American Sign Language (ASL) Lesson 17 (parts A, B, & C)

Note: See the first part of Lesson 18 for the last part of Lesson 17.
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[@sign-language]

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[@KishanSingh-ns1di]

Deaf

[@RedPandaMemeMaster]

I love sign language 🤟🏼

[@goblinzed3078]

hiii i'm an autistic person that can't talk, i wanted to thank you because your course saved my life and my mental health during 2020. now i'm doing better and i still like to watch your classes, no one around me know asl but i'm happy that i can communicate in a way that i love tanks to you. i wish you the best.

[@sign-language]

Goblin Zed, Letting you know I've read your comment and I'm glad you are doing better! See this page for some ideas on how to meet people who sign: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/what-now.htm Warm regards and best wishes to you!

[@meganirene9256]

Your videos are helping me communicate with deaf customers! I was able to communicate with a deaf customer today and he even helped me sign correctly when I forgot some! I loved seeing him smile and being able to have a small conversation while he waited for his food and I hope to see him again! I am also thinking about going to school to be an interpreter!

[@TheOnlyXL]

This having sound freaked me out momentarily, I won't lie. :P

[@glitzdancer]

exactly what i was thinking haha

[@xpertgamerlol]

TheOnlyXL its the first time that i heard his laugh.

[@Mishy82193]

i just realized that too & it made me anxious haha! so used to no sound for these videos!

[@lake-om5ss]

TheOnlyXL haha same

[@beatsaberboy5194]

Omg same

[@nancyvillanueva786]

I love your videos Dr. Vicars! Thank you for teaching us and posting the videos. :)

[@Chippel]

23:28 "French toast, how coffee?"

[@TheLaneDown]

I like it will the sound on! I like to hear the laughs and the hand slaps haha I love these videos learning ASL is fun and you are hilarious!

[@HburgEagle44]

the hamburger thing had me laughing so hard I scared the dog ALSO it was actually really cool to hear the sound for the first time? I really enjoyed that.

[@chloew904]

You guys are back YAAY my asl has been lacking:)

[@feyem2510]

I'm so happy with your videos!!! I just love them. Thank you so much!! I'm learning a lot!!! thank you.

[@matthewhernandez3174]

Not me screaming "DUMPLINGS!!!"

[@CaseyMarkov]

3:53 i half expected bill to ask if she drank beer for breakfast

[@markhartmann9000]

At 10:20, the food you refer to is "pot stickers" or "fried dumpling." My favorite!

[@xpertgamerlol]

Lovin' your videos, more power! :D from your student in the Philippines

[@sign-language]

Jbun, Hello and best wishes to you! - Dr. Bill

[@jodidemidio]

could u make a video with everyday asl like emotions and grettings and letters and how to know your name sign

[@shahminhajuddin]

Sorry for the stupid question, but when do I use that pop sign? Is it in refference to soft drinks?

[@sign-language]

See: kzbin.info/door/Zy9xs6Tn9vWqN_5l0EEIZAsearch?query=pop Also see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/p/pop.htm

[@ephiesway1982]

Your eating habits are interesting lol

[@JorgeRodriguez-ql9lu]

Ephie's Way just hamburgers 😂

[@arizonabusinessleague918]

I like the added sound. I would dose off during the videos due to the complete void of sound. Amazing how the body works.

[@sign-language]

Perhaps I should fart more while teaching?

[@arizonabusinessleague918]

Have you heard of condition that the blind have and with sleep? Fascinating. Farting would certainly catch my attention! I have another question. I have seemed to notice that lack of an audible laughter for deaf people. Why is this? I thought that laughter was an innate sound and not learned.

[@BAuclairImagery]

Bill Vicars Whatever it takes to keep the class alert!

[@Taylor-wt9zv]

Pot stickers? No way I just watched it I make pot stickers all the time they're amazing!

[@angiewood8518]

Love the videoconferencing

[@bikinibottomfish]

They add sound for the first time!! XD

[@lake-om5ss]

Can you use a asl signs but sign in pse?

