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How do you say "clothes hanger" in Russian?
вешалка
vešalka
In Russian, "clothes hanger" is вешалка.
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Pronunciation
Say vuh-SHAHL-kuh. Stress the SHAL syllable. Three syllables with a soft SH sound from ш.
Writing and usage
Вешалка comes from вешать (to hang). The suffix -алка creates a tool noun. The ш is one of Cyrillic's distinct characters.
Example sentence
Повесь пальто на вешалку.
Hang your coat on the clothes hanger.
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How to remember вешалка
Вешалка is a hanger for hanging clothes. The root вешать means to hang, so a вешалка is the thing you hang things on.
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Questions about вешалка
How do you say "clothes hanger" in Russian?
In Russian, "clothes hanger" is вешалка. It is a noun.
How is вешалка written in Russian?
Вешалка comes from вешать (to hang). The suffix -алка creates a tool noun. The ш is one of Cyrillic's distinct characters.
How is вешалка used in a sentence?
Use вешалка as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Повесь пальто на вешалку. (Hang your coat on the clothes hanger.).
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