“Not enough” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Not enough” is written using the Latin script as:

Ma yekfich

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ما يكفيش

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I don’t have enough change.”

E sarf li 3andi ma yekfich.

.الصرف الي عندي ما يكفيش

 
“Not enough change.”

E sarf ma yekfich.

.الصرف ما يكفيش

 
“Not enough time.”

El wa9t ma yekfich.

.الوقت ما يكفيش

 
“There are not enough eggs for the recipe.”

El 3dham eli fama ma yekfich lel recette.

.العضم الي فما ما يكفيش للروسات

 
“There is not enough pieces of wood to assemble the shed.”

El lou7 li fama ma yekfich bch nkamlou el s9af.

.اللوح الي فما ما يكفيش باش نكملو السقف

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Not enough” in Lebanese Arabic