Six apps can get you speaking Bulgarian: Bubblegum, one phrase course, one exchange app, two tutor services and one AI app. The exchange app and the tutor services 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 Bulgarian app 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.
To practice with a person, try the apps in Talk With Bulgarian Speakers.
- Ask Poppy about any sentence in a Bulgarian lesson, and she explains it in English.
- Ask Poppy to roleplay a conversation in Bulgarian.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons.
- 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.
- The lessons are for reading and listening, and speaking practice is a 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™
- Teaches Cyrillic
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uTalk
uTalk starts Bulgarian with spoken phrases: hear one, say it, then compare. English is available as the teaching language.
- uTalk has a Bulgarian course with phrases recorded by native speakers.
- You can say each phrase and compare your voice with the model audio.
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HelloTalk
HelloTalk is a chat app where a Bulgarian speaker practices your language while you practice theirs. You can use the exchange for free, and VIP costs extra.
- HelloTalk has a page for learning Bulgarian.
- Voice notes, conversations and voice rooms.
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italki
italki is the paid route for one-to-one lessons. Teachers set their own rates, so read a profile to see whether they explain in English.
- italki has a Bulgarian teacher directory with practical conversation classes.
- Correction comes from your own teacher.
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Preply
Preply is a second tutor service. Compare a few Bulgarian tutor profiles before you book.
- Preply lists Bulgarian tutors for personalized online lessons.
- You choose the tutor who fits you.
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- TalkpalAn AI tutor for Bulgarian conversation, with feedback on pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. Basic chat is free for 10 minutes a day, and Premium unlocks all the modes.
| 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 |
| HelloTalk | Voice notes, voice rooms | Your partner | Depends on your partner | Exchange |
| italki | Live lessons | Your teacher | Depends on your teacher | The download only |
| Preply | Live lessons | Your tutor | Depends on your tutor | The download only |
| Talkpal | AI conversation | AI feedback on pronunciation, rhythm and intonation | — | Basic chat, 10 minutes a day |
Which Bulgarian app should a beginner choose for speaking?
If you are serious about learning Bulgarian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. For your first spoken Bulgarian, uTalk is the gentlest start: hear a short phrase, say it and record it.
Does any app score my Bulgarian pronunciation?
Talkpal advertises feedback on pronunciation, rhythm and intonation for Bulgarian, and that is its own description, not an independent test. uTalk lets you compare your recording with the model audio, and you judge the match yourself. HelloTalk, italki and Preply give you corrections from people. Our Bulgarian comprehensible input comparison covers how to hear Bulgarian before you speak it.
Is a Bulgarian tutor free to try?
Preply trial lessons are paid, and italki teachers set their own lesson and trial prices. An app download is free, but a lesson is not.
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.
