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Online language courses without memorizing grammar rules. Instead, you prepare for the real life situations that matter to you.

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Lýdia Hric Machová on the TED stage

Lydka Hric Machová, PhD language mentor, TED speaker

My flagship courses

Lydka BOAT and Lydka SAIL

Both are built on the Lydka Method, which I developed after learning nine languages mostly on my own, without living abroad. I keep improving it based on my work with over 24,000 clients.

More about me and the Lydka Method

Lydka BOAT

For beginners

From zero to A2 (elementary) · 17 languages

First you build your foundations – your boat – so you can stay afloat in a new language.

Lydka BOAT – chatting with ALMI and a notebook of personalized texts

It's for you if:

you're starting from zero, or all you remember from school is a few words

you want to communicate in the situations that matter to you: on vacation, with loved ones abroad, in meetings

you know the drill: you start in January and have given up by February

How it works

You practice with texts about your own life, not about Anna buying bread at the market

You speak from day one

20 to 30 minutes a day is enough – no marathon study sessions

“I thought I was way too old to learn a language. In three weeks, I ordered coffee in Vienna all by myself for the first time.” – Marika, English

Coming soon in English
We’re getting Lydka BOAT ready for English-speaking learners.

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Lydka SAIL

For more advanced learners

Solid A2 and up · 30 languages

Your foundations are in place, so you're ready to sail: stop translating in your head and finally speak with confidence.

The Lydka SAIL system: ALMI chat, Learning Tracker and LydkaSpeak

It's for you if:

you understand quite a lot, but freeze when it's time to speak

you want to have a conversation at work or while traveling, without rehearsing every sentence in your head first

you've tried apps and tutors, but you need someone to keep you going until you reach your goal

How it works

ALMI, your AI mentor, builds a personal plan and guides you through it

The Learning Tracker helps you build the habit, so you don't have to rely on willpower

You speak out loud with AI teachers in the LydkaSpeak app, even if it's just 10 minutes a day

“I caught myself answering in English completely naturally, without putting the answer together in my head first.” – Martina, museum guide

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97%

of my clients recommend my courses. But I’d rather let them speak for themselves.

“My big win was a vacation in Italy, where I worked up the nerve to ask for a gluten-free menu at a restaurant. It gave me such a boost of motivation.”

Anka Šulavíková

Anka Šulavíková

Italian (BOAT)

“Now I can say it: yes, I speak French. And what a feeling – it’s as if a whole new world has opened up.”

Anna Ševecová

Anna Ševecová

French (SAIL)

I get a few messages like these every week.

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FAQ

Yes – speaking is at the heart of every course. A language is a skill, like swimming: you can’t learn it from the shore. That’s why you talk about your own life, out loud, from day one.

20–30 minutes a day is enough – and it doesn’t have to be in one go, or even every single day. Ten minutes on the way to work, the rest in the evening on the couch. ALMI tells you every day exactly what to do, so you never have to wonder “what should I do today?”. And if you miss a day, you don’t start over – the system keeps you going.

ChatGPT doesn’t know you and has no method. When I posed as a beginner, ChatGPT confidently gave me nonsense advice – and kept praising me the whole time. I trained ALMI with one goal: to help you speak with confidence. She remembers your topics and what didn’t go well last time. And yes, it costs money – but think about what you’ve already spent on apps and textbooks without getting results. This time, you’re paying for a system that helps you follow through.

BOAT covers 17 languages and SAIL covers 30. The method works the same way for every language, so check the menu at the top: if your language is there, we have a course for it. If it isn’t, I’ll at least show you how to get started.

The Lydka Method comes in two forms, Lydka BOAT and Lydka SAIL, and each one works a little differently.

Lydka BOAT
You chat with ALMI, your AI mentor, on your phone, just like you would with a friend – you can even send voice messages. Tell her what’s going on in your life – a vacation in Italy, chatting with your grandkids, a new job – and within seconds she creates a short text about exactly that. Then you record yourself saying it out loud, and ALMI tells you how well you did. Score 80% or more, and you move on to the next text. If not, you try again the next day. You speak from day one, and the texts take you from the basics to your first real conversations.

Lydka SAIL
SAIL is a complete learning system, and each part has its own job:

  • ALMI is your AI mentor and the heart of the system. She builds your plan, tells you every day exactly what to do, and answers your questions any time you feel like practicing: on your lunch break, on a Sunday morning, or at eleven at night.
  • LydkaSpeak is where you speak. You talk out loud with AI teachers as much as you like. Afterwards, the app shows you your mistakes, explains them and gives you exercises to fix them.
  • The Learning Tracker is a simple daily log that keeps your habit going and shows you how far you’ve come.

In both courses, I’ll walk you through the setup step by step.

That’s a fair choice, and I get it. But with a tutor you’ll speak 30 minutes a week at most, all in one block, and by the end you barely take in the corrections. In LydkaSpeak you practice speaking for 15 minutes a day, with a fresh mind: today on the way home from work, tomorrow while walking the dog. And my method guides you the whole way.

For the first 14 days, you can try everything with no pressure. If it’s not for you, just email us and we’ll refund the full amount – no questions asked. There’s no risk.

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