Method for providing a speech dialog in sign language in a speech dialog system for a vehicle, wherein the following steps are carried out: - carrying out a visual capture of input information from a vehicle occupant, - carrying out an evaluation of the captured input information, - providing a visual output in sign language on the basis of the evaluation, characterized in that carrying out the evaluation comprises the following steps: - carrying out a detection of an interaction of the vehicle occupant with the speech dialog system in sign language based on the input information, wherein the input information is preferably implemented as an image recording of the vehicle occupant in order to detect the interaction as a gesture by the vehicle occupant based on the image recording, - carrying out an analysis of the input information in order to translate the sign language into content-based translation information, preferably textual information, that can be evaluated for the speech dialog system, only if the interaction is successfully detected, - carrying out a detection of a further gesture by the vehicle occupant based on the input information which is specific to a piece of additional information, - generating a response based on the translation information and the additional information in order to output the response in sign language by the visual output, wherein the response comprises at least one of the following pieces of information: - object information about an object in an environment of the vehicle, wherein, for this purpose, the additional information provides selection of the object, - weather information, - environment information, - message information, - media information. wherein the following steps are carried out: - carrying out a visual capture of input information from a vehicle occupant, - carrying out an evaluation of the captured input information, - providing a visual output in sign language on the basis of the evaluation, - carrying out a visual capture of input information from a vehicle occupant, - carrying out an evaluation of the captured input information, - providing a visual output in sign language on the basis of the evaluation, characterized in that carrying out the evaluation comprises the following steps: - carrying out a detection of an interaction of the vehicle occupant with the speech dialog system in sign language based on the input information, wherein the input information is preferably implemented as an image recording of the vehicle occupant in order to detect the interaction as a gesture by the vehicle occupant based on the image recording, - carrying out an analysis of the input information in order to translate the sign language into content-based translation information, preferably textual information, that can be evaluated for the speech dialog system, only if the interaction is successfully detected, - carrying out a detection of a further gesture by the vehicle occupant based on the input information which is specific to a piece of additional information, - generating a response based on the translation information and the additional information in order to output the response in sign language by the visual output, - carrying out a detection of an interaction of the vehicle occupant with the speech dialog system in sign language based on the input information, wherein the input information is preferably implemented as an image recording of the vehicle occupant in order to detect the interaction as a gesture by the vehicle occupant based on the image recording, - carrying out an analysis of the input information in order to translate the sign language into content-based translation information, preferably textual information, that can be evaluated for the speech dialog system, only if the interaction is successfully detected, - carrying out a detection of a further gesture by the vehicle occupant based on the input information which is specific to a piece of additional information, - generating a response based on the translation information and the additional information in order to output the response in sign language by the visual output, wherein the response comprises at least one of the following pieces of information: - object information about an object in an environment of the vehicle, wherein, for this purpose, the additional information provides selection of the object, - weather information, - environment information, - message information, - media information. - object information about an object in an environment of the vehicle, wherein, for this purpose, the additional information provides selection of the object, - weather information, - environment information, - message information, - media information.