Usages of apenas
Apenas tengo tiempo hoy, por eso trabajo desde casa.
I hardly have time today, so I’m working from home.
Apenas hay gente en el parque.
There are hardly any people in the park.
Apenas hay gente en la cafetería, así que podemos charlar un rato.
There are hardly any people in the café, so we can chat for a while.
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