בוקר טוב, אדוני.

A common pronunciation is:

Bóker tov, adoní.

Approximate English-style guide:

• בוקר = BOH-ker
• טוב = tov (rhymes roughly with stove)
• אדוני = a-doh-NEE

Stress:

• בוקר → stress on the first syllable
• אדוני → stress on the last syllable

Word by word:

• בוקר = morning
• טוב = good
• אדוני = sir / my lord / my master depending on context

So literally it is morning good, sir, but in natural English it means Good morning, sir.

In Hebrew, the standard expression for good morning is בוקר טוב.

This follows a common Hebrew pattern where the noun comes first and the adjective comes after it:

• בוקר = morning
• טוב = good

So Hebrew says morning good, even though English says good morning.

The comma shows that אדוני is a direct form of address, like saying:

• Good morning, sir.
• Thank you, David.

So אדוני is not describing בוקר. It is addressing the person directly.

Without the comma, the sentence would be less clear and less natural in writing.

אדוני is a polite form of address meaning sir.

It comes from אדון, which means lord, master, or Mr. in some contexts.

The ending -י historically means my, so אדוני literally means my lord. In everyday usage, though, learners should usually understand it simply as sir.

It exists and is understood, but it sounds fairly formal, polite, or somewhat old-fashioned depending on context.

You might hear it:

• in very polite service situations
• in formal speech
• in literature
• when someone wants to sound respectful or official

In everyday spoken Hebrew, people often just say:

• בוקר טוב without adding sir

Or they may use another title or the person’s name instead.

Yes, normally בוקר טוב is specifically good morning.

For other times of day, Hebrew uses different greetings, such as:

• צהריים טובים = good afternoon
• ערב טוב = good evening
• לילה טוב = good night

So בוקר טוב is the correct greeting for the morning.

Yes. בוקר is masculine singular, so the adjective appears in the masculine singular form:

• טוב = masculine singular good

If the noun were feminine singular, the adjective would usually be:

• טובה

But with fixed greetings like בוקר טוב, you just learn the whole expression as it is.

Not necessarily. Most modern Hebrew is written without vowel marks (nikud), and native speakers read it from context.

This sentence without vowel marks is:

• בוקר טוב, אדוני.

With vowel marks, it could be written approximately as:

• בּוֹקֶר טוֹב, אֲדוֹנִי.

As a learner, vowel marks can help with pronunciation, but in real-life Hebrew you will often see the unpointed version.

Yes. Depending on context, אדוני can have different levels of meaning.

It may mean:

• sir in polite speech
• my lord in literary or historical contexts
• something more elevated or religious in certain settings

So in this sentence, the most natural translation is simply sir, but the word itself has a broader history and range of uses.

It is generally polite and formal because of אדוני.

Compare:

• בוקר טוב = neutral, common, everyday
• בוקר טוב, אדוני = more respectful, formal, or service-oriented

So if you want to sound polite to a stranger, customer, or important person, this version works well.

Not with אדוני, because אדוני is used for a man.

To address a woman politely, you would use:

• גברתי = madam

So:

• בוקר טוב, אדוני. = Good morning, sir.
• בוקר טוב, גברתי. = Good morning, madam.

In modern Hebrew, it is pronounced with a v sound:

• טוב = tov

Even though the letter is ב, in this position it is pronounced v because it has no dot (dagesh) in standard spelling with vowel marks.

So learners should say tov, not tob.