Here are some signs that describe emotions: Vocab: • Feel / feelings • Like • Don’t like (this is the sign for like but with your facial expression you show the opposite) • Happy • Sad • Cranky/bad mood • Cry • Confused • Angry • Enjoy • Smile • Love • Hate • Fun/funny • Laugh • Bored (for the handshape, touch forefinger and thumb together to make a ring) • Pissed off (same handshape as ‘bored’) In Auslan, facial expression is very important. A conversation cannot be understood by watching the hands alone. You will see in the video my face changes with every sign. When you are using these signs in conversation, your face needs to show the emotion for the signs to make sense. In fact, the facial expression can inform the meaning of the sign. The sign LIKE is used for both LIKE and DON’T-LIKE, depending on your facial expression. It can be difficult for English-speakers to loosen up and learn to use appropriate facial expressions in Auslan – it can feel very over-the-top. However, for Auslan signers, it can seem bizarre that an English-speaking newsreader on television will describe terrible events using a perfectly bland face. Practise signing the above vocab, using appropriate facial expressions. This video is part of my free online Auslan course. To access the entire course, and additional lessons that are not taught via video, please visit my website, https://helloasphyxia.wordpress.com/ To learn more about what it is really like to be Deaf, details about the Deaf community and how Auslan is used by Deaf people, read my book, Future Girl, https://tinyurl.com/yd27a39k