10 Really Useful Signs in British Sign Language (BSL)

[@AriaAsacura]

"sorry my mind's gone blank" is literally a life saver

[@traceywilson3077]

That's going to be so handy for me as a beginner!

[@patmeakin9610]

I used that Sign in my Level 2 exam...as I couldn't remember the answer to a question!.. I passed!

[@judymeldrum6020]

That's so true. I am a beginner in a BSL class and that's happening with me, all the time. I really need to know how

[@stevenstocking5855]

Yes... everything goes over my head...will use this always 😂

[@Anu90421]

Same

[@stuart124]

"Slower, please" would be a useful addition to "Again, please"

[@aristopoieo746]

I know how to sign this!! "Slower please" goes like this: you gently stroke your arm with the hand you usually sign with, and then for please you stroke under your chin and bring your hand forward :)

[@max-uw3xe]

he has it in another one of his videos! make sure to watch them all ;)

[@rebeccarowland9079]

I use this all the time 😂

[@aurora.marie_x5345]

Useful expressions rather than single words are a real boost for me. Thanks

[@billymaude703]

Hi Dan, I am a nurse who has had a few deaf patients in recently. The communication is challenging due to the mask..., so I decided to learn basic BSL. Your you tube clips are so easy to follow and helpful. Thank you

[@charlieboyok]

Bill maude , yes it was " hell " Worse one my GP yeah it's so true...😭

[@henrybarnes2678]

0:13 - Let me know 0:27 - Let you know 0:37 - Let you all know 0:47 - Sorry, my mind has gone blank 1:08 - I don’t mind 1:20 - Have to put up with it 1:35 - Not yet (lip pattern ‘shhhhhhh’) 1:48 - That’s interesting (lip pattern ‘ohhhhhhh’) 2:02 - Take my time 2:17 - I’m staying out of it 2:33 - Again, please 2:56 - Way over my head

[@carolinegillespie8781]

I like your sense of humour.😀

[@stargrl505]

you are a lifesaver, mvp of this video. thank youuuu!

[@bjcullen5931]

Really clear to see hand shape and sign from different angles, alongside facial expression and mouth pattern. Will definitely be using "sorry, my mind has gone blank!"

[@kierax7871]

i’m learning sign language so i am able to talk to my nephew who is deaf thank you for this!

[@appleplayz651]

I'm so sorry she is deaf

[@appleplayz651]

I'm leaning it because I just want to and it may be useful

[@AtanaaTheCurious]

@@appleplayz651 Hi Maesie. I know you mean well but saying you're sorry that someone is Deaf is usually not a good idea. People who have been Deaf from a young age often regard it as part of their identity, and there are some very strong feelings about it in the Deaf community. It would be a bit like someone saying to you "I'm sorry you are female / male".

[@sarkyfarky8679]

@@appleplayz651 why?

[@Noonsal]

Honestly, I think the most useful sign for me has always been "(Sorry), Could you fingerspell it?" !!

[@AtanaaTheCurious]

Sooo, would the sign sequence for that be: "Sorry, you fingerspell please?"? I'm very much a begginer and sentance structure is still a mystry to me, even though I know those signs indervidually.

[@MER1617]

@@AtanaaTheCurious same man same im doing it as a benefit to myself and to others

[@AtanaaTheCurious]

@@MER1617 Great :)

[@BareAllTrueCrimePodcast]

Me and my fiance can now sign 'I'm staying out of it' when my family start arguing in front of us 😅

[@agnesjanesteinson9632]

Good one! Maybe we should do it when my mother gets out of hand!

