You can know every verb ending and still sound like a textbook. What makes Hindi sound warm, alive and human is a handful of tiny words that carry feeling: also, only, even, just, enough, come on. English speakers often skip them because they seem optional, yet families use them in nearly every sentence. In this episode: • Bhi: also, too, even • Hi: only, right, exactly • To: as for, then, surely • Na: right? come on • Bas: enough, just, that's it • An invented scene: tea time • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: मैं भी चाय पियूँगा (main bhi chai piyoonga) = I'll have tea too, meaning me as well. ही (hi) = only, just, exactly. It is the sharp spotlight word. मुझे सिर्फ़ चाय ही चाहिए (mujhe sirf chai hi chaahiye) = I only want tea. वो ही आया (vo hi aaya) = Only he came. अभी (abhi) = right now, from अब (ab) = now, plus ही (hi). यहीं (yahin) = right here, from यहाँ (yahaan) = here. वहीं (vahin) = right there, from वहाँ (vahaan) = there. वही (vahi) = that very one, the same. वही बात (vahi baat) = the same thing. मैं तो तैयार हूँ (main to taiyaar hoon) = I, at least, am ready. The others, who knows. खाना अच्छा है न? (khaana achchha hai na?) = The food is good, isn't it? सुनो न (suno na) = Listen, please, a soft way to get attention. बता दो न (bata do na) = Just tell me, come on. बस (bas) = enough, just, only, that's all. बस, बस (bas, bas) = enough, enough, the classic way to stop someone serving you. बस पाँच मिनट (bas paanch minute) = just five minutes. बस इतना ही (bas itna hi) = just this much, that's all. 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.