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1. Numbers 101 Course Intro: Hello and welcome to learn
how to sign numbers course. There's so much
more to numbers and ASL than just
learning the signs, their rules, exceptions
to the rules. Bearing signs, twist, dots, do's, don'ts, tips and tricks. There's a lot, but don't worry, we're going to cover
all right here. My name is Meredith. You may know me from our learn how to sign
YouTube channel. But if you don't, here are
a few of my credentials. I hold an associate's
degree and interpreting, a bachelor's degree
in interpreting, along with a double minor in speech pathology and
educational interpreting, and a master's degree
in Deaf Education. I grew up learning sign
language with my mom, who is a sign
language interpreter. And that's how I got my love
for ASL and Deaf culture. I have over 20 years of
experience in signing. In this course, you are going to not only learn how
to sign numbers, but you'll also learn
all of the ways to use those numbers in
different situations. First, I'm going to teach
you do's and don'ts, tips and when and
how to use numbers. I've divided these into
seven different categories. First, numbers by themselves. The next category
is rule of nine, and this is a large one. So I divided it into
four subcategories. Age the next one, time, minutes and hours. After that, days, months, weeks. And then the day or placed with the last is
dollars and cents. But that one's going to have
a category all its own. After the rule of
nine, we cover dates, phone numbers, addresses,
and email addresses, amount. And the listing technique. Not only are you going
to learn numbers, you are going to have the opportunity test
your understanding with a ton of receptive and expressive
quizzes along the way. By the end of this course, you're going to have all
the information you need to master numbers in ASL
with continued practice, of course, you might be wondering what this
is over my shoulder. Learn how to sign accelerated is our paid membership program that offers several courses
just like this. And so much more. If you want to learn more
about what it has to offer, go and check out how to psi.org. Let's learn how to
sign some numbers.
2. 1.1 - Do's and Don'ts with Numbers: Before you learn how
to sign numbers, let's learn some
do's and don'ts. First, let's talk about
numbers one through five. Many of you would just
think to sign 1,234.5. But actually an ASL, you're going to be citing
the numbers facing in towards you for
numbers 1,234.5, just like this, 12345. And that's whatever the
number is by itself. But whatever it's incorporated
with other numbers, you turn it forward. 1,234.5. You'll learn more
about this in future lessons. Now how do we hold our hand
when we're assigning numbers? As you noticed, I had my
arm in a relaxed position. It's closer to my body, but not in front of my
hand or too far away. Just spent right near me. Also, I want you to
know that it's always important to warm up your
hands before signing. That way you don't cause
any strain on your hands. Now, some doubts. Well, as I told you before, I had my arm in a relaxed
position and it was held still. It wasn't bouncing up
and down or pushing out. Think of when you're reading
a book in the car and your book is bouncing up and down and you can't
read the letters. So if your hand was
bouncing up and down, it would be hard
for others to see what handshape you
were actually signing. Now that you know some
of these do's and don'ts, let's learn numbers.
3. 1.2 - Learning Numbers: Now it's time to learn numbers. Before you move on
to the next lesson, be sure that you know these
numbers in their entirety, throughout this entire course, you are going to be practicing these numbers over
and over again. So make sure you're confident. So you get the most
out of this course, 00, making the shape of a 0011. It's just the number 11 to two. It's just the number two to 33. It's not like our typical number three because that
is number 6344. It's the number four. You just flip it backwards
whenever it's by itself. 455. It's the number five, just flipped back 566. Now, remember, whenever
you're counting up, you're going from
the smallest finger up to the biggest finger, 677. Your ring finger and your
thumb are touching each other. 788, your middle finger
is touching your thumb. 899. You're using your index finger and your thumb to
touch each other. 91010, your thumb is up and you're moving
it back and forth. 101111. It's just the index
finger flicking 11111212. It's the flicking of
the 2/12, 13. 13. It's the number three. Squeeze together, moving
in towards yourself. 13, 14, 14. You've got your four fingers together and pulling them
in towards yourself. 14, 15. 15 is the number five, moving in towards yourself. 15, 16, 16. There are also other
ways to sign it. 16 or 16161717. You can also sign
17 or 17171818. It can also be signed 18 or 18. 18, 1919. It's the number nine, shaking back and forth. 19 2020. It's your two fingers put
together to to a 020-20-1201. The way I remember this
is like a 21 GUN salute. 201-20-2202. You're doing the number
to two and bouncing it. 202-20-3203. It's like the number
23 being put together. 203-20-4204. It's like the number 24.
