In many Indian apartment buildings and lanes, evenings are social. Neighbours chat across balconies, meet in the stairwell, watch the children play downstairs and share news over a cup of tea. A good neighbour knows when the water comes, why the power went, and who has sugar to spare. In this episode: • Greeting the neighbour • Power and water • Society news • Children playing • Borrowing • Keeping news kind • Scene: balcony tea • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: पड़ोसी (padosi) = neighbour. और, क्या हाल है? (aur, kya haal hai?) = So, how are things? सब बढ़िया (sab badhiya) = All good. आइए, चाय पीते हैं (aaiye, chai peete hain) = Come, let's have tea. बिजली चली गई (bijli chali gayi) = The power has gone. इन्वर्टर चल रहा है? (inverter chal raha hai?) = Is your backup running? पानी कितने बजे आता है? (paani kitne baje aata hai?) = What time does the water come? आज पानी नहीं आया (aaj paani nahin aaya) = The water didn't come today. टंकी भर लीजिए (tanki bhar leejiye) = Fill up your tank. सोसाइटी की मीटिंग कब है? (society ki meeting kab hai?) = When is the society meeting? लिफ़्ट फिर बंद है (lift phir band hai) = The lift is out of order again. नए लोग आए हैं (naye log aaye hain) = New people have moved in. सुना है... (suna hai...) = I've heard that... This is how news is introduced. थोड़ी चीनी मिलेगी? (thodi cheeni milegi?) = Could I have a little sugar? एक कटोरी दूध दे दीजिए (ek katori doodh de deejiye) = Please give me a bowl of milk. कल लौटा दूँगी (kal lauta doongi) = I'll return it tomorrow, said by a woman. अरे, लौटाने की क्या बात है (arre, lautaane ki kya baat hai) = Oh, no need to return it. 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.