# HearSay

> Gain confidence for real conversations in 20+ languages. Personalized audio lessons boost speaking, listening & pronunciation. Learn on the go, screen-free.

HearSay is an audio-first language learning platform. Users build a personalized conversation course around any topic they care about — from small talk to business — and receive daily lessons as voice notes on WhatsApp. No app to download, no screen to tap.

## How it works

1. **Build your course.** Choose any topic. Add your own class notes or materials. Each course comes with characters and a storyline.
2. **Get a lesson each day.** Delivered as a voice note in WhatsApp. Fits into the day you already have — commute, walk, morning coffee.
3. **Listen, practice, then speak.** Listen to a real dialogue, practice the phrases that matter, then say the whole thing yourself. No evaluation, just safe practice at your own pace.
4. **It gets better as you go.** Phrases return just before you forget them. Get explanations when you need them. Tweak your topic, level, or pace anytime.

## Why it works

- **Audio first, so you can find the time.** Most people quit because they can't find the time. HearSay is audio-only, so your commute or walk is already enough.
- **Learn what you actually care about.** Generic courses decide what you learn. HearSay builds around your interests, so every lesson feels worth showing up for.
- **Speaking is hard, we make it easier.** Nobody listening, no evaluation — just you practicing aloud at your own pace.

## For teachers

HearSay is built to extend what great teachers do. Teachers can share discount codes with students, earn referral bonuses, access exclusive workshops, and help shape the product.

## For schools

HearSay works with private language schools to drive student practice outside class — without adding to teachers' workload. Tailored courses aligned to your curriculum. No technical setup, no new platforms. A simple QR code or link is all it takes.

## Supported languages

French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal), Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Danish, English (US & UK), and more.

## CEFR levels

All courses target a CEFR level: A1 (Newcomer), A2 (Basics), B1 (Conversational), B2 (Confident), C1 (Advanced), C2 (Mastery).

## Course structure

Each course has a title, target language, CEFR level, a narrative setting with AI characters, and 5–10 lessons. Each lesson includes a title, description, vocabulary list, learning objectives, and a dialogue script for conversation practice.

## Pages

- [Landing Page](https://hearsaylearn.com/): Overview of HearSay — what it is, how it works, testimonials, and teacher/school programs.
- [Get Started](https://hearsaylearn.com/get-started/): Create a new personalized language course.
- [Browse Courses](https://hearsaylearn.com/courses/): Library of all published courses, filterable by language and level.
- [School Partner Pages](https://hearsaylearn.com/partners/{slug}): Co-branded landing pages for partner language schools (e.g. Cours de Français, Koentact, AulaLingua) offering their students free HearSay courses aligned to the school's curriculum.
- [Course Page](https://hearsaylearn.com/course/{slug}): Individual course with lessons, vocabulary, objectives, and dialogue practice.
- [Course Markdown](https://hearsaylearn.com/course/{slug}.md): Machine-readable Markdown version of any course page.
- [Sitemap](https://hearsaylearn.com/sitemap.xml): All indexable pages, including every published course.

## Magazine articles

Each article is published in HTML at its canonical URL and as machine-readable Markdown at the same URL plus `.md`. RSS feed at `/magazine/rss.xml` (with per-locale variants at `/<locale>/magazine/rss.xml`). Concatenated full content at `/llms-full.txt`.

### English

- ["I just want to be a language teacher, not a social media influencer"](https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/promotion-for-language-teachers) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/promotion-for-language-teachers.md`: Four strategies that help freelance language teachers build a sustainable student base without becoming full-time content creators: pick a niche, post problem-focused content, charge for intro assessments, and make booking instant.
- [How Mimicking Can Transform Your Language Skills](https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/the-shadowing-technique) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/the-shadowing-technique.md`: Shadowing is a language learning technique where you mimic spoken audio in real time to absorb rhythm, pronunciation, and fluency. Here's how it works, the science behind it, and how to combine it with listen-and-repeat for faster progress.
- [The Best Times of Day to Practice a New Language](https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/neuroscience-speaks) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/neuroscience-speaks.md`: Your brain isn't equally ready to learn all day. Neuroscience points to peak windows of plasticity, the role of sleep, and how to time language practice for better focus and retention.
- [The Magic of Comprehensible Input](https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/fluency-without-flashcards) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/fluency-without-flashcards.md`: Stephen Krashen's input hypothesis: why understanding meaning matters more than memorizing words, how output partners with input, and what 'forgetting in order to remember' really means for fluency.
- [Explore 5 Languages Through Brilliant Podcasts](https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/ear-candy-for-polyglots) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/ear-candy-for-polyglots.md`: A curated list of 10 language-learning podcasts across German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin, plus why podcasts are one of the best ways to train your ear.
- [How to Build a Joyful, Immersive Language Learning Routine (Using Italian as an Example)](https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/fall-in-love-with-learning) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/magazine/fall-in-love-with-learning.md`: The real secret to language learning isn't memorization, it's falling in love with the process. Here's how to weave music, books, film, and travel into a daily immersion routine, using Italian as an example.

