Most Indian neighbourhoods have a small grocery shop, the किराना (kirana) = neighbourhood grocery, where the owner knows every family. Many homes simply phone the shop and the items arrive at the door. That call is fast, full of numbers and quantities, and the shopkeeper expects you to know the words. In this episode: • Starting the call • Quantities • Asking what they have • Delivery and the total • The family account • Scene: the phone order • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: सामान लिखिए (saamaan likhiye) = Please write down the items. एक ऑर्डर देना है (ek order dena hai) = I need to place an order. एक किलो आटा (ek kilo aata) = one kilo of wheat flour. आधा किलो चीनी (aadha kilo cheeni) = half a kilo of sugar. दो पैकेट दूध (do packet doodh) = two packets of milk. एक पाव पनीर (ek paav paneer) = a quarter kilo of paneer. एक दर्जन अंडे (ek darjan ande) = a dozen eggs. एक लीटर तेल (ek litre tel) = one litre of oil. दो किलो चावल (do kilo chaawal) = two kilos of rice. अरहर की दाल है? (arhar ki daal hai?) = Do you have pigeon-pea dal? हरी मिर्च मिलेगी? (hari mirch milegi?) = Will I get green chillies? छोटा पैकेट भेजिए (chhota packet bhejiye) = Please send the small packet. होम डिलीवरी हो जाएगी? (home delivery ho jaayegi?) = Will home delivery be possible? घर भेज दीजिए (ghar bhej deejiye) = Please send it to the house. कितनी देर में आएगा? (kitni der mein aayega?) = How long will it take to come? कितना हुआ? (kitna hua?) = How much did it come to? बिल भी भेज दीजिए (bill bhi bhej deejiye) = Please send the bill too. खाते में लिख दीजिए (khaate mein likh deejiye) = Please write it in the account. 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.