Learn 50 everyday Hindi words and phrases for the nursery register: the words Indian toddlers actually say. 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: मम्मा (mamma) – mummy — the first word, before माँ पापा (papa) – daddy दूदू (doodoo) – milk — nursery word, used to a baby instead of दूध पानी (paani) – water नीं-नीं (neen-neen) – sleep — nursery word: नीं-नीं करो, go to sleep सू-सू (soo-soo) – wee — the child's word for urinating पॉटी (potty) – poo — universal in Indian homes, English-derived टा-टा (ta-ta) – bye-bye — with a hand wave पापी (paapi) – a kiss — पापी दो, give a kiss बउआ (bauaa) – little one — affectionate address to a small child मुन्ना (munna) – little boy — used as a name for any small son मुन्नी (munni) – little girl चुन्नू-मुन्नू (chunnu-munnu) – the little ones — playful for small children गोद (god) – lap — गोद में लो, pick me up गोदी (godi) – lap, nursery form — गोदी ले लो, carry me थपकी (thapki) – a gentle pat to make a child sleep लोरी (lori) – lullaby झूला (jhoola) – swing, cradle पालना (paalna) – cradle हौआ (hauaa) – the bogeyman — हौआ आएगा, the bogeyman will come बाबा (baba) – grandpa; also a holy man — used to frighten or hush a child बब्बा (babba) – nursery word for a wound or hurt दर्द (dard) – pain — दर्द हो रहा है, it hurts आउच (aauch) – ouch भौं-भौं (bhaun-bhaun) – woof woof म्याऊँ (myaaun) – miaow चूँ-चूँ (choon-choon) – the cheeping of a small bird or mouse टें-टें (ten-ten) – a parrot's squawk बें-बें (ben-ben) – the bleat of a goat हम्बा (hamba) – moo — the cow's sound, as taught to children गुर्र (gurr) – a growl फुर्र (phurr) – the whirr of a bird taking off धड़ाम (dhadaam) – crash, thud — the sound of falling छपाक (chhapaak) – splash टप-टप (tap-tap) – drip drip खट-खट (khat-khat) – knock knock …and more in the episode