Hardly, barely - Apenas (The 486th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish word for Hardly, barely is Apenas. It can be used as adverb. It is the 486th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about measures, negotiations. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: hardly, barely

Spanish: apenas

Examples


I can hardly sleep at night.	Apenas puedo dormir por la noche.
I can barely understand what he's saying.	Apenas puedo entender lo que él dice.
She barely speaks to me anymore.	Él ya apenas me habla.
He can hardly speak.	Apenas puede hablar.
I was barely able to work.	Apenas podía trabajar.
We hardly had time to eat our dinner.	Apenas tuvimos tiempo para cenar.
I can barely walk.	Apenas puedo caminar.
I can barely believe it.	Apenas puedo creerlo.

He barely spoke to me.	Él apenas me hablaba.
He can hardly walk.	Él apenas puede caminar.
We hardly know each other.	Apenas nos conocemos.
We barely saw it.	Apenas la vimos.
I can hardly breathe.	Apenas puedo respirar.
I can hardly see him.	Apenas consigo verla.
I could barely stand the pain.	Apenas podía soportar el dolor.
It is hardly raining.	Apenas llueve.
He barely passed the examination.	Apenas aprobó el examen.
She hardly ate anything.	Ella apenas comió nada.
My daughter is barely fifteen.	Mi hija apenas tiene quince años.
They're barely paid minimum wage.	Apenas se les paga el salario mínimo.
Tom hardly eats anything.	Tom apenas come nada.