When your MIL asks “Kia haal hai?” and you say theek thaak hun, aur aap?..and she says “main bhi theek thaak alhamdolillah…acha… aur, kia haal hai???” and you say, bus, theek thaak 
polite laugh… and she says “heheh.. aurr…kia haal hai beta?”
WHAT DO I SAYYYYYYYYYY???
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Theeh thaak....heeheehee....aur aap?
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when i talk to my Ami or sis i do the same “aur phir” ,"or koi ni tazi " "hor fir ".
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she just wants to communicate so tell her something that happened at work or a recipie u tried out so she sees ur trying. then if she aint nadz’s mil she should appeciate the effort.
talk about lawn prints 
mania starts from feb to sept 
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You could start asking her what she is doing, or start talking about a certain topic.
Continuing a conversation is a two way street.
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kya kar rahi hain ? kya pakaya hai aaj ? mausam kesa hai?
for me,one pakka question is " abb tabyat kuch behtar hai pehlay se" :halo: (because it is never fine no matter how fine it is) 
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If she goes on and on about asking your haal chaal, then she definitely likes talking to you.
You can ask about her tabiat in detail (did you go to the doctor? did he change your medicine? do you take them regularly?), talk about food (ask her recipes, tell her what you have been cooking, ask her what she's cooked lately), weather (tell/ask her how it is, do you like it or not, what do the news reports say about it changing), ask her about people around her (other people in your inlaws..how they are doing and stuff), if she has grandchildren talk about them (grandparents love that!), tell her to take care of herself and ask her when she can visit you. There is so much to talk about. You should just know how to!
Best of luck!
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Hahaha i thought i was the only one..
What i normally do s ask for my sil...or give the fone to hubby... Thank god she knows that i am normal in person..just a bit weird through fone haha:p
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lol...pretty boring convo...eh?
preempt her habit by asking how her day was, how is the weather like or what's new etc
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I ask her aur kya krti rehti hain, she has full battalion of servants so I ask about them their bachas, kaun aya kaun chute pe gaya? n she always on trips wth fil so I ask her koi new trip, she is fitness freak so I ask her gym kasa ja raha hai? ask her about her random friends? tell her latest happennings of here.ask her about each n every relative thn discuss wth her latest dramas, films,mobiles, some gupshup about cooking, home, cleaning, baby n huby n i am done
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Honestly, there is an art to having a conversation. Make sure to ask open-ended questions that require more than a yes or no answer and then you share some mundane detail about your day/week/routine and just embelish the telling of the story. This way, you've shared something about what you've done and also asked after them.
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tabiyat kaisi hai ammi g... medicine le rahi hain kya.... ghar mein sab kahiriyat.... market mein lawn ke new prints aye hain, mein soch rahi thi ke aap ke saath aik chakar laga loon.... aap ke woh blue color ka suit bahut pyara tha... g 'woh' bhi theek hain, raat ko aap ko yad kar rahay thay... loadshedding ho rhi hai... acha gas ki bhi load shedding? pata nahin kya ho ga iss mulk ka... bas sardi mein apna khayal rekhain...
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Talk about the weather where you live.
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Talk about your bowel movements.