Visiting relatives is a big part of family life in India, and the visit follows a gentle script everyone knows: the warm welcome, the questions about the journey, the tea that arrives whether you asked or not, the snacks, the compliments, and the long goodbye at the door. As a guest you are expected to bring something small, accept hospitality gracefully, refuse extra food politely, and leave with the right words. This episode teaches you that script. In this episode: • Arriving • Gifts and mithai • Accepting tea and snacks • Compliments and small talk • Refusing extra food politely • Leaving • Scene: visiting chaachi • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: नमस्ते मामाजी (namaste maamaaji) = Hello, uncle. Maama is your mother's brother. हम आ गए (ham aa gaye) = We've arrived. रास्ता आसानी से मिल गया (raasta aasaani se mil gaya) = We found the way easily. थोड़ा ट्रैफ़िक था (thoda traffic tha) = There was a bit of traffic. यह आपके लिए (yeh aapke liye) = This is for you. थोड़ी सी मिठाई लाए हैं (thodi si mithai laaye hain) = We've brought a little sweets. चाय लेंगे? (chai lenge?) = Will you have tea? हाँ, थोड़ी सी (haan, thodi si) = Yes, just a little. चीनी कम (cheeni kam) = Less sugar. बहुत स्वादिष्ट है (bahut swaadisht hai) = It's very tasty. आपका घर बहुत सुंदर है (aapka ghar bahut sundar hai) = Your home is very beautiful. बच्चे कितने बड़े हो गए! (bachche kitne bade ho gaye!) = How big the children have grown! सब कैसे हैं? (sab kaise hain?) = How is everyone? बहुत दिन हो गए (bahut din ho gaye) = It's been a long time. बस, बस (bas, bas) = Enough, enough. पेट भर गया (pet bhar gaya) = I'm full. 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.