In Episode 247 you learned the ending rules: -aa usually masculine, -ee usually feminine. They work most of the time, and then a family member says ठंडा पानी (thanda paani) = cold water, and the rule seems to fall apart. Episode 183 already warned you about पानी (paani), दही (dahi) and आँख (aankh). In this episode: • Masculine words that end in -ee • Feminine words that end in -aa • Feminine words ending in a consonant, in groups • The face and hands trick • Words that change by region • Common mistakes • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: पानी (paani) = water दही (dahi) = yogurt घी (ghee) = clarified butter पानी ठंडा हो गया (paani thanda ho gaya) = The water has gone cold. दही खट्टा है (dahi khatta hai) = The yogurt is sour. घी पिघल गया (ghee pighal gaya) = The ghee has melted. हवा (hawa) = air, breeze माला (maala) = a string of beads, a necklace भाषा (bhaasha) = language दुनिया (duniya) = world परीक्षा (pareeksha) = exam कक्षा (kaksha) = class शिक्षा (shiksha) = education समस्या (samasya) = problem सुविधा (suvidha) = facility, convenience चिंता (chinta) = worry इच्छा (ichchha) = wish ठंडी हवा चल रही है (thandi hawa chal rahi hai) = A cool breeze is blowing. हिंदी मीठी भाषा है (Hindi meethi bhaasha hai) = Hindi is a sweet language. परीक्षा अच्छी गई (pareeksha achhi gayi) = The exam went well. मेरी चिंता मत करो (meri chinta mat karo) = Don't worry about me. मेरी आँख (meri aankh) = my eye मेरा हाथ (mera haath) = my hand 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.