Only

How does one say only in Teochew?

Let us listen to Ziao2cui3 emphasising only.  Click on the link and you can hear what she says.

Bho5, ua2 ziaⁿ3 ziah8 no6 gai5 diaⁿ7.  無 ! 我正食二個定。｜无 ! 我正食二个定。

No! I had only eaten two pieces. 

The diaⁿ7 at the end of the sentence is to emphasise that she had only consumed two pieces.

We have a common saying: Lao6ma2gêng1zang3giu5 —— ziah8 diaⁿ7 ziaⁿ3 zai1 老媽宮粽球——食定正知

Lao'ma'gêng is a shop in our homeland which sells glutinous rice ball dumplings and these dumplings are called zang3giu5 and it is suppose to be the best. 

ziah8 diaⁿ7 ziaⁿ3 zai1 means having eaten only then know

If we want to say only one, we say it as zêg8gai5diaⁿ7 一個定｜一个定

We also have Chinese words use in Teochew to describe only like zi2u6 只有

For an example: Zi2u6 ho2 gang1hu1 ziaⁿ3 u6biang3 zo3 cug4 ho2 miⁿ7 只有好功夫正有變做出好麵｜只有好功夫正有变做出好面 - It is only if there is good skill then it is possible to make good noodles.

I hope that after reading this post you know how to say only in Teochew.