Put together 24, 25, 25. You've got two fingers and then five together for 252-062-6206. Put together 26, 27, 27, it's two fingers
and the seven together, 272-082-8208 together, 208-20-9209 is the sign for 29. Put together 29, 30, 30. It's the number 3.0,
put together 30. Now let's talk about
numbers 31 and up. Let's look at number 31.40 and I'll guide you through
why we sign it this way. So you're going to take 31, putting 3.1 together
to make 31 the same. We'll be done for 32, 33, and all double numbers
are going to bounce. Bounce 33. This will be the same
for 445-056-6707, 88.99. Then 34 is 3.4. Together, 353-637-3839, and then 4040. You'll continue on through
all of the numbers up to 99. So let's look at the tins. I just showed you. 4040. The same we'll be done
for 506-070-8090. Now, there is an extra rule
whenever you're signing with 678.9 and going to
one of those numbers. For instance, if we had 97, you're going to do
the slightest move. So that way you can
see the movement between the 90 and the seven. The same can be done for 68. You'll see the six. And then your hand slightly
move over to the eighth. It's easier to see those numbers whenever there's a slight
movement between them. Now, let's look at
some bigger numbers. 100, 100. You do the number one to a C. Or you can bend
it just like this. For 100, 101,000, 1,000. You have the number one coming down to the middle of your hand. For thousand, 1,000, 1
million or 1 million. There's a slight difference with this handshape versus million, all four fingers or
million with a flat him. 1 million, 1 million,
billion, billion. Billion can be signed. B, I L, L I 0 N, or billion with three hits
onto your non-dominant hand. Billion or 2 billion. So how do you combine
these numbers? Well, think about
how we say numbers. E.g. 32,500. You would sign 32,500. You just sign it. How you say it. Now? What if we did 452,275,500? Well, you would sign
it 452,275,500. As you can see, you just take the number and
you break it down. How you would say it? 50,000. 50,000. You do 5050 down 2000, 50,000, 530,000. It's five into a C-shaped hand than making a 30
and coming down. 2000 530,030, 3,000,033, v33 bouncing and million
going twice 33 million. 250 million. 250 million goes twice 250 million. Now remember, if you are needing additional
help with numbers, go back to the beginning of this video and
practice them again.
4. 1.3 - Tips and Tricks: Okay, Before we dive
deep into numbers, let's talk about a few tips. One of the questions I get
asked all the time is, How do I fix my mistakes? Well, whenever you're
assigning numbers, It's the same rule
as if you made a mistake with a sign or
with finger spelling. All you do is a tiny little shake and then
start from the beginning. So this is what it
might look like. Notice I just made a slight shake and then I repeated the side with
the number again. Now, another tip. If somebody is signing a number to you that
you don't understand, ask them to sign it again. They will most likely
sign it back again and at a slower pace and
an additional tip. If they're signing it to you and you're still
not getting it, sign it back to them
at the same time. You signing it on your hand can help make it click
in a different way. Another tip is to practice
your numbers often. That way when they do come
up, you feel competent. And now my last tip, which is probably
the best and go out there and get
signing with others. This is the best way to
improve your skills. Now, let's move on to the next
lesson where I'm going to tell you when and how
you'll be using numbers.