[@stephmorton9642]

I love these videos. I am self teaching myself to be inclusive in salon for my deaf clients. With covid, lip reading has become very difficult for the deaf community and I really want to do my part to make for a more comfortable experience in salon. These videos are brilliant. I am slowly piecing phrases together to allow for consultation and basic chit chat with my clients who are deaf. I really love it but more importantly so do they ❤️

[@Fizzyblueshark]

I think that it’s wonderful you are putting in so much effort for your clients. The world needs more people like you

[@MR-qp8px]

Whilst taking care of my (hearing)toddler grandson i realised that signing was a great way for him to tell me what he wanted before he had full command of speech. E.g.. I'm hungry /I'm thirsty/I'm tired.... I was amazed at how relaxed it made him & he could say "I love you" before he could talk. Thankyou for this as I'd like to learn more. The BEST of it was that we learned together, so although I may not have got it perfectly, he understood ! I believe it gave us a real advantage as we could "talk" when others struggled to understand what little ones needed.

[@dshe8637]

When my daughter was little, she was getting frustrated and kept making circles on the palm of her hand with the index finger of the other hand. I realised she wanted to go into the garden and had made up her own sign for it!

[@MR-qp8px]

@@dshe8637 Hahahaaa how lovely! She was doing the signing for the rhyme "Round & round the garden!" 😇😊

[@dshe8637]

@@MR-qp8px yes, so special 😄

[@BilliesCraftRoom]

This is awesome thanks so much, I knew the alphabet and when I was in retail learnt the phrases I most used. Helps so much, its such a shame basic BLS isn't taught in schools or preschools. Then no one would be left behind with communication

[@dshe8637]

Yes, because many of us hearing people will probably lose hearing due to aging eventually

[@ezmixyshx82]

I find them all useful but I think “again, sorry” is a life saver because I’m only just learning and probably won’t pick up everything.

[@appleplayz651]

"I don't mind" and "not yet" are literally just life savers thank you so much

[@sharonannbrett257]

I am slowly losing my hearing in my left ear, I find all your sighs helpful

[@ark23.5]

sorry to hear that

[@handyman1047]

@@ark23.5 ‘Hear’

[@samanthamurray9671]

Same, same ear!

[@ark23.5]

@@handyman1047 that's what I said lol

[@handyman1047]

@@ark23.5 ya I made a pun!

[@lilianataylor6400]

Hi, I just wanted to say that I only found your channel a little while ago but all of your videos have helped me so much. They’re really clear and easy to understand. I’ve wanted to learn BSL for a while now but never quite found the right videos but yours are perfect!

[@jaydodds6766]

I am profoundly deaf and now have to learn sign language so thank you.😊

[@Tinatime532]

Good luck Jaydodds6766 ✨👍✨💪😊

[@JagBetty]

I’m learning because we have some deaf ladies who come to my bingo and as the caller it’s great to know some basic signs…..the ones I use the most are ‘hello how are you’, ‘ thank you’ and I also show them the letter F when there is a false call…I think it’s really brave of them to come to the bingo. Thanks for all the uploads it’s really helping me out😎👍

[@Samua3]

You are so clear with displaying how to do the signs!! It is actually a relief because I am always puzzling over certain movements that others make when they are attempting to teach it. It makes me feel a bit wary of trying it out in case I haven't understood how it is meant to be. Your way of teaching gives immediate confidence in giving them a go. And you think about what we might actually need to say. It is great!! Thank you so much. Just starting to learn again after years of being despondent. I am not deaf but I think it is a mesmerising and beautiful way of speaking!!

[@TheAppleOfYahwehsEye]

Your signs are so clear & I love how you make it clear what lip shape/sound you should be making along with signs (as I’m hearing but learning BSL & I just end up saying the words I’m signing :/ lol)

[@johnmorris8984]

Perfect all correct. Very well presented. It ought in schools so children learn sign language to add to writing, reading, listening, speaking all 5 instead of 4 what hearing people do. Deaf people love sign language and don’t understand why hearing people do not use sign language.

