起初我只想吃英文怎么说

"起初" (qǐchū) 是指事情开始的时候，它的英文翻译为 "at first" 或 "initially"。这个短语来自拉丁文 "initiare"，意思是 "to begin"。

例句：

At first, I only wanted to eat some chips. (起初我只想吃一些薯条。)
Initially, I thought the movie was boring, but it turned out to be really good. (起初我觉得电影很无聊，但后来发现它很好看。)