100 Basic Signs in British Sign Language (BSL)
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This really should be mandatory in all schools instead of french, since leaving school I've encountered a few deaf people whilst working and it's embarrassing for both of us to find pens and paper. Thank you for this video.
ive never encountered anyone thats deaf but i still think its a really good useful skill, personaly im autistic and i have selective mutism so i cant always talk i fi d bsl really useful to communicate when i cant talk and it would be easier if it was more widely known
@@casperclougher7343 i agree
@@casperclougher7343 im selective mute and also autistic so i understand that
@@casperclougher7343Selective mutism? I’d be interested to know how that happens? Is it something that happens when anxious? Or some places you go where it crowded? Hope you don’t mind me asking...
@@ehelen5919yeah I’m not deaf but I really want to learn bsl as it it really useful and I think it should definitely be an option to learn in school
1 of my neighbours in the apartment i stay, seems lonely. I'll learn this and communicate with him = 1 less lonely person in the world :)
So sweet 💕
Wholesome
Most wholesome thing all day, more than bored panda, how did it go?
can we get an update?
That's so sweet! My sister is non verbal (autistic) and she's sad that no i.e. in the family knows bsl so I'm learning it for her :)
I've been on UA-cam too long. When he signed 'Like,' I was convinced the next one was was going to be 'Subscribe.'
This should be mandatory in school in the UK. My brother has deafness and I start taking classes so that I can communicate with him but I have to pay for it. It should be compulsory so people with deafness can communicate with everyone. I’ve saved this to my playlist so I can always refer back to it in case I forget. Thank you for posting ❤️
I agree, why teach latin when they can speak a few weeks teaching sign
You far more likely to need an international language than you are sign language, that's why forgiven languages are taught. Just saying. I'm coming here to learn sign language either way, so I can improve on my skills
@@tomha1 what school did you go to that taught latin pre-gcse lol
(asking rhetorically, please dont dox yourself haha)
Absolutely agree. Why teach us Spanish and French? Unless you go on to be a high school teacher, most of us will barely remember a sentence by the end of our exams. Sign language is much more useful and personally, much more exciting to learn. After learning some basics, it makes you feel so nice knowing you could help someone using bsl or just exchange a conversation.
@@blu7878 I only knew thank you and there was a guy who was buying stuff from me and he didn’t say a word because he never expected anyone to understand him and I noticed his cochlear implant but he obviously didn’t hear that well with it. I noticed he was using sign with his friend and I said thank you in sign and he was so shocked and incredibly happy he returned the gesture and I thought “that guy is so used to not communicating he doesn’t expect it anymore” can you imagine not being able to talk to 99% of the people in your home? Try going to an Asian country where less than 1% speak English, that’s what it’s like
I saw some people were asking for a list of the words. Here is a list with their rough timings. Hopefully I got them all.
0:04 - Yes
0:10 - No
0:17 - Maybe
0:26 - You
0:35 - Me
0:42 - Please
0:50 - Thank you
0:58 - Are you okay?
1:08 - Deaf
1:17 - hearing
1:29 - Good
1:35 - Bad
1:42 - Better
1:49 - worse
1:58 - Brilliant
2:07 - Terrible
2:15 - Happy
2:22 - Sad
2:30 - Excited
2:40 - Angry
2:47 - Mother
2:55 - Father
3:03 - son
3:11 - Daughter
3:22 - brother
3:31 - sister
3:40 - family
3:50 - baby
3:59 - boy
4:06 - girl
4:14 - like
4:21 - don’t like
4:29 - Love
4:37 - Hate
4:45 - True
4:53 - Lie
5:02 - understand
5:09 - don’t understand
5:17 - help (directional)
5:30 - okay
5:38 - home
5:47 - work
5:55 - school
6:04 - university
6:13 - college
6:22 - learn
6:31 - office
6:40 - Red
6:50 - blue
6:59 - green
7:07 - brown
7:16 - yellow
7:24 - orange
7:32 - purple
7:40 - pink
7:49 - white
7:56 - black
8:05 - gold
8:14 - silver
8:24 - day
8:32 - night
8:40 - evening
8:48 - morning
8:57 - future
9:06 - past
9:14 - now
9:21 - tomorrow
9:31 - yesterday
9:40 - week
9:50 - weekend
10:00 - car
10:08 - drive
10:15 - bicycle
10:25 - bus
10:32 - train
10:41 - walk
10:51 - run
11:00 - shop
11:09 - cheap
11:14 - expensive
11:24 - coffee
11:32 - tea
11:40 - sugar
11:48 - milk
11:59 - hot chocolate
12:10 - water
12:19 - sweet
12:28 - cake
12:38 - biscuit
12:37 - who
12:54 - which
13:03 - when
13:10 - where
13:19 - why
13:28 - how
13:39 - how many?
