How to pronounce “apenas”

Hear how “apenas (barely / hardly)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

apenasah-PEH-nahs

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Breakdown

Meaning	barely / hardly
Syllables	a · pe · nas (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: PE.
IPA	/a.ˈpe.nas/

Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Apenas tengo tiempo.I barely have time.

Apenas lo conozco.I hardly know him.