Your partner's family texts in Hebrew. Now you can too.
The problem: everyone around the table texts in Hebrew, and you're a beat behind
Family group chats move fast. Someone's asking about Friday night dinner, someone else sends a photo with a caption, your partner's mother wants to know what time you're arriving, all of it in Hebrew. You can ask your partner to translate, and they will, but that gets old for both of you, especially when it's every single message.
The alternative, a separate translator app, works but breaks the moment: copy the message out, paste it in, read the result, switch back, type your answer in English or in careful, simple Hebrew, hope it lands right. And even when the words are close, the grammar often isn't. Hebrew changes based on who's speaking, so a translated reply can come out sounding like it was written by someone else, or the wrong gender entirely.
What Bridgi does instead
Bridgi is an Android keyboard that lives right where you're already typing, inside WhatsApp, Messages, or whatever the family group chat runs on. Type your message in English, the way you'd actually say it, tap Translate, and it goes out in Hebrew, in your own gender, not a default guess.
How it works: three steps
- Tap the globe key to switch to Bridgi.
- Type your message in English.
- Tap Translate. Hebrew appears in the text field. Send.
Your gender, set once
You set your gender once, during setup, and Bridgi is built to reflect it in your first-person Hebrew, flagging anything it's not sure about. "I'm on my way" is built to come out matching how you'd actually say it, instead of falling back on a masculine default that leaves the message sounding slightly off. Bridgi is also built to handle who you're writing to: a tap switches the message between texting a man and texting a woman, since Hebrew treats those differently too, useful when you're replying to your partner's mother one minute and their brother the next.
Reading, not just writing
The same keyboard works the other way. A Hebrew message lands that you don't follow: copy it, switch to Bridgi, paste it in, flip the direction, and tap Translate to read it in English.
Built with your privacy in mind
Bridgi doesn't keep what you type. It's sent securely to translate, then it's gone on our side. The one exception is a message you explicitly Flag for review, which we keep so a human can fix that translation. There are no ads and no accounts. Bridgi does send an anonymous weekly count of how you use the app, on by default and switchable off in Settings, and this website uses privacy-respecting page analytics.
What Bridgi is
An Android keyboard. English to Hebrew, gender-correct, set once. Reads Hebrew messages back into English too, when you flip the direction. Needs an internet connection to translate. Bridgi subscription: $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial to start, no card required.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Can I use Bridgi in a family group chat?
A: Yes. Bridgi works inside WhatsApp and any other app with a text field, including group chats.
Q: Will my messages sound like they came from a translation app?
A: They're built not to. Bridgi asks for your gender once, during setup, so first-person messages come out the way you'd actually say them, not a stiff default.
Q: What if my partner already translates for me sometimes?
A: Bridgi doesn't replace that, it just means you're not waiting on them for every single message.
Q: Can Bridgi help me read the Hebrew messages my partner's family sends, too?
A: Yes. Flip the direction, paste in the Hebrew you received, and tap Translate to read it in English.
Q: Is there a free version?
A: Not permanently, but there's a 7-day free trial to start, no card required. After that, Bridgi is a subscription at $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year.