Bulgarian vocabulary apps differ in where the words come from. Some give you topic lists, some use sentences with a gap, some save words from texts you pick, and some let you write your own cards. Four apps get a closer look below and three more get a short note. Each one says how it saves and reviews words, and how much help is in English. For courses and tutors, see Best Apps to Learn Bulgarian.
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 you meet them in new contexts without making flashcards.
- The Bulgarian dictionary has more than 39,000 entries with English meanings.
- Poppy's Bulgarian grammar notes cover 372 topics in English.
- Bulgarian words you save from a lesson come back in new lessons, in new sentences.
- 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.
- You can't import a Bulgarian word list or a book as lessons. However, you can paste a passage 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™
- Teaches Cyrillic
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LingQ
LingQ fits you if you want to pick up Bulgarian words from texts you choose.
- You can open a library text with audio, or import your own Bulgarian text.
- Tap an unfamiliar Bulgarian word, see its meaning, and save it as a LingQ to review later.
- Flashcards
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uTalk
uTalk shows each Bulgarian word with English, so you learn from English from the first topic.
- Bulgarian topics list practical words and phrases with native-speaker audio.
- You record yourself and compare, then play memory games that focus on the words you find hard.
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster fits you if you learn a word best when you see it inside a whole sentence.
- The Bulgarian from English collection shows a sentence with one word missing, and you fill it in.
- Each sentence comes with an English translation and audio.
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Other Apps We Looked At (3)
- ToboBulgarian nouns, verbs and adjectives on swipe flashcards. Swipe right for a word you know and left to see it again. Cards have pronunciation audio and images, and there are word games. The iPhone download is free, with in-app purchases.
- DuoCardsSave Bulgarian words from videos, subtitles, articles or notes into your own sets, or choose public decks. Adaptive flashcards show them again, and you can review offline. The download is free, with in-app purchases.
- AnkiYou write each card yourself, with the Bulgarian word, your own English meaning, and a sentence or recording if you want one. The scheduler decides when a card comes back. It is free on desktop and Android.
| App | Usable in | Learning help in | Words come from | Saved and reviewed | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Yes | Partly | Lessons Poppy writes | Words return in new lessons | Lessons written for others |
| LingQ | Yes | Yes | Library texts and texts you import | Saved words, reviewed later | Free download, Premium limits |
| uTalk | Yes | Yes | Topics | Memory games, review of hard words | Paid course |
| Clozemaster | — | Yes | Supplied sentences | Fill-in-the-gap repetition | Free practice, paid Pro |
| Tobo | Yes | Yes | Nouns, verbs, adjectives | Swipe flashcards, games | Free download |
| DuoCards | Yes | Yes | Videos, articles and notes you choose | Adaptive flashcards | Free download |
| Anki | Yes | Partly | Cards you write | Scheduled card review | Free on desktop and Android |
A dash (—) means you should check it in the app.
Which Bulgarian vocabulary 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. If you like swiping through cards, Tobo shows Bulgarian words with images and audio.
Do I need to read Cyrillic before I learn Bulgarian words?
Bulgarian is written in Cyrillic, so words in Bulgarian apps normally appear in that script. Bubblegum has a Bulgarian alphabet course for learners who start from zero. For the other apps, open a lesson and check whether the letters are shown the way you want.
Can I save Bulgarian words from my own reading?
LingQ lets you import a text and save words you tap. DuoCards saves words from videos, subtitles and articles. For Bulgarian to read and listen to, see our comparison of Bulgarian reading and listening apps.
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
- Bubblegum: Bulgarian and English language pair
- uTalk: Learn Bulgarian
- uTalk: Languages you can learn from
- Clozemaster: Courses
- Clozemaster: Expand Bulgarian vocabulary
- LingQ: Learn Bulgarian online
- LingQ: iPhone App Store listing (US)
- Tobo: iPhone App Store listing (US)
- DuoCards: Bulgarian library
- AnkiMobile Flashcards: iPhone App Store listing (US)
- Anki: Getting started
- Bubblegum
