I heard...; They say ~そう

While みたい can convey info you have heard as well as what you see, ~そう is mainly used for info that originated elsewhere. - I heard...

Construction:
1) simple verb + ~sou + desu/da

ゆきちゃんは 肉を 食べない そう だ yuki chan WA niku o tabenai sou DA I heard Yuki doesn't eat meat.

 

2) -i adjective + ~sou + desu/DA

田中さんの新しいパ・#92;コンは とても 高い そう です tanaka san no atarashii pasokon wa totemo takai sou desu. I heard Tanaka's new computer is very expensive. [This info could have come from Tanaka himself, or someone else]