13:47 - easy
13:56 - hard
14:05 - British Sign Language
14:22 - goodbye
enjoy
Dope
You're a legend! Thanks a ton ❤❤❤🧡💜💛💚💙🙏
You’re a saint
Outstanding!
Thank you soo much
Making myself watch this every day till I remember all. I only know alphabet so far
Same but I'm gonna learn it in quarters
I learnt A -Z at school last year but during the lockdown, I want to have a broader knowledge.
DeadlyDonut X that’s why I want to learn BSL.
I am good at A-Z and basic conversation. It’s like 20% or beginner level.
But I want to learn BSL in advanced level or fluent way.
I have known ASL since 4 years old.
Same I’m trying to learn BSL alphabet cus I’m British and accidentally learnt ASL alphabet so Ik the asl one and its no use unless I need it in America
@@Isagea7 oh 😂 i started learning only because of the netflix show the society 🤣 i didn't understand that asl means American 😂😂 but luckily i realised and started doing bsl 🤣😅🤭
0:04 Yes
0:11 No
0:19 Maybe
0:28 You
0:36 Me
0:44 Please
0:51 Thank You
0:59 Are you ok?
1:09 Deaf
1:18 Hearing
1:27 Good
1:33 Bad
1:42 Better
1:51 Worse
2:00 Brilliant
2:09 Terrible
2:17 Happy
2:24 Sad
2:33 Excited
2:41 Angry
2:49 Mother
2:58 Father
3:06 Son
3:14 Daughter
3:22 Brother
3:32 Sister
3:40 Family
3:51 Baby
3:59 Boy
4:08 Girl
4:15 Like
4:23 Don’t like
4:30 Love
4:38 Hate
4:46 True
4:55 Lie
5:03 Understand
5:12 Don’t understand
5:22 Help (directional)
5:31 Okay
5:40 Home
5:49 Work
5:57 School
6:06 University
6:14 College
6:23 Learn
6:33 Office
6:43 Red
6:50 Blue
7:00 Green
7:08 Brown
7:16 Yellow
7:24 Orange
7:33 Purple
7:41 Pink
7:40 White
7:58 Black
8:06 Gold
8:14 Silver
8:23 Day
8:33 Night
8:43 Evening
8:49 Morning
9:00 Future
9:07 Past
9:15 Now
9:23 Tomorrow
9:32 Yesterday
9:42 Week
9:52 Weekend
10:00 Car
10:08 Drive
10:17 Bicycle
10:26 Bus
10:34 Train
10:41 Walk
10:51 Run
11:01 Shop
11:10 Cheap
11:15 Expensive
11:25 Coffee
11:34 Tea
11:42 Sugar
11:50 Milk
12:00 Hot chocolate
12:12 Water
12:21 Sweet
12:30 Cake
12:40 Biscuit
12:48 Who
12:53 Which
13:06 When
13:12 Where
13:21 Why
13:31 How
13:40 How many
13:50 Easy
13:58 Hard
14:06 British Sign Language
14:22 Goodbye
thanks, seeing this will allow me to come back and test myself before rewatching
Tyy 🫶🏾
Yooo! Tysm!
Thanks for sharing
so helpful
i love how the sign for "dont understand" is basically like the point going over someones head
it is very fun to spot signs where you can see exactly where it came from.
Thank you for this! I've been wanting to learn sign language for a while now and decided during lock down is the best time! 💕
Carla same I’m learning the piano and British sign language while we’re in lockdown, I hope everything goes well for you.
@@robynholly3961 same to you! I wish I could continue to practice drums properly but don't have a kit , good luck!
