Australian Sign Language: Introducing Yourself

Hey guys, here's a quick lesson on introducing yourself to a Deaf person in AUSLAN (Australian Sign language). If you have any topic requests please leave them in the comments below.

[finna]

It'd be great to learn how to actually say "I am new/learning to auslan/sign language"

[emmacapes]

Timestamps:
0:21 -> 0:26 | Hello!
0:26 -> 1:10 | My name is ...
1:10 -> 1:42 | Explanation on Sign Names
2:04 -> 2:53 | What's your name?
2:53 -> 3:09 | How are you?
3:09 -> 3:28 | Responses to "How are you?"
3:28 -> 3:50 | Manners (Please and Thankyou)
3:50 -> 4:42 | Nice to meet you
4:42 -> 5:03 | You, your, me, my, I
5:08 -> 5:13 | Goodbye

[stanloona]

You should definitely do mpre of these! This was really helpful

[lilis]

My new neighbour is deaf n such a lovely lady. We catch the bus sometimes together. I decided to learn some basic sign language so we don't have to write everything down to communicate. Thanks ks Abby for the video xxx

[jaskerstein]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm 14 and I'm trying to learn Sign language, it's difficult with all my classes at school, homework, piano lessons, chores and so on. So I can't afford nor have the time to try and find a teacher to teach me. Being able to try and learn at home through the internet is something I hope I can persevere with. I really appreciate videos like this!

[phoebebroad]

This is very, very helpful. I have an auditory processing disorder and I’m learning sign language because hearing is overwhelming for me and makes me fall asleep/causes me great pain. The only issue I have is that captions would have made this easier for me to watch. Auto-generated captions are not accurate. On the whole, I’m very pleased with this

[kittyself]

as someone who is fluent in asl, it's so interesting to see how different our signs are!

[moniquemorgan]

I'm a disability support worker. Your video is the first I've seen that explains the difference between 'me', 'my' etc. Thank you!!

[colhannanjr]

I was really deeply touched when I learnt that you can only be given a sign name by a deaf person!!.. it was beautiful.. (*Weird trivia) a week ago I had a weird dream.. my grandmother came to me & told me to learn AUSLAN.. quite literally!! I am now enrolled at TAFE to do cert 2 in Auslan in Feb 2021 I'm loving Abbie's vids (& others) & I have learnt so much.. I really love it!! can't wait to meet some deaf people in Perth & hopefully become friends.. practice my AUSLAN & maybe one day even be worthy of a friendship where I'm given my own sign name..!??

[itsme-qijq]

Keep doing more videos.
Very interesting. Do alphabet and more sign scentances. Great job

[janea]

I’m losing my hearing, so my husband and I are going to learn sign so I can still communicate. This was a great intro, thank you.

[clarenicholson]

So great - thanks Abby. I've always thought kids would be better off learning Auslan in school rather than a foreign language. I'm going to make it my mission to give it my best shot! :)

[smallsneakers]

Please don't give up making these videos! I've accidentally been learning BSL throughout lockdown thinking it's the same but it's not! I'd love to properly learning Auslan and this video was so helpful and you have a great presence on camera and are clear with explanations.

[kayka]

Definitely do more if you can. It was easy to follow along.
I trying to learn Auslan myself. It's nice find easy instruction videos.

[ChargedGames]

Honestly sign language looked so complex but you explained it so well ❤️

[catherinelewis]

Please do a lot more! I’m not deaf and I don’t know anyone who is deaf but I want to be someone who can be there and know sign language for those who are deaf and need help so thank you for this video and I’m looking forward to more in the future.

[bronwynnwatkins]

Just came across your channel and my 6 year old absolutely loved that she could follow along. My partner was born hard of hearing and sometimes communication between him and my 6 year old is difficult in the mornings before he puts his hearing aids in or when he’s having hearing breaks. We both look forward to watching more of your videos and being able to use them in our household to make things a lot easier for my partner.

[johntoth]

Great video. You should do a whole series. Thank you

[amaramumme]

Wow! Thanks so much for this video! I remembered it surprisingly well. Thankyou for being a very clear teacher. Now all I need to learn is “I don’t know any more sign language sorry” just in case I start a conversation :)

[ayenanyieth]

This is super helpful! I've recently been serving a new customer at work who is deaf and it's made me determined to learn Ausland so I can communicate with him