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

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