Carla oh wow that’s cool, I first started being interested in the piano when I was little about 3 years old and my uncle use to teach me little things but I could never do it properly then I just didn’t play it as I got older and I started to get interested in it again when I was 12 years old and started learning again and my best friend jojo is amazing at the piano he makes me cry every time he plays it and he makes me want to be better at the piano. I am now 13 and am still learning how to play it. Me and jojo are both interested in acting and we love to do it we are doing gcse drama together and we both want to be actors when we are older, I look up to Rami Malek a lot, so for acting I’m leaning sign language as well hope everything’s going good for you.
@@robynholly3961 that sounds great! Im 15 and do music in school with my friends and we always perform as a band with drums, guitar, piano and a singer
same! my whole family thinks im crazy though because i am not deaf and i do not know any dead people
Hello, just wondering if I could make a suggestion! I work at Starbucks, and it would be great to have a coffee related BSL video, maybe mentioning the terms for... the different coffee syrups, how many shots of coffee, what kind of coffee, e.g. cappuccino, late, different milks etc maybe pastries?? I would really appreciate it as it is job related for me, many thanks 😊
Great suggestion! I'll add it to our to do list. Thanks for watching. 🖐️
@@CommandingHands Or perhaps a general shop worker one. We are currently wearing face masks to protect our customers but obviously this makes lip reading impossible. Many thanks for this first guide though!
Can i get a cappuccino please!
JK
great suggestion btw!
This is so considerate!!! We need more people like you in the world, thank you for going the extra mile to make your customers lives easier ❤️
I work in a restaurant and we currently have to do track and trace I had a deaf couple come in and we had a bit of a tricky time trying do get the info needed I was luckily wearing a face shield so they could lip read me however all other staff had their mouths covered by masks we had to try and explain we were card only we got there in the end but would have loved to be able to communicate better with them.
I cannot thank you enough in doing this . I had a brain injury in 2010 which has made me deaf in my right ear and find myself having to lip read people when speaking with them . I find it hard to learn new things but will watch this constantly each sign at a time . I had tears in my eyes watching this for the first time . Good tears that is . Thank you so much for posting this Amazing post .
Aww I'm so sorry about your brain injury! Hope your ok now! This vid has also helped me so MUCH!
US TOO KEV...EVERYONE SHOULD LEARN THIS
I will also watch this constantly! I hope your are okay and doing well by the way!
This is an amazing video. Clear signs, multiple angles, and a steady pace... But I don't understand why there's such a stigma for people without hearing impairment or who aren't mute, learning BSL (or any SL for that matter). This really should be taught alongside English around the world. You never know when someone might be mute or hearing impaired, or whether you'll lose your hearing or ability to vocalise words... And if that happens, you're stuck without being able to communicate, especially for help. I might only be in my early 20s, but I've come across a fair amount of people with hearing impairment that I never got to converse with, especially in the workplace. Hopefully if I learn BSL to some degree, they'll have another person they can chat to :D
Completely agree, i begun learning sign at the start of the first lockdown but then i just didnt have anyone motivation to carry on, but now im back to learning and i want schools to enforce the option to learn SL, i would much rather learn a language in this country than french or spanish
What a dumb idea. Why don't you also learn Spanish if you meet a Spanish person? Or french? or Romanian? Who has to learn BSL will learn it. Leave the rest in peace. SL also differs from country to country, so you can't use it anywhere else.
@@alicel4994 totally agree
@@MyPhuckDub Studies have shown that people who learn more than one language are less limited in how they can respond to new concepts and situations. They are able to anticipate potential difficulties and prepare for the possibilities and not be limited to reacting when the situation arises.
When I was in highschool we had an optional course of Statistics that could be done at lunch time- this would be a good optional course. It doesn't seem that hard to learn the basics.
Thank you for showing the signs from different angles, really helpful when learning how to position hands correctly and use it correctly!
Ikr like if I was to sign understand i wouldnt have positioned my fingers in that way and so I'm grateful for the angles
Hi
I was wondering do you have to do them from all angles or just one?
@@felixculpa9303 ; Just the one.
Anyone there in the middle of the night try to learn hand sign to speak as secret code.
Edit: This is my first comment that got a lot of likes. Thank you 😃😃😃. And an update is that I only try to learn BSL only that one time when I post this comment. XD
Meee
Wooow you read my mind
Litterally me
omg that’s literally me rn XD
haha me
When I teach English as a second language (ESOL) classes, I like to end the classes with a few minutes of BSL, with things like simple vocab, their countries, and spelling their names. It really sticks with students in a lot of ways!
