Greetings and Politeness ברכות ונימוסים
19 Hebrew words on greetings and politeness — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. Open and close every conversation.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | hello / hi | שלום | Literally 'peace', and it serves for both hello and goodbye. היי is the everyday informal hello, borrowed from English. |
![]() | good morning | בוקר טוב | A common reply is בוקר אור — 'morning of light'. |
![]() | good afternoon | אחר צהריים טובים | צהריים (noon) is a dual form, so the adjective has to be plural: טובים. |
![]() | good night | לילה טוב | ⚠️ Genderלילה is masculine despite the ה ending — hence טוב and not טובה. |
![]() | goodbye | להתראות | 🔗 Rootר-א-ה, the root of לראות — literally 'to see one another'. |
![]() | see you later | נתראה | 🔗 RootThe future of להתראות — literally 'we will see each other'. |
![]() | thank you | תודה | Stronger: תודה רבה. |
![]() | thank you very much | תודה רבה | ⚠️ Genderרבה is feminine, agreeing with תודה — the phrase never changes with the speaker. |
![]() | you're welcome · please | בבקשה | One word, three uses: 'you're welcome', 'please', and 'here you go' when handing something over. |
![]() | sorry | סליחה | Also 'excuse me' — to get attention or to squeeze past. 🔗 Rootס-ל-ח — also לסלוח (to forgive). |
![]() | I'm sorry | אני מצטער | ⚠️ GenderA woman says אני מצטערת — the form agrees with the speaker, not the listener. |
![]() | yes | כן | 🔗 RootHiding in לכן (therefore) and כמו כן (likewise), where כן means 'so'. |
![]() | no | לא | Both 'no' and 'not': אני לא יודע = I do not know. |
![]() | nice to meet you | נעים מאוד | Literally 'very pleasant'; מאוד follows its adjective. Variant: נעים להכיר. |
![]() | congratulations | מזל טוב | Literally 'good fortune', but it means congratulations — said after the event. To wish luck beforehand, say בהצלחה. |
![]() | welcome | ברוך הבא | ⚠️ GenderTo a woman ברוכה הבאה, to a group ברוכים הבאים. Literally 'blessed is the one who comes'. |
![]() | good luck | בהצלחה | 🔗 Rootצ-ל-ח — also להצליח (to succeed) and הצלחה (success). |
![]() | enjoy your meal | בתיאבון | Literally 'with appetite' — תיאבון is appetite. |
![]() | bless you | לבריאות | 🔗 Rootב-ר-א — also בריאות (health) and בריא (healthy). Said after a sneeze. |
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