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EPISODE · Dec 20, 2016 · 6 MIN

#152 Let's Do It to It

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Kacha ze, ein ma la'asot, "This is the way it is, there's nothing you can do about it", is something you hear a lot in Israel. Today we learn how to use it, and other expressions using the verb la'asot, to do. Make sure you listen well! The episode is short and sweet. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Ma La'asot – What can you do? – מה לעשות Ein ma la'asot, kacha ze – This is the way it is, that's life – אין מה לעשות, ככה זה Ein li ma la'asot im ze – I've got nothing to do with it – אין לי מה לעשות עם זה Ein li ma la'asot im mechonat ha-kvisa ha-yeshana – I've got nothing to do with the old washing machine – אין לי מה לעשות עם מכונת הכביסה הישנה "Mitsta'arim, ein lanu mamash ma la'asot im ze" – We don't really have anything we could do with this – מצטערים, אין לנו ממש מה לעשות עם זה Ma osim im – What does one do with…? – מה עושים עם Ma osim im kilo agasim? – What does one do/what do we do with one kilogram of pears? – מה עושים עם קילו אגסים Ma osim im kol ze? – What do you do with all this? – מה עושים עם כל זה Ma osim kshe-? – What does one do when…? – מה עושים כש Eich osim pie agasim – How do you make a pear pie? – איך עושים פאי אגסים Az ma osim – So what are we going to do? – אז מה עושים Eich osa para? – How does a cow go? – איך עושה פרה La'asot mishehu o mishehi – To do someone – לעשות מישהו/מישהי Mi osé ma – Who's doing what – מי עושה מה   Playlist and Clips: Dana International – Ma La'asot (lyrics) Maor Cohen – Ein Ma La'asot (lyrics) Ha-dorbanim – Yatsanu Lirkod (lyrics) Mosh Ben-Ari – Ma Osim (lyrics) Ep. no 140 about kacha HEB

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