Because I took a BREAK...

[@NikkiJayArtistry]

thank you for this clarification some other videos were using the sign for broken, or vacation.. to say "take a break" or "i need a break" which is what i was looking for. THANK YOU

[@TreasureTrain]

Glad you're back dude

[@ASLMeredith]

Thanks! So am I :)

[@Heppys58]

Well, seeing how she is female, it would more like Dudette

[@jessconda4264]

I teach at an elementary school where our kids sometimes “take a break” in a calm area of the room if they are overly emotional or not following directions. The goal is to brethe, self regulate/“reset”and come back. Is that kind of “take a breaks” the same as the sign you used for “rest”? Great video-thank you!

[@PearceDevin]

In my industry we use "to break/broken" as the sign for break time. When it comes to "broken-down" that is used for a roof/floor collapsing/sagging or tarp on a roof sagging with water and ice

[@airama.9966]

Thanks for coming back! For what I could read from the comments, I will be waiting for Part 2 of this video. It is interesting to know how many signs we can get with only one word!

[@ASLMeredith]

Yes, so many different meanings!

[@bitchboy5508]

Could breakdown as used in the video be used in the context of a person? I’m asking because sometimes I go nonverbal during breakdowns or overload and it would be helpful to describe.

[@whitecrow1949]

I love how you address these signs and concepts!

[@ASLMeredith]

Thanks! Hope it's helped

[@williammuldro7835]

The idiom "give me a break" as described here:www.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lesson/2014/04/23/3-ways-to-use-give-me-a-break-english-idiom-lesson-mp3/ "Break it down": To explain something in steps, in a relationship "breakup": when two people break up. Break up: (of a gathering) come to an end and disperse. "after about an hour, the meeting broke up". Break down: can do a whole video on www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakdown (p.s. echoing Treasure Train)

[@ASLMeredith]

Wow these are great, William! Thanks for sharing the idioms that use 'break'. I'll have to include these in an upcoming 'part 2' :)

[@loriesau543]

Good one!

[@StampMyArt]

Glad to see you back, hope you had a good break.

[@ASLMeredith]

Thanks!

[@jamesdalcanton5197]

Welcome back You were missed!

[@ASLMeredith]

Thanks, James!

[@VianXu]

very helpful! Thanks!

[@ASLMeredith]

Glad it was helpful! 🙏

[@VianXu]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@huggybear539]

I was looking how to say the phrase "give me a break!" Since it means the same as "give it a rest!" I'll choose the 3rd example (right hand between the fingers of the left hand)

[@karensmith9223]

How would you sign breakthrough?

[@sarahstuelke160]

Glad to see you again!!!!

[@ASLMeredith]

Thanks, Sarah! Glad to be back :)

[@unicornmadness6286]

Absolutely love this channel. ❤❤❤

[@ASLMeredith]

Glad you enjoy learning here! Thanks, Emily.

[@marvilaestrada395]

Nice 👍

[@ASLMeredith]

Thanks ✌

[@BJHinman]

In reference to driving a car “brake” i.e., “Check your Brakes.”

[@ASLMeredith]

Ohh YES that's a good one! Thanks. You'd use your flat hands representing the pedals

[@ASLLOVE]

I typically use your sign for "break down" but I have also noticed (and used it) with the palms facing towards you. You start with your pinky fingers touching and then move your hands downward a bit so that the rest of your fingers touch in succession. Have you seen it done in this way?

[@ASLMeredith]

No, haven't seen that. Description seems more like a different sign altogether for things going to plan.

[@ASLLOVE]

@@ASLMeredith Yes, I know which sign you are referring to. The one that I've seen is very similar except the hands collapse together at the end. I'll ask around at work and see what I can find out.

[@johnhancock8463]

Thank you

[@Jr7969612]

In ASL is the term being “broke” as in out of money, a commonly expressed slang term, or do ASL speakers only say “I have no money”, or do they have another term of slang ?

[@ASLMeredith]

Oh YES that's another good one, thanks! Will include in a 'part 2' video. To sign 'broke', you basically make a single chop to the neck (pinky-side comes together with neck)

[@KateMH_]

Lunch break?

[@ASLMeredith]

Oh yes! That's a good example. You could use the third sign shown at 1:19 - for a pause/intermission in the day. (along with the sign LUNCH!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWq8Y4Sbitd9m68

[@BrittAlvey]

@@ASLMeredith would you sign it as lunch break or break lunch? Sorry if this is a silly question.

