To say “good morning” in Hebrew, say בוקר טוב (boker tov). It is the standard greeting, said the same to anyone, man or woman. A warm, common reply is בוקר אור (boker or), “morning light.” Type it in English and a translation keyboard sends the Hebrew straight into your chat.
Good morning is the message you send most often, so it is worth knowing well, including the little reply that makes you sound like you have been here a while.
The greeting is בוקר טוב (boker tov). בוקר (boker) is “morning” and טוב (tov) is “good.” It does not change with gender, so the same two words work whoever you are greeting.
You can simply say boker tov back. But Israelis often answer with בוקר אור (boker or), literally “morning light,” a friendly one-up on the greeting. Using it is a small, natural touch that sounds local rather than translated.
The same pattern carries through the day:
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Good afternoon | צהריים טובים | tzohorayim tovim |
| Good evening | ערב טוב | erev tov |
| Good night | לילה טוב | laila tov |
None of these change with gender either, which makes the whole set easy to use.
A daily “good morning” should take a second, not a detour through a translator. A translation keyboard like Bridgi lets you type in English and send the Hebrew right inside WhatsApp, so boker tov is one tap in the chat you are already in. And mornings repeat: the person you greet today is the person you will greet tomorrow, which is exactly where sending in Hebrew, in place, adds up.
You write בוקר טוב (boker tov). Hebrew reads right to left, so the words run in the other direction from English.
No. Boker tov is the same whoever is saying it and whoever they are greeting, so it is an easy phrase to get right.
בוקר אור (boker or) means “morning light” and is a common warm reply to boker tov.
לילה טוב (laila tov). Like the morning greeting, it does not change with gender.