The ASL Alphabet | ASL - American Sign Language - ABCs

Learn how to sign the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet. Three simultaneous views for clarification. Closed-captioned. 1080p HD.

[@elizabethhurlbut1475]

Using multiple angles to display each letter is genius. It can make the difference between trying to copy a sign and fully understanding the sign you're making. Thank you very much for posting.

[@formula1dude531]

You are so write because I was watching a different video and I had to keep stopping to see how his fingers were positioned

[@artvandelay48]

It helps so much. I learned from a different video to find out later that I was doing k completely wrong

[@megclement]

Definitely the closest you can get to having someone teach you in person!

[@DippyHippie]

And as a new student to ASL the speed with which he displays each letter is wonderful!

[@remiisme]

Something I found helpful for practicing is signing along and trying to stay one step ahead and then checking you're right when he does it. For example, I sign an A before he signs an A, I check my A is right based on his, then I have to switch to a B in the time before he does, then once he does I use his to check, and so on. Maybe this will help someone else as well!

[@sunshines.6277]

I did that also it helped me learn quickly 🙂

[@johnyjo3973]

I've been trying that and it's helping, thanks! :D

[@alexandrafraire775]

yea i was doing that and it hepled so much but im still trying to learn

[@bexbii_6723]

Melissa Marshall this is very unrelated but who’s on your pfp? :)

[@remiisme]

@@bexbii_6723 lol its a pic of myself

[@bichonfrise6248]

To hearing English speakers: 1.ASL is NOT English. ASL has its own grammar structure and sayings/ signs that can be only understood in sign and not English 2. Facial expression is very important. In English when you speak, the pitch of your voice changes depending on how you feel. To show feelings in ASL we use facial expression 3.Deaf and deaf have slightly different meanings

[@harashe1000]

I'm learning ASL now and I'm having a hard time with the facial expressions-- I think I'm a bit repressed and feel scared/embarrassed to do anything with my face that's not a neutral expression. Glad I'm learning ASL and extra glad because it's teaching me about myself in ways I didn't expect! I'm working to strengthen the link between my thoughts and the expressions I convey outwardly

[@whitneyhendrix8075]

Can you explain what the difference between Deaf and deaf is?

[@sleepy.dreamer]

i know there are subtitles, but here are the timestamps in case anyone wants them! 0:05 - A 0:08 - B 0:12 - C 0:16 - D 0:20 - E 0:24 - F 0:28 - G 0:32 - H 0:34 - I 0:36-0:38 - J 0:40 - K 0:44 - L 0:48 - M 0:50 - N 0:54 - O 0:57 - P 1:00 - Q 1:04 - R 1:08 - S 1:12 - T 1:14 - U 1:16 - V 1:20 - W 1:24 - X 1:26 - Y 1:28-1:30 - Z i hope this helps! thank you so much for this video and the multiple angles!!~ [edit] i’m so happy some of you found this helpful! i wish you the best in exploring and learning this beautiful language!~

[@dwaynehenry1414]

Thank you for this i know a few letter and I wanted to skip to the ones I didn't know

[@AylinRise]

Ty!!!

[@liv_fit4958]

I love how this is straight to the point and shows all perspectives!

[@mrs.thumper]

Thank you for the different camera angles. I'm trying to teach myself ASL and this was really helpful! One day I'll be able to teach baby!

[@rebeccagrant1599]

I agree the different camera angles are a plus. I appreciate that extra help.

[@gisagirl]

@fr0g_kand1 i didnt realise it was that old. Hope they succeeded in learning it 😊

[@georgianamurnaghan9721]

learning the language just to go out and teach it shouldn't be your goal. Leave that to the people who are fluent, thanks.

[@jaminjordonissexy1]

@@georgianamurnaghan9721 I think it’s a little late to say that

[@crimsoncherrypicked5431]

@@georgianamurnaghan9721 what is wrong with you? A lot of people would love to learn this language to do positive things and if they’d like to become a teacher and help others learn the language then let them???? What’s the issue? And what do you mean “leave that to the people who are fluent” they had to learn at some point too and once she becomes fluent it won’t matter. Why? Because she’s fluent so she can teach whoever the hell she wants. Do you really think that telling someone who’s obviously passionate about their goals to just not do them because there’s more people skilled at it? Everyone has to learn at some point.

