เท่านั้น(tâo nán)
Meanings
1AdverbA2
only; just; no more than
limits amount, number, or degree: only; just; no more than that
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)20บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)4foot (literary)เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
I have only 20 baht.
2determinerB1
that much/that many; to that extent
refers back to a specified quantity or degree: that much; that many; to that extent (e.g., เอาเท่านั้น ‘take that much’)
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritอยากได้yàak dâiอยากได้yàak dâi[to] want (to have); would like (to get)เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เท่าไหร่tâo ràiเท่าไหร่tâo rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
How much money do you want? Just tell me. I will give you that much.
3ParticleB1
that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
used at the end of a clause to conclude or downplay: that’s all; only that; nothing more (e.g., ...ก็เท่านั้น)
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)โกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)เหนื่อยๆnèuay nèuayเหนื่อยๆnèuay nèuaya bit tired; kind of tired (casual)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
I'm not mad at you. I'm just tired, that's all.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เพียงเท่านั้นpiiang tâo nánเพียงเท่านั้นpiiang tâo nánonly that; just that; that's all; no more than that
only that; just that; that's all; no more than that
แค่นั้นkâe nánแค่นั้นkâe nánonly that; just that; that's all
only that; just that; that's all
ลูกเดียวlôok diiaoลูกเดียวlôok diiao1only; solely; exclusively2one (with CL 'ลูก')
- only; solely; exclusively
- one (with CL 'ลูก')
อย่างเดียวyàang diaoอย่างเดียวyàang diao1only; just; solely; exclusively2alone; by itself (post-nominal)
- only; just; solely; exclusively
- alone; by itself (post-nominal)
เพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang yàang diiaoเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang yàang diiao1only; solely; exclusively2only; sole; single
- only; solely; exclusively
- only; sole; single
Word Breakdown
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เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nánonly; just; no more than