Thank you so much, wonderful teacher!
To anyone learning sign language... please remember sign languages are all different. this is BSL which is used in the UK. ASL is used in the USA and most of Canada. Brazilian sign language is used in Brazil and Mexican Sign Language is used in Mexico etc.
This is so clear.
Undertaking a BSL course and a bit lost.
This is fab and so much easier to follow.
Thankyou.
ℍ𝕚 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕕𝕠 𝕒 𝕧𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕠 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖 ❤️
Hi there, which course are you undertaking if you don't mind me asking?
Hi Dan. I'm 58 years old and have been deaf all my life. I could hear sounds when I was little, but couldn't pronounce any words, so it was thought that I was a "backwards child". I was 9 before anyone realized I was actually profoundly deaf. I got my first hearing aid and gradually learnt to talk. However, my hearing was all gone by my late teens. Luckily, I can lip-read, but my voice is nasally and can sometimes sound garbled, especially if I'm tired or stressed. I have always worked and adapted to suit my employment situations. I find my deafness is hard for people to understand. I've been to many sign language classes, but these are always for hearing people. I can't learn in a group setting as there is too much going on and it confuses me. Your series of BSL has been so helpful to me. I have tried to find sign language tutors for people who are actually deaf. Do you have any recommendations? I'd love to 'have a conversation' with someone in sign-language. I'll keep following your wonderful classes. Many thanks, Jane :)
that's horrible how people thought you were a 'backwards' child! you seem like a lovely lady. much love!!
@@nonapplicable2323. Thank you so much for your kind words. I wasn't actually expecting a reply from anyone . Much love to you also :)
Much love to you Jane, I hope you can find a class soon. Perhaps googling a tandem partner might lead you somewhere. Sending hugs and have a lovely day! Greetings from Dublin
" BSL sudoku puzzle book for kids "
I found this book on amazon and bought it for my son, he liked it a lot and enjoyed it! highly recommended!
Hi Jane, I hope you managed to find someone to help you. Another option for you us to find a Deaf association near you. I started going to one close to me many years ago. I'm a hearing person but have learnt a fair bit of sign language over time and made a fantastic group of Deaf friends. The best thing I ever did. All the best😊
There’s a new girl at my school who was born deaf, I want to learn sign so she has a friend. Nobody knows how to talk to her and since she finds it hard to read nobody can write anything to talk to her either. I want to do this not just for her, but for others like her why just need a friend.
What a kind human soul you are !
how'd it go
I might be deaf in a few years so I'm learning sign language to make sure I can communicate. Not gonna lie tho,it is pretty fun to learn!
After 3 weeks I finally memorised them all! Time to learn another 100 signs! Thank you Commanding Hands! :)
How did you manage to memorise them all, have you been writing the words down and memorising them like that. Can’t find the easiest way
@@victoria_signs8412 I was learning 5 new words per day + repeating the ones from previous days, every day. It worked great for me! :)
Mike alright, I’ll have a go it’s that then . Thank you!
@@victoria_signs8412 good luck! :)
Mike thank you so much. I know quite a few words because I’ve learnt 3 songs so far and hopefully will be uploading them soon. But signs like this are more important as you’d use them everyday. I thought signing songs would be easy because you’d learn words at the same time :)
I work in retail and I have recently served and assisted a deaf lady. She is always smiling and it a pleasure to help her. I want to make communication easier for her and with respect myself. So thank you for your video and I can’t wait to surprise her the next time we meet.
I feel so happy knowing that people out there are watching these sorts of videos and are willing to learn BSL. Im half deaf and was taught SL in school and at home so I was always around It but then the teaching stopped when I got older as I was given a hearing aid. Im very insecure about my hearing problems but reading these comments of how kind people are really made my day and made me feel not so ashamed of being the way I am. I was born this way and will die this way. But thank you all for your willingness to learn such a language. You really make people like me smile
I'm 14 and was going to learn French but thought this could be amazing if I ever meet and become friends with someone who uses sign language. Also, I'd love to be a teacher and it would be a great thing to know and teach incase. I think it should be taught in schools personally, if we were to meet someone who uses bsl we can become friends and have conversations without people not being bothered enough if they already know
What is the difference between "please" and "thank you"?
Thanks for watching and good question! It's the lip pattern that helps separate the two words, however that movement is accepted as a gesture of gratitude.
