Learn 50 everyday Hindi words and phrases for animals, birds and creepy-crawlies. 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: मेंढक (mendhak) – frog कछुआ (kachhua) – tortoise, turtle साँप (saanp) – snake छिपकली (chhipkali) – house lizard — the one on every Indian ceiling गिरगिट (girgit) – chameleon मगरमच्छ (magarmachh) – crocodile केंचुआ (kenchua) – earthworm घोंघा (ghongha) – snail कीड़ा (keeda) – insect, bug, worm मक्खी (makkhi) – fly मच्छर (machhar) – mosquito चींटी (cheenti) – ant मकड़ी (makdi) – spider जाला (jaala) – web, cobweb तितली (titli) – butterfly जुगनू (jugnoo) – firefly टिड्डा (tidda) – grasshopper भौंरा (bhaunra) – bumblebee मधुमक्खी (madhumakkhi) – honeybee शहद (shahad) – honey बिच्छू (bichhoo) – scorpion कॉकरोच (cockroach) – cockroach — the English word is standard दीमक (deemak) – termite जूँ (joon) – louse पिस्सू (pissoo) – flea काटना (kaatna) – to bite डसना (dasna) – to sting, of a snake or scorpion भौंकना (bhaunkna) – to bark म्याऊँ करना (myaaun karna) – to miaow रँभाना (rambhaana) – to low, of a cow हिनहिनाना (hinhinaana) – to neigh चहचहाना (chahchahaana) – to chirp, of birds उड़ना (udna) – to fly रेंगना (rengna) – to crawl तैरना (tairna) – to swim कूदना (koodna) – to jump दौड़ना (daudna) – to run चरना (charna) – to graze दूध देना (doodh dena) – to give milk पूँछ हिलाना (poonchh hilaana) – to wag the tail पालतू (paaltoo) – pet, domesticated जंगली (jangli) – wild चिड़ियाघर (chidiyaghar) – zoo जंगल (jangal) – forest, jungle बिल (bil) – burrow, hole in the ground पिंजरा (pinjra) – cage चारा (chaara) – fodder गोबर (gobar) – cow dung झुंड (jhund) – herd, flock बच्चा (bachha) – young one of an animal; also a child