5. 2.1 - Teaching - Numbers By Themselves: This section is
numbers by themselves. I am going to give you five tips on how we covered
numbers by themselves. Number one, we talked
about before how numbers 1,234.5 are facing
in towards us, except whenever
incorporated with another series of numbers. Now, many have
asked, Why is this? Well, if we signed
the numbers 2.3, like we would naturally do, it would merely look like
the letters B and W. So it's important to follow these rules to hold
true to the ASL norm. Number two, numbers 161,718.19 have been known to
have variations. Here is how you would find them. 16, 16 or 16. 17, 17 or 17, 18, 18 or 18. Then 1919 or 19. Number three, numbers 2025. Think they're a little special. A lot of people
think that you would do two and then the number. But actually they have
their own special system. You're going to be
using this letter l. Think two fingers for two. And then down to 020. Then you have 2120, 2203, 2042, 5205, then 26 through 29, that L that represents the
two to 678.9 Number four. Numbers 30 and above are signed using the numbers
zero through nine. For instance, 32 is like this, a 3.2, 464-67-0171. Now what about for numbers 30, 40, 50, and so on? Well, you just take the number and then bring it
down to a zero. And notice an even doing
a partial zero here. It's a little trick. 3040, 5060, 7070, 8090. Now what about double
numbers like 33, 44? Well, this is what you would do. 33. You're taking the three and bouncing it
just a little bit. 4450, 5606, 7078, 8909. Let me give you one more
tip in this section. When we use 678.9 together, like 68, what you're going to do is you're going
to have your number six, rock to the eight. Notice when you have 678.9,
it's kinda difficult. So this rocking motion
shows that there is a movement going up to the hand. The same can be done with 97. It's a rocking motion
to the next number. Number five. What about 100 and above? Well, I always say
sign it how we say it. So for instance, if you
say the number 413, you are going to sign
it for hundred 13. You're not going to do 413. What about 672? 672. Let's give thousands of try. 1,530, 1530. What about 500,000? 500,000. Think how you would say
it and sign it that way. Now, let's move on to
your receptive quiz.
6. 2.2 - Receptive Quiz - Numbers By Themselves: Now, let's get started on your
receptive with number one. Number two. Number three. Number four. Number five. Number six. Number seven. Number eight. Number nine. Number ten. Alright, let's see how you did. Number one. Number two. Number 318, number
for 23, number 533, number 647, number 779, number 811, number 9,800.62,
and number 103,700.50. Now let's move on to
your expressive quiz.
7. 2.3 - Expressive Quiz - Numbers By Themselves: For your expressive quiz, you're going to see and hear
the number and then sign it. And then I'll show
you the answer right after number 13333, number to 11111111, number 316-16-1616, number for 252-05-2525. Number 544-44-4444. Number 6 626-026-2602, number 7 868-068-6806, number 850454154150, for number 9784784784784, number 109,200.59259
thousand 259,250. Great job. Now, move on to
the next section.
8. 3.1 - Teaching - Rule of Nine: This section is about
the rule of nine. And like I told you before, it's a big one, but
it's a simple rule. The basic idea is
using the numbers one through nine
incorporated into his side. So let's look at each category
to see how it's used. First, let's talk about H. Right here is our age spot. Any number 12,345,678.9. Coming down from this spot
means age one through nine. But if I did the sign for 30, I would do age 30. But for three years old, I would sign three. So as you can see, the number is incorporated
into the side. But any numbers ten and above is the sign and the number
separate from each other. Let's look at this next one. Time time comes from our wrist. Bank of your watch. So 01:00, 02:00, 3456789. Then above that
it would be time. And then the number. So say 230 we would do to 30, but 12 30 would be time. 12 30. Let's look at the sign. Minute 1 min, two minute 345678, 9 min, then from there 10 min. So if we did 1 min, 1 min, 12 min, 12 min. Now let's look at the hour hand. You're going to use your
non-dominant hand with 1 h. Think of the hour hand
going around the clock. 2 h, 3 h 45,678.9. Then you might also see some people twisting
it with their risks. From there. If we had 60 h, it would be 60 h, but 6 h would be 6 h. Let's talk about days. As in how many days your non-dominant arm
is going to be like this, representing the horizon. And your arm normally
goes like this for day. But if we're incorporating
one through 912 days, three days, four days, 56789. Then if we did 99 days, 99 days. But nine days. Nine days. What about months? Well, the sign for month
is just like this. One month to month, 345,678.9. So if we add 15 months, it would be 15 months. But five months. Five months. Let's look at weeks. We have one week,
two weeks, 3456789. The weeks are going across
like the week in a calendar. If we add 12 weeks, 12 weeks. But two weeks, two weeks. Now, there is something called
the day or place twist. Like as in the first of the
month or winning first place. And that will look like this. First, second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, 78.9. Then ten and above, just the number ten and above. And you don't add the
extra forced in your word. And the last category for rule of nine is dollars and cents. I've separated a whole
separate section for this. So go and check it out
in just a little bit. Now, you can move on to
your receptive quiz.
