practice from you tubes.

[signlanguagecity]

@amandacorndolly if you live in the UK, BSL courses will be availible free to you at your local education centre, check up online, they should be given at your nearest college :)

[RemiEsther]

@signlanguagecity ...er..FREE meaning £700 at all my local colleges! Without any concessions either because BSL courses 'can't get any government funding' apparently. Getting a place on a BSL course is like gold-dust in London!

[signlanguagecity]

@RemiEsther awh thats really sad to hear! lots of deaf charitys campaigned to get the funding. I know it is depending on where you live in the UK, many still get free basic classes and others dont. Just an idea, try your local library, apparantly sometimes theres classes put on there?!

[RemiEsther]

@signlanguagecity ..Hi, thanks for the info but no luck there either;-( The RNID not far from me also run extremely expensive courses. I have tried practically everywhere in London and found nothing under £650 or there abouts! I love your vids though and they are very clear. Many thanks!

[lindoosh343]

im just learning and theres apprantly a few version of sign language out there which should i be learning if im in scotland ? and why is please and thank you the same sign ? this has been help full i work in a small shop and i get a deaf customer comes in every week i can say good morning to him now and he is very pleased :)

[signlanguagecity]

@lindoosh343 As you are British you eould learn BSL ( although a lot of learners use SEE, the signs are the same in SEE as BSL, the only difference is that the word order is the same in SEE as the English language where as BSL order is a little harder to grasp as the sentence pattern in BSL differs from the English language. Please and thank you are the same sign because you can't really mix them up in a sentence. E.g. You would say ' please can I have that?' not 'thankyou can I have that?'.

[fiagrey]

@lindoosh343 Scotland's sign language is same as the rest of Britain. It does have its own range of regional signs, but everyone in Scotland understands BSL so you can't go wrong with basic BSL. A sign for 'please' and 'thank you' is a heteronym. You can detect which meaning of a sign is used from the context of a sentence or how the sign is used, e.g. 'please' with a questioning look and 'thank you' with a smile.

[12345juggernaut]

Sorry if someone has asked this already, but what were you saying when you were signing "What's your name?" It looked like you were saying 'name, what?' Am I right here? How to you know what to say (or how to contract your sentences) as you are signing?

[signlanguagecity]

@12345juggernaut In the video she wants to make it clear to the learner the actual sign's. 'what's your name' is signed in a different order in sign language to English ( it is signed name, what, you) when you sign this sentence to the deaf person you sign it as name, what, you but you say what's your name, just like you would in english :)

[supernerd47]

The sign for "hearing" in BSL is the sign for Deaf in ASL. That's confusing.

[EdgeZombie]

I learned Makaton when I was younger, but what is the difference between "Please" and "Thank you" in BSL? Makaton has Thank You have two downwards movements I think, but BSL doesn't seem to have this.

[signlanguagecity]

@EdgeZombie there is no difference, it is the same sign. it's really hard to explain....if some one give you something your reply would be 'thank you'.....you wouldn't say 'please' to the person! It's one of those logical sign's!!

[setamonkeytoy]

no worries found it eventualy

[setamonkeytoy]

can anyone describe how you'd sign, how do you sign can't seem to find a description or vid that shows you and would be really useful

[signlanguagecity]

@setamonkeytoy sorry i couldn't reply earlier i was on holiday...thought i would still explain anyway :)

ASL/BSL - is signed in a different word order to english! e.g. if you wanted to sign 'What's your name?' you would sign 'name-you-what?' (object, then tell the person who your asking, and then the question word!)

SEE - this isn't really an official reconised language but it is used by many learners of sign language as the word order is the same in english (e.g. sign as you would speak!)

[yarrahgoffincher]

@signlanguagecity Hi, I was just wondering what the importance of symmetry in sign language is...i.e. Will a gesture done using the left hand mean the same thing if it is mirrored on the right?

[signlanguagecity]

@yarrahgoffincher no, different signs are done on different hands depending on wheather your dominant hand is left or right (basically it depends on whether your left or right handed)

[clay180]

How do you say "I'm behind this wall!" or "I'm over here in the dark!"?

