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The Japanese say "shouganai" which literally translates to "It can't be helped."
The problem is, 90% of the time, it absolutely can be helped.
Me:"It is what it is."
Narrator:"But it wasn't."
It do be like that sometimes.
Narrator: "but it ben't."
This is my new favorite sentence and now I will find a way to say it out loud.
Also I've now been singing "Let it Ben't."
Whispern’t words of wisdom
But other times, it don't be like dat.
Inshallah, or, "God willing" is the Quran approved version.
I hear that meaning "I hope so"
It’s both
Deus Vult if you happen to be a crusader
Shouganai.
The literal translation is “there’s no way/method”. Which figuratively translates into “can’t be helped”.
"Tja" - German word that simply serves as a linguistic shrug of resignation.
"Et es, wie et es." - Typical cologne dialectic phrase of recognizing reality and moving on.