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Break language barriers in every lecture, meeting, and consultation

Live translation for the room, plus lecture recordings, documents and video subtitles โ€” in all 11 South African languages.
9%

of South Africans speak English as a first language

600,000+

university students disadvantaged by English-only lectures

10โ€“15 sec

to get your translation

Speak any language. Study in yours.

eLingo works in your language, whether you want translation or just a clean English summary of your lecture.

English
Afrikaans
Zulu
Xhosa
Sesotho
Sepedi
Setswana
Xitsongabeta
Swatibeta
Tshivendabeta
Ndebelebeta

All 11 South African languages supported

Key features

Real-time translation

Captions appear as the speaker talks.

Listen in your language

Spoken audio in English, Afrikaans and isiZulu; captions in all 11.

Zero downloads

Attendees join from a browser. No app, no account.

Real transcripts

Every session and upload ends with a full transcript and AI summary.

Built for Africa

Grounded in South African language corpora, not generic machine translation.

Translate your slides

PDF, DOCX and PPTX translated in place, plus video subtitles.

Empowering institutions across South Africa

Notetaker

Record or upload any lecture and get a clean transcription, summaries and translation of the lecture in seconds, so you can focus on understanding instead of frantically scribbling notes.

Study In Your Language

Get you full lecture summary transcript and translation side by side. Understand concepts the way your brain works best.

Events & Talks

Attending a conference, seminar or panel? Capture everything and get instant structured notes

How it works

01

1. Upload your recording

Drop in your lecture audio or document file.

02

2. Select your language

Pick the language you want your summary in.

03

3. Get your transcript, translation & summary

All ready in seconds.

Live Sessions โ€” real-time translation for the room.

A speaker talks and everyone in the room follows along live, in their own language, then walks away with a transcript and summary. Captions are available in all 11 South African languages, with spoken audio in English, Afrikaans and isiZulu.

01

1. Create or join

Host starts a session and shares a code or QR; attendees join on their phone, no app or account needed.

02

2. Live translation

Everyone picks their language and gets live captions, plus audio where available, as the speaker talks. Ask a question and the room hears you translated too.

03

3. Summary at the end

When the session ends, everyone can get a transcript and an AI summary in their chosen language.

Already have a code?

Where eLingo is used

Lecture halls
Universities
Municipal meetings
Corporate training
Community forums
Legal proceedings
School assemblies
Conference keynotes
Religious services
Government briefings
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