how to say “halftime” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /]מַחֲצִית

Halftime is a concept familiar to sports lovers around the world, whether it’s soccer or American football or basketball. The Hebrew word for halftime is מחצית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /], which also means a half and a semester.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /]הם ניצחו במחצית השנייה.

They won in the second half.

מחצית comes from the root ח.צ.י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /] meaning half.

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