[@Taylor-wt9zv]

Kenani Koreski that's what pse is

[@Ciaracade]

When is you next video?

[@lake-om5ss]

When he typed in defies, I laughed. It sounds cute!

[@M_SC]

So, 'salt" here is a verb? to salt the fries? i know salt is both noun and verb in english but i want to know how to think about the construction of this sentence. please and thank-you.

[@oliviaaa36510]

Hi Dr. Vicars!! I'm a high school junior, and I was just wondering if the school you teach offer any programs in interpretations? I am interested in studying to be an interpreter or a Teacher for the Deaf. Thanks!! :)

[@sign-language]

ASLUniversity.com focuses mainly on providing resources for people to learn sign language. If you want to become an interpreter ASLU will be helpful for developing a strong foundation. I recommend you google "Interpreter Preparation Program" and your city, state, or region.

[@nerdynaomi7]

Dr. Bill: As a Hearing person, I really appreciated getting to hear your laugh. I'm not sure why, but it made me really happy. Also, I was wondering what the wrist shaking movement means. I've seen it in a lot of the videos, and from context, I'm guessing it means something along the lines of "wow." Is that correct? I'd love to know. Thanks a bunch! P.S. Thank you so much for posting free lessons!!

[@sign-language]

Hello Naomi! In order to check to see if the sign you are curious about means "wow" you can try looking up the "wow" concept either at Lifeprint.com and/or at one of my other KZbin channels (KZbin.com/@aslu ) using the intra-channel search function (generally to the right of the "about" link on the channel's home page). If you use a desktop or laptop computer you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search.htm If you use a mobile device you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search/index.htm For example, on a DESKTOP (or laptop) computer browser, try this query link: www.youtube.com/@aslu/search?query=wow I also have some "wow" notes at my website. See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/w/wow.htm If none of that gets you the answer you seek then reply with a timecode at which the sign you are curious about appears in the video using a format like this: 00:01 and I can take a look at it and get back to you when I get some time. Or consider consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ To get access to that group you have to read the member guidelines and answer a few questions. Once you are in you can record yourself doing the sign and post the recording to the group and ask for suggestions as to what it means. Also share the link to the video with them and include a time code for them. (If you want). Warm regards, Dr. Bill

[@BrittneyChristina]

🙋🏾‍♀️ Bill, I realize this video is 3 years old but I've been watching your videos for the last month, in order and I haven't looked ahead. Since you've added sound to some videos.. I was wondering do you ever use your speaking voice when signing/communicating? **Your laugh is amazing ☺️

[@sign-language]

Nabiyah, I teach all of my instructional videos and in-person lessons at the university (my day job) without voicing. I was born hard of hearing and become more Deaf as time goes on. The problem with voicing is that if you voice to someone they assume you can hear (and/or understand them if they voice to you) and they start talking as if you were a Hearing person.

[@BrittneyChristina]

Bill Vicars ohhh okay! Got it. Thanks for answering!

[@smuecke]

Beginner question: what's the sign where you slap the back of your right hand into your left hand, like at 0:28 ?

[@sign-language]

Hint: That sign is a casual version of a sign taught in Lesson 3. See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson03.htm

[@elinaq750]

can anyone tell me what the difference is between the sign boy, home and deaf?

[@sign-language]

+yleineping BOY is like grabbing onto the brim of of a baseball cap (hat), DEAF uses an index finger and touches the cheek near the ear then near the mouth (or vice versa but usually mouth to ear), HOME touches the tips of a flattened "O" hand to the cheek near the mouth and then near the ear. To see these signs demonstrated in static pictures you can look them up at my website (Lifeprint.com).

[@whitestripeskid]

Quick question, is it "okay" to spell things incorrectly? For example, "Sriracha". Can I just spell Siracha for the sake of time, or should I spell the whole thing (not in the context of practicing my finger spelling, just in general)?

[@sign-language]

Yes. We do that sort of thing (spell things incorrectly) rather often. Google: Lexicalized fingerspelling or see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/fingerspellinglexicalized.htm

[@mikkyaa]

I think the other name is tempura, it's flour batter, with some use bread crumbs mixed with butter eggs and milk. just dip the meat or whatever in it and cook in oil.

