How to translate these?

[vityea]

Hi, I'm a beginner who just learn this language. I just would like to ask about these two word แค่ & เพียง. As I found in dictionary, they have the same meaning. But I see in the song, they're used together. Sometime แค่เพียง and sometime เพียงแค่. So, how to translate it? translate together or separately?

Thanks.

[Mike]

"just" or "only"

It's quite common for them to be used together, sometimes it serves to emphasize the meaning, sometimes it doesn't really make any difference. Actually it's pretty common to use even with more words meaning the same thing, you see in adverts phrases like แค่เพียง 99 บาทเท่านั้นเอง!" meaning "Only 99 baht!" in which แค่ , เพียง, เท่านั้น and เอง each mean "only" individually.

[alvinkhoo]

in which แค่ , เพียง, เท่านั้น and เอง each mean "only" individually.

totally agree..55+

[FAN]

Dear All - I think each thai word can also be modified in different forms for the same meaning ka, As you mentioned earlier - peang kae 99 baht or kae peang 99 baht.

[alvinkhoo]

Dear All - I think each thai word can also be modified in different forms for the same meaning ka, As you mentioned earlier - peang kae 99 baht or kae peang 99 baht.

Hi FAN,

if i recall correctly on TV,i would probably have said ๙๙บาทเท่านั้น แค่วันนี้ๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆ

[vityea]

thanks for all of your help.