9. 3.2 - Receptive Quiz - Rule of Nine: Now let's get started
on your receptive quiz. Number one. Number two. Number three. Number four. Number five. Number six. Number seven. Number eight. Number nine. Number ten. Alright, let's see how you did. Number 19 months,
number to 15 weeks. Number 3745, number for 3
h. And were 538 years old. Number six, first
number 77 days. Number eight, 20 min. Number 96 weeks. And number ten, for years old. Great job. Now move on
to the expressive quiz.
10. 3.3 - Expressive Quiz - Rule of Nine: Sign each one of these
and then you can check your answer
after each question. Number 110 months. Ten months. Ten months. Ten months. Number 28 weeks. Eight weeks. Eight weeks. Eight weeks. Number three, 06:00, 06:00, 06:00, 06:00. Number for 9 h 9 h 9 h 9 h. Number 55 years old,
five years old. Five years old. Five
years old. Number six. Third, third. Third. Third. Number 73 days, three days. Three days. Three days. Number eight, 30 min, 30 min, 30 min, 30 min. Number 914 weeks. 14 weeks. 14 weeks. 14 weeks. Number 1042 years
old, 42 years old. 42 years old. 42 years old. Great job. Now move on
to the next section.
11. 4.1 - Teaching - Dates: This section is all about dates. So here's the breakdown
of how dates are signed. First, let's focus
on the month which I realize his letters
and not numbers. So think of it as a bonus lesson for months with five
letters or less, their finger spelled
in its entirety. But with months that have more than five letters,
they are abbreviated. So this is what it looks like. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,
November, December. Now, let's talk dates. Do you remember when
we talked about before for numbers
one through nine, you have the twist for a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, and ninth. Well, those can be used within
signing a specific date, but I should let it
be known that I have seen him just signed with first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, and ninth. And noticed I didn't add the or the th sound
whenever I did that. Then for numbers above that, who are just signing the number? 11, 12, 13, and so on for
the days of the month. Now let's talk years, four years having to start
with the teen amounts. You're typically going to see
them signed with either the 10 610-710-8109 or a shake. From there. You
follow it up with the number, say 164-05-1645. What about numbers in the 2000s? Well, for 2000 through 2009, you are going to
sign it with a two zero-zero and then pull
to the next number. 1, 2 0, 0, 2, 2 0 0, 3, 2 0 0, 4, 2 0 0, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Then from numbers 2010 and on, you are going to sign
20 and then the number. So let's put it all together. What would January
15, 1995 looked like? It would look like this. Let's look at one more. What about May 5, 2009? Or now? It's time to move on to
your receptive quiz.
12. 4.2 - Receptive Quiz - Dates: In this quiz, I'm going to
assign you a date. Here we go. Number one, number two, number three. Number four. Number five. Alright, let's
check your answers. Number one, February 15th, 1945, number to
October 30th, 16, 78. Number three, March 9, 2009. Number for August 23rd, 18, 95. Number five, June 5, 1990. Awesome. No. Move on to
your expressive quiz.
13. 4.3 - Expressive Quiz - Dates: I'm going to give you a date to sign and then you'll
check your answer. Number one, July 3, 1960. July 3, 1960. July 3, 1960. July 3, 1960. Number to January 20, 18 30 to January 20, 18, 30 to January 20, 18, 30 to January 20, 18, 32. Number three, December
15th to December 15th to December 15th to December 15th. 2002. Number for May 19, 2016. May 19, 2016. May 19, 2016, May 19, 2016. Number five, April 7th, 16 80 April 7th, 16 80. April 7th, 16, 80. April 7th, 16, 80. Great job. Now, move on to
the next section.
14. 5.1 - Teaching - Phone Numbers: This section is
about phone numbers, and it's pretty simple. Just use your numbers
zero through nine, facing forward to
allow it to be clear, pause between each set
for the area code, the next three numbers, and the last four,
just like this. 405-372-9546. Now, on to the receptive quiz.
