WH-question signs and sentences with WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and HOW in American Sign Language

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[amiethomas]

I love how she takes her time and shows the signing in different angles and explains the different variations there can be. I’ve been trying to learn so my non verbal son and I can communicate better. There are no sign language classes or teachers in my area so finding Meredith has been great!

[Peregrine]

A friend of mine asked me to teach her ASL -- 40 years ago I used to volunteer for a local school for the hearing impaired. It's been so long that I wanted to brush up.

I love the fact that you showed the older ways to sign some of the WH words...it was nice to know I hadn't forgotten them.

I sent her the link. Thanks so much!!!

[EmilyMarie]

I am going to school for cosmetology, so I was wondering if you could sign some beauty products like Curling iron, straightener, makeup, face wash, mascara, etc.

[MystyZork]

Practice scentances at the end are super helpful! Hope you do more of those with future videos

[suzanner]

I so appreciate you showing the variations on signs! I am new to learning ASL from deaf teachers via online classes and when I converse with people in ASL outside of class, I sometimes get confused because of the variation in signs. You showing the different ways each sign may be used/shown is so helpful! At first I thought I had maybe remembered "why" and "who" wrong because I only knew one way. Thank you for your slow, methodical and thorough examples and teaching! It's so great! I will continue to study with you and my other deaf teachers to make sure I get a fully rounded education!

[zoyafazal]

I really appreciate the practice sentences at the end, it really helps to actively recall so I can learn the signs better. Thank you so much for your videos, Meredith!

[mackdarwinian]

Oh yes, thank you so very much once again. I was using two fingers for the who sign. Good thing people i sign don't know any better. hehe

[TVHouseHistorian]

I NEED THESE VIDEOS. I work as a city bus driver, and come in contact with *everyone* in society. Over the years, I’ve noticed that people within the deaf community seem to have a sense of feeling lost, or at least not part of general society. I don’t know that this is true for each and every one of them, but I’ve made it my mission to make flash cards from an old book I’ve had for decades by Elaine Costello and study ASL vocabulary that way. I know the signs are old, and at first glance ANYONE can plainly see that I’m not fluent in ASL, but that doesn’t matter to me. Just to be able to see the relief come over a deaf person’s face when they discover we can have a conversation together means the world to me. Some of the signs I know are old, and I am not proficient, but the fact that someone from the hearing community is making some sort of effort must be meaningful to them, so I press on.

[kellycronk]

Meridith, the voice overs, explained variations between examples are 🔑, for older learners. 😊 ty.

[ruthrussell]

Thank So Much Miss Meredith, this has become soo helpful to me, whenever I'm confused on a certain sign that I don't know the sign to, I just click on your site and BANG! it's there! 😊🤗👭🤟

[sarahms]

I keep referring back to this video -- anytime I need clarification I come to find your videos specifically on Youtube!! thank you so much for your clear, thorough, and easy to understand teaching. You're fantastic!

[RamiJaloudi]

My preschooler and I are learning so much together, through you. So grateful to have you on YouTube. Thank you Meredith!

[ArtHoundStudio]

Thank you for this! I don’t know anybody that deaf, I think this is an important skill that you need to learn. Thanks again!

[tiffanytiffany]

Hi Meredith. I am taking an ASL class for beginners, but am watching your videos for further explanation and you are easier to understand and repeat things many times like I treasure as I am learning something new. Thank you!

[johnpaulthomas]

Thank you Meredith. It is a joy to learn ASL from you.

[Jelstu]

Love love LOVE that you places these in their own category! THANK YOU. I like being able to see the difference between similar words & here you made a video CATEGORICALLY just for similar terms! -THANK YOU-

[tonnab]

I am BSL native but a joy to learn ASL as well from you. Thumbs up.

[DanyelleTheVariant]

I’m teaching my little sister ASL. Could you do a video on Disney signs? Such as the princesses and different characters?

[cashewmf]

This is the most helpful video I’ve ever seen

[pattygolden]

You're awesome! I am so thankful you posted those sentences at the end, I loved the variation.