How do you sign “New” in ASL?
NEW: NEW in American Sign Language (ASL) describes what is recent, fresh, or just acquired. Watch the video and animation below to see it signed.
When do you use the sign NEW?
NEW shows off purchases, introduces new people, and marks fresh starts: new job, new home, new year. Paired with OLD it forms a basic contrast students drill early. Show-and-tell conversations give it constant work. Deaf community news travels through it too, from new babies to new businesses.
It appears in Lesson 29 of Book 1.
📖 NEW is taught in Lesson 29 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →
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