あまり〜ない・全然〜ない: not very; not at all

Words used with negative to say 'not much' or 'not at all'.

あまり + negative = not very / not often. 全然 + negative = not at all. よく= often, ときどき= sometimes, いつも= always (positive). Mistake: あまり with a positive verb to mean 'very'.