Making Appointments with Friends

[Noun/Amount] + しか + [Negative Verb]

It shows that there's nothing else besides what comes before it. However, you must always use a negative verb with しか to make the sentence work.

少ししか食べません [sukoshi shika tabemasen]
I can only eat a little.

• 少し [sukoshi] means "a little"
• しか [shika] means "only"
• 食べません [tabemasen] means "I can't eat it."

野球できますか [yakyū dekimasu ka]
Can you play baseball?

• 野球 [yakyū] means "baseball"
• できますか [dekimasu ka] means "Can you do it?"

少ししかできません [sukoshi shika dekimasen]
I can only do a little.

• 少ししか [sukoshi shika] means "only a little"
• できません [dekimasen] means "I can't do it."

• A: 野球できますか [yakyū dekimasu ka]
  Can you play baseball?
• B: 少ししかできません
  I can only do a little.
• B: 料理できますか
  Can you cook?
• A: 少ししかできません [sukoshi shika dekimasen]
  I can only do a little.
• B: 一度食べてみたいですね〜
  I would like to try it once!