뿐 – just, only, nothing but

Noun + ~일 뿐이다, ~뿐이다 – it is only, nothing but(with 일 (future tense) there is a slight negative connotation)

그 것을 사는 것은 돈 낭비일 뿐이에요 = Buying that is nothing but a waste of money
상관없어요~ 그냥 돈일 뿐이에요 = It’s nothing… it’s just/only money
제가 배우가 되는 것은 꿈일 뿐이에요 = Becoming an actor is just a dream
그 것은 농담일 뿐이에요 = It’s just a joke
이 것은 라면일 뿐이라서 너무 기대하지 마세요 = It’s just 라면, so don’t expect too much

내가 먹고 싶은 삼겹살뿐이야 = The only thing I want to eat is 삼겹살
내가 원하는 유일한 것은 너뿐이야 = The only thing I want is (just) you
오랫동안 라면을 먹지 않아서 제가 먹고 싶은 것은 라면뿐이에요 = The only thing I want to eat is ramen because I haven’t eaten it in such a long time

Verb/Adj + ~(으)ㄹ 뿐이다 (very similar to 그냥)

저는 생각하고 있을 뿐이에요 = I’m just thinking
저는 자고 싶을 뿐이에요 = I just want to sleep
저는 피곤할 뿐이에요 = I’m just tired
네가 여기서 있는 것은 이 문제를 더욱 어렵게 할 뿐이야 = You being here just makes the problem worse
저는 그냥 모든 일에 최선을 다 할 뿐이에요 = I just do my best in everything I do

네가 시키는 대로 했을 뿐이야 = I was just doing as you ordered
저는 그 것을 해봤을 뿐이에요 = I just tried it
저는 하늘을 봤을 뿐이에요 = I was just looking at the sky

~(으)ㄹ 뿐 (acts a bit like an adverb)

그녀는 저를 쳐다봤을 뿐 아무것도 안 했어요 = She just sat there and didn’t do anything
학생은 창문 밖을 봤을 뿐 아무 말도 하지 않았어요 = The student just looked outside and didn’t say anything
그 남자는 손톱을 물어뜯을 뿐 전화를 받지 않았어요 = The man didn’t answer his phone, and was just biting his fingernails

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(noun) ~만 – only, just

add it too a noun, a pronoun or the noun form of a verb  

이것만 – Only this 
이것만 살 거예요 – I will only buy this.  
저만 들었어요 – Only I heard 
아침에는 커피만 마셔요 – I only drink coffee in the morning. (only coffee) 
아침에만 커피는 마셔요 – I only dink coffee in the morning. (only in the morning) 

공부만 하다 – to only study

(noun form of word 기)  ~만 하다 

듣다 = to listen 
듣기만 하다 = to only listen 
듣기만 했어요 = I only listened (I didn’t talk)  

보다 = to look 
보기 = looking 
보기만 하다 = to just look 
보기만 할 거예요 = I will only look (and not touch) 

맨주만 주문했어요 = I only ordered beer. 
너만 사랭해 = I only love you.  
뫠 이것만 샀어요? = why did you only buy this? 
영화는 집에서만 봐요 = I watch movies only at home. happens at 

~고만 있다 – only doing 

지나가는 소리를 듣고만 있었다 – I was just listening to the passing sounds