British Sign Language - Practice

[queenie6343]

I have completed Level one and have been 'brushing up' and found your video really helpful easy to follow because of the clear signing. Thank you.

[emilybell100]

Thank you Niz! I am learning BSL now, you're great! I'm sure you've improved a lot too. Comment va la langue francaise aussi?! Emily

[reg10x]

lol u whisper it :L

[metalmaster126]

it was refreshing you did it at a nice pace, some of the people that are signing go really fast, I understood your signing

[kln200173]

im impressed, i've been learning bsl for 12 monhs self taught and can relate to having nerves about using BSL to comunicate. i've taught my daughter as well. your signing looks good. You've prob passed your signature exam by now no doubt. keep it up, yeah.

[SteveDGamer]

Your supposed to point to your chest first before you do the head sign which = 'my name is' (and then you spell your name "NIZ"). You also said you was "19" and not "18". You've made more mistakes as well. Such as (Sister, Dubai) etc.. You are good but the way you sign certain sentences arn't properly signed. You need to stop hesitating and be more fluent like you would while speaking. Your good though. Just keep practicing and you'll reach level 2 soon. I've passed my level 3 :)

[itzJaiCbledd]

im 14 and ive learned sign language since i was 6... this is good:) <3

[nizdolls]

@itzJaiCbledd Thank you! Niz xxx

[itzJaiCbledd]

@nizdolls thats alright :)

-Jai xxx

[reg10x]

@itzJaiCbledd how did you learn it since you were 6? and why?!

[itzJaiCbledd]

@reg10x my mom learns bsl at university. she's learned it since she was 16 as my grandma learned it so she could help our church's deaf community. I know lots of deaf people from church and mom's uni and through my grandma and it's just nice to be able to communicate to them :)

[reg10x]

@itzJaiCbledd nice! lol dont whisper it! nah jokes :L i know a bit of sign language and always use it to my advantage as i can say anything i want about a person to their face and they dont even know what im saying!! do u find it a big advantage in life?

[itzJaiCbledd]

@reg10x i find it an advantage when im having private chats to my mom in a big crowd of hearing people :) and when im in a deaf group :) but sometimes i sign sub-consciously whilst i speak :P

[reg10x]

@itzJaiCbledd i sub-consciously sign to! and my friends are like - stop it!! thats really sweet. are you fluent in BSL then?

[itzJaiCbledd]

@reg10x not completely fluent but im getting there,, you? :)

[reg10x]

@itzJaiCbledd nice one ;) perfecting/going over all my level 2 stuff, so nowhere near fluent but i hope to be in the future!! :) well done you! :) x

[whatever2468xyz]

you should make another video like this

[camjamza]

I thought that was very good. I am trying to learn bsl at home using youtube only and Im learning quite a bit. Do you think it is possible to become very good at bsl without having to do a course?

[Icegung1]

Best practice is chat to Deaf people. this person make too many error

[tehgangst0r]

@camjamza im not sure about becoming VERY good, but ive not looked up any courses or w/e ive only picked up on watching my gf sign witing the last like 3 months, and even i have noticed how many errors are made in this.. im positive u dont need to do a course to be able to sign standard BSL.

[matthewmc01]

she's cute...

[plymtown10]

Stumbled across your video and I am very intrigued to learn BSL.

But no idea how or where to start, any advice?

Claire x

[nizdolls]

@plymtown10 Hi Claire, if there are any universities near you they might teach it. Alternatively there might be deaf clubs/signing clubs or you might be able to find someone online near you. Niz xxx

[plymtown10]

@nizdolls Hi Niz, yeah I'm at Plymouth university. I'll have a look into it. Thank you!! :)

Your video helped me learn alot! Keep it up!

Claire xx

[nizdolls]

@plymtown10 Cool, good luck! I'll try but I don't get in much practice, esp. as I learnt some French sign language here in France (year abroad). Niz xxx

[plymtown10]

@nizdolls Is it much different to BSL? I am studying French as part of my degree :)

Claire xx

[nizdolls]

@plymtown10 Hey - yes, it is veeeery different XD. Oh cool, me too :). Niz xxx

[voltron4666]

im an american deaf and have asl now im trying to learn bsl ,, little complicated cug im doing bsl then back to asl i said noo and slap my hand and i want stay pratice bsl

if u want to learn asl , we can trade bsl and asl i'm a rookie lol

[voltron4666]

im an american deaf and have asl now im trying to learn bsl ,, little complicated cug im doing bsl then back to asl i said noo and slap my hand and i want stay pratice bsl

if u want to learn asl , we can trade bsl and asl

[voltron4666]

im an american deaf and have asl now im trying to learn bsl ,, little complicated cug im doing bsl then back to asl i said noo and slap my hand and i want stay pratice bsl

[sazsweet]

Wow very good signing language. I am glad that you can do it and your signing is a smooth. I am deaf (hard of hearing). Also I do signing language as a child. But now my signing language is professional, neat and smooth. Your signing is a bit mistake but I wish I teach you proper sign. I have taugh to one of woman who do learning leavel 2 so i was helped her so now she is successful level 3 passed.

