Learn As You Are · a new kind of language marketplace

There are a thousand ways to learn a language. Find yours.

Lessons, courses, local experiences, and communities — all in one place. Learn any language the way that feels natural to you.

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40+ languagesv

12k+ teachers & hosts

40+ languagesv

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Live with Amara

Portuguese · in 2 min

Live with Amara

Portuguese · in 2 min

Live with Amara

Portuguese · in 2 min

日本語 · Español · Français · 中文 · Português · Deutsch · العربية · 한국어 · Italian

Three ways · one place

Choose how you want to learn today.

Some days you want a teacher. Other days, a stranger, a story, or a quiet hour with a course. On LAYA, it's all the same journey.

Live Lessonsv

Learn with a human, on your schedule.

One-to-one or small group lessons with independent teachers who speak your language — and the one you want to learn.

Native & multilingual teachers

Personalized learning plans

Instant booking

Flexible working hours

Video lessons

Try any teacher, any time

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Local Experiences

Live the language, don't just study it.

Cook, walk, taste and create with locals who guide you through their world — and their language — in real life.

Cooking & food markets

Museums & galleries

Dance & art workshops

City walks & hikes

Wine & coffee tasting

Photography tours

Explore local experiences

Self-paced Courses

Your own rhythm. Your own path.

Curated recorded courses built by teachers and creators — from your first words to fluency, business or exams.

Beginner to advanced

Exam preparation

Culture & vocabulary

Grammar & pronunciation

Business language

Conversation practice

Explore self-paced courses

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LAYA connects students, teachers, creators and local hosts into one global community. Language stops being a subject — and starts being a way of belonging.

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40+

Languages

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Community

Language is people, places, and shared moments.

A marketplace, not a school

Teach, host, create — on your own terms.

Teachers and creators run their own business on LAYA. Independent profiles, independent pricing, independent voice. We just connect you with the learners who need exactly what you offer.

Become a Teacher

Live lessons

Set your rates, your calendar, your style.

Recorded courses

Build once, earn every time a learner joins.

Local experiences

Turn your city, kitchen or craft into a lesson.

Why LAYA

One ecosystem, every path.

Most platforms focus on a single format. LAYA weaves them together, around the only thing that matters — the learner.

Platform

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Experiences

Courses

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Live lessons

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Teachable

Recorded courses

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Airbnb Experiences

Real-world

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LAYA

All of the above — together

Your language. Your way.

Finally, a platform that adapts to you — instead of asking you to adapt to a single way of learning.

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