Explain your work
Introduce yourself, explain an idea, or prepare for a client meeting. Collect useful video sentences in a draft.
Try preparing a draft ↗Desktop Chrome extension · Learn languages with YouTube
Turn YouTube expressions
into your next conversation.
Understand the video, but get stuck talking about yourself? Listen closely with bilingual subtitles, save useful lines, prepare a draft, and practise speaking with your personal coach about the video.
Free core learning · Save and review locally without an account · Usage-based pricing for coaching and writing assistance
Click around. Get a feel for it.
One video. A few ways to learn.
Hover over a highlighted expression for its meaning; click to pin the card. Star a sentence, then organise it in Drafts, or open Speaking to explore an example.
YouTube
我想找一份能有所作为的工作。
I wanted a job where I could make a difference.
02:14/ 08:36
Why I changed jobs · An expression for your own story
The Everyday InterviewOriginal dialogue · Chinese example
Stay with the video. Subtitles, saved items and drafts are on the right. Click a timestamp to switch the sample sentence on the left.
VilaChinese → EnglishTry a highlighted expression or save a line with ☆.
From understanding to speaking
Repeat a line.
Then make it your own.
No video picked yet? Start with curated or recommended content in Discover, or open your own YouTube video. Listen, save a sentence, then choose Practise this sentence for three minutes of guided speaking. Clip-based lessons also offer free conversation, hints and reports.
Try the speaking demo See the full speaking workflow →- 01
Listen to a model
Start with an expression from the video.
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Say it after the coach
Use the original sentence to get started.
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Tell your own story
Answer a question, then respond to a follow-up.
Guided speaking practice and feedback on your expression.
Drafts · from saved lines to your own words
Keep a useful sentence.
Make it part of your story.
Prepare an introduction, a job interview or a story to share. Choose a topic and outline, organise saved sentences into sections, and add your own experience.
Explore the draft demo ↗- 01
Choose a topic and outline
Create a draft, give it a title, and choose a format such as an introduction, interview or story. You do not have to fill every section.
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Organise saved sentences
Add sentences saved in the same learning language. Search, filter, assign sections and reorder them. Removing material keeps the original saved sentence.
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Generate, edit and polish
Ask the writing assistant to prepare a draft from selected material and your notes, then edit the text. Compare before and after polishing, and check personal details and facts.
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Save it and try saying it
Save under Saved → Texts, return to editing, or hide the text to practise retelling. Material changes to an existing text use a separate working copy.
Local saving, material organisation and text editing are free. Draft generation and polishing use credits. Drafts and editing progress stay on your device. See plans and limits →
Drafts help organise your ideas. Speaking practice with your personal coach is based on the selected video; converting a draft directly into a speaking lesson is not currently supported.
Start with an everyday topic
What would you like to talk about?
Keep the conversation going
Start with a video you both enjoy. Explain why you like it and share your point of view.
Try the speaking demo ↗Share an experience
A new job, a trip, a small change. Borrow expressions you have heard to tell a fuller story.
Practice guide ↗What users are saying
Real feedback from beta users.
Three hours of preparation.
A deal closed the next day.
Not yet comfortable speaking English, this user spent three hours watching videos, finding useful sentences and practising with Vila. The next day, they used those prepared expressions in a business discussion and closed the deal.
See how to prepare a draftThey used to get stuck after a few words.
Now the conversation keeps going.
Simple exchanges were fine, but deeper topics left this user at a loss for words. After using Vila to organise what they wanted to say and practise expressing it, conversations with friends from abroad became deeper and more relaxed.
Explore speaking practiceKeep the original context
Watch, learn, and keep the expressions.
Understand it. Hear it clearly.
Bilingual subtitles, a built-in dictionary and level highlights. Loop a sentence, pause at its end, slow down, or hide the original and translation separately.
Subtitles →Save it. Return to the original.
Saved words are highlighted in other videos. Review cards can replay the original sentence slowly. Clips need internet; unavailable clips fall back to ordinary cards.
Explore saved items →Prepare what you want to say
Organise saved sentences into a draft, then edit and save it. Get help drafting or polishing from the writing assistant; these features use credits.
Try preparing a draft →Install Vila. Open a video you like.
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Add to Chrome
Install Vila from the Chrome Web Store on your computer.
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Open a YouTube video
Choose a video with readable captions in your learning language.
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Open the Vila side panel
Click the Vila icon and choose your languages. Save and review locally without signing in.
FAQ
Before you get started
What is free?
Core subtitles, the built-in dictionary, level highlights, listening controls, saving, local review and basic draft organisation are free. Draft generation, polishing and speaking use paid credits. See plans and limits →
Do I need an account?
No. Use the core features without an account; your learning records stay in your current browser by default. After signing in, you can choose to sync your saved items and review progress across computers.
Does it work with every video?
Vila works with YouTube on desktop Chrome and needs readable captions in your learning language. Text burned into the image is not a caption track; automatic transcription of uncaptioned videos is not supported.
Which languages are supported?
Vila supports Chinese, English, French and Korean.
Will it score my pronunciation?
No. Vila focuses on helping you express your ideas and keep a conversation going. Talk with your coach in real time: it follows up on what you say, offers hints when you get stuck and suggests more natural wording. You get help with what to say next, rather than a pronunciation score.
One video. A few ways to practise.
Subtitles ↗
Check supported languages and learn how to look up words, save expressions and review.
Speaking ↗
General AI voice or Vila? Compare finding videos, starting practice and reviewing afterwards.
Practice guide ↗
Work through a real video: understand, retell, talk and review.
Compare tools ↗
Compare subtitles, conversation and review to choose a YouTube learning tool.
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