BSL Dictionary
Welcome to our brand new British Sign Language (BSL) Dictionary!
These are short video clips showing you a variety of everyday signs which are covered in level 1 and 2 BSL courses. Please note this is not a complete dictionary – we will be adding lots more videos over the coming weeks so make sure you keep an eye on this page or follow us on social media for further announcements!
Disclaimer: BSL signs can have regional variations. Our tutors are using signs from the West Midlands.
Seasonal signs
Christmas
Fingerspelling alphabet
Fingerspelling alphabet (slow)
Numbers up to 20
Numbers up to 20 (slow)
Greetings/introductions
Wh-words
Wh-words example questions
“How?”
“How?” example questions
Seasons
Weather
Drinks
A special thank you to our brilliant tutors, Jet and Karl, for their help in creating these videos!
If you have any feedback about our BSL Dictionary, please contact marketing@bid.org.uk.
Interested in learning BSL?
We run BSL level 1 – 3 courses in-person at our Deaf Cultural Centre in Birmingham. All courses are accredited by Signature.
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