9.2 The Sentence Particle 咋 zaa3 I (‘only’)
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We can use the sentence particle 咋 zaa3 to add the meaning of ‘only’ to a sentence.
我識英文。
ngo5 sik1 jing1 man2.
I know English.
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我識英文咋。
ngo5 sik1 jing1 man2 zaa3.
I only know English.
We often use 咋 zaa3 together with the adverb 淨係 zing6 hai6, which also means ‘only’. We put 淨係 zing6 hai6 before the verb we want to modify.
我淨係識英文咋。
ngo5 zing6 hai6 sik1 jing1 man2 zaa3.
I only know English.