[neilamadhava]

Dang - you forgot to sign your number :)

[t21dhy]

Hi nizdolls, yourbdoing really well, I hav recently started bsl level 1, just finish 101. Really enjoying it, how long hav you been doing it ?

[sineadlavelle]

cool, well done, im level two and it was nice to refresh level one again. ! only onw thing though - you are mouthing a lot of the words, maybe you should be doing just facial expressions, blowing out etc instead???? but still thanks for the post- keep it up!

[nizdolls]

@sineadlavelle It's easier to learn that way, once you get more advanced you mouth less but for others who are learning it's easier to understand.

Niz xxx

[neilamadhava]

@sineadlavelle 

[sineadlavelle]

cool, well done, im level two and it was nice to refresh level one again. ! only onw thing though - you are mouthing a lot of the words, maybe you should be doing just facial expressions, blowing out etc instead???? but still thanks for the post- keep it up!

[lovelyliseable]

hi

I was just brushing up before my pre level 2 assessment and wondered how you got on with level 1. I hope you passed all 3 units as your signing is good.

[nizdolls]

@lovelyliseable Good luck :). I got on great thank you :).

Niz xxx

[psiabs]

great video. I am currently practising my BSL and it is nice to read someone who is doing the signs a little slower. A lot of the people I chat to in BSL go far to fast for me to properly see what signs they are doing.

[debandpeter46]

well done! I am learning sign BSL you did very well

[bhuvishavani]

hey well done, im doing bsl level 1 so really fun to watch u.

[LilGirlBigDreamsx]

well done, im doing my second BSL exam tonight :) by the way, id say whenever you are signing, wear plain clothes and dark colours. All translaters do this because its not distracting. Just thought id say coz ur nails are cool but annoyed me when i was trying to read ur signs

[nizdolls]

@LilGirlBigDreamsx Good luck :). Yep I know, I am just wearing other things in this vid because it was only practice for me hehe.

Niz xxx

[babullicho]

hey this is pretty cool!i m trying to learn bsl,its interesting ,you should post more videos :)

[nizdolls]

@babullicho Thanks :D. Niz xxx

[jeremy73uk]

I am studying BSL at the moment, Level 1. I think your video is really good, your signs are nice & clear & easy to follow 

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[nizdolls]

Thank you!

Niz xxx

[nizdolls]

Thanks so much!

Niz xxx

[zinibhudda]

wow this is really different, im studting to become an interpreter in texas, bse fingerspell is so different! well good luck(:

[nizdolls]

Yep, from the ASL I have seen it's pretty different! Thank you and good luck interpreting :).

[AnnehPants]

I dont take sign language lessons, but have a deaf friends, and im glad to know ive picked up enough that I could understand most of that :)  well done

[nizdolls]

Yay cool :). Thank you.

Niz xxx

[darkkrang2007]

who is your techer??? niz? if i may ask"

[nizdolls]

A woman who teaches BSL at UEA :).

Niz xxx

[beverleyguy1]

Hi Niz

My name is Chris and I am mid-way through BSL level one, I had to let you know what a pleasure to watch someone I could actually follow-very clear and a good speed for us students of BSL. Hope yr studies are going well.

Hugz

Chris

[nizdolls]

Howdy - thanks very much Chris :).

Niz xxx

[darkkrang2007]

very impresssed with your bsl skills where in the uk are you and keep the good work up dorm

[nizdolls]

Thanks. Norfolk.

Niz xxx

[daddydaz84]

hey Niz, my name is Darrel from UK in hull, iam profoundly deaf and fully speech. iam BSL expert and your video is great and you doing very well, keep practicing. By the way where you from? x

[nizdolls]

Hi, thank you. I haven't had that much of a chance to practice recently. I am in Norwich at the moment.

Niz xxx

[Peffkitten]

Really enjoyed this video!

[nizdolls]

Thanks :D.

