كِفايَة — "__ enough" in Egyptian Arabic
كِفايَة
kifāya
__ enough
- Franco / chat
- kefaya
- Topic
- adverbs
- Seen in
- 4 of our stories
كِفايَة in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
هي كانت معاها خمسين جنيه بس، يعني مش كفاية لكل القماش ده.
Heyya kanet ma3aha khamsin gineih bas, ya3ny mish kefaya le koll el-oumash dah.
She only had fifty pounds with her, meaning it wasn't enough for all this fabric.
فجأة لقيت مفيش ملح كفاية بس انا كملت الطبخ
Fag'a la'eet mafish malh kefaya bas ana kammelt el tabkh.
Suddenly, I found there wasn't enough salt, but I continued cooking.
معايا خمسمية جنيه بس، وده مش كفاية أبداً.
Ma'aya khomsumiyah geneh bas, we da mesh kefayah abadan.
I only have five hundred pounds, and this is never enough.
امي قالت مفيش فاكهة ولا خضار كفاية
Ommy alet mafish fakha wala khodaar kefaya
My mother said there's not enough fruit or vegetables.
from The Fruit Problem