I'm currently studying to be an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, watching this was so fascinating. The difference in the alphabet alone is just amazing, I'm quite interested to see how other signs differ!
When I was working in a UK supermarket, we always had a deaf customer and I only knew the sign for hello at the time (I went to a mixed school that had students who were also deaf but never had classes with those students in my class so I couldn’t pick up the social queue or ask to learn basics) I always wish I found this channel while I was still at work
Started learning BSL Using Exeter Deaf Academy is great, I know how to sign the whole alphabet, good morning, good evening, goodnight and "Hello my name is Stevie" within half an hour.
I was struggling with A E I O U then realised they were all mapped to a finger, starting with A on the thumb (and U on the pinky) - the rest sorta look like the letter you're depicting L (l) is straight down, N has 2 points of contact and M has 3 D is C with a line P is a little D
Emma Taylor I know the BSL alphabet, but I can see how some of the letters aren't being shown clearly. There is a clearer video on UA-cam. But remember that the vowels are the first finger of one hand, touching each of the fingers and thumb of the other hand in order. That makes learning BSL easier.
It is hard to follow for someone who doesn't know the alphabet trying to learn wont have a clue what some of them did. I find these videos to be like that alot of the time anyway as they don't "break it down" they go at same speed so it is hard to follow
may be stupid question, do we mirror the people on the vid or swap hands? want to make sure I'm doing it right, work in a cafe where we get a lot of deaf community meetings so want to make effort :)
If you're right handed use your right index finger for all letters that use it. Google a picture instead its alot easier ive drawn the signs out with the alphabet and I've managed to learn off by heart doing it this way as I keep looking over and testing myself. And learn as you draw :) when you Google it put bsl alphabet and then followed by rather left or right handed x
I agree that this is a bit more complicated and maybe more inconvenient than the ASL alphabet, but one positive thing I can see from it is that BSL fingerspelling would be a bit clearer for non-native signers because it would take more time to get from one letter to the next. (I've never actually seen someone fingerspell in BSL; I'm just guessing.) With the ASL alphabet it's easier to move quickly between letters, so native-speed signing is often slurred and therefore much harder for learners to understand. (I know it's good practice to watch signers at native speed, but jumping into it so fast can be a little overwhelming. I think it's better to get used to it at slow speed first and then slowly work your way up.) Anyway thanks for the informative video! :) ~:~
Helpful, but the finger signs were not very clear/visible, especially the a, e, i, o, u, s signs. I've always wondered how deaf/non deaf people can read such speedy finger spelling especially when some spell with the signs facing them, not outwards making it harder to see what the letter is. I suppose they've just had tones of practise.
HI ! At the risk of sounding silly, I am wondering if I should do the signs as if i'm watching myself in the mirror, or use the opposite hands. Ithink the factt that i'm left handed isn't helping.....along with a 2yr old who has kept me awake for 3 nights. Any response will be helpful xx
I'm British and atm I know PSE and I'm learning the grammar for ASL atm, I thought since I live in Britain I should learn BSL but it's legit so hard and much more difficult than asl
That's probably because the British use both hands with it, while ASL is one handed, at least with the alphabet. It's easier to do a single handed sign as opposed to using both hands to create one letter. I know the BSL alphabet as well as the ASL one but the BSL one is way more difficult for me to spell things more fluently with, as I have to remember both hands' positions.
Question: For the signs doing something on the palm (eg. The vowels, L etc.) do you have to face your palm away from yourself? Sometimes the people in the video do it and sometimes they don't, so I'm a little confused.
chiaki latte I would just make sure that the other person can see your hands. It doesn't really matter, apart from that. The really obvious W and X (and others) were done like that so that you could see clearly and learn, not how you would do it talking to someone right next to you.
Even if I love england and stuffs, I'd like ASL to become like a "lingua franca" (for deaf people) I tried ASL alphabet, and it's a lot easier, I found this one a lot more tiring and you need both of your hands.