[signlanguagecity]

@clay180 hold on!!! if ur behind a wall or in the dark, the person wont see you sign, will they???? thats got me confused lol

[clay180]

@signlanguagecity Thats the joke my friend. :D

[signlanguagecity]

@clay180 call me stupid lol but i really dont get it.....won't the person just look at u as if your high??? ;-)

[gemstone1992]

with 'Excuse Me' is the little twist of the fingers before they touch a deliberate part of the signing? thanks!

[gcndavidmn]

Thank you very much. I am doing BSL as part of my Welsh Baccalaureate.

[12bEcKaBoObOo12]

this was really helpful, thank you!

[MrJayBTW]

with "whats your name?" how do you lip sync it, because i cant follow what Sonia is saying. great video though! its so easy to follow and its helped me a lot! :)

[signlanguagecity]

@MrJayBTW in the video, she's trying to make it clear of what she signing.

when you sign 'whats your name' you just say 'what is your name' (NOT 'name-what-you' like in the video!)

[xSharliex19x]

Okay, I'm not sure if this is a stupid question...

but do you actually mouth the words, so the recipient cant lip read, or were you doing this for the basis of the video?

I know basic greetings, and my alphabet, however, i never understood that part.

Thanks x

[signlanguagecity]

@xSharliex19x  you do whatever comes naturally. i talk while i sign (most people do). also it helps the deaf person to learn words (hard to explain really, if you dont get what im saying message me and i will explain it more :D)

[sewing2]

@xSharliex19x u have use mouth to im deaf n if someone sign a word u never heard of it good for them move mouth with it as it also helps u learn wot they sayin if dont no the sign

[mehendiful]

wow i am fascinated...

[brynnw0]

i kow th whole alphabet in sign language

[lukkbox]

@brynnw0

yet you still cannot TYPE lol

[WorldOfJane]

Just asking, So, When you ask a question to someone Is it Topic (So names) Object (Me) then the actual word?

[signlanguagecity]

@WorldOfJane yep it goes like this

what you want to ask (name) - who are you asking (you) - and then the question word (what/who/how etc.)

[rikc678]

this great im jst tryin to learn in my spare time

the part that keeps confusing me is asking "whats your name?" backwards is that just the way you ask questions in BSL

[signlanguagecity]

basically there is a different sentance structure(kind of like all languages) in bsl you sign object-subject-verb, so you would sign 'name-you-what'. it is kind of confusing at first but once you learn basic bsl it will come naturally.

[sarahbe316]

This is fantastic! Thank you for this. :)

[bexmargrie]

are you contactable I am self learning for now and find ur work easy to follow wanted to know if I could send you requests ie the words for God peace things like ths as I would like to use it within my church X X X

[signlanguagecity]

yes i do take request's and of course i will do your's. I do have quite a lot of requests to do therefore it may take awhile. is there anyway you could maybe send me a list of possible words or sentance's to give me an idea of what you'd like as ur request will probably then be done quicker :D

[bexmargrie]

hi loved the video what is the difference from BSL and ASL

[signlanguagecity]

every country has there own language therefore there own sign language. BSL is the british version of sign and ASL is the american version of sign! there's also different kind's of sign as in 'Signed English' which isn't exactly the same as BSL. I think there is a universal sign language which all country's will be able to use (charity's are campaging at the moment :D) which will be a lot easier!

[signbrat01]

whoa it is useful..i am deaf I am just curious out of the blue what is BSL and I realized it so way different!

[MarkAndrewHogg]

thanks (: i've always wanted to learn BSL, and now i've finally started thanks to your video. appreciated! mark

[WorldOfJane]

Just a quick question, Is it backwards in some of the hings you do? For example "Whats your name" you sign name your whats?

[itshouldntbeallowed]

i noticed that too!

[venus82]

I am just beginning to learn BSL, but I do know ASL and the sentence structure is different from spoken English. It is object-subject-verb, so in asl it'd be name-you-what or your-name-what. Although the individual signs are quite different, I imagine the sentence structure would be similar in BSL, don't know.

[signlanguagecity]

yes thats correct although if u done it in a different order, for example 'your-name-what' the deaf person would probabally pick up the error and realise you ment 'name-your-what'

[AnnehPants]

its so the person your talking to knows your talking about a name befreo you start i think

[SoFine163]

Great! Really useful words!

[shely1705]

Thanx much!

[dodgie1]

fantastic...Thank you very much...this was very useful