[@Neverender3367]

I just learned the alphabet after watching your video about five times. I figure if I watch it five times every day and continue to add in words I’ll get better at ASL in no-time. Last week a deaf person sat down at my bar and I really wished that I would’ve had the ability to have a better conversation with him. We managed by typing things on our phones, however, when he comes back, I want to blow him away by having an entire conversation in a language we both can understand. So thank you for all these videos because of all the ASL channels I’ve come across yours is the very best. ✌🏽

[@mkingms]

seems like they ran out of signs to make for Z and they were just like... "FORGET IT.... just draw it!"

[@angrybirdsfreak101]

I learned the alphabet in one day because of this video. Best one out there

[@jayteller]

This helped so much!! I'm a complete beginner and I learned the whole alphabet in about 15 minutes because of this video 👌✊✌👈👂

[@awelotta]

@Officer Right There or fsvg? beautiful

[@pu-m3451]

DEV..? Uhmm 😂 I need more practice.

[@salmontrip1455]

DSVG? Hear??

[@just-your-local-plant-mom]

FEVG ear???💀

[@hola1305]

FEVG??

[@breezyhands7809]

Hi from the land of the long white cloud, New Zealand (NZ)! Thank you for the video of ASL ABC :-) I work with a lovely student who has lost the movement of her right side of her body from a stroke. Although Deaf people in NZ use the manual alphabet with two hands, your video has given me an idea to help my student learn ABC through ASL with a one hand alphabet signs. This video is clear, precise and an easy pace to follow. Without sounds or captions, come on you people! Strengthen your visual perceptions and ASL or any other sign languages used around the world are not based on sounds! Imagine what it feels like to be immersed into the land of the Deaf signing to communicate and that will help change your perceptions of Deaf people and their beautiful language!! So ... thank you! Good work!

[@asl2mckays]

@Breezyhands Learning the one handed alphabet to use in a country where they use a two handed alphabet might not help that person fit in. Is there another way? If you work with some Deaf folks I bet they can help you come up with an adaptation to the two handed alphabet (and other signs) so your student will be able to communicate with others! Best of luck :-)

[@renjinchan9102]

Thank you. You helped me study for my ASL test on Monday! :D I keep mixing up D and F but this helped me remember.

[@christinemccullough8812]

renjin chan D has 1 straight line, so one straight finger. F has 3 straight lines, so 3 straight fingers. That's how I remember.

[@fleurvanzevenbergen3153]

Christine McCullough a little bit late for her probably😂 but very useful for me so thankss

[@dashachess4204]

I remember F, cuz its sign for Great! or Good! or now in this case "Fabulous!" and D looks like small letter d :))

[@sonicbackrooms897]

F is just the ok sign 👌🏽

[@sorellana2154]

I'm using this for my ASL class and it is really helpful, and I know that other people have mentioned the multiple camera views, but I want to express my own gratitude for this. Thank You!

[@skellabnella]

I cannot find enough good things to say about this video! The pace was just right for my 6yr old & I to keep cadence with; and, at least for me, not feeling that either of us were just contorting our hands in a hurried attempt to try & mimic the instructor. What I find most brilliant are the multi-view of hand/finger positioning, as well as there being no music or voice-over to distract from the tutorial. Bravo, and thank you!

[@erickyoung8453]

learning this for emergenies. thank you so much. even if people dont know asl. they understand hand signals

[@tigerflamedawnsun6538]

This is helping me learn Sign Language because we have a deaf girl in our school and i want to be able to understand her more.

[@nallamcewen8666]

I see a lot of people talking about forgetting the letter f, I was told once to think of the three fingers sticking up like feathers and that’s helped me have something to connect it to.

[@shinigamibas]

I'm going to try practising this. Not easy for my hand! I feel like my fingers are too tense, need to loosen them up a bit.

[@Asian_Import]

This is FaZe Ewok's dad! For anyone that doesn't know her, she has quickly become a popular video game streamer on Twitch/Mixer. Ewok is deaf, and I've been following her for awhile. She's inspired me to start learning ASL, and I really enjoy it!

[@bentafoya5046]

shut up no way.

[@snickpickle]

I was going to report this comment as being irrelevant, but thankfully I read the entire comment! Happy for your daughter!

[@skyrue5991]

I only had to watch this a few times to get it! Great video! Thank you!

[@hopelesslunar]

a few things that helped me- if you turn on the english captions it shows each letter also if you need to you can always slow down the video speed! good luck w your practice everyone~

[@tiacuppe6681]

My 4 year old brother and I learned ASL in about a week from watching KZbin vids like this. Thanks so much!

