ASL Sentence Structure: Word Order in American Sign Language l ASL Lessons

[@leeeeeen9534]

Wow i just love the way she explains everything

[@elleteddy1086]

That’s why she’s a teacher 😍 she’s so good at her job

[@davidortiz8913]

Oh my gosh I absolutely love this!! My buddy is def and I love talking to him in sign. I’m a very fast learner so when he teaches me and I make small talk with SL with him, he gets baffled lol

[@sherryjackson8474]

David Ortiz Cool I figured that it is a more interesting language to learn with imitating objects and feelings without worrying about pronunciation as with every other language.I learned the alphabet (have a harder time remembering the letters R and X).

[@_morgan_7496]

What's a buddy?

[@geewilikers9780]

@@_morgan_7496 it's a casual word for 'friend.'

[@noah-kc3tx]

I want to be an interpreter when I'm older, (I was taking notes) thanks so much!! I'm looking into your classes

[@TakeLessons]

Wonderful! See you in class!

[@musiclover04717]

Same

[@acristinachavez1879]

Me to

[@acristinachavez1879]

I want to be a interpreter too☺

[@xarragoodpaster2500]

Same

[@sammyytube5999]

I was taught sentence structure by a good deaf instructor, but still I just could not get it by the end of the class. But to actually hear it explained in only ten minutes, I have complete understanding. Thank you sooooo much for such a simply and well explained lesson. Beautifully done!!

[@c1nnamodoll]

she talks so gently but in a somehow not condescending way, and she explains everything really well, which is honestly all i can ask for

[@dawnmichelle4403]

I wish I could see more of her in the frame. It's difficult when her hands are default out of view.

[@bryanmark16]

ASL sentence structure Part 1: 0:22 ASL and English sentence structure differences English: Comment-Topic e.g. red ball ASL: Topic-Comment e.g. ball red Part 2: 1:06 How to form a sentence in ASL? ASL -> Time-Topic-Comment e.g. "I'm moving to a big city next year" ASL: Next year - city - big - I'm moving Part 3: 4:05 Pronouns in ASL Part 4: 4:54 Signing past and future tenses Part 5: 5:57 Asking questions in ASL Part 7 (*6): 7:09 Negation in ASL Negation = Showing the "no" or "negative" such as don't or not Part 8: 8:34 Other ways to form sentences in ASL Part 9: 10:04 Common mistakes

[@bhsklempn5951]

Thank you !

[@gaininggrain3554]

during the ongoing quarantine and my asl teacher not finding a way to teach us sign language these videos are helping me much more than my asl books could ever teach me

[@GraveyardRein]

I’m currently going deaf and this is super helpful. I’m new to learning but it’s necessary.

[@hevvyrayne178]

I am in love with this video! Thank you! -current ASL learner

[@coldfusionmusical]

Wow, this is really similar to some of the Asian languages structures, for me as a Chinese Malaysian, the structure is like Chinese and Malay combined, which is quite easy to grasp for me. You teach well. Keep up the good work!

[@riotjohnson889]

Would loove to learn more about the more complex sentences bc in everyday conversation we don’t talk in simple sentences like “I like apples” etc so I love how you went into that a little 👍👍

[@brittanybostick4000]

I have watched 4 ASL videos and I have learned enough to hold a conversation with someone who is deaf. I am excited to keep learning. Your video's have helped me learn so much about sign language. My dad is 40% deaf in both ears and my strp mom has lost 80% of her hearing in both ears. With my dad losing his hearing I fear it is hereditary and I may lose mine as well. These videos are helping so much. Thank you.

[@albertgachoka4990]

Her pace is perfect for my understanding. I love her teaching.

[@chrisrimas7013]

This was really helpful, especially for someone who's just trying to learn ASL. Thank you!

[@EyeLoveTheStars]

Just start your own KZbin channel with ASL lessons. You explain ASL so well. 😚

[@valerieoffield6514]

I am not fully deaf but I do have significant hearing loss in both ears. I was accepted into a school for the hearing impaired but unfortunately they were shut down before I could attend. This was about 10 years ago. I have ALWAYS wanted to learn ASL. For myself, and for others. So, I’m finally trying to learn sign language on my own. Your videos have helped SO much. I’d love to see online classes.

[@DPoston81]

Forming sentences and maintaining conversations with deaf people is what I'm struggling with the most right now. I naturally want to retreat when I can't maintain a conversation in ASL. I'm working to push through that. Thank you for these videos!

