In (Episode 214) you learned to be a good guest. Now the doorbell rings and the guests are coming to you. Indian hosting has its own warm rhythm: a double welcome, an invitation to sit, water first, then tea, gentle insisting on more food, easy small talk, and a goodbye that invites the guests back. In this episode: • The welcome • First questions • Water, tea and snacks • Insisting on more • Small talk • Sending guests off • Scene: saturday guests • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: मेहमान (mehmaan) = guest. The welcome is often doubled for warmth. आइए आइए (aaiye aaiye) = Come in, come in. स्वागत है (swaagat hai) = Welcome. अंदर आइए (andar aaiye) = Please come inside. बैठिए (baithiye) = Please sit. आराम से बैठिए (aaraam se baithiye) = Make yourself comfortable. घर आसानी से मिल गया? (ghar aasaani se mil gaya?) = Did you find the house easily? बहुत अच्छा लगा आप आए (bahut achchha laga aap aaye) = It's so nice that you came. पानी लीजिए (paani leejiye) = Please have some water. चाय या कॉफ़ी? (chai ya coffee?) = Tea or coffee? कुछ ठंडा लेंगे? (kuchh thanda lenge?) = Will you have something cold? थोड़ा नाश्ता कीजिए (thoda naashta keejiye) = Please have a little snack. चीनी कितनी? (cheeni kitni?) = How much sugar? थोड़ा और लीजिए ना (thoda aur leejiye na) = Do have a little more. एक और लीजिए (ek aur leejiye) = Have one more. शर्माइए मत (sharmaaiye mat) = Don't be shy. घर पर सब कैसे हैं? (ghar par sab kaise hain?) = How is everyone at home? आजकल क्या चल रहा है? (aajkal kya chal raha hai?) = What's going on these days? मौसम बहुत अच्छा है आज (mausam bahut achchha hai aaj) = The weather is really nice today. 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.