Eight languages, one front door
Every language runs on weekday evenings, in the school and online. Start from nothing or from rusty, and come back for a second one.
Book a free classFrom hello to holding your own
Five levels, each about ten weeks of evenings. Your free class tells us where you start; you move up when you can say the things on the next bar.
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First words
Greet people, order, ask the way and spell your name.
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Getting by
Talk about your week, book a room and sort out a mix-up.
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Holding a conversation
Tell a story, give an opinion and follow a podcast.
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Arguing about films
Disagree politely, explain why and land a small joke.
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Thinking in it
Work, negotiate and dream in it, and start missing English words.
A week at Saylo
Classes are only half of it. The rest of the week is for using what you learned somewhere that is not a classroom.
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Mon to Thu
Evening classes
At 18:30 and 20:00, ninety minutes each, two evenings a week for ten weeks.
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Friday
Conversation clubs
One table per language at Café Lindo on Call Lane, from six. Teachers drop in; nobody corrects you unless you ask.
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Saturday
Market walk
Ten till twelve at Kirkgate Market, shopping and haggling in the language you are learning.
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Online
Any evening, from home
Every class streams, so a late shift or a sick child does not cost you the lesson.
Sit in on a real class before you pay a penny
Pick a language and an evening. You join a group that is already running, say a few things, and decide afterwards.
Book a free classThree ways in
Prices include materials. Pay per course or per hour, and switch between them whenever your weeks change.
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Group course
Ten weeks, two evenings a week, six people, all materials.
£260a course
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Private lessons
One to one, at the hours you choose, in the school or online.
£38an hour
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Club pass
Every Friday club and Saturday walk for a term, in any language.
£45a term
Get a pass
Overheard at Saylo
Things our students said out loud, in the language they were learning, and what they meant by them.
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¿Me pones un café con leche y la cuenta, por favor?
“Could I have a milky coffee and the bill, please?”
Hannah, Spanish, third week
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Non sono d’accordo: il finale era perfetto.
“I disagree: the ending was perfect.”
Tom, Italian, after film night
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Ma voisine ne parle pas anglais, alors on parle français.
“My neighbour doesn’t speak English, so we speak French.”
Priya, French, second level
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Liguei à minha avó e falámos uma hora inteira.
“I rang my grandmother and we talked for a whole hour.”
Daniel, Portuguese, third level
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Heute habe ich beim Bäcker nicht auf Englisch gewechselt.
“Today at the bakery I didn’t switch to English.”
Sam, German, sixth week
Questions people ask before the first class
Anything else, ask us at the front desk or on the phone.
I have never learned a language. Where do I start?
At a free class. You sit in on a beginners’ group, the teacher hears you say a few things, and we suggest a level and an evening that suits you.
What if I miss a class?
Every class streams, so you can join from home, or come to another group at the same level that week.
How big are the groups?
Never more than six people. Small enough that everyone talks in every class, big enough to have someone to argue with.
Who are the teachers?
People who grew up speaking the language and trained with us to teach it. Most have lived in Leeds for years and teach the language as it is spoken now.
Do you teach teams at work?
Yes. We run courses for teams in your office or ours, built around the conversations your people actually have.
Say your first sentence in a new language this week, in a room of six people who are trying too.
Book a free class- Visit
- 1 Example Street, Leeds LS1 0AA, two minutes from the station
- Call
- 0113 000 0000
- Write
- hello@saylo.example
- Front desk
- Mon to Thu 10:00–21:30, Fri 10:00–18:00, Sat 10:00–13:00