How do you say “hardly” in Vietnamese?

“Hardly” in Vietnamese is vừa mới (just).

Vietnamese words for “hardly”

• vừa mớiListenadverb
  Hanoi [vɨə˨˩ məːj˧˦] · Saigon [vɨə˨˩ məːj˦˥]vừa falling mới rising

  just; recently; newly

  for “hardly” meaning: Barely, only just, almost not.

Related Vietnamese words

• nghiêm khắcListenadjective

  severe; stern; harsh

• khắc nghiệtListenadjective

  harsh; inclement

• khó khănListenadjective

  difficult; hard

• chật vậtListenadjective

  strenuous; arduous; toilsome

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.