Spanish Word of the Day: mitad

I just wanted to post this word, but found out today that Eleena of Voices en Español already touched the word in a post. In that post, she covers the differences between medio and mitad: most learners just use medio all the time and are not aware that there is a noun called mitad which has a slightly different meaning.

The main differences are:

Medio can be an adjective or adverb when referring to quantity. When it is used as an adjective, it agrees with the noun that it is describing. Use “medio” when referring to a single object or something that can be perceived as a unit.

Mitad is always a noun.  Use mitad when referring to a single object OR various objects that make up a whole.

Read the whole article for some extra info and example sentences.