[@iaracassama6547]

0:15 let me know 0:30 let you know 0:40 let you all know 1:10 I don’t mind 1:25 have to put up with 1:40 not yet 1:51 that’s interesting 2:03 take my time

[@SuperMissblueeyes]

I've just found this channel via my KZbin feed. I did my BSL1 years ago & wanted to get back into it. I'm so glad I've found your channel. You have a new subscriber.

[@Teverell]

This is the first video of tours that I've come across! I have Level 1 BSL; I took evening classes several years ago, but I haven't had much opportunity to use it as I don't actually know anyone who's Deaf so this is great refresher for me! Thank you, I will be watching a lot more your videos - it's really fantastic to find someone offering helpful BSL signs on KZbin!

[@snuggleblanket8840]

I'm the same I passed level 1 10 yrs ago but I don't get chance to practice much I also did evening classes so your channels it helps me remember signs and the ones I forgot thanks so much

[@annestagghypnotherapy]

Same for me! Level 1years ago. I am think ing of doing Level 2 in September. It will cost quite a lot so I want to be well prepared.

[@spilledmilk_]

im going to try and use these expressions in my everyday life altho i dont know anyone that is deaf (including me). its just a useful skill for now :)

[@tenshikira645]

I guess, I'm not sure if you do it per say however when some people talk they tend to use their hands as well I guess the only difference for you will be that you're actually talking with your hands but in sign language, that's what I do anyway

[@spilledmilk_]

@@tenshikira645 yeah, i mostly do it by myself to not confuse anyone though.

[@SUZYLPOOL]

Thank you for doing these videos. I am a hearing person, but a few years ago I lost my speech forever, so I have been following your videos to learn to sign. At 70 yrs old, it takes me time to learn, but getting there slowly, I am also teaching my granchildren as I learn.

[@charlotted3549]

i’m currently trying to teach bsl to myself in case i’m ever in a situation where i want to become friends with a death person this is so useful thank you!!!

[@yara-ghena4240]

same! deaf* u mean lol

[@suewright1299]

I think BSL is amazing, as you never know just when you will come across a deaf person/people who you can see need help, and to be able to respond to them would be so very rewarding! Very many thanks indeed 😊

[@JadeyB87]

I've been subscribed to you for many years and love this channel. I'm a hearing person who has taken a huge interest in BSL and makaton and this channel has been an excellent resource for improving my vocabulary. I'm hoping to complete my BSL level 1 soon but can't seem to sign confidently on camera so wish me luck.

[@CommandingHands]

Best of luck! You can do it 💪 We're planning more videos to help those on courses in the new year, so hopefully we'll have more useful content for you soon :)

[@sanlyall875]

Hi Dan! I'm a dog trainer who is (very slowly) learning bsl because everyone should know it. I use signs a lot in my work (as dogs "run on" body language and learn it many times faster then the spoken word). So it would be amazing if I knew the bsl for things we frequently work on- I have found a few things here and there- but not a complete list. Please make a vid so I can learn so we can teach our customers and their dogs ! We'd need: sit, down, stand, leave (ignore thing), stop! walk next to me ( nicely, slowly) faster, slower, wait/ stay. come here, take, find, fetch/ bring, go to bed, walk backwards (get out of the/ harm's way), spin, roll over, paw, crawl, through (my legs lols).... they're the most common- turns out it's a reasonably big list! thank you in advance!

[@vickypurshouse3467]

Absolutely brilliant instruction - I especially like the 'lip pattern' suggestion!! - I have attained Level One BSL but have not used it for well over 2 years now and I need to brush up - it will be useful in my job! Thank you Dan!

[@jennam6838]

again, please. My best friend's parents are deaf and they use BSL while talkng, but they speak very fast. "could you repeat that slower" would be a nice addition!

[@shukis3508]

They are all Really Useful, particularly with the lip shape explanation. Thanks so much. I only found your videos recently and they've renewed my enthusiasm to learn BSL. I also really appreciate the clear explanation of the handshapes and seeing a sideways view when its important. If it's not cheeky to ask, a video showing the BSL equivalent of homonyms and/or false friends would be truly appreciated eg today I came across a sign for 'share' that seems to be the same as 'unsure' ?

