Unit 1: The Basics

To learn proper greetings and farewells in ASL To introduce yourself and others To learn basic ASL sentence structure To ask and answer questions To learn how to interact appropriately with Deaf people To learn the role of facial expressions and non-manual signals

to be busy

confused

fine

to be good, well

to be happy

nothing, not much

same old, the usual

sleepy

so-so

to be tired

what’s up?

how are you?

morning

don’t need to swing the arm upwards

afternoon

evening, night

last

deaf

friend

hard of hearing

hearing

to introduce

to meet

nice

to want

ASL

fingerspelling

bathroom

to go to

to learn

please

again, repeat

to sign, sign language

slow, to slow down

thank you

me too, same

to see, to see you

take care

tomorrow

to understand

to have

to arrive

to get something

to become

to be bored

to be excited

facial expressions

to be mad, angry

to be sad

to be sick

to be scared, afraid

can, may

can’t, may not

don’t know

don’t like

don’t understand

to know

to like

to be absent

i don’t mind

due, to owe

favorite

movie

to practice

school

today, now

number