### French

- [« Je veux juste être prof de langues, pas influenceur sur les réseaux »](https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/marketing-pour-professeurs-de-langues) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/marketing-pour-professeurs-de-langues.md`: Quatre stratégies qui aident les profs de langues indépendants à construire une base d'élèves durable sans devenir créateurs de contenu à plein temps : choisir une niche, publier du contenu orienté problème, faire payer le bilan initial et rendre la réservation immédiate.
- [Comment l'imitation peut transformer votre pratique d'une langue](https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/la-technique-du-shadowing) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/la-technique-du-shadowing.md`: Le shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues qui consiste à imiter un enregistrement audio en temps réel pour absorber le rythme, la prononciation et la fluidité. Voici comment ça fonctionne, ce qu'en dit la recherche et comment le combiner avec l'écoute-répétition pour progresser plus vite.
- [Les meilleurs moments de la journée pour pratiquer une langue](https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/ce-que-dit-la-neuroscience) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/ce-que-dit-la-neuroscience.md`: Votre cerveau n'est pas prêt à apprendre de la même façon toute la journée. La neuroscience pointe des fenêtres de plasticité, le rôle du sommeil, et la bonne façon de caler sa pratique pour mieux se concentrer et retenir.
- [La magie de l'input compréhensible](https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/la-fluidite-sans-flashcards) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/la-fluidite-sans-flashcards.md`: L'hypothèse de l'input de Stephen Krashen : pourquoi saisir le sens compte plus que mémoriser des mots, comment l'output complète l'input, et ce que « oublier pour mieux se souvenir » veut vraiment dire.
- [5 langues à explorer grâce à d'excellents podcasts](https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/podcasts-pour-polyglottes) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/podcasts-pour-polyglottes.md`: Une sélection de 10 podcasts pour apprendre l'allemand, le français, l'espagnol, l'italien et le mandarin, et quelques raisons pour lesquelles le podcast reste l'un des meilleurs moyens d'entraîner son oreille.
- [Construire une routine d'immersion joyeuse (avec l'italien comme exemple)](https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/tomber-amoureux-de-l-apprentissage) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/fr/magazine/tomber-amoureux-de-l-apprentissage.md`: Le vrai secret pour apprendre une langue, ce n'est pas la mémorisation, c'est de tomber amoureux du processus. Voici comment tisser musique, livres, cinéma et voyages dans une routine d'immersion au quotidien, avec l'italien en exemple.

### German

- ["Ich will einfach nur Sprachlehrer sein, kein Social-Media-Influencer"](https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/marketing-fuer-sprachlehrer) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/marketing-fuer-sprachlehrer.md`: Vier Strategien, mit denen freiberufliche Sprachlehrer sich eine stabile Schülerbasis aufbauen, ohne Vollzeit-Content-Creator zu werden: eine Nische wählen, problemfokussierte Inhalte posten, eine kleine Gebühr fürs Erstgespräch nehmen und die Buchung sofort möglich machen.
- [Wie Nachahmung deine Sprachkenntnisse verändern kann](https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/die-shadowing-technik) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/die-shadowing-technik.md`: Shadowing ist eine Lerntechnik, bei der du gesprochene Audioaufnahmen in Echtzeit nachsprichst, um Rhythmus, Aussprache und Sprachfluss zu verinnerlichen. So funktioniert die Methode, das steckt wissenschaftlich dahinter, und so kombinierst du sie mit Listen-and-Repeat für schnellere Fortschritte.
- [Die besten Tageszeiten, um eine neue Sprache zu üben](https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/was-die-neurowissenschaft-sagt) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/was-die-neurowissenschaft-sagt.md`: Dein Gehirn ist nicht den ganzen Tag gleich lernbereit. Die Neurowissenschaft zeigt Zeitfenster mit erhöhter Plastizität, die Rolle des Schlafs und wie du dein Sprachtraining für mehr Fokus und Behalten timst.
- [Die Magie des verständlichen Inputs](https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/fluessig-ohne-karteikarten) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/fluessig-ohne-karteikarten.md`: Stephen Krashens Input-Hypothese: warum Bedeutungsverstehen wichtiger ist als Wörter pauken, wie Output und Input zusammenspielen und was 'vergessen, um zu erinnern' wirklich für deinen Sprachfluss bedeutet.
- [Fünf Sprachen entdecken mit großartigen Podcasts](https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/podcasts-fuer-polyglotte) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/podcasts-fuer-polyglotte.md`: Eine kuratierte Liste von zehn Podcasts zum Sprachenlernen für Deutsch, Französisch, Spanisch, Italienisch und Mandarin. Und warum Podcasts eine der besten Methoden sind, um dein Hörverstehen zu trainieren.
- [So baust du eine freudvolle, immersive Sprachlernroutine auf (am Beispiel Italienisch)](https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/sich-ins-sprachenlernen-verlieben) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/de/magazine/sich-ins-sprachenlernen-verlieben.md`: Das eigentliche Geheimnis beim Sprachenlernen ist nicht Auswendiglernen, sondern sich in den Prozess zu verlieben. So webst du Musik, Bücher, Film und Reisen in eine tägliche Immersionsroutine, am Beispiel Italienisch.

