"Achha, theek hai, chalo." Do whole sentences get lost when an Indian colleague mixes in a few Hindi words? This episode teaches the most common Indian words inside everyday English, with their meaning and how they are used. What you will learn: • What code-switching is, and why mixing languages is a skill, not a lack of English • 30 high-frequency words: achha, haan, theek hai, chalo, bas, arre, yaar, pakka, jugaad, timepass and more • Regional words you may hear in English: chetta, chechi, anna, akka, dada, paaji • English words with Indian meanings: pass out, out of station, revert, prepone, godown, stepney • A three-step method to decode a mixed sentence • Should you use these words? The friendly ones that build rapport • Self-check questions Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.