15. 5.2 - Receptive Quiz - Phone Numbers: Your receptive quiz
is going to be on phone numbers. Here we go. Number one, number two, number three. Number four. Number five. Alright. Let's check
and see how you did. Number 120-15-4773 to nine. Number 2, 678-478-9801. Number 3 937-324-1817. Number 4 508-612-9362. Number 5 903-493-7528. Okay. Let's move on to your
expressive quiz.
16. 5.3 - Expressive Quiz - Phone Numbers: This expressive quiz, I'm
going to give you a number to sign and then you can
check and see how you did. Number 1, 6 8 9 4 0 7 2 3 1 9 6 8 9 4 0 7 2 3, 1 9 6 8 9 4 0 7 2 3, 1 9 6 8 9 4 0 7 2 3, 1 9 Number 2. 9 1 8 6 7 9 5 8, 1 4 9 1 8 6 7 9 5 8, 1 4 9 1 8 6 7 9 5 8, 1 4 9 1 8 6 7 9 5 8, 1 4. Number 3. 2 1 0 4
2 3 8 1 4 6 2 1 0 4 2 3 8 1 4 6 2 1 0 4 2 3 8 1 4 6 2 1 0. For 238146. Number 4, 4 8 0, 4 6 0, 1 3, 1 2 4 8 0 4 6 0, 1 3, 1 2 4 8 0 4 6 0, 1 3, 1, 2 4 8 0 4 6 0, 1, 3, 1 to number 5 9 8
5 9 4 2 5 3 1 7 9 8 5 9 4 2 5 3 1 7 9 8 5 9 4 2 5 3 1 7 9 8 5 9 4 2 5 3, 1 7. Awesome job. Now it's time to move on to
the next section.
17. 6.1 - Teaching - Addresses: In this section, we're focusing
on addresses and email addresses when signing numbers with letters, it can be tricky. So here are a few tips. It's always important
to sign clearly, but especially when it involves letters and
numbers together. When signing addresses, sign the number than pause
for this street. Here are a few examples. 1530 Elm Street, or
you could sign it 15 30 Elm Street, 986 51st drive. You would sign it. Notice I didn't add the S t in there. I just left it alone. And I paused in-between the numbers and then
the street name. For email addresses, be
sure to include the dot. It's your index and your
thumb pinch together. Poking a little dot. And the at symbol and a with the little circle
like that symbol. So it could look like this. Mary 25 at yahoo.com. Now that you have
those tips and tricks, go and take the receptive quiz.
18. 6.2 - Receptive Quiz - Addresses: For your receptive quiz, I have a divided up into
addresses, an e-mail addresses. The first five are going
to be email addresses, and the next five are going
to be addresses. Here we go. Number one, number two, number three. Number four. Step number five. Alright, let's see how you did. Number one, Bob 99 at aol.com. Number to tie 19
eighty@gmail.com. Number three. Dots Smith at k12
dot ok dot edu. Number four, info at
five kids dot tv. Number five, row 76 at tx.gov
now addresses Number one. Number two, number three, number four. Number five. I don't know. I don't know. Okay. Let's see how you did.
Number 132 oak avenue, number to six Chery Lane, number 31875, Beach
Street, number 4340. So 60% dry, number
51765 to west way. Okay. Now let's move on
to your expressive quits.
19. 6.3 - Expressive Quiz - Addresses: Just like in your
receptive quiz, I've divided these into
addresses and e-mail addresses. So first, email addresses, number one, k dot
cruise five@gmail.com. K dot cruise five@gmail.com. K dot cruise five@gmail.com. Number to contact
at nine candles. Dotnet. Contact at
nine candles.net. Contact at nine candles.net. Number three, Leah
80 seven@yahoo.com. Leah 80 seven@yahoo.com. Leah 80 seven@yahoo.com. Remember for Marie Dot Garcia
at K6 dot k s dot edu. Mari dot Garcia at
K6 dot dot edu. Mari dot Garcia at K6 dot dot edu. Number 5blurred@4u.org. Learn@4u.org, blurred@4u.org. Now addresses number
18, Blake lane, eight lake lake lake Blaine. Eight Lake Flame. Number 245, sun street,
45 sons street. 45 sun street. 45 sun street, number
3360, north 45th drive, 360 north 45th drive, 360 Nord 45th drive, 360 nor 45th, right. Number 41950 Green Street. 1950 Green Street. 1950. Green Street. 1950 green street. Number 514670 Fe Avenue. 14670 Fe Avenue. 146770 Fe Avenue. 14670 Fe Avenue. Great job. Now, move on to
the next section.