### Italian

- ["Voglio solo fare l'insegnante di lingue, non l'influencer"](https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/marketing-per-insegnanti-di-lingue) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/marketing-per-insegnanti-di-lingue.md`: Quattro strategie che aiutano gli insegnanti di lingue freelance a costruire una base studenti sostenibile, senza diventare creator a tempo pieno: scegli una nicchia, pubblica contenuti centrati sui problemi, fai pagare l'assessment iniziale e rendi la prenotazione immediata.
- [Come l'imitazione può trasformare le tue competenze linguistiche](https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/la-tecnica-dello-shadowing) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/la-tecnica-dello-shadowing.md`: Lo shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento linguistico in cui imiti un audio parlato in tempo reale per assorbire ritmo, pronuncia e fluidità. Ecco come funziona, la scienza che c'è dietro e come combinarlo con l'ascolta e ripeti per progredire più in fretta.
- [I momenti migliori della giornata per esercitarti in una lingua nuova](https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/la-neuroscienza-parla) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/la-neuroscienza-parla.md`: Il cervello non è ugualmente pronto a imparare in ogni momento. La neuroscienza indica finestre di massima plasticità, il ruolo del sonno e come collocare lo studio della lingua per ottenere più concentrazione e ricordare meglio.
- [La magia dell'input comprensibile](https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/fluidita-senza-flashcard) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/fluidita-senza-flashcard.md`: L'ipotesi dell'input di Stephen Krashen: perché capire il significato conta più che memorizzare parole, come l'output fa coppia con l'input e cosa significa davvero «dimenticare per ricordare» quando si parla di fluidità.
- [Esplora 5 lingue attraverso podcast brillanti](https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/podcast-per-poliglotti) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/podcast-per-poliglotti.md`: Una selezione di 10 podcast per imparare tedesco, francese, spagnolo, italiano e cinese mandarino, e i motivi per cui il podcast è uno dei modi migliori per allenare l'orecchio.
- [Come costruire una routine di apprendimento linguistico gioiosa e immersiva (con l'italiano come esempio)](https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/innamorarsi-dell-apprendimento) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/it/magazine/innamorarsi-dell-apprendimento.md`: Il vero segreto per imparare una lingua non è la memorizzazione, è innamorarsi del processo. Ecco come intrecciare musica, libri, film e viaggi in una routine quotidiana di immersione, prendendo l'italiano come esempio.

### Spanish

- ["Solo quiero ser profesor de idiomas, no un influencer en redes"](https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/marketing-para-profesores-de-idiomas) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/marketing-para-profesores-de-idiomas.md`: Cuatro estrategias que ayudan a los profesores de idiomas autónomos a construir una base sostenible de estudiantes sin convertirse en creadores de contenido a tiempo completo: elegir un nicho, publicar contenido centrado en problemas, cobrar por la evaluación inicial y hacer que reservar sea instantáneo.
- [Cómo imitar puede transformar tus habilidades lingüísticas](https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/la-tecnica-del-shadowing) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/la-tecnica-del-shadowing.md`: El shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas en la que imitas un audio en tiempo real para absorber ritmo, pronunciación y fluidez. Te contamos cómo funciona, qué dice la ciencia y cómo combinarlo con escuchar y repetir para avanzar más rápido.
- [Las mejores horas del día para practicar un idioma nuevo](https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/lo-que-dice-la-neurociencia) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/lo-que-dice-la-neurociencia.md`: Tu cerebro no está igual de listo para aprender a todas horas. La neurociencia señala ventanas de plasticidad, el papel del sueño y cómo programar la práctica del idioma para concentrarte y retener mejor.
- [La magia del input comprensible](https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/fluidez-sin-flashcards) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/fluidez-sin-flashcards.md`: La hipótesis del input de Stephen Krashen: por qué entender el significado importa más que memorizar palabras, cómo el output complementa al input y qué significa de verdad 'olvidar para recordar' cuando hablamos de fluidez.
- [Explora 5 idiomas con podcasts brillantes](https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/podcasts-para-poliglotas) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/podcasts-para-poliglotas.md`: Una selección de 10 podcasts para aprender alemán, francés, español, italiano y mandarín, además de por qué los podcasts son una de las mejores formas de entrenar el oído.
- [Cómo crear una rutina de inmersión lingüística disfrutable (con el italiano como ejemplo)](https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/enamorarse-del-aprendizaje) — Markdown: `https://hearsaylearn.com/es/magazine/enamorarse-del-aprendizaje.md`: El verdadero secreto para aprender un idioma no es la memorización, sino enamorarte del proceso. Te contamos cómo tejer música, libros, cine y viajes en una rutina diaria de inmersión, usando el italiano como ejemplo.

## API

- `GET /api/v1/course-studio/courses/{slug}` — Full course data including lessons, vocabulary, objectives, CEFR level, and language.

## Company

HearSay Learn B.V., Nieuwe Achtergracht 184, 1018WV Amsterdam. KvK: 98853244.

- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/hearsaylearn)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/hearsaylearn)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/hearsaylearn)
- Email: team@hearsaylearn.com