Why should a table be feminine and a door masculine? In Episode 183 you met the basic idea: every noun carries a grammar label, masculine or feminine, and the words around it change to match. This is the first of three masterclass episodes that take that idea much deeper. In this episode: • Why hindi has no "it" for agreement • Rule one: words ending in -aa are usually masculine • Rule two: words ending in -ee are usually feminine • Rule three: the small -iya ending is usually feminine • Rule four: endings for ideas and qualities • How to check a gender by ear • A household tour, room by room • Common mistakes • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: यह मेज़ बड़ी है (yeh mez badi hai) = This table is big. यह दरवाज़ा बड़ा है (yeh darvaaza bada hai) = This door is big. कमरा (kamra) = room दरवाज़ा (darvaaza) = door पंखा (pankha) = fan कपड़ा (kapda) = cloth जूता (joota) = shoe छाता (chhaata) = umbrella ताला (taala) = lock पर्दा (parda) = curtain कुर्सी (kursi) = chair चाबी (chaabi) = key रोटी (roti) = flatbread सब्ज़ी (sabzi) = vegetable dish घड़ी (ghadi) = clock or watch थाली (thaali) = plate कटोरा (katora) = a big bowl, masculine कटोरी (katori) = a small bowl, feminine डिब्बा (dibba) = a box, masculine डिब्बी (dibbi) = a little box, feminine प्याला (pyaala) = a big cup, masculine प्याली (pyaali) = a small cup, feminine डिबिया (dibiya) = a tiny box पुड़िया (pudiya) = a small paper packet खटिया (khatiya) = a simple cot गुड़िया (gudiya) = a doll सुंदरता (sundarta) = beauty सफ़ाई (safaai) = cleaning, cleanliness पढ़ाई (padhaai) = studies घबराहट (ghabraahat) = nervousness मुस्कुराहट (muskuraahat) = a smile 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.