[@professionalfan]

Thank you so much for this!! This helped tremendously. I am learning ASL right now, with a Deaf teacher, and my hope is to be an interpreter. This really helped me understand the grammar structure better so I can practice at home. Thank you so much!

[@gf4453]

Only actually useful video I've encountered. We don't need thousands of vocabulary words if we don't know how to build sentences. Great work, Victoria!

[@johndavis3894]

Wow! I've been trying to learn ASL for a long time. I pretty much had to resort to ESL because I couldn't ever make sense of the syntax. Finally, this video shows up in a search and explains the whole topic-comment stuff and forming sentences in a comprehensive way. Thanks a ton!

[@meitrawilliams4796]

I felt like back in high school they taught object subject verb. But I like this so much better because it’s easier to find what the time topic and comment is in a sentence! Great video! I’ve been wanting to re-learn ASL I miss signing!

[@katielewis6575]

Hi, I’m an ASL teacher and starting online learning due to the school closure, would you mind sharing what video editing software you use? I like this format!

[@MarcusJSmith]

What? Lol

[@thefutureisqueer3899]

Thank you! As a deaf person at a deaf school in a deaf time, it's embarrassing to mess up my own language. I haven't had an ASL class for years

[@SuperButterfly217]

Thank you so much for this. I am a level 4 ASL Student and this is one of the hardest concepts for me to remember, but this video helped a lot. Now to practice my facial expressions. New subscriber.

[@je.suis.eva.]

So far it sounds easier than the language I've been learning for years now.

[@solosheba5pointssquare]

You are the BEST ASL TEACHER ON KZbin 👍🏼🥰🥰💋 PERIOD!!!!

[@reginamanko6306]

Though I use Ghanaian Sign language, I still find your video very helpful. It is well explained. Thank you very much

[@magicalbloggingcorner2680]

This helped me so much! Thank you! I am learning sign language during quarentene because I am bored, I also decided to be a teacher for the deaf when I am older

[@UniversalEngineer]

Phenomenal. This instructor is so clear and helpful.

[@toadyoady]

thank you so much! i was confused on how to make my sentences work and work correctly but you explained it perfectly!! i understand now!! thank you!!

[@howarduhlian6136]

I just started my ASL class in college and watching your lessons is clarifies some things thanks

[@Khymeira]

This is so cool. I'm a native English speaker but have studied Japanese for many years and see a fair bit of grammatical similarities. Sorta delightful.

[@mvpsportslive]

Im currently studying Japanese as well and the sentence structure scares me lol!! For some reason I understand ASL sentence structure so well and actually feel like starting a conversation would be quite simple to catch on to. I don't quite feel that way about japanese. I would love if you could lend a little advice...if you have the time??? Thanks in advance.

[@arseniov.7809]

thank you thank you! I made a deaf friend at work, and I KNOW im signing in english, but absoulutely I need to take a step back and rework my sentence and translate it out better. She says she doesn't care too much about grammar, and just is fine with communicating, but I want to become better and sign at least a tiny bit fluently. (I know I mistaken plenty of signs, we work in a warehouse and i signed Doctor instead of Truck once, haha thankfully she has a lot of patience with me.) I'm making the effort to retake ASL classes because im rusty, I really love sign language it's just amazing

[@maisieadri1721]

Oh PLEASSEE make another video! you are an amazing teacher and you make it so much easier to learn Thank you so MUCHHH

[@sheridumas5832]

This has been so helpful!! Thank you for SPEAKING to us!!!

[@salvadorbenavides6423]

Thanks so much! I am planning to study ASL in LA this Winter and love your classes!

[@rglover143]

Thank you for the video, a great refresher. for me. What about when you’re interpreting a lecture or speech ? I get thrown off in my word order and start pidgeon signing ( some ASL and English word order) what’s the beat way to try to avoid that and stay with ASL sentence structure throughout? Thank you in advance for addressing this

[@Mixwell1983]

I kinda of get the structure of ASL when I took Spanish for example when you say "where are you from" the wording is more like "from where are you". (De donde eres tu or usted) Ive literally watched maybe 30 mins total of different ASL videos and i can say a lot your beginner questions and other things but as it gets more proper and remembering nouns can be hard to remember. I had the same issue in Spanish class the books we had at a new chapter showed a scene and had all the nouns and arrows pointing at each object.. I dont know anyone who is deaf but I am genuinely interested in learning ASL.. There was a dude in my culinary class who had interpreters, would have been cool to know what i know now and practice with him so long as he was willing.. Seems like folks in the deaf community are always willing to help someone learn the language that doesnt know it.. When i worked at Home Depot here near Los Angeles I had alot of spanish speakung customers who ai wouod try and help.. I understand bits and pieces but instead of saying i dont speak Spanish i told them i speak a little and would try to help them .