20. 7.1 - Teaching - Amounts: As we talked about before, money was included
in the rule of nine. But in this section, we are talking about money
a little bit deeper as in dollars and incentives because each of them
have their own rule. First, let's talk about since. Since has, since spot right
here on your forehead, any of the numbers coming
from this since spot, just like this, is
that amount of sense. And then from ten and above, it's an index and then a number. If I'm being honest, it's not used that much nowadays because nothing
really costs under $1. But that's how you would use it. For dollars. You're
going to be using the dollar twist for one through $901, $2, $3, 456789. From there, you would then
sign the number with the sign. Dollar, like $35. Now what if you want
to combine them both? Well, for $9.25, it would
look like this. $9.25. You're not going to put it up to the spot because it's attached to this $9 knowing the number
after is this entire mouth. But what about $20.25? Well, it would be
signed $120.25. Now that you have a better
understanding about money, go and take the receptive quiz.
21. 7.2 - Receptive Quiz - Amounts: This receptive quiz
is all about money. Here we go. Number one. Number two, number three. Number four. Number five. Alright, let's check
and see how you did. Number one, $0.50. Number two, for dollar, number $307.25, number
$486, and number $5,300.99. Now, move on to your
expressive section.
22. 7.3 - Expressive Quiz - Amounts: This expressive section
is all about money. Here we go. Number one, $0.36, $0.36, $0.36, $0.36. Number $208, $8 $8 $8. Number $309.99, $9.99, $9.99, $9.99. Number for $75, $75, $75, $75. Number $5,200.45, $245, $245, $245. Keep going. Now, move on to
the next section.
23. 8.1 - Teaching - Listing: This last section is
about listing techniques. Now listing might not seem like a true numbers rules because it leans more
towards grammar. But it's important to know how to use numbers in all forms. The idea of listing is
to organize information. Think of how we use
commas in sentences. It breaks down what we're
reading and showing us where to pause and each
piece of information. The same can be done whenever we're using
the listing technique. It's like your own personal
bullet point system, right on your hand. Say I was talking about
the age of my siblings. Well, I would use my
non-dominant hand to list however many there are. And then I would
reference to it and then sign what I'm referencing to in that list, just like this. Notice, I pointed to it and then I was able to sign
something after that. Now that you have this idea, go and take the receptive quiz.
24. 8.2 - Receptive Quiz - Listing: In this receptive section, you are going to
see listed numbers. You will write them down
in the order that you see them for each
question. Here we go. Number one, Number two, number three. Number four. Number five. Let's check your answers. Number 1368, number 219-16-1311. Number to 551,300. Number 470-640-4908, number 51751208055 25. Alright, move on to the
expressive section.
25. 8.3 - Expressive Quiz - Listing: For this expressive section, you will do the same thing that you saw in the
receptive section. You will see the numbers
that I gave you and you will sign them and then
you can check your answers. Number 118-151-0618, 151-06-1815, 106-181-5106. Number to 250,500,200.5500 250,500,200.5500. Number 397 597-597-5975. Number for 255075100120
520-55-0705. 100 125 255075100125. 255075100125, number 52000530020005300 2000 5,300. 2000 5,300. You did it. Great job. Now, move on to
the last section.
26. 9.1 - You did it!!! : Way to go. You just completed our
entire numbers course, but your learning
doesn't have to stop. Here are some
additional resources to keep you practicing. Asl dot BZ is a great resource to help you
practice with your numbers. This a website
allows you to choose your speed and the max
numbers you want to work on. Our YouTube channel is another great resource to
practice your ASL numbers. We have made several videos
on the topic of numbers. We even have an
entire series on it. Go and check it out. We also have our
learn how to cite an accelerated program that has even more ways
to practice numbers, as well as other courses, just like this one. But it doesn't stop there. We offer opportunities for members to have
community through silent chat groups are discord server and a
weekly live with me. There's even more so go and check it out at learn
how to psi.org. Thank you for learning
numbers with us. And remember, keep
learning how to sign.
Meredith Rathbone, Learn How to Sign
