ගුණයකින් අඩුයි
“ගුණයකින් අඩුයි” (guṇayakin aḍuyi) — many times less in Sinhala. Phrase, level B1. The same multiple tail as in 'twice' and 'thrice', but without a number: 'times over'. The comparative 'less' the course already has; here the multiplicity is added. In a live sentence: “ගමේ ගාණ නගරේට වඩා ගුණයකින් අඩුයි” — In the village prices are many times less than in the city. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Sinhala course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | ගුණයකින් අඩුයි |
| Read in Latin letters | guṇayakin aḍuyi |
| Translation | many times less |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- ගුණයකින් අඩුයිguṇayakin aḍuyimany times less
Why it looks that way
The same multiple tail as in 'twice' and 'thrice', but without a number: 'times over'. The comparative 'less' the course already has; here the multiplicity is added
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.
- ගමේ ගාණ නගරේට වඩා ගුණයකින් අඩුයිgamē gāṇa nagarēṭa vaḍā guṇayakin aḍuyiIn the village prices are many times less than in the city
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 Sinhala?
«ගුණයකින් අඩුයි», read “guṇayakin aḍuyi”. In a live sentence: “ගමේ ගාණ නගරේට වඩා ගුණයකින් අඩුයි” — In the village prices are many times less than in the city. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ග, ු, ණ, ය, ක, ි, න, ්, අ, ඩ, ු, ය.
How is “ගුණයකින් අඩුයි” written in Latin letters?
guṇayakin aḍuyi. 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?
The same multiple tail as in 'twice' and 'thrice', but without a number: 'times over'. The comparative 'less' the course already has; here the multiplicity is added. 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.