You know your numbers, you ask the time, and someone says पौने आठ (paune aath). You hear the word आठ (aath = eight), so you relax, and then you miss the school bus by fifteen minutes, because पौने आठ (paune aath) means a quarter to eight, not eight. Indian families almost never say "seven forty-five" or "seven fifteen". In this episode: • Asking the time and saying the hour • At what time? no word for "at" • The three fraction words: sava, saadhe, paune • The two special words: dedh and dhaai • Minutes: bajkar and bajne mein • The same words for money, kilos and hours • Scene: the morning timetable • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: कितने बजे हैं? (kitne baje hain?) = What time is it? Literally: how many have struck? टाइम क्या हुआ है? (time kya hua hai?) = What's the time? Very common at home. क्या टाइम हो रहा है? (kya time ho raha hai?) = What time is it getting to? पाँच बजे हैं (paanch baje hain) = It's five o'clock. सात बजे हैं (saat baje hain) = It's seven o'clock. एक बजा है (ek baja hai) = It's one o'clock. मैं सात बजे उठती हूँ (main saat baje uthti hoon) = I get up at seven. कितने बजे? (kitne baje?) = At what time? बस कितने बजे आती है? (bus kitne baje aati hai?) = What time does the bus come? ठीक आठ बजे (theek aath baje) = at exactly eight. लगभग छह बजे (lagbhag chhah baje) = at about six. सुबह सात बजे (subah saat baje) = seven in the morning. दोपहर दो बजे (dopahar do baje) = two in the afternoon. शाम छह बजे (shaam chhah baje) = six in the evening. रात दस बजे (raat das baje) = ten at night. सवा (sava) = the hour plus a quarter. सवा सात (sava saat) = 7:15. 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.