Some of the commonest Hindi words, such as boy, girl, big, a little and to study, contain a sound that is neither an r nor a d. Learners usually swap in one or the other, and the words come out slightly blurred. This episode teaches the two flap sounds, written ड़ and ढ़, shows how they differ from the plain r and the hard D, and gives you plenty of home sentences to practise. In this episode: • What a flap is • Everyday words with ड़ • Everyday words with ढ़ • Flap, r and d side by side • A scene at home • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: लड़का (ladka) = boy. लड़की (ladki) = girl. बड़ा (bada) = big. थोड़ा (thoda) = a little. सड़क (sadak) = road. पेड़ (ped) = tree. पहाड़ (pahaad) = mountain, hill. घोड़ा (ghoda) = horse. कपड़े (kapde) = clothes. गाड़ी (gaadi) = car. घड़ी (ghadi) = clock, watch. पढ़ना (padhna) = to read, to study. बढ़िया (badhiya) = great, excellent. चढ़ना (chadhna) = to climb. बढ़ना (badhna) = to grow, to increase. वह पढ़ रही है (vah padh rahi hai) = she is studying. खाना बढ़िया है (khaana badhiya hai) = the food is great. मोड़ (mod) = a turn, a bend in the road. मोर (mor) = peacock. अगले मोड़ पर रुको (agle mod par ruko) = stop at the next turn. घर (ghar) = home, an r. घड़ी (ghadi) = clock, a flap. डर (Dar) = fear, a hard D at the start. थोड़ा पानी दो (thoda paani do) = give me a little water. बड़ी गाड़ी सड़क पर है (badi gaadi sadak par hai) = the big car is on the road. 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.