Very little Bhojpuri is made for learners, so the Bhojpuri you read and hear at first comes from a few places. Look for comprehensible input, which is Bhojpuri you can mostly follow, with about one new word per sentence and the meaning still clear.
Tutors and language partners are in our full Bhojpuri app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Bhojpuri. You learn from Bhojpuri you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Say you want to follow a conversation about a wedding or the festival of Chhath. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes a Bhojpuri lesson on it at your level, and the words you save return in new lessons.
- Pick a topic and a level, and Poppy writes the Bhojpuri to match.
- Each lesson has AI audio to play while you read.
- Tap a word to see what it means, or ask Poppy to explain a whole line.
- Read Bhojpuri in Roman letters while you learn the Devanagari letters.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You can't turn your own Bhojpuri books into lessons. However, you can paste a page in the chat, and Poppy will explain it.
- 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™
Mobile
Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- Bhojpuri - Listening SpeakingAn iPhone and iPad app made only for Bhojpuri, with video and audio lessons built around conversations and everyday scenes, and a tap on any word shows its meaning. It is free to download, with paid premium plans, and it is new, with no ratings yet on the App Store.
- HelloTalkA language exchange app with a Bhojpuri page, where you chat with Bhojpuri speakers and read their messages.
StoryWeaver has 15 free Bhojpuri books, and 10 of them are in its easiest level, Level 1. Try हम नाहीं डेरनी! (I wasn't scared), a book about a little girl who goes out alone in the dark, and read it out loud.
The books are written by community members, and spellings differ from one book to the next. If a word looks different from the last book, look at the pictures for the meaning.
The Bhojpuri Wikipedia has 9,383 articles written in Bhojpuri, in Devanagari. Pick a place or a festival you already know about, and read the first few lines.
| What You Can Follow | Try This | You're Ready to Move On When |
|---|---|---|
| One page at a time | An easy picture book on StoryWeaver | You read a page aloud and can say who did what |
| Short sentences | A Bubblegum lesson about your week | You can retell it from memory |
| Slow, clear audio | A Bubblegum lesson with the audio on, or the Bhojpuri - Listening Speaking app | You follow a line before you read it |
| Short articles | A Bhojpuri Wikipedia article on a topic you know | You catch the main idea of the first paragraph |
| Real conversation | A chat on HelloTalk or a lesson with a teacher | You answer a simple question without translating first |
Check that a lesson explains Bhojpuri in a language you know before you pay.
| App | Languages You Can Use It In | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 74 | Supported language pairs |
| Bhojpuri - Listening Speaking | Not stated | App Store page |
| HelloTalk | 16 | Full list |
Which Bhojpuri app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Bhojpuri, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you'd rather read something free first, try the easy picture books on StoryWeaver.
Do I need the Devanagari letters before I start reading?
For the books and Wikipedia articles here, yes. Bubblegum's Bhojpuri Letters course teaches them, and you can read Bhojpuri in Roman letters while you learn them.
Is there news in easy Bhojpuri?
We didn't find a news site written in easy Bhojpuri. Start with the picture books and your Bubblegum lessons, and try a Bhojpuri Wikipedia article when those feel comfortable.
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.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Bhojpuri language (Devanagari is the main script, and there is no single written standard)
- Bubblegum: Bhojpuri
- StoryWeaver: Bhojpuri books (15 books, 10 at Level 1)
- Bhojpuri Wikipedia (9,383 articles, in Devanagari)
- Bhojpuri - Listening Speaking on the App Store
- HelloTalk: Learn Bhojpuri online
- HelloTalk: what's free
- HelloTalk on the App Store (languages you can use it in)
- italki: Bhojpuri teachers
- italki on the App Store (languages you can use it in)
