In an Indian home the doorbell rings all day: parcels, the milk, the ironing, a neighbour, the building guard calling on the intercom. Each visit is short and fast, and if you freeze, the moment is gone. This episode gives you the quick, polite phrases for answering the door, asking who it is, asking someone to wait, handling a parcel and a code, paying cash on delivery, and talking to the watchman on the intercom. In this episode: • Who is it? • Please wait • Parcels and codes • Paying at the door • The watchman and the intercom • Scene: a busy afternoon • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: घंटी बजी (ghanti baji) = The bell rang. कौन है? (kaun hai?) = Who is it? कौन आया है? (kaun aaya hai?) = Who has come? ज़रा देखो कौन है (zara dekho kaun hai) = Just see who it is. दरवाज़ा खोलो (darwaaza kholo) = Open the door. रुकिए (rukiye) = Please wait. एक मिनट रुकिए (ek minute rukiye) = Please wait one minute. आ रही हूँ (aa rahi hoon) = I'm coming, said by a woman. आ रहा हूँ (aa raha hoon) = I'm coming, said by a man. पार्सल आया है (parcel aaya hai) = A parcel has come. किसके नाम पर है? (kiske naam par hai?) = Whose name is it in? मैं OTP बताती हूँ (main OTP bataati hoon) = I'll tell you the code. बाहर रख दीजिए (baahar rakh deejiye) = Please leave it outside. दरवाज़े पर रख दीजिए (darwaaze par rakh deejiye) = Please leave it at the door. कैश ऑन डिलीवरी है (cash on delivery hai) = It is cash on delivery. कितने पैसे हुए? (kitne paise hue?) = How much is it? छुट्टे हैं? (chhutte hain?) = Do you have change? छुट्टे नहीं हैं (chhutte nahin hain) = I don't have change. ऑनलाइन दे दूँ? (online de doon?) = Shall I pay online? Season 3 · Spoken Hindi at Home: the complete self-study course for English speakers. Every Hindi item is given in Devanagari, Hinglish and English. Take the 52-question quiz after listening. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.