[@miaalyce3086]

uncurl your fingers on 'm' & 'n'. when you are signing to an actual deaf person, it helps them understand what you're saying better. c:

[@ahmeteminkantar1758]

how do you know

[@tiacuppe6681]

What do you mean? Like uncurl before forming the m and n or while making the sign?

[@johnbirdwatch]

​@@tiacuppe6681 When holding the m or n sign, stretch your fingers a bit more: it’s way more readable.

[@Aviera18]

Thank you! Living in a small town for too long, no one happens to be hard of hearing so I needed a refresher for my basics! :)

[@alexoakwood3533]

Since I have really good memory, I memorized everything in like 45 minutes, but I’ll probably forget them in time! So I’ll practice the alphabet everyday.

[@19alexie19]

Awesome ! Me and a couple of friends at job are trying to learn ASL to be able to talk with our deaf customers (surprisingly, there's a lot). So, yeah, we'll probably only need the basic, but we're determined to learn everything, and be fluent ;) This video is really helpful !

[@addylee7496]

Thanks. Watched this multiple times for a school project on asl!! Amazing tutorial ❤️

[@Iambriangregory]

Do you think it would have been more helpful if they superimpose the letters of the alphabet as they did them

[@NoelTeel]

Great video! It helped me a lot. I am trying to learn from a book, and the illustrations make it hard to know exactly how to sign. This helped a lot seeing it in "person" rather then a basic illustration. I am happy I found this video to correct myself in the beginning, rather then find out later!

[@londoncarter9114]

I’ll be here everyday until I learn these by heart lol thank you for making it so simple🙌🏾 the different angles were genius💯

[@kristiedshrieves]

He does great videos, I have found as a student that really helps when you have alternate views of the signs. Sometimes when straight on, exact finger movements can be elusive. Seeing it from two plus directions helps. Thanks for great learning videos!

[@PPSPC]

why would anyone dislike this? it was so helpful :) thanks!!!

[@Error-lt6zr]

Simple and straight forward, right down to the point..No talking needed

[@perlamezamedina8953]

I'm proud of my self an author came to my school today his father was deaf and he taught us sign language of alphabet and here I am I know how to do most of them now but I still gotta keep learning

[@laurenvo4948]

I'm very glad with how short and simple this video is. I really needed to just see someone go through it and know how to position my hand for some letters.

[@cat8594]

I don't usually comment, but this is easily the best video on the ASL alphabet I've found! Other ones I saw made the direction and shape confusing, but this one did a really good job.

[@user-gi4mk4fx9d]

This is so helpful. I just started a class & it’s all so fast. I love that this is slow and I can do the letters and check myself. I’m doing it over and over which is what I need.

[@brittanynagy1299]

seriously much better than my classes ASL dvd, they go way too fast. and it you're a beginner, it's hard to learn things like that. Eventually I will get faster, but this video helped immensely! :)

[@teaganlacedemon3907]

Thank you for giving left and right hands. I could only learn through the combination. I am grateful.

[@fanta_fizz255]

This guy is so awesome! I wish he was my ASL teacher. And that face I was laughing yet trying to keep up the whole time :D G, H, and P are so hard for me to sign....

[@slowfire2]

Finally a well-made asl alphabet learning video with captions! Thanks for showing the letters from differet angles, that helps alot. Doesn't Asl use mouth forms for letters? Swedish sign language does. What's up with so many videos teaching asl, not directed at deaf, hard of hearing and foreigners? Not filming their faces, no captions and talking instead of signing what they're saying. Not very accessible.

[@baileyray6800]

Hello! My name is: 0:08 B 0:07 A 0:37 I 0:44 L 0:20 E 1:27 Y

[@DesolationsFire]

Thank you this will help me study for my asl class

[@smashtime1904]

ya me too - stoked on this one. I wanted to make flash cards but the angles aspect is huge.

[@Kscorner101]

I have been wanting to learn asl for so long and heard about this channel. With a few true I can now spell out words in asl

[@Lucy-xb8wm]

I think I did this 20 times then practiced names. This really helped.

[@isobarkley]

the angles were incredibly helpful in learning where i was wrong!!!

[@emofreakshow4955]

This is really helpful, this year I'm trying to learn Spanish and ASL, I plan on mastering ASL in at least two years. I also plan on mastering Spanish in four years. I also plan on mastering other languages too, but for now I'm going to start with ASL and Spanish, wish me luck!