[@sign-language]

Ah, right! Tempura!

[@Elliott580]

I was thinking gyoza....?

[@mikkyaa]

Well gyoza is kinda like a dumpling fried in oil that looks like ravioli, where you stuff them before you fry them.. where as tempura is more like how you'd make a chicken nugget... i.e. make a batter and dip the stuff in it before you fry it.

[@deniseschmidt-mcclintock7124]

thanks :-P

[@cstefanile]

Only problem with this lesson is that it made me very hungry ;)

[@lake-om5ss]

Chris Stefanile same, now I want a hamburger

[@beatsaberboy5194]

Same

[@lanierbrazile7931]

Hi, I'm doing all lessons in order. At least trying 🥴 but anyways my question, is brown and beer the same sign just depends on context ❓

[@sign-language]

See the notes on my "beer" page at: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/b/beer.htm

[@donnafiebigshababy5918]

Hi. What the difference between brown and beer?

[@sign-language]

"Brown" vs "beer" would be a great question to ask to the Facebook group I set up to answer such questions (so I can focus on curriculum development). To apply to join the group go to: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ However, you "must" read a few rules and answer two questions relatively soon after applying or the moderators will delete your application (because it is a highly moderated group to keep the quality high). Also, see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/b/beer.htm and see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/b/brown.htm

[@AndrewLewis77]

The onlyXl so same! I mean who wouldn’t be???

[@randyweber6576]

Add nutmeg to the French toast egg mixture

[@emmajoshita892]

So my big problem is syntax. But I think I'm getting it... you kind of have to say the sentences as if they are in backward order from English... kind of like how Yoda speaks. Would you agree with that? (at least so far in the lessons. I'm sure sentences get more complex).

[@sign-language]

See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/grammar.htm I discuss ASL grammar there.

[@1lightdweller]

This video is making me hungry....

[@1lightdweller]

And, I'm getting some good ideas for new things to try for food... Bill needs to do a cooking show I think.

[@Ikahernandez1978]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheNerferNextDoor]

I think Bill is obsessed with burgers. xD

[@TheNerferNextDoor]

Your making me VERY hungry... xD

[@sign-language]

Oh golly now you've gone and reminded me of my love of burgers. Now I'm hungry too. Well, better do something about that.

[@TheNerferNextDoor]

xD lol (meeting you is a dream come true, so I'd just like to say, Thanks you for what you do!)@@sign-language

[@randyweber6576]

Was the other name "Dim Sum" for Pot Stickers?

[@sign-language]

Without a time code to see exactly to what you are referring (and I'm not going to watch the whole lesson to find that part of the conversation) I can only surmise that yes, that is something I'd probably suggest: "dim sum" is another name for "pot stickers."

[@Elliott580]

Gyoza, perhaps??

[@spoiledwife4life]

Fried wontons???

[@princess9200]

Hey Dr Bill Hot sauce in bad for your stomach LOL

[@acelyne]

there's really no sign for "sink"?

[@sign-language]

See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/s/sink.htm and scroll down past the first section. If needed you can depict a sink of varying sizes by showing the size of the sink with your hands. Also, there is a sign for "to be sinking down into the water." See: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inrMYperotGkoKc

[@acelyne]

@@sign-language ahhhh I'm starstruck you answered my question. Thank you 😂

[@sign-language]

Acelyne, You may be interested in the Facebook group that I set up to provide assistance and feedback to individuals wishing to receive advice regarding ASL. If you haven't done so yet, you may wish to visit and apply to join: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ If you do wish to join please keep in mind that you will need to "read the rules" and answer a couple of questions during the application process. (If you don't answer the two questions the moderators tend to delete the application.) After you are a member of the Lifeprint-ASLU group feel free to post your ASL-related questions there after doing a search for the answer using the in-group search function (available on full-size browsers). You should receive some excellent answers. After a reasonable amount of time if you haven't received an answer from the group and if you still need my assistance feel free to tag me from within the thread. Warm regards, - Dr. Bill ___________________ William G. Vicars Ed.D.

