Here is the honest truth about learning Hindi at home: real family speech is fast, it squeezes words together, and nobody slows down for you unless you ask. Most learners do not fail because they lack words. They fail because the moment they miss one sentence, they panic, nod, smile, and the conversation either switches to English or carries on without them. In this episode: • Please say it again • Please slow down, please speak up • I didn't understand • What does this word mean? • Checking what you heard • Buying time to think • Showing you are following • Scene: dadi on the phone • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: फिर से बोलिए (phir se boliye) = Please say it again. एक बार और बोलिए (ek baar aur boliye) = Please say it once more. दोबारा बोलेंगे? (dobaara bolenge?) = Would you say it again? Extra polite, as a question. सॉरी, फिर से? (sorry, phir se?) = Sorry, again? Short and very common. फिर से बोलो (phir se bolo) = Say it again. जी? (ji?) = Pardon? Polite and gentle, perfect for elders. हाँ? (haan?) = Hmm? Casual, among family. थोड़ा धीरे बोलिए (thoda dheere boliye) = Please speak a little slowly. थोड़ा ज़ोर से बोलिए (thoda zor se boliye) = Please speak a little louder. आसान हिंदी में बोलिए (aasaan Hindi mein boliye) = Please say it in simple Hindi. मैं अभी सीख रहा हूँ (main abhi seekh raha hoon) = I'm still learning. नेटवर्क ठीक नहीं है (network theek nahin hai) = The network isn't good. मैं समझा नहीं (main samjha nahin) = I didn't understand. Said by a man. मैं समझी नहीं (main samjhi nahin) = I didn't understand. Said by a woman. थोड़ा-थोड़ा समझ आया (thoda-thoda samajh aaya) = I understood a little. 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.