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Many things "happen" here in the Holy Land, which is why the root "kara" – ק.ר.ה – with all its derivatives, is so popular. Guy Sharett explains how it's related to murder, earthquakes, and soy milk, and finishes with an anecdote (in Hebrew) about a lady called Carmela.

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New Words and Expressions:

Karah – Happened – קרה

"Ma kara la-yeled" – What happened to the child – מה קרה לילד

Ma kara, ma kara? – What on earth? – מה קרה, מה קרה

Ma koreh achi? – What's going on, dude? – מה קורה אחי

Az ma od koreh itach – So what else is happening with you? – אז מה עוד קורה איתך

Ma koreh im… – What's happening with… – מה קורה עם

Ma kara im – What happened to… – מה קרה עם

Tagidi ma kore itach? – Tell me, what's happening with you – תגידי מה קורה איתך

Ma koreh itach? – What on earth is going on with you? – מה קורה איתך

Ma leazazel koreh itcha? – What the hell is going on with you? – מה לעזאזל קורה איתך

Ze ma she-kara – This is what happened – זה מה שקרה

Ze lo kore li – It's not happening to me – זה לא קורה לי

Ze lo yikre shuv – It won't happen again – זה לא יקרה שוב

Kara mashehu? – Did something happen? – קרה משהו

Nu ve-kara mashehu? – So did something happen? – נו, וקרה משהו

Mikreh, mikrim – Case, cases – מקרה, מקרים

"Ani gam kacha mikreh avud" – Anyway I am a lost cause – אני גם ככה מקרה אבוד

Mikre katseh – Edge case – מקרה קצה

Mikre cherum – Emergency – מקרה חירום

Be-mikre cherum ata yachol tamid lehitkasher elai – In case of an emergency you can always call me – במקרה חירום אתה יכול תמיד להתקשר אליי

Mikrey retsach – Murder cases – מקרי רצח

"Ani rotseh lifgosh ota pit'om be-mikreh – I want to meet her suddenly, by chance – אני רוצה לפגוש אותה פתאום במקרה

Be-mikreh – Accidentally – במקרה

Ze kara be-mikreh – It happened accidentally – זה קרה במקרה

Yesh lachem be-mikreh chalav soya? – Do you happen to have soy milk by any chance? – יש לכם במקרה חלב סויה

Le-mikreh she – In case you need me, here is my number – למקרה שתצטרך אותי, הנה המספר שלי

Be-mikreh shel re'idat adama – In case of an earthquake – במקרה של רעידת אדמה

Bechol pgisha mikrit – At every random meeting – בכל פגישה מקרית

Mikri – Random – מקרי

Mikriyoot – Coincidence – מקריות

Playlist and Clips:

Matti Caspi – Yemei Binyamina (lyrics)

Moshe Peretz – Ma Kore Itach (lyrics)

Ozi Zoltak – Afilu Lo At (lyrics)

Meir Ariel – Pluga Ba-kav (lyrics)

Arik Lavie – Haya o lo haya (lyrics)

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