[@scoopwithpudding8774]

I love this video and I really learned a lot! I do want to point out that there was no part 6. It went from 5 to 7. Thank you so much!

[@CyberAngel05]

i really love thins, i am sometimes mute so im just learning how to communicate to others

[@StainLessSteel.]

Xink Lust I totally respect you so if u feel like nobody respects u, know that I do, and that I think it’s wonderful that u r learning ASL

[@toob..]

Same with me!, except I'm just really uncomfortable with meeting new people...I think that it's super cool you're learning to sign! Good luck!

[@stay-fm]

Thank you so much for this video, I’m studying to become an interpreter and sentence structure has always been the hardest for me

[@jaceflynn1454]

How would I structure a question that doesn't necessarily have a question word (ie: Who, What, Where, Etc.), but more of a doing word (Can, Does, Would, Could, Should, Etc)? Like, I was thinking of something along the lines of "Does lipreading help you understand?" or "Should I sign slower?"

[@lydia61174]

Use your eyebrows to ask the question. For example YOU LIPREAD YOU (eyebrows up)? Eyebrows go up when asking a yes/no question or a rhetorical question. Eyebrows go down when asking a wh question

[@longliveplanetawesome3223]

Facial expressions are a BIG thing in ASL. Look confused to indicate that your asking a question.

[@nadia-yx6re]

Raising your eyebrows for a yes/no question and putting your eyebrows down for a who, what, when, where, how questions. Leaning forward also shoes you expect an answer.

[@ZzzZ-sb9ju]

How would you sign “do” “you” and “want” for a sentence like “do you want to eat? “

[@princeorlando1431]

just watching this trying to take notes but ill probably have to keep rewatching it to get everything down to give me something to go back to, these videos are helpful.

[@fabiob6737]

Very good and clear video, thanks! While reviewing it, I came up with two questions: why in the sentence "I’m moving to a big city next year" "city" is the topic, while in "I'm going to school" "I" is the topic? If we already have an adverb (time) stating when the action took place, do we need to sign "past" or "future"? I find it a bit confusing that the "past" or "future" signs are not at the beginning where the time complement usually is Thank you!

[@actuallyasnail8342]

This is such a well explained video!! I wanna learn ASL and this videos are helping me a lot

[@pchelamaja88]

Victoria is a great teacher!!!

[@jerryarnold4583]

Does Victoria have any, more recent videos?? She's really good!! Great job explaining.

[@embxx7396]

When you are describing a noun (topic) with verbs and adjectives, does it matter if a verb comes before an adjective, or does the adjective always come first?

[@GaleLeach]

This was a great video. Clear, concise, and covered enough to get a good start. Thanks!

[@melikkaa]

this is very helpful! I find there are a lot of similarities with the Mexican sign language, makes it easier to learn :)

[@mattjew516]

This is absolutely amazing!! Thank you for all of your help!!

[@joeldiego9271]

Please continue teaching this class.

[@brandylyneemberlingallop2041]

Your a great teacher, thank you so much!

[@jenniferalwi251]

Victoria is the best ever. Amazing.

[@brandonkennedy8451]

I learned how to say (hi im grace im learning sign) Thx you so much your videos help me alot

[@garrettgiblette7469]

If I wanted to sign the English phrase “I need to sleep”, how would I do this? What would be considered the “subject” and what would be the “comment”? Thanks a million! :)

[@alexisoconnor7714]

Garrett Giblette I’m in my third semester of ASL classes and based off of what i have learned, i would sign “sleep, i need”. Sleep is the topic, you needing it is the comment.

[@lovinlu363]

SLEEP NEED I

[@dennissykes5173]

I have had one semester of asl and watching her some it is coming back. But I agree with them sleep is the subject. Your needing it is the comment. I could also ascertain that just listening to her. I am hearing impaired so I just getting to a point where I really need to be proactive with this. I have a neighbor down the street who signs and is always instilling in me to practice. So needless to say I learned that sign fast. That’s why I pay attention to the things this instructor is signing through the natural course of teaching before focusing on the lesson. However, some of it is lost in the frame. But she is good. Sorry for the long reply but she got me excited trying to learn asl!

