Indefinite pronouns are words you use every day even if you didn’t know they had such a fancy name. These are words such as all, each, every, and none. There are a bunch of them, but this lesson covers most of the ones you need to know.
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LearnSigns 35: Indefinite Pronouns

Sitting at a roundabout in Mexico teaching sign language. How fun! Vocabulary learned in this lesson: Car Truck Bus Train Plane Boat Ship Taxi If you like the outdoor locations, let me know. I have a few more weeks in the big city of Merida, Mexico and can try to think of other vocabulary lists […]
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LearnSigns 34: Vehicles

When I was thinking through a list of animals I came up with a huge list. I will probably have to do 3 different lessons on animals. This one is a list of farm animals. There could have been a few more, but I will save those and find another list they can fit in. […]
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LearnSigns 33: Farm Animals

To celebrate the release of my new ebook, Learning to Sign, I have put together a list of vocabulary that has to do with books. Learning to Sign is currently available at Amazon. I hope to have the Nook version available within the next couple of days. Vocabulary learned in this lesson: Book Bible Library […]
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LearnSigns 32: Books

While this episode is about cleaning your house, it is also about taking care of some information I need to tell you about an upcoming book. First the vocabulary. New words learned in this lesson: Clean /Nice / Wash Wash Plate Cup Wash Clothes / Washing Machine Sweep Vacuum Garbage / Trash Concerning the new […]
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LearnSigns 31: House Keeping

These are common colors in American Sign Language. Not all the colors known to man are included because not all the colors have a sign. But the basic ones do and you will learn them in this video. Colors learned in this lesson: Color Blue Green Yellow Purple Red Pink Gold Silver Black Brown Tan […]
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LearnSigns 30: Colors

Fruits, as well as food in general, can be one of those groups of signs which vary widely across the US. In this lesson I give you the signs for common fruits that seem to be somewhat consistent in the way they are signed. However, there are a few fruits that I mention a couple […]
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LearnSigns 29: Fruits

After I did the whole video calling these superlatives, I did my homework and found out they are called degrees of comparison. Superlatives and comparatives are the two degrees. The comparative compares one item to another, or a group of items. It tells you which one has more of a quality or property in the […]
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LearnSigns 28: Superlatives

This lesson is about how to give directions. The concept of how to give directions seems to be difficult for many people. Don’t let it discourage you. Remember that the key to giving directions is to give them from your perspective. It is called the signers perspective. Each step should be given as if you […]
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LearnSigns 27: Giving Directions

In the last lesson we talked about how to sign various prepositions. In this lesson we talk about how to use those signs properly. You can get the list of vocabulary from the other lesson. The main focus of this lesson is the word OF. It is used as an example word on how to […]
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LearnSigns 26: Preposition Usage

This is a list of common prepositions. There is a big difference in just knowing the signs for the words and using the right sign for the meaning when it comes to prepositions. This lesson focuses on the signs while the next one is focused on the usage of those signs. Vocabulary learned in this […]
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LearnSigns 25: Prepositions

In the last lesson we talked about different professions. In that we covered doctors and nurses. This follow-up lesson talks about the different things you need to know when visiting the doctor’s office. Obviously this doesn’t cover everything, but these are several important ones. If there are any specific doctor office type words you would […]
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LearnSigns 24: Doctor’s Office

A short list of jobs or professions. Many can be done with the sign for the verb a person does and then add the person ending to the sign. Vocabulary taught in this lesson: Job, Work Doctor Nurse President Boss / Coach Judge Police Lawyer Soldier (Army / Military) Teacher Preacher Mechanic / Plumber Interpreter […]
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LearnSigns 23: Professions

I recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia. I was visiting deaf churches and deaf schools. I spent almost 3 weeks in the country visiting some old friends and making new ones. These photos are just a small selection of the people I met and the places I visited. The main language they speak in […]
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LearnSigns 22: Ethiopia Photos

This is a list of adjectives. Vocabulary in this lesson: Silly Foolish Wise Smart Sharp (as in a knife) Hard Soft Slow Fast, Quick Ugly Pretty Beautiful Young Old Awake, Surprise, Amaze, Astonish Asleep Other words talked about: Play Run Have, Possess Thank you for continuing to watch the videos. I have gotten some great […]
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LearnSigns 21: Adjectives

This is another list of feelings. You can see lesson 10 for the first list. Words taught in this lesson: Emotion Expression Upset Eager Jealous Lazy Tired Lonely Guilty Embarrassed Confused Other words discussed: King Lord Alone If you would like to watch the video with the captioning, click the Closed Captioning [CC] button in […]
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LearnSigns 20: More Feelings

This is a list of major holidays and their signs. As with non-everyday words, there is not a standard way to do most of these signs. Your deaf friends will know this version of these signs even if this is not the way they do them. Have them teach you the preferred way for your […]
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LearnSigns 19: Holidays

Handling verbs in past, present and future is much easier in sign language than in most spoken languages. Most of the time, context will dictate the tense of a verb. If the person is talking about his vacation to the mountains last week then all his verbs are in the past tense. When you tell […]
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LearnSigns 18: Verb Tenses

Here is a list of foods you might need for your big Thanksgiving meal this week! Of course, one of the most effective ways to get the food you want is to point. But since your mother taught you not to point and she will also be at the meal with you, it is best […]
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LearnSigns 17: Thanksgiving Foods

Along with the scattered verbs you have learned in previous lessons, here is a lesson with some of the more common verbs. As you will learn, many verbs can be guessed at by doing the action that accompanies the verb. This won’t work in all cases, but many times it does. And if the word […]
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