Episode 34 showed that the vowels of "day" and "go" are usually steady in Indian English. But not every vowel is steady. The vowels of "time", "now" and "boy" remain true glides, or diphthongs. What you will learn: • What a diphthong is • The "time" glide • The "now" glide • The "boy" glide • Steady versus gliding: key contrasts • Two-beat words: fire, hour, our, power • Everyday glide phrases • Practice: decode the sentence • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.