English has one t and one d. Hindi has two of each, made in different parts of the mouth, and they keep words apart. Mix them up and "flour" turns into "comes", or "lentils" turns into "put". In this episode: • The soft ones: dental t and d • The hard ones: retroflex t and d • Pairs that change meaning • Why english t sounds hard to hindi ears • A scene at home • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: तीन (teen) = three. दाल (daal) = lentils, the everyday lentil dish. दरवाज़ा (darvaaza) = door. थाली (thaali) = plate, with a dental th and a puff of breath. धो (dho) = wash, a dental dh with breath. टीन (Teen) = tin, a metal sheet or can. डालो (Daalo) = put it in. डिब्बा (Dibba) = box, container. ठीक (Theek) = okay, right. ठंडा (ThanDa) = cold. ढक्कन (Dhakkan) = lid. आटा (aaTa) = flour. रोटी (roTi) = flatbread. पेट (peT) = stomach. तीन (teen) = three. टीन (Teen) = tin. दाल (daal) = lentils. डाल (Daal) = put, also a branch. ताल (taal) = rhythm, also a pond. टाल (Taal) = put off. बात मत टालो (baat mat Taalo) = don't put it off. आता (aata) = comes. आटा (aaTa) = flour. वह रोज़ आता है (vah roz aata hai) = he comes every day. आटा कहाँ है? (aaTa kahaan hai?) = where is the flour? टीवी (TV) = television. टेबल (Tebal) = table. डॉक्टर (DaakTar) = doctor. 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.