كفاية شغل لليوم.

That is enough work for today.

Breakdown of كفاية شغل لليوم.

• اليوم: today
• شغل: work
• كفاية: enough

Questions & Answers about كفاية شغل لليوم.

How do I pronounce كفاية شغل لليوم in Levantine Arabic?

A common Levantine-style pronunciation is kfāye sheghel lal-yōm.

A few notes:

• كفاية is often said as kfāye or kifāye
• شغل is often pronounced sheghel in Levantine, though pronunciations vary by region
• لليوم is commonly pronounced lal-yōm

If kf- at the beginning feels hard, that is normal for English speakers. Levantine allows consonant clusters there, so kfāye is natural.

What does each word mean on its own?

Here is the breakdown:

• كفاية = enough
• شغل = work
• لليوم = for today

So the sentence is literally enough work for today.

Why is there no verb in this sentence?

Because Arabic often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So كفاية شغل لليوم literally looks like enough work for today, but the understood meaning is:

• That’s enough work for today
• This is enough work for today

This is completely normal in both colloquial Arabic and Standard Arabic-style structures.