Start with both hands in front of your chest in an '8' handshape, meaning your middle fingers are touching your thumbs while your other fingers are extended. Forcefully flick your middle fingers outward and forward, releasing them from your thumbs. Make sure to use a negative facial expression, like a grimace or scrunched nose, to convey the meaning.
Sign 'TODAY' and 'WEATHER', then use the sign for 'TERRIBLE' while showing a disappointed or disgusted facial expression to show how bad it is.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'FEEL', and then sign 'TERRIBLE', keeping your facial expression apologetic, sad, and upset.
Point to the movie or sign 'THAT MOVIE', then sign 'TERRIBLE' with a strong, sharp flick of your fingers and a strong grimace to emphasize your dislike.
Sign 'TODAY' and 'WEATHER', then use the sign for 'TERRIBLE' while showing a disappointed or disgusted facial expression to show how bad it is.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'FEEL', and then sign 'TERRIBLE', keeping your facial expression apologetic, sad, and upset.
Point to the movie or sign 'THAT MOVIE', then sign 'TERRIBLE' with a strong, sharp flick of your fingers and a strong grimace to emphasize your dislike.
Yes! The sign for 'terrible' is the exact same sign used for 'awful'. Your facial expression and the intensity of your movement will help convey the exact degree of how bad the situation is.
Yes, this same middle-finger flicking motion is used for the sign 'hate'. When signing 'hate', the motion is often directed specifically at the object or person being hated, whereas 'terrible' is usually signed slightly more upward or generally outward.
While it is technically possible to sign it with one hand in casual, rapid conversation, using both hands is the standard and most accurate way to sign 'terrible', especially for beginners learning the language.
