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Eli
Community TutorTeaches
Estonian
Native
Speaks
English
Native
Welsh
Icelandic
Portuguese
Spanish
Russian
British Sign Language (BSL)
Finnish
Polish
Passionate Estonian polyglot helping students make sense of the Estonian language
Teaches
Estonian
Native
Speaks
English
Native
Welsh
Icelandic
Portuguese
Spanish
Russian
British Sign Language (BSL)
Finnish
Polish
Passionate Estonian polyglot helping students make sense of the Estonian language
About Me
Resume & Certificates
From EstoniaLiving in Cardiff, United Kingdom (07:35 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 6, 2025InterestsMedical & HealthcareFoodMusicPets & AnimalsReading
I am Eli(sabeth), born and bread Estonian with a passion for languages. I've completed TEFL level 5 course and been teaching Estonian since Sept 2025, both online and in-person courses.
I also run a beginner-friendly podcast Estonian with Eli as I noticed the lack of materials available for listening.
The lessons could be more traditional classroom-atmosphere and discuss grammar or do drills, or just a casual conversation to practice your Estonian, whatever you prefer. My goal is to make you a more confident speaker using varied materials for it, such as video, audio, reading and homework assignments between lessons (if preferred). For beginners, I can suggest following Settle Estonia A1/A2 book, or E nagu Eesti, if you prefer, to go through various topics in an organised way, but we can also just focus on what you want to be able to say and how you might be exposed to the language.
If you have time and want to do some homework between lessons, please let me know, I'm happy to assign some and go over it before our next lesson :)
I am also happy to use any of my other languages to help you learn, so let me know if you want to have the lesson in a different language than English!
I also use other platforms like Jitsi or Proton Meet, so if you prefer not to use Italki classroom, send me a message!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Teaching experience
2025 - Current
Estonian tutorOn several different platforms I have been teaching Estonian online 1:1 for students of various levels, with over 350h of teaching under my belt.
2026 - Current
Estonian teacherI have been working with Language Services Direct for a couple of months, and teaching intensive 1-week course to different clients they work with in the UK as in-person course. This has included designing the beginner course and relevant resources, materials, worksheets and activities to facilitate around 25h of learning in a group of learners with no prior knowledge of the language.
Education
2018 - 2021
Bachelor’s - Human Nutrition and DieteticsBSc degree teaching all about nutrition and including 6 months of placements in hospital and community to train as a dietitian.
2011 - 2015
Bachelor’s - Health Sciences (Health and Nutrition)Degree looking and health in general, with courses on sociology, psychology, statistics, epidemiology, biomedical sciences and public health, with final specialisation in nutrition. Dissertation contributed to a larger study published as: Hemp and buckwheat are valuable sources of dietary amino acids, beneficially modulating gastrointestinal hormones and promoting satiety in healthy volunteers by Neacsu et al., 2022 Mar.
2024 - 2025
Other - Teaching English as a Foreign LanguageQualifi Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Work Experience
2021 - 2024
Community DietitianWorking within the NHS as a dietitian led me from helping out at hospitals, to supporting nutrition lessons in schools, to specialising in weight management and type 2 diabetes management. I was involved with 1:1 consultations and group education facilitating.
2025 - 2026
Public Health DietitianI worked as a public health dietitian for nearly half a year to support the service. This included delivering nutritional education courses to various groups of learners. I was also heavily involved with improving the department's filing/digital organisation and helped them manage their ongoing data management better.
5.0
Rating
11
Students
69
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Estonian Lessons
Trial Lesson
2 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Conversational Estonian practice
B1 - C1Conversation6 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 12% off
Estonian basics
A1 - A2Language Essentials46 lessons completed
USD 22.00+
Package with 18% off
B1+ all-rounded language class
B1 - C1Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 12% off
Group lesson
A1 - A2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 12% off
Availability
11 Reviews
Giorgio
13 Estonian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ma hakkan sellest keelest aru saama :) Eli on suurepärane õpetaja. Suured tänud!
Dec 14, 2025
Giorgio
13 Estonian lessons
I would definitely recommend Eli to anyone :)
Mar 29, 2026
Giorgio
13 Estonian lessons
I learned what different types of food are called and we covered their different noun forms, focusing on vowel and consonant lengths. Not easy but very useful :)
Feb 7, 2026
Marija
1 Estonian lesson
Väga hea proovitund! Eliga on väga mugav suhelda, ta on soe ja meeldiv ning tekitab kohe usaldust. Jätkan temaga õppimist kindlasti!
May 5, 2026
Yulia
4 Estonian lessons
Eli’ga on lihtne suhelda. Ta on heatahtlik, toetab ja aitab alati, kui tekivad raskused. Temaga suheldes tunnen end enesekindlalt ja turvaliselt.
Feb 18, 2026
Giorgio
13 Estonian lessons
We reviewed and practised color terms and I learned a lot of new vocabulary :)
Jan 25, 2026
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