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LearnSigns 34: Vehicles

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 that go with these locations. You can leave a comment below or write to me with your suggestions.

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LearnSigns 30: Colors

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
  • White
  • Orange

One of the things I asked viewers to do in this video is to write a description of the way the color gray is signed in your area in the comments below.

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LearnSigns 23: Professions

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
  • Chef / Cook
  • Writer / Author

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LearnSigns 17: Thanksgiving Foods

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 to learn the right sign for the food you want. Besides, you can talk with your mouth full when using sign language. You don’t have to take a break from the food to get more passed to you.

Vocabulary list for this lesson:

  • Thanksgiving
  • Turkey
  • Gravy
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Rolls or Bread
  • Salad
  • Salad Dressing
  • Corn
  • Pumpkin
  • Pie
  • Green Beans
  • Pilgrims
  • Indians
  • Family
  • Friends

Have a great Thanksgiving with your friends and family!

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LearnSigns 010: Feelings

These are signs dealing with feelings or emotions.

  • Feelings
  • Feel
  • Happy
  • Sad
  • Mad
  • Angry
  • Like
  • Don’t like
  • Hate
  • Awful
  • Want
  • Don’t want
  • Love
  • I love you
  • Cry
  • Touch
  • Excited
  • Afraid, Scared
  • Sorry
  • Good
  • Bad

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LearnSigns 009: School

These are words related to learning and education; therefore, I entitled the lesson School. However, it isn’t as much about the place as it is about the activities done in school while learning.

Here is the main vocabulary covered in this lesson:

  • School
  • Learn
  • Study
  • Understand
  • Misunderstand
  • Confused
  • Think, Thought
  • Know
  • Remember
  • Forget
  • Mean, Meaning, Signify
  • Teach
  • Teacher
  • Test
  • Lesson, List
  • Must, Need, Have (as in have to do something)
  • Write
  • Pass
  • Fail
  • Hard, Difficult
  • Easy

The following words are secondary words that you can learn if you are paying attention. This list also includes some of the signs we have learned before:

  • Book
  • Not
  • Stay
  • Signify
  • Agent or Person
  • Question
  • Right
  • Two Weeks

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