@@aimeemcdonald1581 I absolutely get what you mean, when I left that comment I had little knowledge of sign language, I guess most of us expect sign languages to be based on spoken languages which is not the case, I mentioned that it would be interesting to have ASL as a "Lingua franca" as many sign languages may differ from country to country, but I don't know if that would ever work out, I don't have much information on that.
I am ambidextrous. I was learning through an online course with images, but I find it hard to understand which way my hands go (which hand is facing what?) I tried the mirror thing, but it confuses me even more.
Sorry to be picky but I really want to learn sign language and do it right but the woman who signed I touched different fingers each time. Idk whether this is just the angle but it wasn’t too clear Which is the right way to sign I? Other than that love this videos❤️
JUST TO LET YOU GUYS HOW I'M, FEELING ABOUT DOING SIGN LANGUAGES. I FOUND IT VERY HARD TO DO IT, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDING TO YOU ALL. TO KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, WHICH IS OK FOR YOU ALL TO HEAR THIS.
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I'm currently studying to be an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, watching this was so fascinating. The difference in the alphabet alone is just amazing, I'm quite interested to see how other signs differ!
When I was working in a UK supermarket, we always had a deaf customer and I only knew the sign for hello at the time (I went to a mixed school that had students who were also deaf but never had classes with those students in my class so I couldn’t pick up the social queue or ask to learn basics) I always wish I found this channel while I was still at work
Started learning BSL Using Exeter Deaf Academy is great, I know how to sign the whole alphabet, good morning, good evening, goodnight and "Hello my name is Stevie" within half an hour.
I was struggling with A E I O U then realised they were all mapped to a finger, starting with A on the thumb (and U on the pinky) - the rest sorta look like the letter you're depicting
L (l) is straight down, N has 2 points of contact and M has 3
D is C with a line
P is a little D
I find this video a little hard to follow as they aren't all clear, especially for someone new to signing.
Emma Taylor I'm a quick learner also my friend is deaf
Once you have A, E, I, O, U the other stuff is not too difficult to remember.
Emma Taylor I know the BSL alphabet, but I can see how some of the letters aren't being shown clearly. There is a clearer video on UA-cam. But remember that the vowels are the first finger of one hand, touching each of the fingers and thumb of the other hand in order. That makes learning BSL easier.
It is hard to follow for someone who doesn't know the alphabet trying to learn wont have a clue what some of them did. I find these videos to be like that alot of the time anyway as they don't "break it down" they go at same speed so it is hard to follow
I'm looking at www.british-sign.co.uk/fingerspelling-alphabet-charts/ as well as this video and the 'Sign BSL' app.
Very good the alphabet. I am deaf, I live in Brazil and I am loving to learn BSL.
I use Zambian Sign (same alphabet as ASL). The BSL alphabet is so different (and not as simple!)
Most are the same as in Indian sign language (ISL)
Thanks for this. It's hard to find BSL resources online with videos, so this is perfect. :D
may be stupid question, do we mirror the people on the vid or swap hands? want to make sure I'm doing it right, work in a cafe where we get a lot of deaf community meetings so want to make effort :)
Effie Mia If you look at their hands, the D was a mirror image of a D to us, so I'd imagine that you just copy them. Good luck!
You sign it with your dominant hand
Neither of these answers help
If you're right handed use your right index finger for all letters that use it. Google a picture instead its alot easier ive drawn the signs out with the alphabet and I've managed to learn off by heart doing it this way as I keep looking over and testing myself. And learn as you draw :) when you Google it put bsl alphabet and then followed by rather left or right handed x
Swsp, I assume.. But I know ASL. It is not like BSL.
I agree that this is a bit more complicated and maybe more inconvenient than the ASL alphabet, but one positive thing I can see from it is that BSL fingerspelling would be a bit clearer for non-native signers because it would take more time to get from one letter to the next. (I've never actually seen someone fingerspell in BSL; I'm just guessing.) With the ASL alphabet it's easier to move quickly between letters, so native-speed signing is often slurred and therefore much harder for learners to understand. (I know it's good practice to watch signers at native speed, but jumping into it so fast can be a little overwhelming. I think it's better to get used to it at slow speed first and then slowly work your way up.) Anyway thanks for the informative video! :)
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Helpful, but the finger signs were not very clear/visible, especially the a, e, i, o, u, s signs. I've always wondered how deaf/non deaf people can read such speedy finger spelling especially when some spell with the signs facing them, not outwards making it harder to see what the letter is. I suppose they've just had tones of practise.
