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ASL Intermediate Vocabulary

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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37 basic cards for Intermediate American Sign Language. It opens with "Big" and "Small". More American Sign Language at other levels is listed below.

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Big
Show answerBoth hands form open curved shapes facing each other, then move apart to show size.
Small
Show answerBoth flat hands, palms facing each other close together, move slightly toward each other repeatedly.
Happy
Show answerBoth open hands brush upward on the chest repeatedly, palms facing the body.
Sad
Show answerBoth open hands, fingers spread, move down the face from eye level, palms facing in.
Angry
Show answerA claw hand in front of the stomach curls inward sharply while pulling up toward the chest.
Beautiful
Show answerAn open hand circles in front of the face, palm facing in, then closes into a flattened O near the chin.
Ugly
Show answerA bent index finger sweeps under the nose from one side to the other.
Fast
Show answerBoth index fingers point forward and flick quickly backward past each other.
Slow
Show answerOne open hand slides slowly across the back of the other hand from fingertips to wrist.
Hot
Show answerA claw hand starts near the mouth then twists quickly away and down, palm turning outward.
Cold
Show answerBoth fists shake slightly in front of the body as if shivering.
Easy
Show answerA curved hand brushes across the back of the other hand's fingers with a light upward motion, repeated twice.
Difficult
Show answerBoth bent V hands knock their knuckles against each other twice.
New
Show answerA curved hand brushes upward and forward off the palm of the other flat hand.
Old
Show answerA fist grips an imaginary beard at the chin and pulls downward.

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