100 Basic Signs in British Sign Language (BSL)

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[Dominic.c]

This really should be mandatory in all schools instead of french, since leaving school I've encountered a few deaf people whilst working and it's embarrassing for both of us to find pens and paper. Thank you for this video.

[Berry-lz]

0:04 Yes
0:11 No
0:19 Maybe
0:28 You
0:36 Me
0:44 Please
0:51 Thank You
0:59 Are you ok?
1:09 Deaf
1:18 Hearing
1:27 Good
1:33 Bad
1:42 Better
1:51 Worse
2:00 Brilliant
2:09 Terrible
2:17 Happy
2:24 Sad
2:33 Excited
2:41 Angry
2:49 Mother
2:58 Father
3:06 Son
3:14 Daughter
3:22 Brother
3:32 Sister
3:40 Family
3:51 Baby
3:59 Boy
4:08 Girl
4:15 Like
4:23 Don’t like
4:30 Love
4:38 Hate
4:46 True
4:55 Lie
5:03 Understand
5:12 Don’t understand
5:22 Help (directional)
5:31 Okay
5:40 Home
5:49 Work
5:57 School
6:06 University
6:14 College
6:23 Learn
6:33 Office
6:43 Red
6:50 Blue
7:00 Green
7:08 Brown
7:16 Yellow
7:24 Orange
7:33 Purple
7:41 Pink
7:40 White
7:58 Black
8:06 Gold
8:14 Silver
8:23 Day
8:33 Night
8:43 Evening
8:49 Morning
9:00 Future
9:07 Past
9:15 Now
9:23 Tomorrow
9:32 Yesterday
9:42 Week
9:52 Weekend
10:00 Car
10:08 Drive
10:17 Bicycle
10:26 Bus
10:34 Train
10:41 Walk
10:51 Run
11:01 Shop
11:10 Cheap
11:15 Expensive
11:25 Coffee
11:34 Tea
11:42 Sugar
11:50 Milk
12:00 Hot chocolate
12:12 Water
12:21 Sweet
12:30 Cake
12:40 Biscuit
12:48 Who
12:53 Which
13:06 When
13:12 Where
13:21 Why
13:31 How
13:40 How many
13:50 Easy
13:58 Hard
14:06 British Sign Language
14:22 Goodbye

[LittleMissSLC]

I saw some people were asking for a list of the words. Here is a list with their rough timings. Hopefully I got them all.

0:04 – Yes
0:10 – No
0:17 – Maybe
0:26 – You
0:35 – Me
0:42 – Please
0:50 – Thank you
0:58 – Are you okay?
1:08 – Deaf
1:17 – hearing
1:29 – Good
1:35 – Bad
1:42 – Better
1:49 – worse
1:58 – Brilliant
2:07 – Terrible
2:15 – Happy
2:22 – Sad
2:30 – Excited
2:40 – Angry
2:47 – Mother
2:55 – Father
3:03 – son
3:11 – Daughter
3:22 – brother
3:31 – sister
3:40 – family
3:50 – baby
3:59 – boy
4:06 – girl
4:14 – like
4:21 – don’t like
4:29 – Love
4:37 – Hate
4:45 – True
4:53 – Lie
5:02 – understand
5:09 – don’t understand
5:17 – help (directional)
5:30 – okay
5:38 – home
5:47 – work
5:55 – school
6:04 – university
6:13 – college
6:22 – learn
6:31 – office
6:40 – Red
6:50 – blue
6:59 – green
7:07 – brown
7:16 – yellow
7:24 – orange
7:32 – purple
7:40 – pink
7:49 – white
7:56 – black
8:05 – gold
8:14 – silver
8:24 – day
8:32 – night
8:40 – evening
8:48 – morning
8:57 – future
9:06 – past
9:14 – now
9:21 – tomorrow
9:31 – yesterday
9:40 – week
9:50 – weekend
10:00 – car
10:08 – drive
10:15 – bicycle
10:25 – bus
10:32 – train
10:41 – walk
10:51 – run
11:00 – shop
11:09 – cheap
11:14 – expensive
11:24 – coffee
11:32 – tea
11:40 – sugar
11:48 – milk
11:59 – hot chocolate
12:10 – water
12:19 – sweet
12:28 – cake
12:38 – biscuit
12:37 – who
12:54 – which
13:03 – when
13:10 – where
13:19 – why
13:28 – how
13:39 – how many?
13:47 – easy
13:56 – hard
14:05 – British Sign Language
14:22 – goodbye

enjoy

[olivershaw]

1 of my neighbours in the apartment i stay, seems lonely. I'll learn this and communicate with him = 1 less lonely person in the world :)

[jakkuwolfinsomnia]

This should be mandatory in school in the UK. My brother has deafness and I start taking classes so that I can communicate with him but I have to pay for it. It should be compulsory so people with deafness can communicate with everyone. I’ve saved this to my playlist so I can always refer back to it in case I forget. Thank you for posting ❤️

[The_Mighty_Fiction]

I've been on YouTube too long. When he signed 'Like, ' I was convinced the next one was was going to be 'Subscribe.'

