In English, "am", "is" and "are" hold almost every simple sentence together. Hindi has the same glue, and it is the single most used verb you will hear in any house. The trouble is that it changes shape with the person, it always comes at the very end of the sentence, and it has a nasal form that beginners often miss. In this episode: • The six forms you need • The verb goes last • Saying "no" with nahin • Asking questions with kya • Was and were: tha, thi, the • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: मैं हूँ (main hoon) = I am तू है (too hai) = you are, very close तुम हो (tum ho) = you are, familiar आप हैं (aap hain) = you are, polite यह है (yeh hai) = this is, or he or she is, nearby वह है (vah hai) = that is, or he or she is, further away हम हैं (ham hain) = we are ये हैं (ye hain) = these are वे हैं (ve hain) = they are मैं घर पर हूँ (main ghar par hoon) = I am at home. चाय गरम है (chai garam hai) = The tea is hot. बच्चे सो रहे हैं (bachche so rahe hain) = The children are sleeping. पापा बाहर हैं (Papa bahar hain) = Papa is outside. मैं थका नहीं हूँ (main thaka nahin hoon) = I am not tired. दूध ठंडा नहीं है (doodh thanda nahin hai) = The milk is not cold. वह घर पर नहीं (vah ghar par nahin) = He is not at home. पानी गरम नहीं (paani garam nahin) = The water isn't hot. क्या तुम तैयार हो? (Kya tum taiyaar ho?) = Are you ready? क्या खाना तैयार है? (Kya khaana taiyaar hai?) = Is the food ready? क्या आप ठीक हैं? (Kya aap theek hain?) = Are you okay? था (tha) = was, for one male or a masculine thing थी (thi) = was, for one female or a feminine thing थे (the) = were, for plural, or for respect 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.