Learn How To Sign Feelings and Emotions in ASL

This video tutorial teaches how to sign various feelings and emotions using facial expressions and hand movements. It covers basic emotions like happy, sad, and excited, as well as more complex emotions such as frustrated and nervous. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of non-manual signals, particularly facial expressions, to convey emotions accurately. It concludes with practice exercises to use these signs in sentences.

What is the opposite sign of 'good'?

• Confused

• Excited

• Bored

• Bad

How do you sign 'shy'?

• Y hand shapes going in circles

• Hands bringing sadness down

• Hands flat on your chest moving up

• Hand on the side of your face moving forward

Which sign involves moving your hands in a circular motion out from you?

• Emotional

• Busy

• Frustrated

• Mad

What does the sign for 'nervous' resemble?

• Legs shaking

• Hitting a wall

• Head nodding off

• Hands shaking back and forth

Which sign is shown by your hands coming into your body?

• Tired

• Sick

• Sleepy

• Scared

In the practice sentences, what emotion is expressed when meeting new people?

• Nervous

• Shy

• Happy

• Sad

What emotion is conveyed when the speaker mentions feeling about the test tomorrow?

• Excited

• Confused

• Nervous

• Bored