Learn 50 everyday Hindi words and phrases for shapes, textures, materials and colours. Each word is spoken slowly, repeated, explained in English and used in a natural Hindi sentence, then reviewed in a quick-fire recap. Take the matching 50-question quiz after listening to lock the words in. Words in this episode: नारंगी (naarangi) – orange भूरा (bhoora) – brown बैंगनी (bainganee) – purple स्लेटी (sleti) – grey सुनहरा (sunehra) – golden चाँदी जैसा (chaandi jaisa) – silvery आसमानी (aasmaani) – sky blue केसरिया (kesariya) – saffron मेहंदी रंग (mehndi rang) – henna green हल्का रंग (halka rang) – light shade गहरा रंग (gehra rang) – dark shade चमकीला (chamkeela) – bright, shiny रंग-बिरंगा (rang-biranga) – multicoloured धारीदार (dhaareedaar) – striped चेकदार (checkdaar) – checked फूलदार (phooldaar) – flowered, floral print सादा (saada) – plain चमक (chamak) – shine चमकना (chamakna) – to shine पारदर्शी (paardarshi) – transparent मटमैला (matmaila) – muddy-coloured, dull जामुनी (jaamuni) – deep purple फ़िरोज़ी (firozi) – turquoise लकीर (lakeer) – line, streak बिंदु (bindu) – dot गोला (gola) – ball, sphere चकत्ता (chakatta) – spot, patch आयताकार (aayataakaar) – rectangular अंडाकार (andaakaar) – oval रूखा (rookha) – dry, rough — of skin or hair मखमली (makhmali) – velvety रेशमी (reshmi) – silky ऊनी (ooni) – woollen सूती (sooti) – cotton, made of cotton लकड़ी का (lakdi ka) – wooden लोहे का (lohe ka) – made of iron प्लास्टिक का (plastic ka) – made of plastic काँच का (kaanch ka) – made of glass मिट्टी का (mitti ka) – earthen भारी-भरकम (bhaari-bharkam) – hefty, bulky हल्का-फुल्का (halka-phulka) – light and easy छोटे-छोटे (chhote-chhote) – tiny little ones बड़े-बड़े (bade-bade) – great big ones लंबे-लंबे (lambe-lambe) – long ones गोल-गोल (gol-gol) – round ones गरम-गरम (garam-garam) – piping hot ठंडा-ठंडा (thanda-thanda) – nice and cold ताज़ा-ताज़ा (taaza-taaza) – fresh-fresh चौड़ाई (chaudaai) – width लंबाई (lambaai) – length