Sooner or later every learner notices something puzzling. The textbook says "thank you" is धन्यवाद (dhanyavaad), a friend says शुक्रिया (shukriya), and the teenager at home just says थैंक्स (thanks). The textbook says "time" is समय (samay), Grandma says वक़्त (waqt), and everyone else says टाइम (time). In this episode: • The three word stocks • Thank you, three ways • Five word families you will hear every day • More pairs for the house • Two ways of mixing english • Scene: one family, three styles • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: शुक्रिया (shukriya) = thank you. Friendly, everyday, very common in speech. बहुत-बहुत शुक्रिया (bahut-bahut shukriya) = thank you very much. वाह, मज़ा आ गया (vaah, mazaa aa gaya) = Wow, that was delicious, I loved it. तुम बहुत अच्छे हो (tum bahut achhe ho) = You're very sweet. समय (samay) = time, formal. वक़्त (waqt) = time, everyday. टाइम (time) = time, casual. क्या समय हुआ है (kya samay hua hai) = What is the time? Sounds formal, like a textbook. वक़्त नहीं है (waqt nahin hai) = There's no time. प्रश्न (prashn) = question, formal, used in exam papers. सवाल (savaal) = question, everyday. क्वेश्चन (question) = question, casual, common among students. एक सवाल पूछूँ (ek savaal poochhoon) = Can I ask a question? कठिन (kathin) = difficult, formal. मुश्किल (mushkil) = difficult, everyday. टफ़ (tough) = tough, casual. ये बहुत मुश्किल है (ye bahut mushkil hai) = This is very difficult. सहायता (sahaayata) = help, formal, seen on signs and forms. मदद (madad) = help, everyday. हेल्प (help) = help, casual. थोड़ी मदद कर दो (thodi madad kar do) = Give me a little help. 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.