Real English pronunciation.
Real speakers. Real context.
hear native helps English learners move past scripted textbook audio and hear English pronunciation as it is actually spoken — in real clips, by real speakers, in real context.
Pronunciation shouldn't live in a textbook.
Traditional dictionaries give you one perfect sample of a word — usually read slowly, in a studio, by a single voice. But real English pronunciation doesn't sound like that. Words shift with accent, emotion, rhythm, speed, and setting.
We believe the fastest way to speak naturally is to hear natural speech — repeatedly, in context, from people who aren't performing. That's what hear native is built for.
From your search to a spoken moment, in seconds.
We index spoken moments from real video
Behind the scenes, hear native scans subtitled video content and builds a searchable map of when and where English words are spoken.
You search an English word, we return the timestamps
Every result points to a precise second in a video — not just a video that might have the word somewhere.
Playback starts exactly where it matters
No scrubbing, no guessing. The player jumps to the moment, plays the sentence, and lets you replay, slow down, or move on.
I built hear native because I grew up between two languages, and I know how frustrating it is to memorize English pronunciation from a dictionary only to realize no one actually says it that way. I wanted a tool that felt less like a textbook and more like sitting next to someone who speaks naturally — pointing at a video and saying “here, this is how it sounds.” That's what this product tries to be.
We're just getting started.
English pronunciation across curated video sources
Search a word, hear it in context, replay, and slow down.
More sources, more English accents
Expanding beyond our initial pronunciation clip library.
Smarter filtering
Filter by speaker, accent, speed, or topic.
More languages
Spanish, French, Mandarin, Japanese, and beyond.
Exploring pronunciation feedback
Record yourself and compare with real speakers.
Have an idea, a question, or a word we mishear?
Every pronunciation issue, missing English word, and misheard clip makes the next search sharper. Tell us.