KoloLingo
LIVE TEACHERS · REAL LANGUAGES

Learn a language with a teacher, not an app.

Structured courses, one-to-one lessons, and instant conversation practice — from independent teachers who set their own curriculum.

22 independent teachers12 languages4 online right now
Español
Deutsch
Polski
Русский
العربية
Türkçe
日本語
中文
한국어
English
Українська
Français
Italiano
Português
Nederlands
4 teachers free now
INSTANT LESSON

Twenty free minutes? Someone’s ready to talk.

Per-minute pricing · no booking · even at 2 a.m.
Matilda F.
English
● online now$0.20/min
Offor G.
English
● online now$0.40/min
Natalia B.
Italian · Russian
● online now$0.40/min
Majid M.
English
● online now$0.40/min
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HOW IT WORKS

Three steps, and none of them is “complete a streak”.

  1. 1

    Tell us the goal, not the level.

    “I want to stop freezing in stand-ups” gets you a better match than “B1”. Filter by what you actually need — a first lesson from zero, exam prep with a date attached, or just more talking.

  2. 2

    Meet a teacher.

    Book a single lesson before you commit to anything. Book one with three different teachers if you like — you are choosing a person you may spend months with, so it is worth being picky. Nothing renews on its own, and a single lesson never expires.

  3. 3

    Keep the circle turning.

    After each lesson you get a summary, the words you stumbled on become flashcards, and practice between lessons is built from your own mistakes. Your teacher sees all of it before the next lesson.

FIND YOUR TEACHER

Independent teachers, in your language.

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Offor Goodness Onyeisi, language teacher
Offor Goodness OnyeisiNEWFOUNDER
English (native)
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Experience TEFL teacher with great passion for teaching children ages 4 to 17 years

$20/ 50 min
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Natalia Beldzeiko, language teacher
Natalia BeldzeikoNEWFOUNDER
Italian (C2) · Russian (native)
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Помогаю заговорить по-итальянски и подготовиться к B1 cittadinanza. Живу в Италии с 2003 года, владею итальянским на уровне C2. Понятные объяснения на русском, много разговорной практики и полезные приёмы запоминания слов

$36/ 50 min
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Majid Miley, language teacher
Majid MileyNEWFOUNDER
English (native)
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English Teacher

$10/ 50 min
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BROWSE

Pick the language. We will find you the person.

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RECORDED COURSES

Full curricula, built by the teachers themselves.

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Blend & Read: Your First English Words course artworkA1 → A2 · CEFR
Blend & Read: Your First English Words

Help beginning readers connect sounds, blend simple words, and build confidence reading early English words and sentences through short, structured literacy lessons.

Maita Sergelen · 2 lessonsFree
NEW COURSEView course →
German Survival Missions. Part 1. Healthcare in Germany. course artworkA1 → B1 · CEFR
German Survival Missions. Part 1. Healthcare in Germany.

What will you be able to do after Part 1? By the end of German Survival Missions: Healthcare in Germany, you will be able to: 🩺 Get medical help without panicking — know where to go and whom to contact in different situations. 📅 Book and manage a doctor’s appointment in German, including understanding important dates, times and appointment details. 🪪 Arrive prepared with the right documents, your Gesundheitskarte or Ersatzbescheinigung, and the essential information about your health. 👨‍⚕️ Choose the right doctor and understand the difference between a Hausarzt, Facharzt and other healthcare services. 🗣️ Describe symptoms and pain clearly — where it hurts, how long you have had symptoms, how severe they are and what has changed. 👂 Follow a medical consultation and understand common questions, examinations, instructions and basic findings. 💶 Ask what you have to pay and understand the difference between covered services, IGeL, private costs and co-payments. ✋ Speak up as a patient — ask questions, give or refuse consent, request documents and know when asking for a second opinion may be relevant. 💊 Understand your medication — how and when to take it and what information about risks or interactions you need to clarify. 🏥 Use a pharmacy and E-Rezept confidently. 📄 Handle sick leave and understand the basics of Krankschreibung and eAU. 🦷 Navigate dental care — explain dental problems and understand treatment-cost planning. ✉️ Decode healthcare letters — identify important information, documents and deadlines. 🚨 Know what to do when something is urgent and distinguish between emergency situations and services such as the Bereitschaftsdienst. 💬 Use practical survival phrases instead of trying to translate everything word-for-word.

Natalina · 1 lessonFree
NEW COURSEView course →
English conversation course artworkAll levels
English conversation

Hello everyone! 👋 I’m Teacher Majid Maily, an English language instructor with 6 years of teaching experience, both online and offline. I’m currently preparing a practical and powerful course designed to help you achieve fluent, advanced English speaking and communication skills using modern, up-to-date teaching methods. With these effective methods, you can improve your speaking skills much faster and learn how to communicate in English fluently, confidently, and naturally. My goal is to help you speak without constantly pausing, getting stuck, or running out of ideas while speaking. You’ll learn how to express your ideas more easily, keep conversations going, speak with greater confidence, and communicate naturally in real-life situations. If you want to take your English speaking to the next level and finally feel confident when speaking English, this course is for you. Let’s start your journey toward fluent and confident English speaking! 🚀

Majid Miley · 1 lesson$10
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CELI B2 Sprint course artworkB1 → B2 · CELICOMING SOON
CELI B2 Sprint

Worked to the marking scheme rather than to general improvement, for citizenship and university applications.