[@ASLMeredith]

@@BrittAlvey If just trying to say "lunch break" then could use that same order. Similarly, in the context of a sentence or story, you might sign BREAK first, and then sign LUNCH EAT, and then continue telling what you did next.

[@charlettea.p.kealoha8050]

Can i use theses signs when I need a break? Mahalo ( thanks) from Honolulu, Hawaii 🤙

[@ASLMeredith]

Yep!

[@marcelapierucetti6549]

Hi guys, any suggestions for online ASL classes/schools? Thanks!

[@Lionheart72230]

Meredith actually has a pretty robust self-guided beginners class online.

[@ASLMeredith]

Thanks for sharing, Brandon! Yes, I do! Details at courses.aslmeredith.com

[@ASLMeredith]

Hi Marcela, thanks for asking! I suggest several types of online lessons at aslmeredith.com/learn-from-home -- hope that helps!

[@marcelapierucetti6549]

@@Lionheart72230 thank you! I'll definitely take a lot even though I want to take actual "in person" classes...

[@marcelapierucetti6549]

@@ASLMeredith thank you, I'll look into it!

[@upsidedown3656]

Hey Meredith what kind of computer program or app do you use to edit your videos? I have always been fascinated with the text of your videos.

[@ASLMeredith]

Hi there, I just use iMovie

[@kayliejones5091]

My autistic daughter couldn't make the break sign meaning to pause, rest work with her dyspraxia. So, could she use break apart as slang to mean "I need a break" when overwhelmed at school? She was able to do that one.

[@loriesau543]

A "fast break" in basketball or other sport like lacrosse, means that your team suddenly gets the ball by error of other team, and your team "takes off" to score before the other team can set up defense. I would use "escape" or "take off" sign.

[@ASLMeredith]

Ohhh thanks for sharing, Lori! I wouldn't have known that definition, so I learned something new :) those signs sound appropriate to me for that context, and/or using classifiers to represent the player's movement.

[@ashleyscott155]

No captions available for this😅🥺

[@ASLMeredith]

Because there's no voiceover! All context is provided in English OPEN Captions on screen. Learn voice-off! It's good practice.

[@juggernaut4936]

You okay Meredith? Looking Gorgeous as always :}

[@ASLMeredith]

All good, thanks!

[@juggernaut4936]

Awesome! Thank you soooooo much for being my Teacher! I'm glad I can say Thank You in 3 different languages. English is my main language. But I'm also learning ASL and Russian. So again... спасибо

[@rafaelsmith5411]

Break time?

[@ASLMeredith]

Thanks! That's in there, right? at 1:19

[@rafaelsmith5411]

@@ASLMeredith You're welcome!

[@rachelrivera4096]

How about break up? As in end a relationship

[@ASLMeredith]

Check out Part 2! You'll find it there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaTJgniJes6UqJI

[@antonioandolini6466]

To break out (of jail) (escape). To break out of here (leave) To break out (in zits or hives) A break out (of a virus or disease)

[@ASLMeredith]

YES these are all great, thanks!

[@elizabethhelton7850]

Break-up for a couple.

[@ASLMeredith]

oh YES that's another! I'll have to add a video Part 2 :) in the meantime, it's typically signed either DISCONNECT or the sign BREAK/broken with fingerspelled "up"

[@ليلىعل-ش3غ]

I want sign language ( month ﮼ day ﮼ week ﮼ year ﮼ hour ﮼ minute ﮼ second , half hour , Quarter hour ) please ☹️🙏🏼

[@upsidedown3656]

Submit that on a request form. Because that's what she does now and what everybody now does. Here is the link for it, in which I think you can do it on: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_I65-vAThnoJ2S9skZfSjzHOQG-Cxsd6VuBN6LK_AgQzolQ/viewform?c=0&w=1

[@antonioandolini6466]

Breaking news,...

[@ASLMeredith]

Another!

[@mhopio59]

Pause

[@arthurpacker4559]

Break up in a relationship.

[@ASLMeredith]

Oh YES good one. I'll include that in an upcoming BREAK video part 2 :)

[@beenice1555]

You’re back yayyyy

[@ASLMeredith]

I am! :)