“Enough” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Enough” (the adjective) is written using the Latin script as:

Yekfi

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يكفي

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That’s enough onion.”

Hakka yekfi bsall.

.هكّا يكفي بصل

 
“Kids, enough playing around!”

Ya sghar, yezziw mel la3b!

!يا صغار، يزّيو ماللعب

 
“Is that enough milk in your coffee?”

Hakka yekfi 7lib fi 9ahwtek?

 هكّا يكفي حليب في قهوتك؟

 
“We have enough soap.”

3andna ma yekfi mel saboun.

.عندنا ما يكفي من الصابون

 
“There isn’t enough bottles of water for tonight.”

Mafamesh ma yekfi men dbebes lma lel lila.

.ما فماش ما يكفي من دبابس الماء لليلة

 

Related phrases in Tunisian Arabic

“Not enough” in Tunisian Arabic

“That’s enough” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Enough” in Lebanese Arabic
 

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