[@CommandingHands]

Thanks for your feedback and good suggestion! We'll add it to our to do list. Thanks for watching ✋

[@catherinedickson8846]

It similar to 'share' but you don't rock your hand, you slide it away a, few times toward fingertips

[@happyplatypus365]

Useful and clear as always 👍 It's nice to learn some that are a bit more conversational based. Especially since I don't know anyone to practice with, these are a great start! Thanks 😊

[@gillianshilson9327]

These videos absolutely brilliant for a beginner:so clearly shown and explained. Thank you!

[@agnesjanesteinson9632]

I have recently started working in our local Deaf Hub charity shop & cafe so find learning sign language helpful when communicating with Deaf clients. I have saved your videos & will watch them again at a later stage - very helpful, thankyou.

[@kathyphillips3976]

I am loving these clips. My sister is profoundly deaf and I can use what I learn from them when I video call her. Thanks so much.

[@pamelafinch2343]

I’ve only just found your channel. Immediate subscriber. Using it as part of my morning routine. Been in teaching for 24 years, and tried several times, but really far ahead with your channel already. Actually feel this is achievable now.

[@tonysufflebotham2387]

Me and my girlfriend decided we wanted to learn how to sign and we will try and teach our son soon too and these videos are great very clear instructions and i can watch it over and over until i remember thank you

[@damianashton3676]

the "Again Please " is very useful!

[@itzalaiar0se743]

Honestly, this is SO helpful! Thank you so much as I have now learnt all my family’s name because of this channel! :D

[@thirdeye3750]

this is super helpful! ive always wanted to learn BSL and recently had a few customers in the shop i work in using it and wanted to learn more so i can help people out more as well!

[@sarkyfarky8679]

Dan - this is a really good pace and amount of signs for one session. I wish you would do more short themed sessions where a few signs/phrases get actively rehearsed between 2 or 3 people. Much more useful for learning than being shown 100 signs in 10 mins! So glad you are back on KZbin.

[@CommandingHands]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback. We'll look at doing more shorter videos in future ☺️

[@eliciasamuels2900]

This is very well done. One of the best BSL videos I have ever seen.

[@chanicecooke-khan9445]

This is amazing! I'm learning BSL, 1 word at a time, so phrases are so useful ❤️ Thank you

[@thereselee2851]

Have watched again and I understood your signing at the end, quite pleased that it's starting to sink in now

[@scblacksheep]

i enjoy the expressions/phrases rather than the single words.. find them a bit more helpful,, and more likely to be used in conversation

[@missgeek89gaming39]

Thank you so much for these videos. I've been trying for years to grasp the grammar but your explainations and demonstrations are perfect so I may finally be able to learn 😊

[@lkriticos7619]

I've been looking for a way to get back into learning BSL since the first lockdown and these are great.

[@gillianholmes6708]

Very clear instructions, love the how you have shown lip shapes too. Useful words to know during this pandemic. I would like some more useful sayings so you can have perhaps more of a chat. Still struggling to think how to order a sentence in bsl. Thank you.

[@simeonhunter1772]

I am trying to teach my greyhound some basic commands in sign language. Makes sense for a sighthound. This is a thing. I’d love to see a video that went through: watch me, sit, down, leave it, close, wait, let’s go. I think I’ve found them but sometimes its less clear out of context. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope it doesn’t offend that I am working with a canine friend rather than a human!

[@kuldipkauldar7259]

all sign are good to refresh knowledge. Some signs are new to me (eg " I am keeping out of it" " let me know"), are useful as I am involved with " deaf cafe" at the church. now using Zoom meetings. I knew some BSL in my previous work but now stepping up. also it is useful to learn other regional differences. eg numbers I have struggled with. thank for your time and effort it is much appreciated.

