English uses the passive all the time: "It's made like this", "Shoes are taken off here", "The window was opened". Hindi has a passive too, but it lives in different places. At home you hear it mainly in two situations. In this episode: • How the passive is built • Recipes and how things are done • House rules and notices • The can't-manage passive: mujhse nahin hota • It works with almost any verb • Three ways to say "i can't eat" • Scene: the sunday lunch • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: चाय ऐसे बनाई जाती है (chai aise banaayi jaati hai) = Tea is made like this. Feminine. दाल को पहले धोया जाता है (daal ko pehle dhoya jaata hai) = The lentils are washed first. आटा गूँधा जाता है (aata goondha jaata hai) = The dough is kneaded. इसे बेलन कहा जाता है (ise belan kaha jaata hai) = This is called a belan, a rolling pin. रात को शोर नहीं किया जाता (raat ko shor nahin kiya jaata) = We don't make noise at night. सीढ़ियाँ साफ़ की गईं (seedhiyaan saaf ki gayin) = The stairs were cleaned. मुझसे और खाया नहीं जाता (mujhse aur khaaya nahin jaata) = I just can't eat any more. मुझसे उठा नहीं जा रहा (mujhse utha nahin ja raha) = I can't get up. मुझसे ये सहा नहीं जाता (mujhse ye saha nahin jaata) = I can't bear this. मुझसे नहीं होता (mujhse nahin hota) = I just can't do it. मुझसे नहीं होगा (mujhse nahin hoga) = I won't be able to manage it. मुझसे और चला नहीं जाता (mujhse aur chala nahin jaata) = I can't walk any further. बच्चे से सोया नहीं जा रहा (bachche se soya nahin ja raha) = The child can't fall asleep. मुझसे रुका नहीं गया (mujhse ruka nahin gaya) = I couldn't wait, I couldn't stop myself. 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.