Language learning, alive

Don’t study it.
Speak it.

Elya turns language learning into a living conversation — voices that answer, stories that read back, pronunciation you can actually see, and a path that begins exactly where you are.

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Inside the app

Touch the heart.
Let the world out.

A few of Elya’s screens live inside the heart — a glimpse, not the whole app. Touch it and the interface opens around you. Choose one to bring it forward; touch it again and the next takes its place.

01 Click the heart to release Elya.
From zero to your own voice

You begin with a word. You end with something worth saying.

Elya does not pretend a complete beginner is already A1. The path starts at A0 and grows with you — from recognising a handful of useful words to expressing complex ideas naturally.

A0
You begin here

Just enough to make contact.

water, thank you, how much?

You are not expected to form perfect sentences yet. Elya gives you the first words you actually need.

A1
Words become sentences

“I would like a coffee, please.”

I would like a coffee, please.

You begin combining what you know instead of selecting isolated vocabulary.

A2
Everyday independence

Ask. Explain. Arrange.

Excuse me, how do I get to the station?

Shopping, directions, appointments and the conversations that make daily life work.

B1
Real conversation

“I went there last year, but next time I’d rather stay somewhere quieter.”

I went there last year, but next time I’d rather stay somewhere quieter.

You can describe experiences, plans, preferences and reasons without reducing everything to textbook phrases.

B2
Nuance

Say what you mean, not merely what you know how to say.

If I had known how crowded it would be, I would have chosen a different time to go.

Hypotheticals, detail, disagreement and idiomatic language begin to feel natural.

C1
Your own voice

Complex ideas without translating them first.

Although the proposal is convincing, its long-term consequences deserve a more careful examination.

You can shift between formal, casual, subtle and precise language depending on the situation.

C2
And eventually…

Read the literature. Discuss it. Disagree with it.

The narrator is unreliable, but that ambiguity is exactly what makes the ending work.

The language is no longer the subject of the conversation. It is simply the language you are using to have it.

Why Elya

Eight ideas.
One philosophy.

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English Italiano Español Français Deutsch Português Polski Русский 中文 日本語 한국어 العربية हिन्दी English Italiano Español Français Deutsch Português Polski Русский 中文 日本語 한국어 العربية हिन्दी
One app, three ways in

Learn twelve.
Talk in five.
Understand in your own.

A course is only half of it. Elya also gives you someone to talk to — and it explains everything in the language you already think in.

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Languages you learn

A full course from A0 to C2, each with its own tutor, its own voice and its own way of teaching.

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Languages you talk in

Twenty-five companions who hold a real conversation — each with a voice and a profession of their own.

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Mother tongues that explain

Whatever you are learning, the explanation arrives in the language you already think in.

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A lesson in English is no use to someone starting from zero in English.

A language should become part of your life.

Elya is coming to Google Play and the App Store. For early access, questions, or simply to follow the project, write to us.

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