[@ZzzZ-sb9ju]

@@alexisoconnor7714 so you don’t need to put time? Also how do you say “you” “do” and “want” like “do you want to eat?”

[@copycat.tattoos678]

Hi Victoria, I am student in CSUF. I would really like to learn sign language & be able to master it effectively. I am concerned in how many lessons and and min whether 25 or 45 min, as well as lessons be enough to learn the language extraordinaryly well? I am not deaf, I am just really interested in learning this life skill. I am also 21 years of age so I do intend to take this serious but enjoy learning it lol. Thank you!

[@martharoman9615]

Hi! You mentioned here that to sign "the apple in the kitchen" would be Kitchen first, how would you complete the rest of the sentence for that? Thank you

[@daphinetumwebaze744]

How do i form a word from scratch? Can i get it from combining the ASL alphabet. Like the way i do with my name. Or i have to keep researching what a book , pen, apple is in ASL? Thank you😍 we appreciate your knowledge.

[@MArtistForLife]

Loved the video and subscribed ^_^ A few questions/concepts I am curious about: I was taught the Time-Topic-Comment structure, and that is what I use (as of now) when signing, but I've also heard that some signers use the structure Subject-Verb-Object (instead of Subject-Object-Verb). For instance: I EAT APPLE rather than APPLE I EAT, the latter using topicaization. Are either acceptable? I personally find the latter more natural (ASL-wise, not from English). Also, what do you do with a sentence that has a relative clause, when you are trying to gloss it in ASL? Example: "In an alleyway corner covered in cigarette smoke, something was hidden." (From a song I translated, that's why it's so descriptive.) I have attempted ^_^' DARK STREET CORNER CIGARETTE SMOKE, SOMETHING HIDE-in Again, loved this video, and I'm excited to brush up on my signing ^_^

[@tudormiller8898]

Very informative video. Watching from London UK. Are there any similarities with ASL and BSL ?

[@kikithedisneyfan5607]

I have a question. In ASL. hmmm let’s see if I understood what you was saying, if I wanted to say “the orange is in the kitchen” using the Location+Comment. Would I sign in ASL “Kitchen Orange there” is that also a way I can do it?

[@brie6874]

Hello, my boyfriends parents and most of his family are deaf and I’ve been learning sign for a couple years now. We don’t use this structure and I was curious so I asked my friend who is an interpreter in New York if she does, and she said she doesn’t. I was wondering if this structure is in certain areas or maybe more profession situations like school sign?

[@BCSoHappy]

This was so clear. Maybe next videos the speaker could be up higher so her signs aren't cut off?

[@mdhill70]

Great video. Very helpful!!

[@ronkolody9282]

You are great..... just a little slower..... thanks .....luv it....

[@vernaspence8811]

Thanks for helping me to learn A S L

[@marisac.5303]

Thank you! it was very helpful.

[@jasoncain22]

this is awesome! thanks for posting 😀

[@gloriaberard7796]

this is AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@emsf2933]

Hi! I have a question about the location thing you were talking about. Earlier in the video you explained “I will go to school” with school at the end but then later on you put kitchen in the front of the sentence. Why is school not considered a location?

[@TakeLessons]

What are YOUR questions about ASL sentence structure? Leave a comment and let us know!

[@Pootyc4]

TakeLessons Thank you so much this was soo helpful! Me and my classmates have been struggling with this for a while. We were wondering if you could do a follow up video on longer sentences. ♥️

[@TakeLessons]

Thanks for watching! Love the feedback, and glad it helped. :)

[@social.b]

This is awesome... Can you do a grammar video using the same concepts but with more complex situations or stories... Thank you...These videos are very helpful

[@TakeLessons]

Great suggestion! Thank you for watching :)

[@epwgames6090]

What is the sentence format for giving instructions involving a person, object and action? What is the sentence format for asking a yes/no question? What is the sentence format for asking an open-ended question? What is the proper way to respond to a yes/no question with an agreeance? What is the proper way to respond to a yes/no question with a negation?

