The most common question in any Indian home is probably क्या कर रहे हो? (Kya kar rahe ho?) = What are you doing? To ask it and to answer it, you need the present continuous, the form for things happening right now. In this episode: • The formula • What's happening at home right now • Habitual versus continuous • Asking and answering "what are you doing?" • The near-future use • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: मैं खा रहा हूँ (main khaa raha hoon) = I am eating, said by a man. मैं खा रही हूँ (main khaa rahi hoon) = I am eating, said by a woman. हम खा रहे हैं (ham khaa rahe hain) = We are eating. मम्मी खाना बना रही हैं (Mummy khaana bana rahi hain) = Mummy is cooking. बच्चे खेल रहे हैं (bachche khel rahe hain) = The children are playing. दादी सो रही हैं (Dadi so rahi hain) = Grandma is sleeping. बारिश हो रही है (baarish ho rahi hai) = It is raining. दूध उबल रहा है (doodh ubal raha hai) = The milk is boiling. मैं चाय पीता हूँ (main chai peeta hoon) = I drink tea, as a habit. मैं चाय पी रहा हूँ (main chai pee raha hoon) = I am drinking tea, right now. वह स्कूल जाती है (vah school jaati hai) = She goes to school, in general. वह स्कूल जा रही है (vah school ja rahi hai) = She is going to school, at this moment. क्या कर रहे हो? (Kya kar rahe ho?) = What are you doing? to a friend or child. क्या कर रही हो? (Kya kar rahi ho?) = What are you doing? to a girl or woman, familiar. आप क्या कर रहे हैं? (Aap kya kar rahe hain?) = What are you doing? polite. कुछ नहीं (kuchh nahin) = Nothing. पढ़ रहा हूँ (padh raha hoon) = I'm studying. टीवी देख रही हूँ (TV dekh rahi hoon) = I'm watching TV. 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.