American Sign Language: "small" or "little" To sign "small" or "little," hold your hands in front of you, palms facing, and then bring them together using a relatively quick movement. SMALL or little: You can add more facial expression to make this sign mean "very" small. very-SMALL: Animation: "very-SMALL" A tiny amount: TINY: Notes: Which sign you use for small depends on what you are talking about. For example to indicate "small" as in a small child, you might want to use an exaggerated form of the sign "SHORT"-(in height). See: SHORT See: TINY 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 Dr. Bill's "Superdisk." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT > 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: "small" or "little"

To sign "small" or "little," hold your hands in front of you, palms facing, and then bring them together using a relatively quick movement.

SMALL or little:

You can add more facial expression to make this sign mean "very" small.

very-SMALL:

Animation: "very-SMALL"

A tiny amount:
TINY:

Notes:
Which sign you use for small depends on what you are talking about. For example to indicate "small" as in a small child, you might want to use an exaggerated form of the sign "SHORT"-(in height).

See: SHORT

See: TINY

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 Dr. Bill's "Superdisk."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT >

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 >