Thanks for asking I was wondering too
I remember when I was in like F2 to year 2 we would go to meetings with my cousin and we would remember it by saying please to the knees bit nothing for thank you
Please to your knees and tar to your bra
The sign for please extends down further than thank you, thank you is short and more outward please is more curved and down if that makes any sense X
@@CommandingHands I thought please was moving your hand in a circular motion on your chest
You are so good . I love the way you’re so clear with your hand shapes . 🏴🏴
I don’t know why, I always wanted to learn sigh language
I’m working at hospitality sector and I always wanted to be ready for customers who are using sign language
Thank you from London
I just recently finished reading a silent voice, I've watched it too, and wow am I crying I definitely want to be able to communicate in sign language, everyone's voice should be heard.
damn I watched that and I had been wanting to learn BSL for years but never did and that was the final push for me too!!! it's such a good film isn't it??
@@starstone3620 It really is! Probably one of my favourite films out there. If you think about it if everyone in the world learned sign language from a young age there wouldn't be any language barrier, i really wish they taught us this in school, itd be so cool
@@farinatasmia9134 same it should be a lesson. i got interested from a silent voice too!
@farinatasmia9134 Not necessarily though because, while learning sign language is great, there would still be barriers between different sign languages like ASL vs BSL etc
I seen a girl in McDonald’s and she using sign language and all I want to do was to be able to have a small conversation so since then I’ve been trying to pick it up
ah this is really helpful, I suffer from a major anxiety disorder and if I get very stressed or nervous or if I'm having a panic attack I find it difficult to talk so I'm trying to learn sign language to help me in those situations!
I am exactly the same. When I'm having a panic attack or just stressed out I struggle to talk and if a do I'll most likely shout which gets me in trouble. BSL is so useful for this
Yeah I have only been communicating through small verbal gestures during meltdowns since I was a child
So sorry to hear you experience such a huge challenge. Excellent choice to learn sign language to help yourself. Please check out EFT and Faster EFT UA-cam videos. This meridian tapping technique can be life changing for anxiety, panic attacks and depression.
Search UA-cam for How to tap using Faster EFT to cure anxiety. Blessings to you from Bristol UK.
I'm out here using it for my autism and when I have trouble speaking during sensory overloads :D
As someone who used to be non verbal and used to communicate using sign language I knew most of these and I watched this out of curiosity and wow I love the way you put it, it was simple and easy to understand straight away :)
You, sir, are a Chad.
As a child, many doctors would think I wouldn't be able to speak so I had to learn sign language as a very young kid. Luckily I am now able to speak like others but I am learning BSL so if I come across anyone deaf or hard of hearing I will be able to communicate with them. :)
Edit: May I just ask, when you do a sign with two hands, does it matter which hands you do it with or can you use your left or right hand to do that same sign?
Yes :) You have a primary hand which is charge of doing a certain part of the sign. It's basically mirrored if you're left handed :)
@@TheRosielikesvideos Thanks for pointing this out, I asked it a few questions above.
@@TheRosielikesvideos
Thank you 💗 so very much.
At last
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Left hand or right hand? That's what I have always wanted to know. I watch Justin Fletcher doing Makaton signing and I never knew if he was using his right hand because the children are watching him on the television or that he's just right-handed💞
...because when I was tiny, Play School would sing "Which finger did it bite? This little finger on my right." When really they had their left little finger up for the children watching on the television.
It's good to now know the answer. If you're left-handed you do the major parts with your left hand.
...and if you are right-handed you do the major parts with your right hand
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I’ve always wanted to be a children’s nurse, I thought if I learnt bsl then it would be a good start to helping people and making them feel like a part of something. Thanks for this! x
I cannot express how much I appreciate you repeating all these signs from the side as well as the front! It's so hard trying to learn things from a distance without an expert to adjust something you're not getting quite right, so this is so helpful!!
Brilliant. Thank you.
I work in retail
Is there a vid yet on
- would you like a bag
- hows your day
- did you find all the items you wanted 2day
- would you like your reciept
- have a good day/ evening/night
- much planned for 2day
This is very much what made me realise I needed to learn after struggling to understand which cigarettes a lady wanted!
