How to Say 'Enough' in Shami Arabic: كفاية

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Memory hook تذكّرها

Mnemonic

Enough with these kaffiyas!

kfāya sounds like kaffiya — the headscarf.

Flashcard

More نسمة كلمة: ضعيف — Weak · داعي — Need, Reason · Can, Want, Must, Would

أمثلة
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Stop / Enough!كـ إيقاف

كفاية! ما عاد بدي أسمع.

Enough! I don't want to hear any more.

/kɪˈfaːja, maː ʕaːd ˈbaddi ʔɪsˈmaʕ/

كفاية حكي، خلّي الناس يحكوا.

Enough talking — let other people speak.

/kɪˈfaːja ˈħaki, xɑlˈli n-naːs jɪħˈkuː/

كفاية عليك! بتعرف شو قصدي.

Enough from you! You know what I mean.

/kɪˈfaːja ʕaˈleːk, bɪtˈʕarf ʃuː ˈqasdi/

كفاية عليكِ! بتعرفي شو قصدي.

Enough from you! You know what I mean.

fem./kɪˈfaːja ʕaˈleːki, bɪtˈʕarfi ʃuː ˈqasdi/

Quantityالكمية

هاد كفاية؟

Is this enough?

/haːd kɪˈfaːja/

آه، هاد كفاية.

Yes, this is enough.

/ʔaːh, haːd kɪˈfaːja/

المي ما كفاية لكل الناس.

The water isn't enough for everyone.

/l-maːj maː kɪˈfaːja lɪˈkɪll n-naːs/

الفلوس ما كانت كفاية.

The money wasn't enough.

/l-fɪˈluːs maː ˈkaːnat kɪˈfaːja/

جبت كفاية خبز؟

Did you bring enough bread?

/ʤɪbt kɪˈfaːja xʊbz/

Daily lifeاليوميات

نمت كفاية البارح؟

Did you sleep enough last night?

/nɪmt kɪˈfaːja l-ˈbaːrɪħ/

ما نمت كفاية، حاسس حالي تعبان.

I didn't sleep enough, I feel tired.

masc./maː nɪmt kɪˈfaːja, ˈħaːsɪs ˈħaːli taʕˈbaːn/

ما نمت كفاية، حاسّة حالي تعبانة.

I didn't sleep enough, I feel tired.

fem./maː nɪmt kɪˈfaːja, ˈħaːsse ˈħaːli taʕˈbaːne/

أكلت كفاية؟ — لأ، بدي شوي كمان.

Did you eat enough? — No, I want a little more.

/ʔɑkalt kɪˈfaːja — laʔ, ˈbaddi ˈʃwaj ˈkamaːn/

شغلت كفاية اليوم، وقت أرتاح.

I worked enough today, time to rest.

/ʃtɪɣalt kɪˈfaːja l-yoːm, waʔt ʔɪrˈtaːħ/

Tunisianبالتونسي

بركا! كفاية هيكا.

Enough! That's enough of that.

الوقت ما كفاش.

The time wasn't enough.

كليت كفاية؟

Did you eat enough?

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