[@siyavashyahyaei2106]

hi i am deaf

[@nerdynaomi7]

Ooh, we can't be friends anymore. I despise mayo.

[@sign-language]

I'll miss you terribly. (Random internet person.) But priorities are priorities.

[@brendan4855]

Hello Bill. I think if you said out loud what you are signing or saying in sign language it would be better. Because people that can hear, can understand and learn much faster and easier.

[@sign-language]

While I can certainly understand how using voice to teach ASL would seem like a good idea to many people, there are issues (problems) with using voice to teach ASL that outweigh the benefits: 1. Grammar: The grammar of ASL is different from the grammar of English. If you voice while signing you will end up using English grammar instead of ASL grammar. 2. Mouth Morphemes: Quite a few signs use specific mouth shapes or movements to convey or modify meaning. If you are speaking while signing you will be unable to utilize these mouth morphemes. Some signs use mouth phonemes which do not necessarily convey meaning but do help articulate the sign clearly (by that I mean, there are signs for which the use of the mouth shape makes it clear which sign is being used, for example "late" vs "not yet." I am not talking about mouthing the English words -- I'm talking about very specific non-English mouth shapes that are different from the English word. 3 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: Many of my students are learning ASL due to hearing loss. A voice-based teaching approach would be ineffective for them (in addition to being frustrating). 4. Equal Access to Communication: If I used voice in my classroom, my students would mistakenly assume that I'm Hearing and they would start voicing questions or comments to me. Since I am Deaf/hh I would miss many of their comments and it would be frustrating for all of us. Thus it is much better to maintain a visual-only communication environment in the classroom. 5. Eye-training: Hearing students (students who can hear) who want to become skilled at understanding a visual language need opportunities to actually engage in visual reception and processing of linguistic information. Conducting class in a visual modality insures that students are indeed "turning on their eyes" and engaging the pathway between their eyes and their brain for language processing purposes. A voiced ASL classroom is like talking about a bicycle. A signed ASL classroom is like getting on that bike and peddling. 6. Habit avoidance: Hearing people who engage in simultaneous signing and voicing (sometimes referred to as bi-modal communication, simultaneous communication, or "simcom") tend to drop various small (but important) signs or parts of signs. The Hearing person feels that their communication is effective but what is happening is they are shifting the burden of communication to the Deaf person who must then engage in lip-reading and second-language grammar processing to make sense of the message (while at the same time making mental corrections for the dropped signs). 7. Culture: American Sign Language (and other natural sign languages) are fundamentally tied to the Deaf Community. We Deaf people respect, value, and appreciate visual communication (much more than voiced communication). Curricula and teaching approaches that use or rely on voice are held in low regard by the Deaf Community. A "Hearing" ASL 1 instructor who uses voice to teach is handing their students a crutch. Then when that student gets to ASL 2 with a Deaf (non-voicing) instructor the student's brain is unprepared for instruction in the visual mode and the student (without his/her crutch) struggles in the class and blames the ASL 2 teacher. At the end of the semester the student gives the non-voicing ASL 2 instructor a low evaluation and the ASL 2 instructor loses his/her job (which leads to anger and resentment). Then Hearing ASL instructors (and others) wonder why Deaf people are not enthusiastic about (or outright opposed to) Hearing people teaching ASL. ---------------------------------- [So, for those Hearing people reading this who are thinking about becoming ASL teachers, I encourage you to ask yourself, "If I couldn't hear and couldn't voice -- how would I go about teaching ASL?"]

[@lake-om5ss]

Brendan Kloos ummm, he's deaf you ding dong, he wouldn't pronounce it right. And besides, with out the voice it makes it a lot more of a challenge for the student, therefore it sticks

[@Taylor-wt9zv]

I'm hearing I like it with no talking makes you pay attention and remember better I think. I'm learning so much I love it!

[@pedropadilla3738]

i want to marry her

[@McCaler]

Your student is quite the cutie, Bill.

[@reginaldcortez8763]

is Sara single ?

[@lake-om5ss]

Reginald Cortez oh you are so gross