[@catsmith8520]

"Sorry, my mind has gone blank." I have trouble with my memory and it affects my ability to communicate properly. This one is fantastic for when I suddenly blank on everything and can't even remember how to say it. I'm going to send this video to my whole family so that they know what it means when I use any of these :D xxx

[@patrickwin5840]

“That's interesting”. It’s one of my most used expression. Thank you.

[@zoebyram478]

I started learning bsl a few years ago. Due to personal reasons I had to drop out of level 2, definitely going to watch more of your videos to help remind me of my lessons and to learn more.

[@mog-gyveroneill2500]

I've been 'learning' sign language for ever..that doesn't mean I know much, or can even sign back, but I've always been fascinated with sign language, and even encouraged/taught my youngest daughter, who asked her teacher if they could learn in school to no avail. I struggle with flexibility in my hands, but I'm going to persevere, even if to be able to understand it.

[@KenDodd1317]

Loved all of them. I’m glad I stumbled on here. I’ve decided I must try and learn this language. Thanks

[@zardozcys2912]

These signs were so spot on! Have to put up with it! I'm staying out of it, Way over my head! Makes it easier to learn when they are so obvious!

[@margaretoconnor1941]

Please could you do “I’m sorry but I don’t sign much”

[@mickp4281]

Very useful. Thank you. Also, thank you for showing the signing from different angles

[@owieprone]

I dont' know anyone who is deaf, but find SL interesting. I've always wondered if the mouth is part of SL as you see expressions (and what i think are accidental corresponding noises) on telly shows but it never seems to correlate (or be repeated consistently in scripting and i'm too slow to notice) - now i know!

[@holly4554]

Thank you so much for the clear instructions! It's so helpful and I love your videos! I think it's great that you do it a few times and show viewers how to sign properly!

[@mariawhittingham7697]

Thank you ! Your clips on KZbin are easy to follow and learning.

[@mandydow5740]

Hey, after having to change careers to make ends meet, I ended up being a key worker through covid. I felt so awful for regular customers who were deaf, they were so isolated 😭 I learned (very basic) BSL and got by. 2 years on, I’m continuing to learn. It’s so important for the minority. And do you know what, the most nicest people! ☀️ I would say though, I’ve struggled to find the sign for “speak slower/sign more slowly” “I don’t understand” & “bear with me, I’m new to this” I feel these are signs everyone could use initially! A huge fan and thanks for your help so far ❤️

[@alicestaniford8177]

Love your videos. A phrase I would find useful is “do you understand?/I understand “

[@user-cv6fp2gy3s]

Thanks Dan, I qualified at level 2 in 2016,but if you don't use it you loose it, I'm volunteering with the deaf at stables, so good to be able to communicate, and obviously keep building on it.. 👋

[@TheWeightOutdoors]

Excellent stuff Dan and really appreciate the way you detail the sign from multiple angles. Thank You.

[@yiuchiu8986]

All of them are very useful because we have to learn sign language to communicate with our new team member, thanks a lot 😊

[@joshuamason1221]

Again please is pretty useful. Sometimes the first time round I usualu forget to actually watch the person's hands and just stand there like "what."

[@SeaBassTean]

Again please is probably one I’ll use a lot. Been trying to learn more BSL (as it’s different to ASL) since I’ve been teaching around in different countries, and most schools have at least one deaf child, I’ve found.

[@youmaypunchme5141]

I’m deaf and I really needed this thanks dude :)) Edit : it’s because of an injury I don’t know how though

[@tenshikira645]

Do your best

[@markparker1628]

All signs are good for me I need to learn some because work is rolling sign language out so we can communicate with the hard of hearing, so thank you

[@siobhancollyer1986]

Thanks for these videos I've lost my hearing to bells palsy, hopefully I'm able to remember them all

[@VoidOfShadows]

Wow these are genuinely incredibly useful! Thanks!

