Start by pointing your dominant index finger to your chest to sign 'I'. Next, sign 'learn' by holding your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing up, while your dominant hand 'grabs' imaginary information from the palm and brings it up to your forehead, closing your fingers together. Finally, fingerspell the letters A, S, and L.
Sign 'PLEASE', 'SIGN', 'SLOW', followed by the phrase 'I LEARN A-S-L' to politely ask your conversation partner for patience.
Sign 'I LEARN A-S-L' and then express your reason by signing 'WHY? BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE'.
Point to the person for 'YOU', sign 'LEARN A-S-L', and use the 'SAME' sign while raising your eyebrows to ask the question.
Sign 'PLEASE', 'SIGN', 'SLOW', followed by the phrase 'I LEARN A-S-L' to politely ask your conversation partner for patience.
Sign 'I LEARN A-S-L' and then express your reason by signing 'WHY? BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE'.
Point to the person for 'YOU', sign 'LEARN A-S-L', and use the 'SAME' sign while raising your eyebrows to ask the question.
No, ASL does not use 'to be' verbs like 'am', 'is', or 'are'. You simply sign 'I', 'LEARN', and then fingerspell 'A-S-L'.
Yes! You can substitute the fingerspelled 'A-S-L' with the sign for 'sign' (rotating your index fingers backwards in alternating circles) if you prefer to say 'I am learning sign language'.
You can mouth 'I learn ASL' naturally, but avoid exaggerating your lip movements. The primary focus should remain on your handshapes and clear fingerspelling.
