Six apps can get you speaking Basque: Bubblegum, one phrase course, one tutor service, one exchange app and two AI apps. The exchange app and the tutor service put you in a conversation with a person. The tables show who gives feedback, what is free, and what works in English. For courses that cover more than speaking, see our Basque app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Basque. You learn from Basque you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Basque lessons. If a sentence is hard to follow, ask Poppy to explain it.
With Regenerative Review™, words you save show up again in new lessons, so that you can review words in new contexts without having to use flashcards.
To practice with a person, try the apps in Talk With a Basque Tutor.
- Ask Poppy about any sentence in a Basque lesson, and she explains it in English.
- Ask Poppy to roleplay a conversation in Basque.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Bubblegum is built around reading and listening, and its speaking practice is roleplay with Poppy.
- Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read.
- Regenerative Review™
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uTalk
uTalk's Basque course plays each phrase in a native speaker's voice. Say it back, then check your recording against the model audio. English works as the teaching language.
- uTalk has a Basque course with phrases you hear from native speakers.
- You can record yourself and compare your voice with the model audio.
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italki
italki is the paid route for one-to-one lessons. Read a teacher's profile before you book, so you know whether they explain in English.
- italki has a Basque teacher directory, and teacher profiles list the languages each teacher speaks, including English.
- One-on-one lessons with correction from your teacher.
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Other Apps We Looked At (3)
- TalkpalAn AI tutor with open chat practice in Basque. Basic chat is free for 10 minutes a day, and Premium unlocks all the modes.
- Aupa! Learn EuskeraAn iPhone app made for Basque. Its release notes advertise a guided AI conversation with five turns on set themes. You can choose English, French or Spanish for the app.
- HelloTalkA chat app with a Basque page. You can swap voice notes and join voice rooms, and the basic exchange is free, with VIP as an extra.
| App | How you speak | Feedback from | English help | What is free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Ask Poppy to roleplay | Poppy's explanations | Poppy answers in English | Reading lessons Poppy wrote for other learners |
| uTalk | Record phrases | Your own comparison with the model audio | Yes | Starter words |
| italki | Live lessons | Your teacher | Depends on your teacher | The download only |
| Talkpal | AI chat | AI speech feedback | — | Basic chat, 10 minutes a day |
| Aupa | Guided AI conversation | — | App in English, French or Spanish | The download and 10 vocabulary topics |
| HelloTalk | Voice notes, voice rooms | Your partner | Depends on your partner | Exchange |
Which Basque app should a beginner choose for speaking?
If you are serious about learning Basque, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you want to say Basque aloud from your first session, uTalk starts with short phrases you repeat and record.
Does any app score my Basque pronunciation?
uTalk lets you compare your recording with the model audio, and you judge the match yourself. Talkpal advertises speech-recognition feedback on Basque, and that is its own description, not an independent test. For corrections, book an italki teacher or ask a partner on HelloTalk. Our Basque comprehensible input comparison covers how to hear Basque before you speak it.
Is a Basque teacher on italki free to try?
An italki account does not include a free lesson. Teachers set their own lesson and trial prices, and a trial may cost money.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.
