Stories, audio, and videos can all help you learn Macedonian when you can follow what they mean. That is the idea behind comprehensible input: learning from Macedonian you can mostly understand. Easy Macedonian can be hard to find, and a learner on Reddit says finding resources is “pretty difficult.”
These apps and free shows give you Macedonian at your level, or help you follow the Macedonian you pick yourself. For courses, speaking practice, and tutors, see our Macedonian app comparison.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
Learn Macedonian with a path made just for you. Start with your level, what you like, and why you want to learn. Your path grows as you learn, with new lessons that fit you. Bubblegum also has news and stories, so you can read and listen to a mix of Macedonian about music, food, family, or daily life.
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes each lesson for your level and goals. If a sentence is hard to follow, just ask her to explain the words or the grammar.
The trade-off is that Bubblegum can't help you read Macedonian you found yourself. For a news story or a web page you already picked, the tool in Read Macedonian You Choose is the better fit.
- Read and listen to lessons, news, and stories about things you like.
- New lessons fit your level, interests, and goals.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, so you review them by reading instead of using flashcards.
- Ask Poppy for help as you read.
- Lesson audio uses AI voices, not recordings of Macedonian speakers.
- You cannot bring in your own books, articles, or videos.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so you can ask Poppy for a free one, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
- Teaches Cyrillic
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Read and Listen to Stories for Learners
LingQ
LingQ lets you read and listen to Macedonian from its library or from things you bring in. It highlights the words you have not met yet and the ones you are still learning. A Reddit user points beginners to its Macedonian mini stories.
- A 62-lesson Mini Stories course for beginners to read and listen to.
- A 37-lesson podcast course for intermediate learners.
- Bring in your own Macedonian videos, articles, and books.
- Flashcards
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Hear and Read the News in Macedonian
SBS Audio
SBS Audio carries SBS Macedonian, a program for people in Australia who speak Macedonian. It suits learners who know the basics and want to hear real news.
- News and stories in Macedonian from SBS, Australia's public broadcaster.
- A news bulletin and a report from North Macedonia on most weekdays.
- Listen free in the SBS Audio app, on the web, or as a podcast.
- Doesn't teach Cyrillic
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DW
DW runs a news service in Macedonian, which you can read in the DW app or on its website. It suits learners who want to read about the region in Macedonian.
- News in Macedonian from DW, Germany's international broadcaster.
- Articles and videos about North Macedonia, the Balkans, and Europe.
- Free to read, with no ads.
- The news is written for people who already speak Macedonian, so it suits intermediate and advanced learners.
- Doesn't teach Cyrillic
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Read Macedonian You Choose
Readlang
Readlang helps you read Macedonian on the web, such as the news sites above. It added Macedonian in 2024.
- Tap a word or short phrase on a Macedonian web page to see what it means.
- Save new words and review them with flashcards.
- Upload Macedonian audio and read along with its transcript.
- Flashcards
- Doesn't teach Cyrillic
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Free Shows, Videos, and Books
Shows made for Macedonian children are a good first step. Бушава азбука, a series from MRT, goes through the alphabet one letter at a time, and several people on Reddit suggest it as a first show. Македонски народни приказни is a set of about 300 short TV episodes of Macedonian folk tales. A Reddit user who learned Macedonian as a second language says watching one most days helped a lot, and a Macedonian speaker adds that the tales use some old words people no longer say. You can find both on YouTube. Search for цртани на македонски to find cartoons dubbed into Macedonian, too. Darko Biberko posts songs for young children, and Светот на Биби posts shows for them.
Macedonian Language Corner is made for learners. It posts comprehensible-input videos with translations on YouTube, with transcripts and exercises on its site, and a podcast in slow Macedonian called Makedonkast.
For reading, North Macedonia's Ministry of Education posts school textbooks by grade on е-учебници, and a Macedonian speaker on Reddit suggests starting with a first-grade book.
For TV and radio, MRT Play, from North Macedonia's public broadcaster, streams MRT's TV channels and Macedonian Radio live, with recent news and shows to watch later. Turkish series dubbed into Macedonian are another option. Many Macedonians grow up watching them, and a Macedonian speaker on Reddit says their long runs help you follow the story.
Learn Macedonian in Your Language
These counts cover menu-language choices, including script variants. Other apps’ counts and full lists come from their iPhone listings, except Readlang (its help forum). Word meanings, lesson explanations, and other platforms may differ.
| App | Supported Display Languages | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 74 | Full list
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| LingQ | 17 | Full list |
| SBS Audio | 1 | Full list |
| DW | 26 | Full list |
| Readlang | 1 | Full list |
Other Apps We Looked At (5)
- Macedonian - Listening SpeakingVideo lessons built from real Macedonian videos, where you tap any word to see what it means. It is new and growing.
- Learn MacedonianAn app made just for Macedonian, with conversations to listen to and audio on every word and phrase. It is new and growing.
- МАИКАType or paste Macedonian text and hear it read aloud by a computer voice.
- РискоAn alphabet app for young children, with a picture and a sound for every letter and 12 classic illustrated stories. It is new and growing.
- ДомчеGames that help children growing up outside North Macedonia hear Macedonian, with a guide named Maja who picks activities for each child. It is new and growing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to learn the Cyrillic alphabet first?
Yes, if you want to read. Macedonian uses a Cyrillic alphabet of 31 letters and is mostly spelled the way it sounds, so you can sound out new words once you know the letters. Bubblegum's free Macedonian alphabet course teaches them in eight short chapters, right in your browser.
Which Macedonian should I listen to?
Start with standard Macedonian, the kind used in writing, on TV, and in the news. A Macedonian speaker on Reddit says every town and village has its own dialect, and that everyone understands the standard one.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so you can ask Poppy for a free one, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- r/mkd: Macedonian language resources (a learner on how hard resources are to find)
- r/mkd: How could I learn the Macedonian language? (LingQ's Macedonian mini stories, and Бушава азбука as a first show)
- r/mkd: YouTube movies for children in Macedonian language (Бушава азбука for learning the alphabet)
- Macedonian Wikipedia: Бушава азбука (TV series)
- Macedonian Wikipedia: Македонски народни приказни (TV series)
- r/mkd: What are some good resources to learn Macedonian? (watching Македонски народни приказни)
- r/macedonia: Best way to learn the language? (a Macedonian speaker on dubbed series, the folk tales, and dialects)
- r/mkd: How to learn macedonian (Macedonian Language Corner, cartoons, and shows)
- r/mkd: Learning Macedonian (cartoons dubbed into Macedonian on YouTube)
- Macedonian Language Corner: YouTube and Makedonkast
- r/mkd: Reading Macedonian (starting with a first-grade school book)
- Ministry of Education and Science: е-учебници (school textbooks by grade)
- MRT Play: Macedonian Radio Television
- Readlang blog: 58 new languages, including Macedonian (June 2024)
- Wikipedia: Macedonian alphabet
- Bubblegum
- LingQ
- SBS Audio
- DW
- Readlang
Checked on October 8, 2026 against each app's own pages.
