How do you sign “Hear” in ASL?
HEAR: HEAR in American Sign Language (ASL) means to take in sound, and it anchors the words hearing and hard of hearing that describe the community’s edges. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.
How is HEAR used in ASL?
HEAR appears in did-you-hear questions and, more importantly, in identity vocabulary: HEARING and HARD-OF-HEARING build on it. Lesson 1 teaches it early for exactly that reason.
Lesson 1 of the challenge covers it in Book 1.
📖 HEAR is taught in Lesson 1 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →
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