ESESPAÑA
Marisol Vega
Valencia — Spanish
"Teaches the subjunctive like it's neighbourhood gossip. You will want to know what happens next."
Parlaya facultySince 2019
A language school in Lisbon & online — four languages, groups of six
Speak without borders — in Spanish, French and Portuguese too.
Parlaya is for people who would rather make mistakes out loud than stay silent in perfect grammar. Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian — taught by people from the places the words come from.
Español ES
Français FR
Português PT
Italiano IT
4+1languages, counting yours
6students per group, never more
23native teachers on staff
92%reach B1 within a year
01 — The Level Path
Every fluent speaker rode this line.
Six stations from A1 to C2, with two branch lines when you are ready to specialise. There are no express tickets — everyone stops at Small Talk.
Core line, A1 to C2
Conversation branch — opens at B1
Business branch — opens at B2
Your typical placement
02 — Phrasebook
Sentences worth stealing.
Flip a card, then say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that is the point. One phrase from each of our classrooms.
03 — The Faculty
Stamped, approved, occasionally strict.
Every Parlaya teacher grew up inside the language they teach. Four of the twenty-three, straight from the passport office.
FRFRANCE
Théo Marchand
Lyon — French
"Will not let you skip the vowels. Any of them. There are more than you think, and he knows where they hide."
Parlaya facultySince 2020
PTPORTUGAL
Inês Barros
Porto — Portuguese
"Explains saudade without translating it, which is the only correct way. Brings pastries on exam days."
Parlaya facultySince 2019
ITITALIA
Luca Ferretti
Bologna — Italian
"Grades your hand gestures as strictly as your grammar. Both matter. Both will be on the exam."
Parlaya facultySince 2021
04 — Postcards
Words from former beginners.
We ask alumni to write us when the language finally clicks. They tend to write from somewhere sunny.
Par avion — Airmail
"I ordered coffee in Porto and the waiter didn't switch to English. I nearly cried into the galão. Ten months ago I couldn't say my own name in Portuguese."
Amira K.A1 → B1 · Portuguese
Par avion — Airmail
"My teacher made me argue about football in Spanish for twenty minutes. I lost the argument and found my accent. Fair trade, I think."
Daniel R.B1 → C1 · Spanish
Par avion — Airmail
"The metro map on the classroom wall wasn't a metaphor after all. I rode it station by station and passed my B2 exam on the first try."
Priya S.A2 → B2 · French
05 — Departures
Next cohorts leave soon.
LanguageLevelScheduleStartsSeats
SpanishA1Mon · 19:00Sep 073 left
FrenchB1Wed · 18:30Sep 095 left
PortugueseA2Tue · 19:30Sep 152 left
ItalianA1Thu · 18:00Sep 176 left
SpanishC1Sat · 10:00Sep 191 left
Every cohort starts with a free 20-minute placement chat — a conversation, not a test. We find your station; you just show up.