Morning in asl

This describes how to tell time (o'clock) in ASL in the right form as well as telling how long.

The signed phrase above contain two parts: time and three for three o'clock or 3:00.

Now in asl

A general format for expressing time in ASL shows as: "TIME xx|xx". Pause slightly between the hour and the minutes.

When telling the hour part, the palm orientation faces the listener for the numbers from 1 to 9.

For the rest of the other three numbers (10, 11, 12), the palm orientation is the same as cardinal numbers.

When in asl

The video clip above shows time 4:30.

When telling the minute part, the palm orientation again faces the listener for the numbers between zero and nine.

Use the zero and then a number between one and nine.

For example: 3:08, 6:09, 12:05. For the minutes beyond ten up to 59. Use regular cardinal numbers.

The video clip above shows another example: time 7:21.

PM or AM can be identified within a phrase. The video clip above shows: time 8:35 morning or 8:35 AM.

The video clip above shows: time 8:35 evening/night or time

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