को (ko) is one of the busiest words in any Hindi home. It hands things to people, it points at a particular person or thing, it carries feelings and needs, it marks days and times, and it shrinks into short forms like मुझे (mujhe) = to me. You met it briefly in Episode 185 and saw its feeling side in Episode 196. In this episode: • Use one: to someone • Use two: that particular one • Use three: the feeling word • Use four: when, on a day or time • Use five: towards a place, in speech • Short forms • A family scene • When not to use ko • Common mistakes • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: मम्मी को पानी दो (Mummy ko paani do) = Give Mummy some water. दादी को चाय दे दो (Dadi ko chai de do) = Give Grandma her tea. पापा को बताओ (Papa ko bataao) = Tell Papa. बच्चों को खाना दो (bachchon ko khaana do) = Give the children their food. नेहा को फ़ोटो दिखाओ (Neha ko photo dikhaao) = Show Neha the photo. रोहन को मैसेज भेजो (Rohan ko message bhejo) = Send Rohan a message. बच्चे को बुलाओ (bachche ko bulaao) = Call the child, a child we both know. एक किताब लाओ (ek kitaab laao) = Bring a book, any book. दादी को उठाओ (Dadi ko uthaao) = Wake Grandma up. आरव को देखो (Aarav ko dekho) = Look at Aarav. इस डिब्बे को ऊपर रखो (is dibbe ko oopar rakho) = Put this particular box up top. यह डिब्बा ऊपर रखो (yeh dibba oopar rakho) = Put this box up top. मुझे (mujhe) = to me. तुम्हें (tumhen) = to you, familiar. आपको (aapko) = to you, polite. उसे (use) = to him or her. हमें (hamen) = to us. उन्हें (unhen) = to them, or to him or her with respect. मुझे जाना है (mujhe jaana hai) = I have to go. 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.