Niz xxx

[Leonardooo1979]

Great !!!

[nizdolls]

Thank you :).

Niz xxx

[Virtuousism]

Just started BSL and loved your vid!!!

[nizdolls]

Thanks :D. Have fun!

Niz xxx

[Janeswift60]

Well done you! I am half way through level1 and I thought you were great! Very easy to understand, with great expressions! J x

[nizdolls]

Thanks a lot :D. Hope it helped you a little :).

Niz xxx

[sokodaman]

i think the way u signed india is wrong, or i think old fashioned is a better term to use.

Sign language wasn't very PC years ago and quite a few signs would be deemed racist today.

like for africa one would make the sign for black and rub it on their face, for china one would stretch the eyelids using their fingers and so on.

india is now signed by pointing both index fingers out and dragging them down to a point thus making the shape of india \/

[nizdolls]

You're right, there are two ways to sign it - the V being the more PC way, however sign language is a very visual language and I just used the other one without thinking. Also, I am Indian and I don't consider it offensive - but I apologise if I did offend anyone.

Niz xxx

[sokodaman]

yeah im indian too and i wasnt offended. i was just pointing it out because i learned it today!!

[nizdolls]

Ok cool :).

Niz xxx

[yrangelion]

hia i'm in my second yr of level 2 in BSL you did fab i wish i could sign like that after i did my level 1 =] keep up the good work!!! are you going to go on to do level 2 as well, you should you're brill!! x

[nizdolls]

Howdy! Aww thanks :). I'm sure you will be able to! Ihave now done my level 2 as well, last year but I haven't practiced much since then. Starting next Wednesday I will be practicing weekly with beginners though :).

Niz xxx

[skinnyiwish]

That was great! I've started to teach myself and found it were useful. You showed all the signs very clearly. Give yourself a big pat on the back!

[nizdolls]

Thanks very much :D! I'm really glad I could help!

Niz xxx

[IncomingSanity]

Very good! I only started yesterday, so I had to read the captions when you were talking about your bedroom, but you signed very clearly and it wasn't too fast. Please make more of these videos, they're really helpful to us who are trying to learn BSL all the way from America! (My little neice, who's deaf, lives in Britain and I'm visiting them at Christmas, so I want to learn enough to talk to her without making her feel uncomfortable.)

[nizdolls]

Ooh you really found it useful?

I haven't used bsl over the summer but I'm practicing it every week now with those who are beginners. I don't have a cam at the mo so I can't make any just yet but I will make a new vid when I have it :). Nice to know it's useful .

Niz xxx

[pepsico8]

cute

[aloeart]

comment written!

good bsl!

[nizdolls]

Heh thanks :).

Niz xxx

[xMASSHYSTERIA]

That was awesome,!

I'm teaching myself, and have learnt some thing's off you. =D

Many Thanks,! x

[nizdolls]

Wow, awesome :D. Really glad I could help :).

Niz xxx

[SplendidLie]

My god, you did awesome! I love that you were able to contruct full sentences without hesitation. Looks like you're a natural with it! I started to teach myself last night and now a couple of things already, I hope I can get to your level soon. I want to communicate with someone, hehe. xx

[nizdolls]

Thanks very much! I was learning it at universit but have not had the opportunity to practice with *anyone* so I am beginning to forget some of the vocabulary - apart from the basic stuff.

Good luck :D.

Niz xxx

[GeorgeSoriano15]

well I think you're great =P

[nizdolls]

Oh, thanks :).

Niz xxx

[sputnik3000]

You doing really well :) it not too quick or too slow. Was very clear. Well done!

[nizdolls]

Thanks for your comment! :D

Niz xxx

[PineMythros]

You're doing well. The subtitles were really useful

[nizdolls]

Thank you :) - I'm glad.

Niz xxx

[jezzy240]

Your look as though your doing great. I too am also learning BSL and am currently midway through level 1, when watching your video i covered the words and just read your signs which i understood fine, you are very clear and fluid when siging, well done Niz and good luck for your BSL exams.

[nizdolls]

Thanks a lot! That's given me some confidence :). Yay. Good luck with your learning too!

Niz xxx

[beckez]

Wow niz! you know quite a lot and i recognised some of the letters as i know the whole alphabet in british sign language xD

i love doing L M N xD because it looks so cool

[nizdolls]

Thanks lol... I'm learning BSL level 1 :).

That's cool lol. I used to know the alphabet for a few years but now I get to actually try heh.

Yeah it's fun.

(it would be easier if it was M N L though :P).

Niz xxx