How do you sign “Hearing” in ASL?
HEARING: HEARING in American Sign Language (ASL) describes a person who hears, the counterpart to DEAF in community vocabulary. Watch the video and animation below to see it signed.
How is HEARING used in ASL?
In ASL conversation, HEARING identifies people outside the Deaf community, including most students of the language. It appears the moment introductions begin, since establishing who is Deaf, hard of hearing, or hearing shapes how a conversation proceeds.
The challenge pairs it with DEAF in Lesson 1.
📖 HEARING is taught in Lesson 1 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →
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