Learn 50 everyday Hindi words and phrases for rivers, mountains and the natural world. Each word is spoken slowly, repeated, explained in English and used in a natural Hindi sentence, then reviewed in a quick-fire recap. Take the matching 50-question quiz after listening to lock the words in. Words in this episode: धरती (dharti) – earth, land आकाश (aakaash) – sky — formal तारे (taare) – stars ग्रह (grah) – planet पृथ्वी (prithvi) – the Earth अंतरिक्ष (antariksh) – space नदी का किनारा (nadi ka kinaara) – riverbank घाट (ghaat) – river steps नाला (naala) – stream, drain सागर (saagar) – ocean लहरें (lahren) – waves ज्वार-भाटा (jwaar-bhaata) – the tides टापू (taapoo) – island द्वीप (dweep) – island — formal पहाड़ी (pahaadi) – hill घाटी (ghaati) – valley गुफा (gufa) – cave बर्फ़ीले पहाड़ (barfeele pahaad) – snowy mountains हिमालय (himaalay) – the Himalayas ग्लेशियर (glacier) – glacier ज्वालामुखी (jwaalaamukhi) – volcano भूकंप (bhookamp) – earthquake बाढ़ (baadh) – flood सूखा पड़ना (sookha padna) – a drought to set in चक्रवात (chakravaat) – cyclone मैदानी इलाक़ा (maidaani ilaaka) – the plains पठार (pathaar) – plateau मरुस्थल (marusthal) – desert — formal जंगल-झाड़ (jangal-jhaad) – wild scrub घना जंगल (ghana jangal) – dense forest झील किनारे (jheel kinaare) – by the lake झरने का पानी (jharne ka paani) – waterfall water चट्टान (chattaan) – rock कंकड़ (kankad) – pebble ठंडी हवा (thandi hawa) – cool breeze बिजली चमकना (bijli chamakna) – lightning to flash जलवायु (jalvaayu) – climate गर्म देश (garm desh) – hot country ठंडा देश (thanda desh) – cold country ज़िला (zila) – district क़स्बा (kasba) – small town राजधानी (raajdhaani) – capital सीमा (seema) – border नक्शे पर (nakshe par) – on the map महाद्वीप (mahaadweep) – continent एशिया (Asia) – Asia यूरोप (Europe) – Europe अफ़्रीका (Africa) – Africa अमेरिका (America) – America उत्तरी ध्रुव (uttari dhruv) – North Pole