Many Bulgarian courses give you a free start and then ask for a subscription. Bulgaro is free up to level 4, and BulgarianPod101 shows the first three lessons of each series. BNR Learn Bulgarian is an Android app that is free in full, with ads. This page shows where each free part stops. For a wider look at courses and tutors, see our Bulgarian app comparison. For reading and listening, see our Bulgarian comprehensible input comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Bulgarian. You learn from Bulgarian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Bulgarian 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.
- Library lessons in Bulgarian are free to read.
- The Bulgarian Alphabet course teaches all 30 Cyrillic letters, from the first one.
- Poppy explains hard Bulgarian sentences in English, and saved words can go to Anki.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Learn every letter in the free Bulgarian Alphabet course, with a picture to help you remember each one.
- Unlimited custom Bulgarian lessons need Pro. You also can't turn a Bulgarian book or web page you own into a lesson, but Poppy will explain a paragraph you paste in.
- 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™
- Teaches Cyrillic
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Bulgaro
Bulgaro is a web course made for Bulgarian. Its free levels let you learn the letters and your first grammar before you decide to pay.
- An ordered Bulgarian course with 25 levels that starts with Cyrillic.
- Every lesson up to level 4 is free.
- Teaches Cyrillic
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BulgarianPod101
BulgarianPod101 suits learners who like to listen to a teacher. The free lessons show you how a series works before you pay.
- Audio and video Bulgarian lessons with notes and vocabulary.
- Free users get the new lessons, the first three lessons of every series and a word of the day.
- Flashcards
- Teaches Cyrillic (partly)
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster fits learners who already know the letters and want many sentences to practice on.
- A Bulgarian collection for English speakers, where you fill in the missing word of a sentence.
- Words come inside full sentences with translations and audio.
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uTalk
uTalk suits learners who want Bulgarian phrases by topic and are ready to pay for the course.
- Practical Bulgarian words and phrases by topic, with audio from native speakers.
- You can listen, record yourself and play memory games.
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Other Apps We Looked At (3)
- Learn Bulgarian: PhrasebookAn iPhone and iPad app by Duglo with offline Bulgarian alphabet and phrase lessons. Only the first nine lessons of Chapter 1 are free, and the rest need a purchase or a subscription.
- BNR Learn BulgarianAn Android app with offline beginner words, phrases and exercises. Its publisher says all of it is free, and it shows ads.
- LingQA library of Bulgarian texts and audio where you tap a new word and save it for review. A free account saves 20 words and imports 5 texts, and Premium adds more saved words, imports and tools.
| App | What stays free | Where the limit is | Paid plan | English help | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Library lessons | Unlimited custom lessons | Pro | Partly | iPhone, iPad, Android, web |
| Bulgaro | Every lesson up to level 4 | Levels after level 4 | Subscription | Yes | Web |
| BulgarianPod101 | New lessons, the first three lessons of every series, word of the day | The full library and study tools | Paid plan | Yes | Web, mobile app |
| Clozemaster | Free practice | Some features need Pro | Pro | Yes | Web, iPhone, Android |
| uTalk | A few starter words | The full Bulgarian course | Paid course | Yes | iPhone |
| Learn Bulgarian: Phrasebook | First nine lessons of Chapter 1 | Lesson ten and later | Purchase or subscription | Yes | iPhone, iPad |
| BNR Learn Bulgarian | All of it, with ads | No limit stated | None stated | Yes | Android |
| LingQ | Audio and text, 20 saved words, 5 imports | More saved words, imports and tools | Premium | Yes | Web, iPhone, Android |
Which free Bulgarian app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Bulgarian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Bulgaro if you want a course in order, with free lessons up to level 4.
How much of BulgarianPod101 is free?
Free users get the new lessons, the first three lessons of every series and a word of the day. The full library and the study tools are paid.
Does a free download mean a free Bulgarian course?
Not always. The uTalk app is free to download and gives you a few starter words, but its Bulgarian course is paid. The Phrasebook app by Duglo is also free to download, yet only the first nine lessons of Chapter 1 are free. BNR Learn Bulgarian is the one app here that its publisher calls free in full.
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
- Bulgaro: what's free
- BulgarianPod101: free Bulgarian learning app
- uTalk: Learn Bulgarian
- uTalk: iPhone App Store listing
- Clozemaster: what the paid plan adds
- Clozemaster: iPhone App Store listing
- Learn Bulgarian: Phrasebook (Duglo): iPhone App Store listing
- LingQ: learn Bulgarian online
- BNR Learn Bulgarian: Google Play listing
- Bubblegum
- Bulgaro
- BulgarianPod101
- Clozemaster
