The best Egyptian Arabic speaking app depends on who answers you. Pimsleur, Glossika and uTalk give you set lines to say, Glyph and Kalim guide you through conversations, and Preply puts you in touch with a tutor. This page compares what you say aloud in each app, what feedback comes back and what stays free. For courses and reading, see our Egyptian Arabic app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Egyptian Arabic. You learn from Egyptian Arabic you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Egyptian Arabic lessons. If a sentence is hard to follow, ask Poppy to explain it, or ask her to roleplay a conversation with you.
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.
- Egyptian Arabic lessons are written at your level, and Poppy explains hard sentences in English.
- Ask Poppy to roleplay a conversation, or ask her questions about any lesson.
- Saved words come back in new lessons through Regenerative Review™, and you can send them to Anki too.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Learn every letter in the free Arabic Alphabet course, with a picture to help you remember each one.
- Bubblegum focuses on reading and listening more than speaking, so for a talk with a person you'll need a tutor or exchange app.
- 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 Egyptian Arabic
- Teaches the Arabic Alphabet
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur suits learners who want a recorded lesson that tells them what to say and then answers it.
- The Egyptian Arabic course gives you English cues to say aloud in Egyptian Arabic, with recorded model answers.
- The lessons are taught in English.
- Teaches Egyptian Arabic
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Glossika
Glossika suits learners who like to repeat full Egyptian Arabic sentences after a recording.
- Its Egyptian Arabic course plays sentences with audio, and you repeat them.
- Spaced repetition brings the sentences back.
- Teaches Egyptian Arabic
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uTalk
uTalk suits learners who want to see Egyptian Arabic words in script, hear them and say them back.
- Egyptian Arabic words and phrases are recorded, shown in Arabic script and taught from English.
- You record yourself and compare your voice with the model.
- Teaches Egyptian Arabic
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Preply
Preply suits learners who want a person to talk to in Egyptian Arabic.
- It has a list of Egyptian Arabic tutors for live conversation, and the tutor gives you feedback.
- English help depends on the tutor you choose.
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Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- KalimA website for speaking Egyptian Arabic in Cairo situations, by voice or by text. Week 1 lessons and a conversation of 20 spoken and 20 typed messages are free with no card, and paid plans add more.
- GlyphAn iPhone app made for Egyptian Arabic, with guided speaking and a way to revisit your mistakes in focused practice.
| App | What you say | Conversation | Feedback | English help | Free boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Roleplay when you ask | Open, with Poppy | Poppy answers and explains what you ask about | Partly | Lessons by other learners are free to read; unlimited custom lessons need Pro |
| Pimsleur | Replies to recorded prompts | Fixed audio lesson | Recorded model answers | Yes | Trial, then paid |
| Glossika | Repeated sentences | Fixed sentences | Audio to match | Yes | Trial, then paid |
| uTalk | Words and phrases you record | Fixed, no one answers | You compare with a model | Yes | Starter words free |
| Preply | Live lessons | Open, with a tutor | A tutor gives feedback | Partly | Tutors set prices |
| Kalim | Voice or text messages | Guided situations and open chat | Corrections after your turn | Not confirmed | Week 1 and 20 spoken plus 20 typed messages free |
| Glyph | Guided speaking | Guided | Mistakes to revisit | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
If you read Egyptian Arabic before you speak it, our Egyptian Arabic comprehensible input app comparison covers reading and listening apps. For words, see our Egyptian Arabic vocabulary apps, and for Arabic in general, see our Arabic speaking apps.
Which Egyptian Arabic speaking app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Egyptian Arabic, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or choose Pimsleur if you want to say Egyptian Arabic aloud from the start with an English guide, or Preply when you want a tutor to answer you.
Can I try Egyptian Arabic conversation for free?
Kalim gives you Week 1 lessons and a free conversation of 20 spoken and 20 typed messages, with no card. Pimsleur and Glossika offer trials, and uTalk gives you starter words.
What is the difference between a set prompt and a conversation?
Pimsleur, Glossika and uTalk ask you to say lines they have chosen. Kalim and Glyph guide you through situations, and Preply puts a tutor on the other side.
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.
