Baarish Ke Din

A cozy Hindi listening practice episode about rainy days, chai, pakode, hot chocolate, staying warm at home, and walking around the city in the rain.

Slow, natural spoken Hindi/Hinglish for Hindi learners, with the focus phrase mann karta hai — “to feel like / want to do something.”

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Doston Ke Saath Bahar Khaana

In this episode, I talk about eating out with friends — choosing restaurants, sharing food and favourite places to eat.

You’ll hear natural Hindi and Hinglish around food, restaurants and deciding what to eat — useful language learning through everyday spoken Hindi. This episode also includes the phrase kuch bhi chalega — “anything works / anything is fine.”

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Naani Ka Ghar

In this episode, I talk about my mum’s side of the family, the different Hindi words we use for family relationships, and some of my favourite memories from my naani’s house.

You’ll hear words like Naani, Naanu, Maasi, Mama and Maami, and the phrase mummy ki taraf se — “on my mum’s side.”

I also talk about family gatherings, food, morning chai, and a childhood memory involving fresh Kashmiri roti that my Naanu used to bring home early in the morning.

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Music aur Mood

How the music I listen to changes with my mood

In this episode, I speak slowly in everyday Hindi and natural Hinglish about the different kinds of music I enjoy, from salsa and reggaeton to country, Bollywood and Arijit Singh — and how what I listen to changes depending on my mood.

I also talk about listening to music in different languages and whether you really need to understand every word to enjoy a song.

Try listening once without the transcript, then read the transcript and listen again to see how much more you can follow.

Episode transcript in Romanised Hindi/Hinglish, English and Devanagari

Meri Morning Routine Mein Ek Chhota Sa Change

Trying not to reach for my phone as soon as I wake up

In this episode, I speak slowly in everyday Hindi and natural Hinglish about my old morning phone habit, what I try to do instead, and why I prefer a quieter start to the day.

Try listening once without the transcript, then read the transcript and listen again to see how much more you understand.

Episode transcript in Romanised Hindi/Hinglish, English and Devanagari

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