Overview

The dialog includes some common ASL phrases used in greetings and everyday conversations along with some basic ASL sentence structures and popular conversational signs. These are great sign language phrases for beginners to look at as they begin to become familiar with ASL.  The importance of facial clues in ASL grammar is described and techniques for asking questions are introduced. Several insights into some common activities associated with the lives of Deaf people are presented.

To begin, read the English dialog and become comfortable with it. Then proceed to the next section to see the ASL version of the same dialog and learn the signs used to sign the dialog.