[@nickiburke5218]

Absolutely love these tutorials , thanks Dan !

[@petersmith2250]

Great teaching method and regular usage would be much appreciated. Thanks. Peter

[@danjahirsch2911]

All of these were useful! Expressions and mouth movements help alongside the words are helpful. 'Again please' was nice to learn! Thank you for doing these!!!

[@Enderman121_]

I love learning about bsl I think it’s incredible and should be taught in schools

[@hilpiper5321]

I find your videos really useful, there are regional discrepancies, but the videos are a really useful resource..

[@ivone-623]

Very useful other than single word as I have started learning sign language to communicate with my nephew. Thanks a lot!!

[@hanadaabdelfattah2991]

All of them.. they are all useful. Thank you 😊 I will keep watching it and add it to my library. ❤️ 😍 💖

[@WATOresearch]

i find it so easy to learn a phrase/song than a list of words- really useful!

[@max-uw3xe]

thank you so much for lots more videos! when i first found your account at the start of quarantine you only had a couple but you have so many useful videos now! youre a life saver!

[@runcey37]

Thankyou you've helped me out when I've missed my sign language classes 🙂

[@emilyb5557]

Thank you!! This is great! I learnt and used BSL as a child in the 80s. I have used it and practiced since but trying to refresh as a doctor with the masks so I can better support Deaf patients. I missed out on the adult expressions or newer phrases we use more now so this is very useful. Let me know or let you all know especially I loved! I'm also intrigued by the ones related to the internet as obviously it didn't exist LOL so "comments below" also new. And I saw subscribe as a link type sign on another video. Agree with others that phrases are really helpful - more please!! :-)

[@50sRockChick]

As always really helpful. The one I'd probably use the most while learning BSL would be Again Please. :D

[@Mariam-us7fb]

They were all very useful! Thank you so much!

[@Queenbeeinmk]

Multi channels are incredibly useful. Thank you for this and I’ll look out for some more.

[@mindblown3961]

this is really useful could you make a video on how to form sentences cause lots of sentences are done in a different order

[@CommandingHands]

Sure, we have a video planned on sentence structure coming soon. Thanks for watching! ✋

[@fionaking7165]

I think these will be useful when my rapidly declining hearing goes completely and I am still really bad at signing. Thanks 😊

[@illustrated1981]

Fantastic stuff - you have inspired my perioperative research -

[@illustrated1981]

Could you do a set of videos on health for nurses?

[@louisevodi3370]

Thanks Dan, with leicester uni shut I am trying to get as much online support as possible and your videos are very helpful. Best phrase - I'm staying out of it .

[@browneyedgirl5237]

Yes will show this to my daughter who is living with during lock down .ps. we also live in Leicester

[@yara-ghena4240]

i dont know anyone whos deaf or mute and im not deaf or mute myself, the reason why i started watching those bsl vids of yours is because if i met a deaf person i want to use my sign language skills lol and its cool to learn (the bsl alphabet is way easier than the english) (im not even english or british but hey who even said i know arabic well lmao)

[@bluemermaid4768]

"Again please" Many thanks for my first video on sign language!

[@user-hs1xq5yf4k]

Excellent all of them Dan.Thank you

[@Rapidrashers]

Thanks, they are all very useful, especially 'again please'. Learning expressions is great.

[@catherinesmith4819]

Brilliant. More like that please Dan.

[@lifewithbear2409]

Honestly thank you so much my godmother is going deaf and now I can communicate with her!

[@christineward7539]

New to learning. Excellent thank you

[@freddiesmith7463]

Thank you for this, it's very helpful. I like the way you break the signs down, most of your signs are very clear. I'm a fast finger speller, but much slower at reading other's finger spelling. Some finger spelling to practice on would be brilliant.

[@rainbowkitten8990]

Being autistic, sometimes when I am overwhelmed or anxious I am non verbal. Thank you for these so I can teach my family and friends!