[@TheINFJChannel]

Wish you had the letters on screen as you were signing. Otherwise, great video, no jibber jabber and straight to the point. Some other lady's ASL channel kept breaking in between each letter for her kid to sign. And honestly, I don't care to watch her kid! So thanks for being right to the point without the dumb nonsense 💕

[@vinnyraptor2175]

I love the different angles. It really helps out. Thank you so much

[@briannaturner4760]

This was so helpful.....I recommend this to others who want to learn sign language

[@shiro-gq3yu]

Finally a decent one because I need comment review so I don’t look at something incorrectly and mistakingly offend my family member

[@magiseth]

Thanks for helping me re-learn! Haven't used these in nearly 10 years!

[@Joedoe32]

Thanks very much for this- very clean and cut way for me to clarify the position of the hand in general- especially with G, H, and X.

[@ChrysalisBound]

TY, i found this to be the best video for practicing the alphabet. Easy to repeat over & over~*

[@KayanjaRonald-oz3yc]

I think this is the best way learning the alphabet

[@masuganut2082]

The different camera angles was perfect cuz I actually saw some mistakes I make. Thank you

[@deathsheadmothranch7188]

I’m learning asl because I’m autistic and only partial verbal. I haven’t learned sign language yet because I had a late diagnosis, so I’m teaching myself!

[@sammielove9072]

Some things that helped me remember: G and H aren’t very different so they go to(G)et(H)er! I and J may be obvious because of the similarity P and K are similar like a (P)ac(K)! M and N have the same amount of separated fingers as lines in the letter! m3 and n2 Q and R always use the first three fingers! S and T only move the thumb once! U V and W may be pretty obvious like I and J X marks the spot! Because pirates have hook hands sometimes 😂 Y looks like YOLO! Sorry I only did some of the letters but the others shouldn’t be too hard😅! Good luck!

[@Candyyyyland]

I like this video more than the others mainly because this one is short and simple and it also has the different angles for how it should look. This was very helpful! 😊😊❤❤

[@GamerGirl727LovesMinecraft]

Very helpful thank you i needed this for hard letters im trying to learn sign language and hopefully i will now because i now the alphabet but thanks

[@TheSheiit]

Perfect video for learning this. Thank you, I love that you have multiple view angles.

[@OximoOne]

I learned my alphabet thanks to y'all, thank you 🙂‍↕️

[@Iambriangregory]

Do you think it would have been helpful if the letters were superimposed on the screen as he did them

[@cassidewing8031]

this video is great! I was having trouble remembering the difference between F and D, but unlike my class's video resources, you went slowly enough for it to sink in :) thanks!

[@4n1d10t]

The angles are perfect! Im drawing in my notebook so i can just look in it and know and the camera angles helps!

[@breholland7716]

Is it okay if I don't bend my thumb when I sign B? I can bend my thumb while using my left hand, but I can't with my right. I want to learn asl, and I want to make sure I don't unintentionally mess up any letters

[@duetopersonalreasonsaaaaaa]

Thank you for this. I appreciate the different angles.

[@hepburned1205]

This video is so helpful, thank you for the multiple camera angles!

[@ThilanNana]

i like how people making the asl alphabet just gave up in the end and said " fuck it just write it"

[@turretsearching1822]

thank you,this really helped me. also, i came here cause i wanted to be like "the man who speaks in hands" lol but this is really cool,thank you.

[@kerryseghers4565]

I just started taking ASL signing classes and the printed instructions are pretty much useless. The video is so much easier to follow.

[@officialExcerpt]

Finally a video with no audio

[@pizzapowwow5848]

Thanks, since were reading about Helen Keller in class, we need to memorize this, thanks so much.

[@pizzapowwow5848]

Am i you?

[@pizzapowwow5848]

Infa Nite (are you talking to liam or me, because liam posted a p*nis picture) o.O

[@infanite2258]

I posted to you.

[@beckigreen]

I'm so glad to see the letter G this way. Now when I see it,people that are right hand dominant make it like the index finger is pointing to the left, with the thumb on top. I'm happy to see letter O this way as well,since I usually see letter O turned sideways.

[@ImJef]

T 1:11 R 1:03 I 0:34 P 0:56 E 0:19 T 1:11 S 1:08

[@xoxGoddess6]

Would it be correct to sign Z as right-left-right or out-in-out? I'm confused because there are different videos and drawings using different hands.

[@MeowcatBissy]

xoxGoddess6 I've heard that you can sign it so the letter appears correctly for you (you would see a Z in the air) and the other person will know the letter. In other words, I don't think it matters which way you do it. People generally sign with their dominant hand.