[@angiestop4095]

ASL kind of reminds me of Japanese. Instead of the adjective being first it's the object. Idk how to explain it, but if you speak Japanese, then you'd know. There was this one comment saying that for them it better the learn sign language than a language because you don't have to spell it, which I agree. But yeah, you really explained ASL really good❤❤

[@cssmaster2978]

I learned English. and my first language and English had totally opposite structure. For example, English goes Subject+Verb+Object and my language goes like ASL, so it took me so long time to learn English. and now I feel become comfortable with English, but the thing is, ASL structure is again making me reverse.....I will be quick to adjust this situation as my first language's structire is same as ASL. I just wanna know how English speaker feels about this structure.

[@williamschildren855]

I loved this vid and I hope to see more

[@MiraSol__]

So, I'm just curious, do question words always go at the end? What happens when the question word is being used in a sentence that isn't a question?

[@danieleljunior]

Siempre. E querido aprender. Ablar con señas. Pero no abia encontrado. Un video. Tan explicado. Me impresionó la sencilles de las esplicaciones

[@TEQsStar]

I love to watch theas asl videos

[@brookethomas3810]

This was very helpful. The only thing I'm still confused on is what the topic of a sentence is exactly. Because I know it isn't the same as the subject... I think

[@Karina_frfr]

I just saw the second Quiet Place movie, I've wanted go learn ASL for a while but now I actually have motivation to bc of the movie

[@cytinamilner6424]

I wanted to learn more about words to learn in sign so I can talk to my aunt without always spelling it out. Thank you

[@Matt-hm4ie]

I really enjoyed this video.

[@Anonymous-el4hi]

Thxs for the tips this wil sure help others :D

[@eboneeread8434]

i was sooooo confused but now hooo im getting good. i really don not know why i g ot into sign but it could be useful in high school u never know

[@jg1681]

omg, thanks so much! this is really amazing video

[@colineclarke7780]

I did enjoy and I am learning to sign

[@elunei6490]

I learned a different way of signing when (circle around the finger but inseat of on top, in the side and then touch the other finger) and why (hand in number 5 and bend the middle finger inwards twice pointing at the side of your forehead) is that also correct? Sorry for the crappy descriptions I didn't know how else I could describe it

[@shordi3415]

Yes, that's also possible :) sometimes there are different signs depending on where you are and who teaches you but those two you mentioned are very common as well.

[@cordezzesands1124]

Awesome class

[@shaelindelong4367]

i think lerning sine is ganna be good for me cuz im dyslexic so i do alot backwords so speaking in sine should come natruly for the most part

[@kesialisandra]

I loved it and I would like to say that , you are very similar a Brazilian sing " Gabriela Rocha"

[@patrickwin5840]

Love it. Thank you. 🙏🙏

[@joeldiego9271]

Keep teachong this language it is interesting.

[@Angierart]

Can we get some more examples of how you would use those rhetorical questions? Something like: I will take the train to France Friday, but if your coming we can drive the car to Spain tomorrow.

[@nobodycares1575]

would you say instead of My family visited the zoo yesterday / Yesterday zoo my family visited?

[@KM-if2wp]

Yes, but don't need the word "my"

[@atzelpolame5432]

Thanks.... I'm learning ASL please add more of your videos... Lol

[@caro3083]

Just wondering why certain terms have slight differences. For instance, the way she signs "yesterday," as I learned it as doing the movement with a "y" letter instead of just an outward thumb and fist as she's signing. I'm not deaf myself and am pretty new to learning, but I've noticed small signs like this being over or under exaggerated or missing little elements in videos like these. These elements, however, make a difference to what I remember since I'm not yet familiar with all of ASL. "Morning" was also one that I thought couldn't be so exaggerated, but is just supposed to slightly rise under the ND arm. Is this just the difference between formal teachings and maybe stylized & comfortable movements of those who use it conversationally? Most of what I've learned has been from someone who is deaf so that's my theory

[@lydia61174]

They have lazy ways of signing so she was just showing you the sign exaggerated because you want to learn the sign but there are different ways once you get more comfortable with asl

[@timelordfanatic2]

"Yesterday" with Y handshape is more of an older sign. How she is signing it is more of an ASL way to sign it instead of relying on the "y" for "yesterday" which is more English based.

[@andilemafilika6655]

U explain so well

[@motojin]

How about Conditional statements and Conjunction words? How do you sign those?

[@richardcohen7056]

Great lesson. But sometimes I think her animated hand gestures are signs to be learned from context of her discussions. She ‘s a great teacher.