Don't know if this helps, but he has a customer service BSL video: ua-cam.com/video/WNZX3oKdtqk/v-deo.html
There are a few of these words in this video but not all together too but these may help 8:27 had some of the words but I think thats all
This is fantastic. I do believe that schools should be offrering this as a language course. So useful. Thank you.
Thank you for this video! I’ve always wanted to learn BSL and now have the perfect opportunity during lockdown!
I learned a new one last night and a funny one at that...place your right hand over your left hand or vice versa...wiggle your thumbs....and your signing for a TURTLE.
Imagine if everyone in the world was taught to communicate like this, language barriers could be broke, strangers could talk to each other. Well back in the old days maybe.
i am profoundly deaf & fluently in BSL. this is best video i ever have seen. from now on, if people asked me where/how to learn to sign, i'll show them this video. so damn crystal clean sign language video i ever seen in decade!
if you don't mind me asking , could you please explain the difference between son and boy?
as a 12 year old, i loved learning this with my bestfriend. i hope that one day i bump into somebody deaf and can communicate with them to make them and me happy :) thank you!
I'm in my second year of American Sign Language and seeing the differences is so crazy! Some signs in BSL are signed the same as totally different ones in ASL, it's so interesting!
Really? That's unfortunate. I think they should make signing universal even between different languages but especially make it the same for the same languages.
@@andrewjones9991While that would be nice, we can't do it for the same reasons we can't make spoken languages universal
@@AnnabethsEdits not really because except for a few exceptions the sounds of language are just arbitrarily assigned meaning whereas gestures directly mimic the activity. That is universal. Even hearing people use nonverbal communication to try to communicate where there is a language barrier. Plus it's not as ubiquitous as spoken language so we have an opportunity to make it whatever standardized version we want.
@@andrewjones9991 Dialects exist in signed languages just as they do in spoken ones. BASL (Black American Sign Language) is markedly different from ASL. Regional signs also exist within a signed language in the same country. For example, in New Mexico, the sign that means "soon" in standard ASL means "chile" like red/green chile that is popular in the state and they tend to sign "soon" differently.
It's just not possible to make it universal.
@@Aeristilis dialects aren't totally different languages. English has gotten close to being a universal spoken language. It's the language of the global airline industry. I understand English spoken in other dialects. I see no reason why a universal sign language could have different dialects and still be able to understand each other. Look how much of South America speaks Spanish. It used to be hundreds of tribal languages. Almost all of Europe can speak English. Spoken languages are constantly moving towards more universality.
thank you so much!! i’m a retail worker and i always feel really bad about not knowing how to communicate with my deaf / hard of hearing customers, so i want to learn for them so they feel more happy & included 😔💕
Just started watching a few videos! This has helped so much with my son! He’s profound deaf and we are learning bsl sign language and this is so clear and how you do it from frontwards to sideways helps so much! 👌😊
Thank you so much for sharing this video.
As a student Nurse in 1999, Queen’s University offered many foreign languages as an extra for students costing £10.00.
I had worked in a school for disabled children. Makaton was used in the school. I believe that we should all know sign language, Martha’s Vineyard comes to mind.
And so, I phoned the BSL centre and asked if I, student Nurse with a little Makaton, could get classes in BSL at a small price?
I’ll never get over what I was told. It costs £125.00 per course and no reductions.
Shame shame shame
I’m learning or trying too as I am loosing my hearing and work in retail so thought it was a good skill to have Im doing a bit by bit and want to master my signs before moving on thank you!
I grow up with a deaf neighbour and me and her used to play with eachother so much I started picking up on BSL without even knowing now we’ve grown distant I feel like linking up withher again but I want to regain at least some knowledge before I do so, this was very helpful thanks
Thank you so much for showing this. I learnt BSL some 10 or more years ago, through my background, I just wanted to give a voice to all. I remember during my exam times (I would be filmed doing my BSL exam), I said I could not do it, then a friend, told me I could...I did it and I passed Level 2. Because I do not use it on my day to day life, I feel I do not know what to do, but seeing your post, it helped me to remember that I can do it. Thank you. To me it now seems obvious, but, I doubt it would have been that simple! please message me on facebook if you have ideas to help me and the service I work with, I can say though, there is no monetary gain for you. I work for a charity. Take care .
There are alot of deaf people at my school including my best friend so i took up sign language a few years ago- but they taught me ASL instead- this is difficult but helping alot! Thank you!
