On the label or sign
- לעשות ספונג׳ה
- to do sponja
ספונג׳הSponja floor washing
sponja
US English
Wet floor washing; no exact equivalent
UK English
Wet floor washing; no exact equivalent
What it is
Sponja is the complete floor-washing chore or method. One method uses a wrung cloth over a squeegee. Another method pours water and pushes the water to a drain.
The difference
Sponja can include wetting, scrubbing, squeegeeing, wiping, and drying a tiled floor. The word does not require one universally accepted sequence.
Common mistake
Do not translate sponja as simply using a mop, because the method may require a floor squeegee, a floor cloth, and suitable drainage.
