Intermediate ASL signs beyond the beginner set: adjectives, question words, and common descriptive vocabulary. Front: the English word. Back: a written description of the sign's handshape, hand location, and movement, since ASL is a visual language described here in English text.
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- Big
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Both hands form open curved shapes facing each other, then move apart to show size.
- Small
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Both flat hands, palms facing each other close together, move slightly toward each other repeatedly.
- Happy
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Both open hands brush upward on the chest repeatedly, palms facing the body.
- Sad
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Both open hands, fingers spread, move down the face from eye level, palms facing in.
- Angry
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A claw hand in front of the stomach curls inward sharply while pulling up toward the chest.
- Beautiful
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An open hand circles in front of the face, palm facing in, then closes into a flattened O near the chin.
- Ugly
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A bent index finger sweeps under the nose from one side to the other.
- Fast
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Both index fingers point forward and flick quickly backward past each other.
- Slow
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One open hand slides slowly across the back of the other hand from fingertips to wrist.
- Hot
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A claw hand starts near the mouth then twists quickly away and down, palm turning outward.
- Cold
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Both fists shake slightly in front of the body as if shivering.
- Easy
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A curved hand brushes across the back of the other hand's fingers with a light upward motion, repeated twice.
- Difficult
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Both bent V hands knock their knuckles against each other twice.
- New
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A curved hand brushes upward and forward off the palm of the other flat hand.
- Old
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A fist grips an imaginary beard at the chin and pulls downward.