Many Indian homes have someone who helps with cooking, cleaning or driving,. You want to sound kind, clear and respectful, but English habits do not carry over well. In this episode you learn the respectful ways to address people who help at home, how to give instructions gently, how to talk about timings and days off, how to mention payment day in a calm and neutral way, and how to say thank you so that it really lands. In this episode: • Respectful address: didi, bhaiya and aap • Gentle instructions • Timings • Days off and payment day • Thank you and kind words • Scene: a morning with didi • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: दीदी, आप आ गईं? (didi, aap aa gayeen?) = Didi, you've arrived? भैया, आप बैठिए (bhaiya, aap baithiye) = Bhaiya, please sit. नमक थोड़ा कम डालिए (namak thoda kam daaliye) = Please use a little less salt. बर्तन धो दीजिए (bartan dho deejiye) = Please wash the dishes. पोछा लगा दीजिए (pochha laga deejiye) = Please mop the floor. ज़रा पंखा साफ़ कर दीजिए (zara pankha saaf kar deejiye) = Could you just clean the fan. भैया, गाड़ी निकाल दीजिए (bhaiya, gaadi nikaal deejiye) = Bhaiya, please take the car out. आप कितने बजे आएँगी? (aap kitne baje aayengi?) = What time will you come? मैं आठ बजे आऊँगी (main aath baje aaoongi) = I will come at eight. आज ज़रा जल्दी आ जाइए (aaj zara jaldi aa jaaiye) = Please come a little early today. कल मेरी छुट्टी है (kal meri chhutti hai) = Tomorrow is my day off. कोई बात नहीं (koi baat nahin) = No problem. You met this in (Episode 200). शुक्रिया दीदी (shukriya didi) = Thank you, didi. बहुत अच्छा बना है (bahut achchha bana hai) = It has turned out really well. 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.