אין מה לעשות

ein ma la-a-SOT

Phonetics · ein ma la-a-SOT

Nothing to be done, it is what it is.

"Nothing to be done" — the Israeli shrug of acceptance.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

Deep records on the same shelf — chaos & complaint

בלאגןba-la-GAN דווקאdav-KA (colloquially DAF-ka)פשלהFASH-la על הפניםal ha-pa-NIM

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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