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#107 Half a Million Downloads? Not Half Bad

#107 Half a Million Downloads? Not Half Bad

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 This week we’re celebrating half a million downloads of our podcast, so Guy decided to dedicate this episode to חצי – “half” in Hebrew. From telling the time, to sports, to fashion, “hetsi” gets everywhere. But when do we say “hetsi” and when “hatsi”? Listen to find out. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Hatsi/hetsi, hatsa’eem – Half, halves – חצי, חצאים “Omrim li she-ani hatsi benadam ve-hi hatsi meshuga’at” – They tell me I am half a person, and she’s half crazy – אומרים לי שאני חצי בנאדם והיא חצי משוגעת “Hatsi olam soneh hatsi” – Half the world hates the other half – חצי עולם שונא חצי “Tsarat rabim hatsi nechama”- Misery loves company – צרת רבים חצי נחמה Matsati li heder va-hetsi – I found myself a one-and-a-half-room apartment – מצאתי לי חדר וחצי Hamesh va-hetsi – Half past five – חמש וחצי Hatsi daka – Half a minute, just a moment – חצי דקה Ten li hatsi daka – Give me a moment – תן לי חצי דקה Hatsi gmar – Semifinals – חצי גמר Mahatsit – Half – מחצית Ba-machatsit ha-rishona – In the first half – במחצית הראשונה Hatsi ee – Peninsula – חצי אי Hetzi ko’ach – “Half power”, so-so – חצי כוח “Eich lahafoch simla le-hatsait” – How to turn a dress into a skirt – איך להפוך שמלה לחצאית Hatsot – Midnight – חצות Kvar aharey hatsot – It’s already after midnight – כבר אחרי חצות Ma’avar hatsaya – Pedestrian crossing – מעבר חצייה Hatsiyat kavim – Crossing the line – חצית קווים Nechtsa – Was split into two, crossed – נחצה Hetsi-hetsi – Fifty-fifty (when splitting the bill into two) – חצי-חצי Playlist and Clips: Nimrod Lev & Orly Perl – Ze Kol Ha-kesem (lyrics) Shlomo Artzi – Tachat Shmey Yam Ha-tichon (lyrics) Yehuda Poliker – Halon La-yam Ha-tichon (lyrics) Ha-paitan reality show – Hatsi ha-gmar (Semi final) Style Guru Studio – How to turn a dress into a skirt Ilanit – Acharey Hatsot (lyrics) Iluf kelev, dog training TV12 – MK Shelly Yehimovich on hatsiyat kavim Sadyle – Hetsi-Hetsi (lyrics) Ep. no. 302 about Nehama, consolation HEB Ep. no. 305 HEB
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