Learn 49 everyday Hindi words and phrases for opposites: the pairs a child learns together. Each word is spoken slowly, repeated, explained in English and used in a natural Hindi sentence, then reviewed in a quick-fire recap. Take the matching 50-question quiz after listening to lock the words in. Words in this episode: खोलना (kholna) – to open बंद करना (band karna) – to close जोड़ना (jodna) – to add, to join घटाना (ghataana) – to subtract, to reduce याद (yaad) – memory, remembering भूल (bhool) – forgetting, a mistake नरम (naram) – soft सख़्त (sakht) – hard ढीला (dheela) – loose कसा (kasa) – tight तेज़ आवाज़ (tez aawaaz) – loud धीमी आवाज़ (dheemi aawaaz) – quiet, soft-voiced सस्ता (sasta) – cheap महँगा (mehnga) – expensive असली (asli) – real, genuine नकली (nakli) – fake पूरा (poora) – whole, complete अधूरा (adhoora) – incomplete पहला (pehla) – first आख़िरी (aakhiri) – last अगला (agla) – next पिछला (pichhla) – previous ज़िंदा (zinda) – alive मुर्दा (murda) – dead मज़ेदार (mazedaar) – fun, enjoyable उबाऊ (ubaau) – boring ख़ुशी (khushi) – joy ग़म (gam) – sorrow सवेरा (savera) – dawn साँझ (saanjh) – dusk बराबर (baraabar) – equal, the same अलग (alag) – different, separate बहुत सारे (bahut saare) – many, lots थोड़े से (thode se) – a few राजा (raaja) – king रानी (raani) – queen राक्षस (raakshas) – demon — in the stories परी (pari) – fairy भूत (bhoot) – ghost चढ़ाई (chadhaai) – uphill उतराई (utraai) – downhill शोर (shor) – noise सन्नाटा (sannaata) – dead silence ढेर सारा (dher saara) – loads of भूखा (bhookha) – hungry प्यासा (pyaasa) – thirsty जादू (jaadoo) – magic ख़तरनाक (khatarnaak) – dangerous सुरक्षित (surakshit) – safe