Keep going after class.
Your own Dutch tutor in WhatsApp, built around what you're covering at Tijd voor Taal, so you make real progress between classes.
How it works.
Step 1
Start the course from your school.
- — Matched to your level and what you're covering in class
- — Complete with characters and a storyline
- — Picks up where your class leaves off
DutchBeginners: Socializing and dining in Dutch
Follow Thijs and Julia around Rotterdam as they catch up, shop at the market and go out for dinner. Everyday Dutch, at A1.
Lesson 1
Greeting friends and catching up
Lesson 2
Suggesting a trip to the market
Lesson 3
Asking about food prices
Lesson 4
Calculating costs and change
Lesson 5
Proposing weekend plans
Step 2
Build a daily habit in WhatsApp.
- — No new app to download
- — No extra screen time
- — 10-minute lessons done on the go
Morning
Ready for your lesson?
Lesson 1 of 14
Greeting friends and catching up
Course: Socializing and dining in Dutch
Step 3
Listen, practise, then prove it.
- — Listen to a real conversation
- — Practise the key phrases aloud
- — Call HearSay and try it yourself
Step 4
A teacher in your pocket.
- — Spaced repetition so you actually remember
- — Ask questions and get explanations
- — Request custom lessons anytime
What does 'hoor' mean in 'Druk, hoor'?
'hoor' doesn't mean anything on its own here. It softens what you say and makes it sound friendly, a bit like 'you know'. You'll hear it all the time: 'Ja, hoor', 'Prima, hoor' ✅
Can I practise that a bit more?
Practising 'hoor'
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Dylan Frequently asked questions.
No. These courses are part of what you're doing at Tijd voor Taal, so they're yours to use alongside your classes. If you want the rest of the HearSay library, that's a separate subscription you can start whenever you like.
These courses were built together with your teachers to sit alongside your lessons, so HearSay is practice between lessons, not a replacement. You'll recognise the vocabulary and situations from class.
The full HearSay library has 20 languages, unlimited courses, and an AI tutor for whatever you like. That's a separate subscription, and it's entirely up to you. It changes nothing about your Tijd voor Taal courses, and we won't send you promotional messages unless you ask.
No. We never ask for your card for the Tijd voor Taal courses, so there's nothing that can be charged. A HearSay subscription is something you'd sign up for yourself.
HearSay sends you personalised audio language lessons as voice messages on WhatsApp. Each lesson is a real conversation between native speakers, built around a topic you choose and matched to your level.
You listen and speak along while walking, driving, or cooking. An AI tutor in the same chat answers your questions, explains grammar, and creates new lessons whenever you ask.
No. HearSay runs entirely inside WhatsApp, so there's nothing to install and no new app to remember. If your phone has WhatsApp, you're ready: your first lesson arrives in your chat a few minutes after you sign up.
Yes, and there are 2 big reasons for it:
- It fits into your daily routine. You can learn while commuting, exercising, or doing chores, instead of carving out screen time.
- It builds better pronunciation. When we read written words, we tend to apply the rules of a language we already know. Learning by ear helps you sound natural from the start.
Yes. HearSay covers all 6 CEFR levels, from absolute beginner (A1) to near-native (C2).
Beginner lessons use slower, clearer speech and simpler dialogues, and the pace picks up as you progress. You set your level when you start and can change it any time by messaging your tutor.
Yes. You speak out loud in every lesson, repeating and recalling phrases before you hear the answer. You're never recorded during lessons, so you can practise comfortably even in public.
At the end of a lesson you can join an optional role-play call to act out the conversation with your AI tutor. Those calls are recorded, and personalised feedback on your speaking is coming soon.
You can learn 20 languages with HearSay, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi, plus regional variants like Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
You also learn in your own language: all 20 are supported as your native language too, so you can learn Russian as a French speaker or Spanish as a German speaker. Switch languages whenever you like.
HearSay uses the audio-lingual method: you learn by hearing real dialogues, speaking along, and actively recalling phrases, with spaced repetition bringing them back just as you're about to forget.
A good rule of thumb: once you get around 80% of a lesson's phrases right, you're ready to move on. Plenty of learners repeat a lesson a few times first, and that's completely fine.
Always. The HearSay support team is a message away: email team@hearsaylearn.com, or ask in your WhatsApp chat and you'll get a link to our human support WhatsApp number.