An app for effective language training

Finally start speaking

This is not a tapping game. This is speech training: attempts, misses and reps — until sentences come out on their own.

Why it works

Training, not tapping

A real conversation never hands you four answers to choose from. It demands that you produce a sentence — no hints, spontaneously, fast. That is exactly what you train here.

Production, not recognition

You speak and write from memory instead of tapping ready-made options. It is harder — and it is the only thing that transfers to conversation.

Attempts, misses, fatigue

You fail a lot — by design. Like real training: after a good session you feel the effort, because your brain actually worked.

Whole-sentence drill

You rep full sentences like tokens until they become reflex. Grammar starts to feel natural from use, not from tables.

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PHOTO — THE EVENING REVIEW SESSION. FROM MEMORY, NOT FROM PROMPTS.

Core courses

Find your course

Ready-made paths from A1 to C2, crafted for the target language — not force-translated.

Danish course 76 languages in the app The same speech training in every one of them, in any pair you like. See the full list

Start 1 — a ready-made course

Take a Core course and do your first review within two minutes — an A1→C2 path with no gaps.

Start 2 — your own material

Build your own flashcards: the AI Creator makes them from your sentences — work, paperwork, life.

Core courses also run in Czech, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

What you train

Six areas, one training

We don't teach about the language. Every part of the app trains a specific reflex — together they add up to speaking.

01 Sentence production You speak and write from memory, from scratch — no picking from ready answers.

02 Language reflexes Drill and reviews turn knowing into automatic — the sentence comes out before you think.

03 Listening comprehension Natural speech tempo, hands-free, in the background of your day.

04 Reading comprehension Stories and sentences in the context of what you already know.

05 Language intuition Sentence variants instead of tables — until you feel what sounds right.

06 Pronunciation Soon Speech coach: pronunciation diagnostics, sound by sound.

In the appFlashcardsDrillTestsLanguage RadioAI CreatorCore collections

Under the hoodSpaced repetitionInterleavingDesirable difficultiesComprehensible inputSentence generationThe full method →

The method

Algorithms and memory science do the heavy lifting

There are hundreds of sentences to forge — willpower alone won’t cut it. The order, the timing of every review and the mixing of material are planned for you by algorithms built on well-researched learning techniques.

The full method, step by step →

Language Radio

Soak it in before you sit down to study

Sentences from your learning stream play in the background — in the car, on the bike, while cooking. Your ear absorbs the melody and pace of the language, and listening reps count toward your progress.

In the background — you listen without a screen — like a radio or a podcast.
Your material — it plays what you are learning right now — including your own sentences.
Listening comprehension — ear training at natural speech tempo.

How learning by listening works →

Through the city, earbuds in — Language Radio playing — PHOTO — LANGUAGE RADIO, IN TRANSIT.

What users say

Over 24,000 people forge a language with Taalhammer.

As a polyglot I tested all the other tools like Anki, Quizlet, and Memrise. But Taalhammer is in a league of its own. — Martin

The Amsterdam night workshop — two founders at their screens — PHOTO — AMSTERDAM, THE WORKSHOP.

Taalhammer was built in Amsterdam by two polyglots who fought their own way through the Dutch language wall. They built the app they were looking for: speech training instead of tapping. And the best proof it works arrives by email — from people who finally started speaking.

Frequently asked questions

How is Taalhammer different from gamified apps?

There you tap ready-made answers; here you produce sentences from memory. It is harder training — and the only kind that transfers to real conversation.

What level can I start from?

From zero to advanced — Core courses run from A1 to C2, and you can add your own material at any level.

How much time do I need per day?

Ten to fifteen focused minutes with reviews beat an hour of passive classes once a week.

Is Taalhammer free?

You start free and test the method risk-free. Full access is paid — see the pricing page.

The best time for your first review was a year ago. The second best is now.

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