Halos

barely / hardlyadverb

Alternative meanings

barely
hardly
almost not
by a small margin
almost, depending on context

Pronunciation

HAH-lohs

Root and affixes

Base form: halos. It is used as an adverb to express almost, barely, or hardly, especially with negation or expressions of small amount.

Variants or conjugations

halos = barely / almost / hardly
halos wala = almost nothing / barely anything
halos dili = almost not / hardly
dili hapit = barely / hardly, depending on context
bag-o lang = just / just recently
bag-ohay lang = recently / a little while ago

Related words and expressions

hapit = almost / near
lang = only / just, depending on context
wala = nothing / none
dili = not
bag-o = new / recent
gamay = little / small

Meaning and usage notes

Use halos when apenas means barely, hardly, or almost not. If apenas means just recently, use bag-o lang. If it means as soon as, it usually needs a temporal phrase depending on the sentence.