Ivano Bergamini · 20 lessons planned
Preview — not recordedSee what's coming →
French at the Speed It Is Spoken course artworkA2 → B2 · CEFRCOMING SOON
French at the Speed It Is Spoken

Spoken French deletes half of what is written. This is the training for the half that disappears.

Thibault Kermarrec · 30 lessons planned
Preview — not recordedSee what's coming →
German Cases, Once, Properly course artworkA2 → B1 · CEFRCOMING SOON
German Cases, Once, Properly

Four questions asked in a fixed order — not sixteen boxes to memorise. Adjective endings stop being a separate topic.

Almut Reinhardt · 22 lessons planned
Preview — not recordedSee what's coming →
THE LESSON ROOM

One room for video, whiteboard and everything you say.

1Whiteboard & slides canvas — draw, annotate documents, build exercises together. No Zoom, no juggling apps.
2Vocabulary captured live — every new word your teacher marks lands in your flashcard deck, with the sentence you heard it in.
3Chat with instant translation — type in either language; the room translates as you go.
4AI summary afterwards — recording, speaking time, grammar covered, and a practice plan for the week.
Olena — teacher
you
WHITEBOARD
мрія — a dream
● REC 32:14+ мрія saved to your deck

WHAT IT COSTS

You pay for lessons. That is the whole model.

Every teacher sets their own price per 50 minutes, and you see it before you book. There is no subscription and nothing renews on its own. Your balance never expires, and if a package has a validity window, you see it before you buy.

25 minutes

×0.6

A short check-in, or lessons for children.

50 minutes

base rate

The standard lesson.

80 minutes

×1.5

Deeper work — exam practice, long conversation.

Two ways to pay ahead

One buys you a discount, the other buys you freedom to change your mind. You can use both.

  • Buy a package

    Packages, priced by your teacher

    Many teachers sell lesson bundles at a price they set — usually cheaper per lesson than booking one at a time. You get lesson credits for the length you bought — a 50-minute credit is a 50-minute lesson.

    • Cheapest per lesson
    • Credits are tied to that teacher and duration
    • Best once you know who you want to learn with
  • Top up your balance

    Spend it on anyone

    Add between $5 and $1,000 to your wallet and spend it with any teacher on KoloLingo. Presets are $20, $50 and $100. Every movement is on a ledger you can read on your account page.

    • Works across every teacher and language
    • No discount — you pay each teacher's rate
    • Best while you are still choosing
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Pay online or with crypto — USDT and USDC on Polygon.

QUESTIONS

The things people ask before booking.

How is KoloLingo different from a language app like Duolingo?

An app can teach you to recognise vocabulary. It cannot hear that you have been stressing the wrong syllable for six months, or notice that you avoid the past tense entirely. Every lesson on KoloLingo is with a person who plans around you. The app-like parts — flashcards, drills, practice between lessons — are generated from your own lessons rather than replacing them.

How much does a lesson cost?

Each teacher decides which lesson lengths they offer and sets a price for each — you see both on their profile before you book. There is no subscription and no platform fee added on top of what the teacher charges.

Can I get a discount?

Often, yes — many teachers sell lesson packages at a price they set themselves, usually cheaper per lesson than booking one at a time. You receive lesson credits for the length you bought — a 50-minute credit books a 50-minute lesson — they are tied to that teacher, and some packages have a validity window that is shown before you buy.

What is the wallet, and how is it different from a package?

The wallet is a balance you top up and spend with any teacher on the platform. You can add anything from $5 to $1,000, with presets at $20, $50 and $100, and every top-up and charge appears in a statement on your account page. There is no discount on wallet money — packages are the cheaper route — but nothing ties the balance to one teacher, so it fits while you are still choosing or learning with several people.

What is an instant lesson?

Teachers can mark themselves free right now. You see who is available, tap to talk, and are usually connected inside a minute. Instant lessons are billed per minute rather than per lesson, and either side can end the call. It exists for the times you have twenty spare minutes at an hour when nobody takes bookings.

Do I need to know anything before my first lesson?

No. Most teachers run first lessons for absolute beginners partly in a language you already share, and switch over as you gain ground. When you browse teachers, filtering for beginners finds the ones who do this every day rather than occasionally.

What if I do not get on with my teacher?

Book someone else — nothing ties you to a teacher unless you bought a package with them. Choosing a teacher is a matching problem, and trying two or three before settling is normal rather than a sign anything went wrong.

Can I change lesson times, or cancel?

You can reschedule or cancel free up to 12 h before a lesson. Any later and the lesson is charged, because your teacher has already turned down that slot.

How do the AI features work, and do they replace the teacher?

They work around the lesson, never instead of it. During the lesson, words you stumble on are captured with the sentence they appeared in. Afterwards you get a summary — how much of the time you spoke, which grammar points came up, what to work on. Those become flashcards and exercises before your next lesson, and your teacher sees the same summary you do.

Which languages can I learn?

Fifteen languages have full guides and catalogues, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Turkish and Dutch. Browse the languages page to see which teachers are available in each.

How do I pay?

Pay online by card — Apple Pay and Google Pay where supported — or with USDT and USDC. Prices are shown in dollars, and crypto payments lock the exchange rate while the transfer confirms.

Teaching, not learning?

Open your own academy on KoloLingo — set your own prices, build your own courses, and keep the students you bring.

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