Sign Language Basics : Sign Language: ABCs

[chonguithaa]

Rachel, you're amazing. These videos help out a lot. I live in Poland and I help deaf people, so it is really important for me to know the sign language

[nameless527]

my name is Tommy, is there a way to sign double m's?

[amazinggirl7447]

Which video is the first video to watch for me to learn it in the series?

[squiersjonneman]

now sing the abc :)

[CutyRoOty]

I memorized till the R I'll complete later cuz my fingers hurts xS

[CutyRoOty]

wow I can use this to cheat on exams xD

[ajo229]

press 1 fast and it looks like she is spinning records

[adizzle102]

@ajo229 bahahahaha and da sound it makes helps ahahaha aww man!

[stlweezzebra40]

@ajo229 that's funny

[jmuniz92]

@ajo229 haha oh snap

[ThatsWhatsCrazy]

my fingers are shorter than yours,this is hard. ugh.

[gingerntoast]

It is so easy to look at someone signing and then doing it yourself because I don't know it just is.

[jennabenna6600]

i thought for A your thumb stays at the side?

[BootzDyanna]

@jennabenna6600 no it stays on the outside(: I use to think that too untill i got books that showed me how to sign, but I'm not deaf

[88Infinites]

she's hot

[SingingSela]

@88Infinites dude this is for sign XD

[Cyn1mike]

@SingingSela how do you sign "she's hot"

[SingingSela]

@Cyn1mike lol?

[TheJuicydiary]

for some reason, i do it better with my left, yet im right handed

[1789K]

@TheJuicydiary Does it matter what hand you use? My left works better too.

[zavertushkin]

guys, just watch it 5-10 times, and you will know it (:

nice job

[MrLukasDiSparrow]

i dont get it.. ok ABC, 123... but when they "talk" they dont spell every single work... they just show the words like one move means something then what for ABC?

[cutthroooat]

@MrLukasDiSparrow Yes, most words are "said" with a single move or a combination of hand-movements and facial expressions. Like at 0:08 when she slides one hand above her other - that's the sign for "slow".

The ABC is essential especially when dealing with names. Imagine if someone asked you for your youtube nick - obviously there's no "sign" for MrLukasDiSparrow, so you'd have to use the alphabet to spell out M-R-L-U-K-A-S-D-I-S-P-A-R-R-O-­W. Names don't have individual signs. Not even "Lukas".

[JayDeeMcMillan]

Hi does it matter what hand you use? and do we use the same hand she is using or is she using the opposite side just to help people learn easier?

can someone please help?

thanks =)

[pookymuffin101]

@JayDeeMcMillan you use your right hand

[JayDeeMcMillan]

@pookymuffin101 Chooooice thanks

[pookymuffin101]

@JayDeeMcMillan good luck.

[elbob17]

@pookymuffin101 Only if you're right handed lol.

[elbob17]

@JayDeeMcMillan It doesn't matter what hand you use. Use your dominant hand.

[savannamathisen]

You guys should do numbers... If you haven't already...