Thank you! I don't know anyone deaf, But just in case i meet someone that's deaf .. I'll remember!
I’m conversationally fluent in ASL, but I want to move to the UK so I thought why not try BSL 😂
Lmao I’m glad I am not the only one 😂
is there a lot of difference?
is there a lot of differnece between them
Dan, thank you for uploading these videos; they’re so thorough and well-paced! I’ll be an NQT (Newly Qualified Teacher) next year, and was wondering whether it would be possible to request a school-specific video so that I could converse with students and/or carers about grades, classroom rules, homework, etc. You’re the best!
Thanks for the suggestion, we'll add it to our to do list! Good luck next year and thanks for watching ✋
I first noticed I had partial hearing loss about a year ago and to consider learning a new language in my 30s felt daunting but this has been a calming and informative starting point, thanks!
Thank you for showing each signs in stages! This is very helpful.
I did an introductory BSL course today at work and we learned finger spelling and a lot of these signs make so much more sense now!
we have this girl in my college class and she's the only deaf student there. she's really sweet, and i want to learn sign language to speak to her. so far, thanks to this, i've asked if i can look at her work politely and thanked her when she helps/compliments me, thank you for this
I’ve been trying to learn BSL for a few years and haven’t been able to find somewhere to properly learn it and this was so useful!!! Thank you 💖
Thank you this is so helpful. I've met so many people who are deaf or hard of hearing and it's nice to not feel stupid when I don't know how to communicate with them. Can't wait to learn more :)
Thank you for this! My 6 year old learnt some Makaton in the past, which we both enjoyed, but now has a deaf teacher at school who uses an interpreter, and I have hearing loss, so we both like the idea of being able to communicate through BSL. This is a great resource!
Thanks for teaching these basic signs , I learnt sign language years ago . Whilst I remembered some signs I had forgotten many more , you made it easy to follow. What a kind gesture to help hearing people communicate with the deaf communities
My son and I have started to learn Sign Language, and this video has been immensely helpful to us both. Thank you so much for taking time to create this resource.
This video deserves more likes!
This is very simple for beginners like me.
This is also a very good opportunity to learn this during quaranteen.
It just takes a few days to learn and me and my mum are actually doing well with sign.
This is sooo useful, the different angle helps me a lot, since I have terrible spatial awareness and usually struggle to copy mirror images. Thank you so much!
I've always wanted to learn sign language and thanks to your channel me and my partner can sign 100 basic signs! Really happy and grateful thank you
I have just found your channel and wish I had found you years ago!!!! My son is almost 2 and we have been teaching him sign language from about 6 months old to aid in his communication skills (from a baby sign language videos). It is one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done to both learn the basics in BSL and to teach it to my little one. To have him be able to communicate before he is able to form words has been an incredible thing to watch and be a part. Suffice it to say I am so so happy to have found your channel so I can continue learning (and teaching my son as he grows) more and more advanced signing. Thank you for creating such a clear learning platform. 🤓
I've always wanted to learn sign language to help people who need it and it's a perfect video to help me start! Thank you ❤️
Thank you so much there aren’t many videos like this with so many useful signs and clear gestures. Will continue to watch more of your videos X
Thanks! Been learning BSL for the past few month and really enjoying it! I also appreciate that I was able to lip read the signs I didn’t know, since your facial expressions weren’t exaggerated (I covered the words in my screen!)
I’ve decided to start learning BSL over the summer holiday and this video has really helped me boost my vocabulary! The signs are really clear and easy to follow
Thank you for this. I've been learning ASL and as it turns out, BSL is more popular in Malaysia after being pointed out by a friend. Love your session.
i recently started learning bsl and this is so so helpful! thank you so much :)
Thank you so much for showing everything so clearly. Best videos I've found since finishing my BSL basic course last year. I just want to keep it up, and remember everything I am learning.
Many thanks for making and posting these. I'm about 5 weeks into a BSL level 1 course. I'm really enjoying it, but the course is only one afternoon per week. These videos are a great resource to keep that part of my brain warm in between classes.
Bored during quarantine and I always find learning new languages is the best way to connect with people you normally would never have connected with, so here I am.
Thank you so much for this video!
Like everyone else i seams I thought BSL would be something useful to spend my time learning and this video was extremely clear and useful. Definitely going to watch more of your channel to learn!
