In English, a table is just "it". In Hindi, every noun is either masculine or feminine, even a cup, a door or a book. This is grammar, not meaning: nothing about a book is feminine, the label simply decides how the words around it behave. In this episode: • The two big patterns • Nouns that don't show their gender • Adjectives that agree • Verbs that agree • Tips for guessing • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: कमरा (kamra) = room दरवाज़ा (darvaaza) = door कपड़ा (kapda) = cloth तौलिया (tauliya) = towel कुर्सी (kursi) = chair खिड़की (khidki) = window रोटी (roti) = flatbread चाबी (chaabi) = key पानी (paani) = water, masculine, even though it ends in -ee. दही (dahi) = yogurt, masculine. आँख (aankh) = eye, feminine. अच्छा कमरा (achha kamra) = a good room अच्छी कुर्सी (achhi kursi) = a good chair अच्छे कमरे (achhe kamre) = good rooms, plural दूध ठंडा था (doodh thanda tha) = The milk was cold. चाय ठंडी थी (chai thandi thi) = The tea was cold. बस आती है (bas aati hai) = The bus comes. ट्रक आता है (truck aata hai) = The truck comes. 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.