چند برابر کمتر
“چند برابر کمتر” (chand bârâber kamtar) — several times less, a fraction of in Persian. Phrase, level B1. Literally "several times less". More exactly one says "three times less" — the count you insert yourself. The new phone draws several times less electricity, says the example. In a live sentence: “گوشی جدید چند برابر کمتر برق میکشد” — The new phone draws several times less electricity. Written with the characters چ, ن, د, ب, ر, ا, ب, ر, ک, م, ت, ر.
In short
| Written in Persian | چند برابر کمتر |
| Read in Latin letters | chand bârâber kamtar |
| Translation | several times less, a fraction of |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "several times less". More exactly one says "three times less" — the count you insert yourself. The new phone draws several times less electricity, says the example
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- گوشی جدید چند برابر کمتر برق میکشدgushi dzhadid chand bârâber kamtar barg mi-keshadThe new phone draws several times less electricity
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “several times less, a fraction of” in Persian?
«چند برابر کمتر», read “chand bârâber kamtar”. In a live sentence: “گوشی جدید چند برابر کمتر برق میکشد” — The new phone draws several times less electricity. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters چ, ن, د, ب, ر, ا, ب, ر, ک, م, ت, ر.
How is “چند برابر کمتر” written in Latin letters?
chand bârâber kamtar. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally "several times less". More exactly one says "three times less" — the count you insert yourself. The new phone draws several times less electricity, says the example. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.