[deadlydonutx]

Making myself watch this every day till I remember all. I only know alphabet so far

[kevpilling]

I cannot thank you enough in doing this . I had a brain injury in 2010 which has made me deaf in my right ear and find myself having to lip read people when speaking with them . I find it hard to learn new things but will watch this constantly each sign at a time . I had tears in my eyes watching this for the first time . Good tears that is . Thank you so much for posting this Amazing post .

[max-uwxe]

Thank you for this! I've been wanting to learn sign language for a while now and decided during lock down is the best time! 💕

[Technobabylon]

When I teach English as a second language (ESOL) classes, I like to end the classes with a few minutes of BSL, with things like simple vocab, their countries, and spelling their names. It really sticks with students in a lot of ways!

[melissai]

Hello, just wondering if I could make a suggestion! I work at Starbucks, and it would be great to have a coffee related BSL video, maybe mentioning the terms for... the different coffee syrups, how many shots of coffee, what kind of coffee, e.g. cappuccino, late, different milks etc maybe pastries?? I would really appreciate it as it is job related for me, many thanks 😊

[Xenro]

This is an amazing video. Clear signs, multiple angles, and a steady pace... But I don't understand why there's such a stigma for people without hearing impairment or who aren't mute, learning BSL (or any SL for that matter). This really should be taught alongside English around the world. You never know when someone might be mute or hearing impaired, or whether you'll lose your hearing or ability to vocalise words... And if that happens, you're stuck without being able to communicate, especially for help. I might only be in my early 20s, but I've come across a fair amount of people with hearing impairment that I never got to converse with, especially in the workplace. Hopefully if I learn BSL to some degree, they'll have another person they can chat to :D

[milenagodzinska]

Thank you for showing the signs from different angles, really helpful when learning how to position hands correctly and use it correctly!

[carlosdeno]

I work in retail and I have recently served and assisted a deaf lady. She is always smiling and it a pleasure to help her. I want to make communication easier for her and with respect myself. So thank you for your video and I can’t wait to surprise her the next time we meet.

[thepinomic]

Anyone there in the middle of the night try to learn hand sign to speak as secret code.
Edit: This is my first comment that got a lot of likes. Thank you 😃😃😃. And an update is that I only try to learn BSL only that one time when I post this comment. XD

[badbeashb]

i love how the sign for "dont understand" is basically like the point going over someones head

[MrMultiSuprime]

After 3 weeks I finally memorised them all! Time to learn another 100 signs! Thank you Commanding Hands! :)

[xantarazaylee]

I feel so happy knowing that people out there are watching these sorts of videos and are willing to learn BSL. Im half deaf and was taught SL in school and at home so I was always around It but then the teaching stopped when I got older as I was given a hearing aid. Im very insecure about my hearing problems but reading these comments of how kind people are really made my day and made me feel not so ashamed of being the way I am. I was born this way and will die this way. But thank you all for your willingness to learn such a language. You really make people like me smile

[angiewoodcock]

This is so clear.
Undertaking a BSL course and a bit lost.
This is fab and so much easier to follow.
Thankyou.

[JaneWileman]

Hi Dan. I'm 58 years old and have been deaf all my life. I could hear sounds when I was little, but couldn't pronounce any words, so it was thought that I was a "backwards child". I was 9 before anyone realized I was actually profoundly deaf. I got my first hearing aid and gradually learnt to talk. However, my hearing was all gone by my late teens. Luckily, I can lip-read, but my voice is nasally and can sometimes sound garbled, especially if I'm tired or stressed. I have always worked and adapted to suit my employment situations. I find my deafness is hard for people to understand. I've been to many sign language classes, but these are always for hearing people. I can't learn in a group setting as there is too much going on and it confuses me. Your series of BSL has been so helpful to me. I have tried to find sign language tutors for people who are actually deaf. Do you have any recommendations? I'd love to 'have a conversation' with someone in sign-language. I'll keep following your wonderful classes. Many thanks, Jane :)