Only

[loong]

Please can you help me with "Only"

What's the best way to say, in common speech.........

I only eat fish on Fridays (ie. I do not eat fish on any other day of the week)

On Fridays I only eat fish (ie. On Fridays I eat nothing but fish)

The cost is only 100 Baht

I only have 100 Baht

I only have enough money to buy one

Any other examples of the use of "Only" in common speech would be much appreciated.

[Edward B]

Please can you help me with "Only"

What's the best way to say, in common speech.........

I only eat fish on Fridays (ie. I do not eat fish on any other day of the week)

ฉันทานปลาเฉพาะวันศุกร์์เท่านั้น

On Fridays I only eat fish (ie. On Fridays I eat nothing but fish)

ทุกวันศุกร์ ฉันทานปลาเท่านั้น

The cost is only 100 Baht

ราคา(แค่) 100 บาทเท่านั้น - [the แค่ makes it sound stronger]

I only have 100 Baht

ฉันมีเงินแค่ 100 บาท

I only have enough money to buy one

ฉันมีเงิน(เพียง)พอที่จะซื้อ(อัน/ชิ้น/ตัว)เดียว

Any other examples of the use of "Only" in common speech would be much appreciated.

I only have a 100 Baht note

ฉันมีแต่แบงค์ 100 ใบเดียว

This might be in response to someone who asks you to exchange a 500 baht note with 5 100s.

[In the Rai!]

Please can you help me with "Only"

What's the best way to say, in common speech.........

I only eat fish on Fridays (ie. I do not eat fish on any other day of the week)

On Fridays I only eat fish (ie. On Fridays I eat nothing but fish)

The cost is only 100 Baht

I only have 100 Baht

I only have enough money to buy one

Any other examples of the use of "Only" in common speech would be much appreciated.

As Edwarda B said แค่ would be the most commonly used word for only. coming from เพียงแค่ The word แค่ is more commonly used by itself.

เดียว is also used and commonly used in the same sentence to highlight "only"

อยากอยู่ที่บ้าน ดูทีวีเเค่อย่างเดียว

So as you can see with the above sentence เเค่อย่างเดียว can be used together.(not always) In fact I would usually use เเค่ by itself.

you could also use it without เเค่

อยากอยู่ที่บ้าน ดูทีวีอย่างเดียว

เอง Is used as in soley more so than only (as you are probably know anyway Loong)

It just adds the self to the end of my or you

อยากทำการบ้านด้วยตัวเอง

(เอง) is probably not a great one for only.

เพียงแค่ or แค่เพียง is used aswell, but IMO as I do hear เพียง being used its usage is not at the same level as แค่

อยากกินเเค่ผักเพียงอย่างเดียว

I hope this helps. I am not the best at explaining what I am thinking and usually end up confusing people more than they were when they started...

[rak sa_ngop]

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QUOTE(Edward B @ 2007-01-19 08:22:09) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I only have 100 Baht

ฉันมีเงินแค่ 100 บาท

I only have a 100 Baht note

ฉันมีแต่แบงค์ 100 ใบเดียว

The above seem like good examples of the difference in use between แค่ and แต่ .

How interchangeable are these two words. i.e. can I say

ผมมีเเต่่ 100 บาท

้if I have 2x50 baht notes in my hand instead of 1x100 baht note.

[aanon]

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QUOTE(Edward B @ 2007-01-19 12:22:09) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Please can you help me with "Only"

What's the best way to say, in common speech.........

I only eat fish on Fridays (ie. I do not eat fish on any other day of the week)

ฉันทานปลาเฉพาะวันศุกร์์เท่านั้น

On Fridays I only eat fish (ie. On Fridays I eat nothing but fish)

ทุกวันศุกร์ ฉันทานปลาเท่านั้น

The cost is only 100 Baht

ราคา(แค่) 100 บาทเท่านั้น - [the แค่ makes it sound stronger]

I only have 100 Baht

ฉันมีเงินแค่ 100 บาท

I only have enough money to buy one

ฉันมีเงิน(เพียง)พอที่จะซื้อ(อัน/ชิ้น/ตัว)เดียว

Any other examples of the use of "Only" in common speech would be much appreciated.

I only have a 100 Baht note

ฉันมีแต่แบงค์ 100 ใบเดียว

This might be in response to someone who asks you to exchange a 500 baht note with 5 100s.

nice examples edward,

reading this it was clear there are alternatives for most of these (just as the english sentences had bracketed versions) so i'm going to have a go...with a leaning towards colloquial usage.

I only eat fish on Fridays (ie. I do not eat fish on any other day of the week)

ฉันกินปลาในวันศุกรวันเดียว

On Fridays I only eat fish (ie. On Fridays I eat nothing but fish)

ทุกวันศุกร ฉันจะกินแต่ปลา

The cost is only 100 Baht

ราคาเพียงหนึงร้อยบาด

I only have 100 Baht

ฉันมีร้อยเดียว

I only have enough money to buy one

เงินที่ฉันมีอยู่ ซื้อได้แค่อันเดียว

i wonder how many sets of these we can come up with? good practice!

[aanon]

Seems to have gone quiet on here, so here i am following up on my own post. oops, am i hooked?

As for the example sentences, if you are a beginner and want a do-it-all word, go with แค่:

I only eat fish on Fridays (ie. I do not eat fish on any other day of the week)

ฉันกินปลาแค่ในวันศุกร์ (literally: i eat fish only on fridays)

On Fridays I only eat fish (ie. On Fridays I eat nothing but fish)

วันศุกร์ฉันกินแค่ปลา

The cost is only 100 Baht

ราคาแค่ร้อยบาด

I only have 100 Baht

ฉันมีแค่ร้อยบาด

I only have enough money to buy one

ฉันมีเงินพอที่จะซื้อได้แค่อันเดียว (literally: i have money enough to buy only one)

People will understand you, then over time you will get used to hearing other ways of saying 'only' and you'll start using them yourself.

Any other examples of the use of "Only" in common speech would be much appreciated.

another variation on only:

มีแต่ลูกคนรวย(เท่านั้น) ที่ได้มีโอกาสเรียนเมืองนอก (only rich kids have a chance to study overseas).

[loong]

This is very useful stuff

I only wish that I was as talented as you peeps

[Edward B]

This is very useful stuff

I only wish that I was as talented as you peeps

หนึ่งเดียวที่ประสงค์คือ จะเก่งเท่าๆ กับพวกคุณ

One more example:

Above doors you may see this sign:

เฉพาะพนักงาน or เฉพาะเจ้าหน้าที่

Which means: Staff Only

[MiG16]

Im very impressed by you lot I assume the majority posting on this thread are non thais, and I must admit your thai seems as good as a native speaker...infact better in some ways...since for instance in my case...Id know how to /when to use certain words what they mean and such, but couldnt explain it through rules and grammatical explanations

good work you all