Some of the most common things we say at home are about how an action goes: the baby started crying, the kids kept playing, I couldn't make it yesterday, let me sleep. English uses separate verbs for these: start, keep, manage, let. Hindi does it by joining a main verb to four helpers you already know in other meanings: लगना (lagna), रहना (rehna), पाना (paana) and देना (dena). In this episode: • Lagna: suddenly started • Rehna: keep on doing • Paana: manage to, or couldn't manage • Dena: let someone do it • Jaane do, rehne do and chhodo • One verb, four helpers • Scene: a noisy evening • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: बच्चा रोने लगा (bachcha rone laga) = The baby started crying. वो हँसने लगी (vo hansne lagi) = She started laughing. सब नाचने लगे (sab naachne lage) = Everyone started dancing. पढ़ना शुरू करो (padhna shuru karo) = Start studying. छोटी अब बोलने लगी है (chhoti ab bolne lagi hai) = The little one has started talking now. खेलते रहो (khelte raho) = Keep playing. बोलते रहिए (bolte rahiye) = Please keep talking. Respectful. पढ़ते रहो, रुको मत (padhte raho, ruko mat) = Keep studying, don't stop. वो बोलती रहती है (vo bolti rehti hai) = She keeps talking. She's always talking. नल टपकता रहता है (nal tapakta rehta hai) = The tap keeps dripping. बच्चा रात भर रोता रहा (bachcha raat bhar rota raha) = The baby kept crying all night. मुझे सोने दो (mujhe sone do) = Let me sleep. उसको खेलने दो (usko khelne do) = Let him play. मुझे बोलने दीजिए (mujhe bolne deejiye) = Please let me speak. Respectful. बच्चों को टीवी देखने दो (bachchon ko TV dekhne do) = Let the kids watch TV. 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.