Family life is full of guesses. The doorbell rings late in the evening: who could that be? Your phone has vanished: it must be under the sofa. In this episode: • Hoga for a guess about now • Guessing about how things are • Guessing about what someone is doing • Guessing about the past: must have • Wondering aloud • How sure are you? hoga, lagta hai and shaayad • Scene: the doorbell at night • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: वो घर पर होगा (vo ghar par hoga) = He must be at home. वो घर पर होगी (vo ghar par hogi) = She must be at home. बच्चे छत पर होंगे (bachche chhat par honge) = The kids must be on the roof. वो कल घर पर होगा (vo kal ghar par hoga) = He will be at home tomorrow. A real future. वो अभी घर पर होगा (vo abhi ghar par hoga) = He must be at home now. A guess. दरवाज़ा खुला होगा (darwaaza khula hoga) = The door must be open. फ़ोन सोफ़े के नीचे होगा (phone sofe ke neeche hoga) = The phone must be under the sofa. वो थका होगा (vo thaka hoga) = He must be tired. ज़रूर (zaroor) = surely. It makes the guess stronger. वो ज़रूर थक गई होगी (vo zaroor thak gayi hogi) = She must surely be exhausted. वो सो रही होगी (vo so rahi hogi) = She must be sleeping. बच्चे खेल रहे होंगे (bachche khel rahe honge) = The children must be playing. रोहन रास्ते में होगा (Rohan raaste mein hoga) = Rohan must be on the way. वो बहुत मेहनत करती होगी (vo bahut mehnat karti hogi) = She must work very hard. वो रोज़ यहीं से आता होगा (vo roz yaheen se aata hoga) = He must come this way every day. वो पहुँच गया होगा (vo pahunch gaya hoga) = He must have arrived. बस निकल गई होगी (bus nikal gayi hogi) = The bus must have left. 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.