how to say “shoelaces” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/שרוכים-#.m4a” /]שְׂרוֹכִים

Here’s another word whose first letter is שׂ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/שרוכים-#.m4a” /] making a s sound: שרוכים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/שרוכים-#.m4a” /] – shoelaces.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/שרוכים-#.m4a” /]תקשור את השרוכים, דוד, אחרת אתה תיפול!

Tie your (the) shoelaces, David, otherwise you’ll fall!

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A single shoelace is שרוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/שרוכים-#.m4a” /].

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