Մի քանի անգամ քիչ
“Մի քանի անգամ քիչ” (mi k'ani angam k'ich) — many times less in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'several times little'. The comparative պակաս is already in the course; this phrase is about multiplicity. In a live sentence: “Այս տարի անձրև եկավ մի քանի անգամ քիչ” — This year there was many times less rain. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Մ, ի, ք, ա, ն, ի, ա, ն, գ, ա, մ, ք.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Մի քանի անգամ քիչ |
| Read in Latin letters | mi k'ani angam k'ich |
| Translation | many times less |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Մի քանի անգամ քիչmi k'ani angam k'ichmany times less
Why it looks that way
Literally 'several times little'. The comparative պակաս is already in the course; this phrase is about multiplicity
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 տարի անձրև եկավ մի քանի անգամ քիչays tari andzrev yekav mi k'ani angam k'ichThis year there was many times less rain
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 “many times less” in Armenian?
«Մի քանի անգամ քիչ», read “mi k'ani angam k'ich”. In a live sentence: “Այս տարի անձրև եկավ մի քանի անգամ քիչ” — This year there was many times less rain. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Մ, ի, ք, ա, ն, ի, ա, ն, գ, ա, մ, ք.
How is “Մի քանի անգամ քիչ” written in Latin letters?
mi k'ani angam k'ich. 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 little'. The comparative պակաս is already in the course; this phrase is about multiplicity. 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.