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The first sign is what you would use at the beginning and the second sign is what you would use at the end of a story or anecdote that you want to show as an internal thought or dream.

Here is the phrase "Are you a student?" in ASL. Notice the signs that are used in this phrase. This phrase is actually signed as: "YOU STUDENT YOU?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).

This phrase is signed as: "YOU DEAF YOU?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).

This phrase is signed as: "YOU LEARN SIGN?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).

This phrase is signed as "YOUR PARENTS DEAF?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).

This phrase is signed as: "PLEASE SLOW".

This phrase is signed as: "PLEASE SIGN AGAIN".

This phrase is signed as: "FINGERSPELL AGAIN?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up). You can also add PLEASE to this phrase if you want.

This phrase is signed "YOU READ-LIPS YOU?" with the yes/no question facial expression (eyebrows up).

This sign can be made by moving from your ear to your chin or from your chin to your ear.

This phrase is signed as "GOOD AFTERNOON"

This is signed as "GOOD MORNING". This phrase can also be signed more fluidly where your non-dominant hand is only used for MORNING (your dominant hand moves directly from your chin down to sign MORNING).

This is the sign for "BYE" in ASL.

This phrase is signed as "GOOD NIGHT."

This is the sign for HELLO in ASL.

This phrase is signed as: "HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

How are you? (2)

This is a different signer signing "How are you?" This phrase is signed as: "HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

This is signed as "BECOME DEAF HOW YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

This phrase is signed as "HOW-OLD YOU?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down). HOW-OLD is signed by signing OLD twice.