Three days in Frankfurt
Katrin spends three days in Frankfurt before flying to India. A German story for beginners (A1), read aloud in Elya, then a dialogue at the station with a clerk who speaks Hessian.
About this video →Stories and dialogues
Every lesson starts with a story read aloud, then a dialogue with a voice for each character. From A1 to C2, and a classic in its original text.
A1A2B1B2C1C2
Lessons with stories and dialogues go from A1 to C2. Before A1, complete beginners start in chat with their tutor.
Three days in Brussels
Hélène spends three days in Brussels before flying to India. A French story for beginners, read aloud word by word, then the dialogue at the station with the speaking line lit up.
About this video →On the landing
Quarter past seven in the morning, in an old building in the Almagro district of Madrid: two generations meet on the stairs. A Spanish story at A2, read aloud word by word.
About this video →On the stairs, in Kanpur
A Hindi story at A2, set on the stairs of a building in Kanpur, read aloud with each word lighting up and its reading written underneath.
About this video →A trip to Kyoto
A Japanese story at A2 about a trip from Tokyo to Kyoto, read aloud with each word lighting up and the reading under the text.
About this video →Friday afternoon in Taipei
A B1 story in Chinese as it is written and spoken in Taiwan: traditional characters, pinyin under each one, and each character lighting up as it is read.
About this video →Thursday afternoon in Al-Balad
A B1 story in Modern Standard Arabic, set in the old town of Jeddah, read aloud with each word lighting up from right to left as it is spoken.
About this video →Il volo di Chiara
An Italian story at B2 from Elya, read aloud with each word lighting up. Chiara lives in a small stone village in Sicily and decides to fly to Kenya.
About this video →Arriving in Mombasa
A B2 dialogue from an Elya lesson, in Italian: passport control, the way out and a taxi at Mombasa airport, with a different voice for each character.
About this video →Friday at Patriarch's Ponds
A Russian story at B2 about a restaurant in old Moscow, read aloud with each word lighting up and the reading under the Cyrillic.
About this video →A fiery afternoon in Ipanema
A C1 story in Brazilian Portuguese, set in Ipanema, read aloud word by word, then the dialogue with a voice for each character and the speaking line lit up.
About this video →Country life, in Korean
A C1 dialogue in Korean with a voice for each character, the reading under every word, and the line being spoken lit up.
About this video →A debate in British English
A C2 dialogue in British English from Elya: Dr Vance and Professor Sterling argue about recommendation algorithms, each with a voice of their own.
About this video →Brandon reads a classic
Brandon reads Pride and Prejudice in Elya. Each word lights up as he says it, so your eyes and ears stay on the same line.
About this video →Talk with a tutor
One tutor for every language. They talk with you, suggest what to say, and help with pronunciation.
Maurice, French
A real conversation with Maurice, Elya's French tutor: he asks, listens, suggests what to say next and lets you practise your pronunciation.
About this video →Mariana, Brazilian Portuguese
A conversation with Mariana, Elya's Portuguese tutor: Brazilian Portuguese, everyday expressions, and ready-made answers to tap when you don't know what to say.
About this video →Mei, Chinese
A conversation with Mei, Elya's Chinese tutor, in traditional characters as used in Taiwan, with the pinyin under every character of her reply.
About this video →Layla, Arabic
A conversation with Layla, Elya's Arabic tutor, with the transliteration under her reply and a pronunciation exercise: say the sentence and see how it went.
About this video →Chat with a companion
Characters to talk to about anything, each with a voice and a personality of their own. Four of them answer the same question, «Hello, how was your day?»: compare them. Then Asher, who loves code, shows an algorithm at work.
Aisha
The same question to every companion: «Hello, how was your day?». Aisha answers with warmth and curiosity, and turns the question back to you.
About this video →Alejandro
The same question to every companion: «Hello, how was your day?». Alejandro answers the same question in his own easy-going way.
About this video →Giada
The same question to every companion: «Hello, how was your day?». Giada takes a moment to think, then answers in her own voice and style.
About this video →Liam
The same question to every companion: «Hello, how was your day?». Liam answers like a friend rather than a teacher.
About this video →Asher: code you can watch
Asked how an array full of objects works, Asher explains it out loud and then plays the algorithm step by step. Halfway through, the chat background is switched to a plain colour: every chat can look the way you like.
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