American Sign Language: "little" The sign for "little" has quite a few variations. The general sign for "little" as in "small" uses "flat" hands to show the size. LITTLE / small: Little as in "a very small amount." Little as in "tiny." Little as in "a little bit." Sample sentence: Is your bedroom a little bit dirty? Note: Actually, in that sentence (above) you don't really need a separate sign for "little-bit" because the concept of "little bit" could be incorporated into the sign "dirty" by reducing the intensity of the sign "dirty." Note: If you mean "little" as in "little boy," you should use the sign "short-height." Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore." Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT > You can learn sign language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "little"

The sign for "little" has quite a few variations.

The general sign for "little" as in "small" uses "flat" hands to show the size.

LITTLE / small:

Little as in "a very small amount."

Little as in "tiny."

Little as in "a little bit."

Sample sentence: Is your bedroom a little bit dirty?

Note:
Actually, in that sentence (above) you don't really need a separate sign for "little-bit" because the concept of "little bit" could be incorporated into the sign "dirty" by reducing the intensity of the sign "dirty."

Note: If you mean "little" as in "little boy," you should use the sign "short-height."

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >