Չափից շատ հարթ է
“Չափից շատ հարթ է” (chap'its shat hart' e) — too neat in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Չափից շատ means beyond measure, from չափ 'a measure' in the ablative. Հարթ, flat, from unit fifty works figuratively here. In a live sentence: “Այս պատմությունը չափից շատ հարթ է” — This story is too neat. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Չ, ա, փ, ի, ց, շ, ա, տ, հ, ա, ր, թ. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Չափից շատ հարթ է |
| Read in Latin letters | chap'its shat hart' e |
| Translation | too neat |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Չափից շատ հարթ էchap'its shat hart' etoo neat
Why it looks that way
Չափից շատ means beyond measure, from չափ 'a measure' in the ablative. Հարթ, flat, from unit fifty works figuratively here
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.
- Այս պատմությունը չափից շատ հարթ էays patmut'yunə chap'its shat hart' eThis story is too neat
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 “too neat” in Armenian?
«Չափից շատ հարթ է», read “chap'its shat hart' e”. In a live sentence: “Այս պատմությունը չափից շատ հարթ է” — This story is too neat. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Չ, ա, փ, ի, ց, շ, ա, տ, հ, ա, ր, թ.
How is “Չափից շատ հարթ է” written in Latin letters?
chap'its shat hart' e. 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?
Չափից շատ means beyond measure, from չափ 'a measure' in the ablative. Հարթ, flat, from unit fifty works figuratively here. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.