1. tlawmte lawnglawng, menmen; e.g. I hardly know her = Amah cu tlawmte lawnglawng ka hngalh, chim duhmi cu, ka hngal lo dengmang; e.g. I am so tired that I can hardly walk = Ka ba tuk i ka kal kho menmen;
2. a si cu a si kho, asinain si taktak dawh a si lo; e.g. His story is hardly true = A chimmi cu a si ngaingai lo;
3. He can hardly have arrived yet = A phan kho rih taktak lai lo;
4. There is hardly any food left = Rawl zeihmanh a tang set ti lo.