how to say “shopping bag” in Hebrew

 

שַׂקִּית

 

 
Hebrew has different words for the various types of bags, but we’ll focus here on the ones you find at (or bring to) the supermarket or the department store.
 
The Modern-Hebrew word for this modern invention is שַׂקִּית listen and repeat. The word derives from the Biblical שַׂק listen and repeat meaning sack (guess where the English word comes from), adding a diminutive ית- listen and repeat ending to indicate that we’re not talking about a big container made of canvas, but rather a smaller container made of nylon.
 
שקית becomes שַׂקִּיּוֹת listen and repeat in the plural, for example:
 
מִי שֶׁמֵּבִיא לַסּוּפֶּר שַׂקִּיּוֹת מֵהַבַּיִת, עוֹזֵר לַסְּבִיבָה.
Whoever brings to the supermarket bags from home helps prevent air pollution.

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