How long ago was something these men would barely understand.

I could barely understand half of what he was saying.

His voice was so thick she could barely understand him.

I can barely understand this since we need the funds.

"I could barely understand half the words in the letter," she said.

Indeed, a serious problem within the force is that many officers, who come from 14 countries, can barely understand each other.

The local accent is so rich we can barely understand one word in three.

It was something we could barely understand, but I had a growing feeling that without my love the whole project would collapse.

At the moment my youngest daughter is only three and she can barely understand the letters of her name let alone read.

He clipped the word so short, she could barely understand it.