In an English-speaking home, people mostly use first names. In a Hindi-speaking home, names are only part of the story. Elders call every child beta, strangers become bhaiya or didi, neighbours become uncle and aunty, and the little word ji turns almost anything into respect. In this episode: • Beta for any child • Bhaiya and didi for everyone • Uncle, aunty and the elders • The magic of ji • Names versus relations • Family dialogue • Practice • Self-check questions with answers 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.