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piiang kâe

Meanings

1NounA2

only; just; merely

no more than; simply; used to indicate a small amount, degree, or requirement (often downplaying or minimizing)

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เพียงแค่piiang kâeเพียงแค่piiang kâe1only; just; merely2only if; just by (X)… then…แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; same
I want just one glass of water.
2NounB1

only if; just by (X)… then…

introduces a minimal condition (often with ก็ก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption marker): ‘all it takes is/just by (doing X), then (Y) happens’

Examples

เพียงแค่piiang kâeเพียงแค่piiang kâe1only; just; merely2only if; just by (X)… then…คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritกดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold down4[to] massage pressปุ่มbpùmปุ่มbpùm1button (device control)2key (keyboard)3knob; bump4papilla; nodule (biol./med.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะจะ1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn on
All it takes is for you to press this button, and the door will open.