HI ! At the risk of sounding silly, I am wondering if I should do the signs as if i'm watching myself in the mirror, or use the opposite hands. Ithink the factt that i'm left handed isn't helping.....along with a 2yr old who has kept me awake for 3 nights. Any response will be helpful xx
try making sure someone can read you. hope your, now 3 year old, is okay :)
I find American Sign Language- at least the alphabet- a lot easier...
Agreed
Me too - I may as well just move to America. It's so much easier.
Hayley Jones and more fun and interesting
I'm British and atm I know PSE and I'm learning the grammar for ASL atm, I thought since I live in Britain I should learn BSL but it's legit so hard and much more difficult than asl
That's probably because the British use both hands with it, while ASL is one handed, at least with the alphabet. It's easier to do a single handed sign as opposed to using both hands to create one letter. I know the BSL alphabet as well as the ASL one but the BSL one is way more difficult for me to spell things more fluently with, as I have to remember both hands' positions.
This is a great video! But some of the signs are a little difficult to see clearly.
Question: For the signs doing something on the palm (eg. The vowels, L etc.) do you have to face your palm away from yourself? Sometimes the people in the video do it and sometimes they don't, so I'm a little confused.
chiaki latte I would just make sure that the other person can see your hands. It doesn't really matter, apart from that. The really obvious W and X (and others) were done like that so that you could see clearly and learn, not how you would do it talking to someone right next to you.
Even if I love england and stuffs, I'd like ASL to become like a "lingua franca" (for deaf people) I tried ASL alphabet, and it's a lot easier, I found this one a lot more tiring and you need both of your hands.
Spoken languages are nuanced and therefore we can’t expect signed languages to be any less complex for the convenience of hearing people learning them
@@aimeemcdonald1581 I absolutely get what you mean, when I left that comment I had little knowledge of sign language, I guess most of us expect sign languages to be based on spoken languages which is not the case, I mentioned that it would be interesting to have ASL as a "Lingua franca" as many sign languages may differ from country to country, but I don't know if that would ever work out, I don't have much information on that.
thanks for sharing this! Currently teaching myself BSL and it was really useful to have a video guide
Eu aqui tentando aprender
I am ambidextrous. I was learning through an online course with images, but I find it hard to understand which way my hands go (which hand is facing what?)
I tried the mirror thing, but it confuses me even more.
Wow this is very different form ASL
this video helped me so much
Sorry to be picky but I really want to learn sign language and do it right but the woman who signed I touched different fingers each time. Idk whether this is just the angle but it wasn’t too clear Which is the right way to sign I? Other than that love this videos❤️
she does the same finger both times, it's the middle one because: a e i o u=1 2 3 4 5 finger
American alphabet seems easier and more efficient. It's nice to be able to hold a drink with one hand and sign my name with the other 😃
I thought my phone was broken when i couldn’t hear anything but then I realised
I've actually learnt the alphabet, thank you
ASL is better as you all the letters with one hand which is useful.
They need to explain how to do it not just showing us coz I only know how to do vowels
When I first watched it I didn’t understand why there was no sound but then I realised…
Errado
Você é surdo? Esses sinais são corretos, mas isso não é errado não né!
I would be SO LOST in Britain. I know ASL alphabet. This is not like ASL ..AT ALL.
JUST TO LET YOU GUYS HOW I'M, FEELING ABOUT DOING SIGN LANGUAGES.
I FOUND IT VERY HARD TO DO IT, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDING TO YOU ALL.
TO KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, WHICH IS OK FOR YOU ALL TO HEAR THIS.
2nd is fit
Frrt
This is harder to learn than ASL
there acting as if they can't talk 👁👄👁✋
I'm jokin
why british gotta make it so much harder? ASL is way simpler
IM TRYING AAAAAAAAA
British sign language alphabet is much harder than American sign language alphabet