BSL for Beginners #1: What's your name?

Learn how to introduce yourself and ask someone for their name in British Sign Language (BSL). 'BSL for Beginners' is a new series where we will show you the basics of British Sign Language.

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Commanding Hands aims to provide free learning resources to help everyone learn British Sign Language (BSL). We believe access to learning BSL is a basic right for people in the UK. Our content will always be free-to-access in some format.

Video Timestamps:
00:05 Vocabulary
01:51 Example conversation
02:41 Fingerspelling quiz

#BritishSignLanguage #BSL

[RiyaAndSavSlay]

Thank you so much! Bsl courses usually cost a fortune but I still wanted to learn due to my deaf friend and watching your videos have helped me make progress in our communication. Please keep going for others who need it ❤❤

[barryronjohn]

I've wanted to revisit the small amount of BSL I learnt from this channel last year - finding this new more structured lesson series has been amazing, even from the first episode! Thank you stranger dan

[TraceyWaistnedge]

These videos and shorts are fantastic. Keep up the good work.

[glovebox]

I have wanted to learn BSL for nearly 20 years, but not got round to it.I decided 2 weeks ago to start learning and found you.I see you have only been on Utube for 2 months."When the student is ready, the teacher appears"🎉.Thank you so much for doing these videos.

[VivaciaDreams]

This was so helpful, I felt well equipped to ask until the finger spelling, I think it’s time to learn the alphabet!

[SB-exnt]

Facial expressions ARE super important. Animation has always understood this; what with eyes (y'kno the windows to the soul) being so important.

[ali-bjow]

Love it I'm level three but forgotten more than I learnt. My mum has decided to learn so these help me practice and help her.

[selinthelemon]

Got it the second time when it was slower… stranger!! Will hopefully be able to understand quicker fingerspelling soon!

[Lola-vqf]

Thank you sm for these, I’m a checkout colleague and a deaf couple regularly come to me on Sundays, I’d love to say more than ‘thank you’ in BSL ❤

[shesalilsapphicokay]

Hi, thank you 😊 this was very helpful. I had to rewind to catch Scarlett's name (I think it was Scarlett) and I caught 'stranger' when you went slower... will have to keep at it!

[phoebehoather]

Hi, thank you this is very helpful and I think the word is stranger x

[Kat-rwwm]

The order throws me off, going to take some practice to say what is your name properly using sign

[SGBMusic]

stranger I had to sign and finger spell whist watching you hahaha

[vessiecakes]

Im sorry ive asked this before but are we copying or mirroring in these lessons?😊

[EmberMonrroy-xm]

The fingerspelling quiz word is stranger.

[lasithanishan]

Sir, can you pronounce them and explain them in english like your old videos.its not only deaf peoples watching this, we also like this.plz consider this

[Tracey-lo]

STOP DOING THE SIDES SIGN. ITS NOT NEEDED AND ITS NOT TAUGHT IN BSL CLASSES