Need to learn sign language

@kokomo (1867)
Philippines
March 21, 2013 8:20am CST
Hi guys, How many of you here knows how to do the sign language? I need to learn sign language because I'll gonna meet my deaf and mute cousin soon. We already communicated before but through texts only. His English is not that good but still I do understand him. We'll gonna meet soon after almost 15 years and I am so excited but I need to learn some sign language first. I think Youtube will help me. Any other idea on how to learn do the sign language?
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5 responses
• Japan
2 Feb 16
Maybe you could find a deaf adult who could help you.
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
21 Mar 13
hi there kokomo, with reference to your post, maybe you can refer to those handy pocket books wherein the basic sign language is illustrated. hence, you can bring this with you anytime the moment you will meet your cousin. i just remember before that i took a free course on how to speak and act the sign language, wherein at first, it is quite difficult but i have able to grasp it eventually.
• Philippines
21 Mar 13
Oh, I learned finger spelling when I was still an elementary student. We just learned it for fun. I guess internet is the best tutor for you. Just keep on searching helpful information about sign languages. Goodluck. I hope you'll learn a lot.
@giex22 (273)
• Cebu, Philippines
21 Mar 13
I also have a cousin that is mute and deaf and that we do understand each other though i don't have any sign language lessons but she jut thought me how to understand her through actions and also by writing in the air. Yes, their English is not that good but still you do understand them. Sometimes i do the alphabet sign language for me to talk to her. Its nice to be with my cousin we just laugh about some things and that some people will look to us and see their eyebrows wrinkled. You could ask your cousin to teach you the basic sign language that you must learn, it'll do work.
@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
21 Mar 13
hi, kokomo. you said you're going to meet your cousin soon. how soon is soon? learning the sign language (the real sign language) takes time. when your cousin arrives, i suggest that you keep a pen and paper with you always as these will surely be useful. i'm sure you can't wait to see your cousin after being away from each other for 15 long years. have a nice time.