[@dayseek7074]

Thank you so much for all the screens, it makes it so easy too learn.

[@tiffanycobb2049]

omg I learned in no time at all recommended for everyone but this is amazing

[@karend1577]

I enjoyed the silence of this video. It forced me to not pronounce loudly the letters. PLUS I love the 3 different screens. I just realized I was doing a few of the letters 'wrong' (self taught when I was in middle school from a dictionary pic of the ASL alphabet.) I'm now going adjust my fingers correctly.

[@smartin6464]

Thank you. This helped so much. I was able to learn in less than 10 minutes

[@duh_itserica_2386]

This so helpful in 10 years old and would love to learn the significant laungauge if sign.

[@julianvo2561]

Learned ASL Alphabet in 5 minutes thanks :)

[@brendaschertz9611]

Best looking video showing the ASL Alphabet! Yay!

[@cutiemeow8242]

I was able to memorize the hand letters in 10 or less minites wowwww Im so proud of maself

[@jasmineray7108]

very very helpful. I learned it in one day. it wasn't to fast it wants to slow it was good enough for me to comprehended well done.

[@LifeLongArtist]

Some of these are totally different from the diagrams I looked at for learning the alphabet and now I feel super dumb but relieved

[@josephmartin2620]

I use this for a study tool and it helped tremendously. Thank you

[@V3ryan]

Going out for coffee with someone who's deaf in a little while, so I'm trying to crash course myself through this so I won't have to rely on typing out notes on my phone as much lol.

[@crittersandcreatures]

This is incredible! I mainly want to learn how to fingerspell so I can communicate with my friends from across rooms lol, but Deaf culture is awesome and I think ASL is a great tool for anyone to learn :)

[@laniechrisgardnerasl8639]

I have always signed some letters, for example the letter C to the side, so the person can see it..the same with the letters such as D, K, P, and Q. If you sign the letter C like he does the person can't tell what the letter is.

[@RLane-xz5cj]

I wish I knew what to do for signs that my fingers can't do. For finger spelling, I just can't manage the "B". My thumb can not fold down across my palm without pulling my index and middle fingers down too. Might be something to do with the tendons-- my family seems especially prone to developing stuff like tendinitis. Gonna try to keep learning anyway. I figure knowing the signs and not being able to do them is better than not knowing them at all.

[@spirit_shadow9590]

I always knew Y was the most metal letter....... Also thank you for the video

[@aiyanaperry4016]

This is exactly what I needed... just something basic to remember all of the ones my mind went fuzzy on.... most of the other videos were so slow and they explained too much

[@choirfandomcookingrantsand496]

I'm getting a head start on my American Sign Language before high school which I start in late August as a junior and taking ASL level 1

[@mariechicago7975]

I enjoy watching the spelling videos very.

[@biosteeman]

This is a great video , only thing I would recommend is adding a infographic in the center showing which letter he is on.

[@joyrobins7431]

Where's sound/captions? I really appreciate having the sections on the side the enhance the signs. Thank you kindly.

[@The_Pariah]

Exactly what I wanted. A video that goes over the alphabet and doesn't have a 1 freaking minute commentary between each letter. I love the "Learn How to Sign" channel, but their video on the alphabet is horrible. I do not want to watch you have a brief conversation with your kid after every letter. This video is like "Here's the alphabet. Each letter gets a 3-5 seconds. We're done in under 2 minutes." This was an easy upvote.

[@angelestevez331]

Does it matter what angle the letter is at? For example I saw the letter c isn’t displayed towards the camera (what would be the person but more forward to the side where you can’t see the O shape)

[@scribblecloud]

i thought you did the c and o sign sideways, did i remember it wrong? also another question, are j and p the same just one is upside down?

[@MassAmorphous]

Thank you! This video is exactly what I was looking for; great job 👏 👏👏

[@aldamis8384]

I've seen variations of E, C, O, and D. For E do you leave the space between your thumb and forefingers? For C do you face the "C" shape to the audience? - cause that would make more sense - Same for "O" and "D"?Or do the variations even matter?

[@NicolaMonk]

There can be different variations of ASL (like different accents). This is due in part to regional variations and variations in how sign is taught in school and in the home. But just like hearing people adjust to different people's accents, deaf people can pretty quickly adjust to small variations in signing style.

[@sylbarba5356]

The "E" the fingers rest on the thumb, NOT curled up and into the palm..research the letter "E"