Czech vocabulary apps differ in where the words come from. Some give you topic lists, some give you sentences with a gap to fill, and some let you write your own cards. Four apps get a closer look below and two 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 Czech.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Czech. You learn from Czech you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Czech 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 each one in new sentences without making flashcards.
- The Czech dictionary has more than 48,000 entries with English meanings.
- Poppy's Czech grammar notes cover 352 topics in English.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You can't import a Czech 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™
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uTalk
uTalk suits you if you like to learn Czech words by topic and hear each one before you say it.
- The Czech course groups words and phrases into topics, with a native speaker saying each one.
- You say the phrase, compare it with the recording, and play memory games that bring back the items you missed.
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Ling
Ling suits you if you want Czech words to come as short game-like exercises.
- The Czech course has short vocabulary exercises and guided speaking lessons.
- Ling says every language uses recordings by native speakers.
- You can learn Czech from English, because English is in its language list.
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster fits you if you learn a word best inside a whole sentence.
- The Czech from English collection shows a sentence with one word missing, and you fill it in.
- Each sentence comes with an English translation, and sentences return for review.
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Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- AnkiYou write each card yourself, with the Czech word, your own English meaning, and a sentence or sound file if you want one. Cloze cards can hide a word inside its sentence. It is free on desktop and Android.
- QuizletYou make or pick a set of Czech words with English meanings, then sort the cards into Still learning and Know. A free account covers flashcards, and a subscription adds the other study modes.
| 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 |
| uTalk | Yes | — | Topics | Memory games, review of hard words | Starter words |
| Ling | Yes | Yes | Exercises | Guided game-like practice | 2 free units |
| Clozemaster | — | Yes | Supplied sentences | Fill-in-the-gap repetition | Free practice, paid Pro |
| Anki | Yes | Partly | Cards you write | Scheduled card review | Free on desktop and Android |
| Quizlet | Yes | Partly | Sets you make or pick | Flashcard sorting | Free flashcards |
A dash (—) means you should check it in the app.
Which Czech vocabulary app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Czech, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you like short topic lists, uTalk groups Czech words by topic and plays each one aloud.
How do I save Czech words that change their endings?
Czech nouns take different endings in different cases, so one word shows up in several forms. On an Anki card, write the whole sentence and hide the word with a cloze deletion. That way you save the form you met. AnkiMobile on iPhone is a one-time paid app, $24.99 in the US App Store.
Where can I read and listen to Czech after learning words?
See our comparison of Czech reading and listening apps. Bubblegum saves words from the lessons Poppy writes, so you can meet them again while you read.
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: Czech and English language pair
- Ling: Learn Czech
- Ling: Languages and how you learn them
- Ling: iPhone App Store listing (US)
- uTalk: Learn Czech
- uTalk: About
- Clozemaster: Czech from English
- Clozemaster: Pro
- Anki: Editing
- Anki: Studying
- AnkiMobile Flashcards: iPhone App Store listing (US)
- Quizlet: Studying with flashcards
- Quizlet: Subscribing to Quizlet
- Bubblegum
- uTalk
- Ling
- Clozemaster
