Streetwise Hebrew

This week we're celebrating half a million downloads of our podcast, so host Guy Sharett has decided to dedicate this episode to "hatsi/hetsi" - "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. Exclusive content New words & expressions: Omrim li she-ani hatsi benadam ve-hi hatsi meshuga'at – They tell me that I am half a person and that she's half crazy – אומרים לי שאני חצי בנאדם והיא חצי משוגעת Hetsi/Hatsi, pl. hatsa'im – Half, halves – חצי, חצאים Hatsi olam sone hatsi – Half the world hates the other half – חצי עולם שונא חצי Tsarat rabim hatsi nechama – Distress of many people is half consolation; "others' troubles are a half-consolation" – צרת רבים חצי נחמה Matsati li heder va-hetsi – I found myself a room-and-a-half – מצאתי לי חדר וָחצי Hamesh va-hetsi – Half past five – חמש וחצי Hatsi daka – Half a minute – חצי דקה Ten li hatsi daka – Give me a second – תן לי חצי דקה Hatsi gmar, hatsi ha-gmar – Se