ASL Conversation

Try to sign what's in yellow.

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Learn each sign in the 1st part of the conversation.

NOTE

In HOW-SPELL above, the sign HOW is understood.

Why? Because, as we sign, we have our eyebrows down with an inquisitive look on our face.

This is what we do to communicate a WH question.

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Another option is to sign YOUR FIRST NAME SPELL HOW? and actually use the sign for HOW. ASL is flexible.

Sign what's in yellow.

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Part 1 with me.

NOTE

At the end of the sentence:

Eyebrows Up = YES/NO question

Eyebrows Down = WH question

Learn each sign in the 2nd part of the conversation.

Sign what's in yellow.

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Part 2 with me.

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🖐️ YOUR FIRST NAME HOW-SPELL?

How do you spell your first name?

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🖐️ SPELL M-A-R-I-O-N.

It's spelled M-A-R-I-O-N.

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NOTE

See how easy it is to switch out ASL vocabulary and sign about a different situation?

It's like a puzzle. As your vocabulary grows, you can replace signs as needed to communicate what you want. Awesome.

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