Every evening in a family home there is a small negotiation: the child wants the phone, the parent wants the homework done, someone asks for five more minutes, and someone else asks when the exam is. These conversations are short, repetitive and full of everyday Hindi. This episode teaches you the phrases on both sides, the parent's rules and the child's bargaining, plus the encouraging words that keep the evening friendly. In this episode: • Study words • The parent's rules • The child's bargaining • Checking and asking • Encouragement • Scene: seven o'clock • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: पढ़ाई (padhaai) = studies, studying. होमवर्क (homework) = homework. Families usually just use the English word. परीक्षा (pareeksha) = exam. Many families simply say एग्ज़ाम (exam) = exam. नंबर (number) = marks. People also say मार्क्स (marks) = marks. किताब (kitaab) = book. कॉपी (copy) = exercise book. स्कूल बैग (school bag) = school bag. फ़ोन रख दो (phone rakh do) = Put the phone down. पहले होमवर्क, फिर फ़ोन (pehle homework, phir phone) = Homework first, then the phone. टीवी बंद करो (TV band karo) = Switch off the TV. बैठकर पढ़ो (baithkar padho) = Sit down and study. नौ बजे तक सो जाना (nau baje tak so jaana) = Be asleep by nine. खाने के समय फ़ोन नहीं (khaane ke samay phone nahin) = No phone at mealtimes. एक घंटा ही, ठीक है? (ek ghanta hi, theek hai?) = Only one hour, okay? बस पाँच मिनट (bas paanch minute) = Just five minutes. प्लीज़ मम्मी, थोड़ी देर और (please mummy, thodi der aur) = Please Mum, a little longer. मेरा होमवर्क हो गया (mera homework ho gaya) = My homework is done. 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.