Showing the different angles was extremely helpful for positioning and hand shapes and it was really easy to follow
Good luck to everyone else learning!
This has been really helpful. Fairly often (although not often enough to stay current) patients will come through my ward that either sign, use makaton or gross approximation of signs. So it's really good to have these demonstrated to remind me!
I love how this guy was very clear with sign showing us from multiple angles. Superb !!
I'm nonverbal and wanting to learn bsl just to feel like I'm not "language-less" so thank you for this! I'm excited to make my own flashcards to practice with :)
Your written language is perfect!
Sign language will be a great addition to that!
Is there a difference between please and thank you?
Idk 😢😢
mouth
I started learning 5 days ago and have already learned 80 words using this video. Looking forward to learning from more videos by Commanding Hands.
Thank you Dan, your videos are so clear and love the way you show signs from different angles.
Thank you for this, I work in a school with severely autistic children who are mostly non verbal and use sign, so this is so helpful for me to be able to communicate with them through a language they understand ☺️ I’m no where near an expert but even small phrases will help me understand what they need and how I can help them!
Please don't use "severely autistic" to describe autistic humans. (From an actually autistic human). We're trying to get away from harmful terms. Also things like "high functioning" and "Asperger's" . These are outdated. Thank you for reading and being kind.
Thank you, you’re presenting this so well that it makes it so much easier for someone like me to take his first stumbling steps towards learning a new language :)
so stoopide
Oh my god you are amazing! I've lost my hearing to bells palsy, I've been showing my family your videos to help us get started with the basics, again your a credit!
This video has helped me communicate with a death cleaner in work. He works so hard and always has a smile on his face but he is deaf and appears so lonely. During covid it has been particularly hard to communicate with him whilst respecting social distancing. He used to eat lunch alone in work but now thanks to this video he eats with me and a company manager whilst we all are able to communicate on a basic level. We aim to learn more and Paul (cleaner) is teaching us more stuff every day. Thankyou for this video.
Thanks for this video! Very clear I have been teaching my niece some BSL and this has really helped :)
Thank you so much, these videos are extremely clear and very helpful 👍👍👍
I've started taking an interest in BSL in primary school, I've always wanted to learn this as it might help if I go abroad to study or further on in life if someone is hard of hearing! Thank you! 😊
I came across a lad asking for directions in BSL and didnt know how to sign back so i got my phone out and he wrote the question so i could answer. Thank You so much for this upload. I'll watch more of your videos as they are simple and informative and maybe next time I won't be so ignorant. Great work buddy👍😉
Thank You for this video 🙂
So easy & clear to learn !
Excellent presentation. Thank you!
Immediately subscribed! My best friend is deaf but she prefers to lip read more than sign but I've always been an advocate for the hard of hearing.. it's mad to see how bsl has changed over such a short time too!
I really liked this,I've done BSL level 1 years ago and I needed to revise what I learnt..
Thanks a lot.
Love how similar Auslan is to BSL (I know Auslan comes from BSL). Thanks for this refresher!
Thanks for watching! 🖐️ Good to hear from an Auslan user :)
POV:You want to learn sign language to talk to your friends in class without the teacher knowing
THANK YOU, I have just come across your post, I did BSL a good few years ago in Collage, as a mature student (I'm nearly 60 now). It comes in Very Handy at work, when I'm on check-outs..
I can remember a bit so I sign very basically, and if I'm not sure I finger-spell the word and the customers help me out..
THIS IS A GODSEND..
Many many thanks from Wales.
That’s fantastic. I just learnt that as accents varies from place to place so does SL. I use basic BSL for SEND and I love it. Good job there.
This is amazing I have been trying to learn sign language since late 2019 but have been really struggling to remember them especially with my very bad hand to eye coordination but with the different angles this makes it much easier to understand. I have sever panic attacks and I can't talk when having them so I think bsl is amazing to help with that. Could you show the signs for emergencies like if i required an ambulance and needed to sign it?
I’m in quarantine so decided to take this up! Thankyou for this very helpful vidio!
Grace hello_hi exactly what I’m doing haha just started now and it’s nearly midnight hahah
It’s good they show him doing the signs from different angles, it helps you see how to do it properly!
i’m from america so i’ve been learning ASL for about 4 years and i’d say it’s pretty well known in my head but i wanted to learn BSL because it seemed so cool to know 2 sign languages so thanks so much for this video!