To practice Hungarian listening, pick an app where you hear the audio, check the words, and play it again. Some apps use recordings of Hungarian speakers, and others use AI voices.
The 8 apps below follow that path. Bubblegum, LingQ and uTalk explain part of what you hear in English. For courses, words and tutors, see the Hungarian app comparison. The table at the end puts the answers side by side.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Hungarian. You learn from Hungarian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Hungarian 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.
Press play on a lesson and follow the text as you listen. Bubblegum plays no shows or videos.
- Each Hungarian lesson comes with its text and a read-aloud voice, and all 328 grammar explanations are in English.
- Poppy answers questions about a sentence you just heard.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You can't turn a Hungarian podcast you found into a lesson. However, you can paste a few lines in the chat, and Poppy will explain them.
- 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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LingQ
LingQ plays Hungarian audio while you read along, and it keeps your place in a playlist. It advertises library lessons made by native speakers.
- The Hungarian library has audio lessons that come with the matching text, and you can import your own audio.
- The dictionary gives word meanings in English.
- Flashcards
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Glossika
Glossika suits learners who want many short Hungarian sentences to hear again and again.
- Hungarian sentences are recorded by native speakers, and the listening gets harder step by step.
- You hear a sentence and say it again, so the word endings come inside whole sentences.
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uTalk
uTalk can compare your recording with the native speaker's, so you hear the difference.
- Hungarian words and phrases are recorded by native speakers and sorted by topic.
- Listening quizzes check what you heard, and you can record yourself to compare.
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur is built around audio, so you can start without reading much Hungarian.
- Guided Hungarian audio lessons walk you through prompted conversation practice.
MobileWeb
Other Apps We Looked At (3)
- HungarianPod101Short Hungarian lessons from teachers, built on conversations, with listening context and explanations. A free signup opens part of the library.
- 50languagesEnglish and Hungarian phrase lessons on a free website, sorted by topic, with audio for each phrase.
- ReelangA free iPhone app with Hungarian video clips to listen to and read with subtitles.
A dash means the detail is not listed here.
| App | App in English | Teaches in English | Audio and text | Speed and replay | Offline | Voices | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Yes | Partly | Text and audio in each lesson | — | — | Read-aloud voices | Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free to read; unlimited custom lessons need Pro |
| LingQ | Yes | Partly | Audio with matching text; import your own | Playlist remembers your place | Premium | Advertised native speakers | Free plan with 20 saved words and five imports |
| Glossika | Yes | — | Sentence audio | — | — | Native speakers | — |
| uTalk | Yes | Partly | Phrase audio and listening quizzes | Audio can be slowed down | Mobile and desktop | Native speakers | Starter words free |
| Pimsleur | Yes | Yes | Guided audio lessons | — | Premium | — | First lesson free; course paid |
| HungarianPod101 | Yes | — | Teacher lessons with conversations | Speed and skip controls | Lesson downloads | Teachers | Free signup; full library paid |
| 50languages | Yes | Yes | Phrase text with audio | — | MP3 download from the website | Native speakers | Free website |
| Reelang | Yes | — | Video clips with subtitles | — | — | — | Free download |
Each number is how many languages you can use the app in. Bubblegum's number comes from its own list, and the others come from each app's US iPhone listing.
| App | Languages You Can Use It In | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 76 | Full list
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| LingQ | 17 | Full list |
| Glossika | 2 | Full list |
| uTalk | 1 | Full list |
| Pimsleur | 3 | Full list |
| HungarianPod101 | 1 | Full list |
| 50languages | 58 | Full list |
| Reelang | 21 | Full list |
Which Hungarian listening app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Hungarian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you want to hear Hungarian and answer out loud, try the free first Pimsleur lesson. If you want short topics, uTalk has free starter words.
Can I listen to Hungarian without internet?
Yes, in some apps. LingQ offers offline listening in Premium, Pimsleur advertises it in its paid plan, and uTalk works online or offline on mobile and desktop.
What should I use after listening, to practice speaking?
Pimsleur gives prompted conversation practice, and uTalk lets you record yourself and compare. For tutors and partners, see the Hungarian speaking apps comparison. For stories and videos, see the Hungarian comprehensible input comparison.
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: Hungarian and English language pair
- LingQ: learn Hungarian online
- LingQ: plans and limits
- LingQ: new learner guide
- LingQ: dictionary languages
- Glossika: learn Hungarian
- Pimsleur: learn Hungarian
- uTalk: Hungarian
- uTalk: Languages you can learn from
- HungarianPod101
- HungarianPod101: iPhone App Store listing
- 50languages: English and Hungarian phrase lessons
- 50languages: iPhone App Store listing
- Reelang: iPhone App Store listing
- LingQ: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Pimsleur: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Glossika: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- uTalk: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Bubblegum
- LingQ
- uTalk
