Romanian cards work best when they hold the full sentence and the right letters. The seven apps below collect Romanian words from lessons, reading, picture topics or cards you write yourself. For a full course, see our Romanian app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Romanian. You learn from Romanian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Romanian 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.
- Save a Romanian word from a lesson, and it comes back in a new sentence written for you.
- Each Romanian lesson has a transcript, audio and meanings in English.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You can't turn a Romanian novel or blog into a lesson. However, you can paste a page 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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LingQ
LingQ has Romanian texts with audio, and you can import your own. It fits you if you like to pick a page you care about and collect words from it.
- Tap an unfamiliar Romanian word in a text and save it for spaced review.
- Saved Romanian words stay linked to the text you found them in.
- Flashcards
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster shows a Romanian sentence with one word missing, and you fill it in. It suits you if you want many words in context.
- Romanian sentence lists with a missing word are free to start.
- Sentences you have seen return at spaced intervals.
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Drops
Drops pairs Romanian words with pictures in short games. Look for each word in a sentence somewhere else too.
- Drops has a Romanian course of illustrated words and phrases with audio.
- Favorites, Dojo, Quiz and Word Collection let you review without Premium.
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uTalk
uTalk groups Romanian words by topic and quizzes you on them with recall games. Pick it if you want to hear a speaker say every word you learn.
- Romanian words and phrases come with native-speaker recordings, and the official course page has English help.
- Record yourself and compare your voice with the recording.
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Anki and Quizlet hold the words you type, so type the Romanian letters yourself: (six) starts with ș, not s (Wiktionary). Both apps are general tools, so look at any shared deck before you trust it.
Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- AnkiCreate Romanian cards with example sentences, images and audio, and review them on the SM-2 or FSRS schedule. The desktop app and AnkiWeb are free, and AnkiMobile on iPhone costs $24.99 once.
- QuizletCollect Romanian words in sets and study them with flashcards, Learn and tests. The download is free, and Plus is paid.
| App | Words come from | Review | Languages You Can Use It In | Free start | Full List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Lessons Poppy writes | Saved words return in new lessons | 76 | Library lessons | Supported language pairs |
| LingQ | Texts you read and import | Spaced review of saved words | 17 | 20 words, 5 lessons | App Store |
| Clozemaster | Sentences with a missing word | Spaced review of sentences | 39 | Free play | App Store |
| Drops | Picture topics | Favorites, Dojo, Quiz | 16 | 5 minutes every 10 hours | App Store |
| uTalk | Topics with recordings | Recall games | 140+ | Starter words | App Store |
| Anki | Cards you make | SM-2 or FSRS | 34 | Desktop and AnkiWeb | App Store |
| Quizlet | Sets you make | Flashcards, Learn, tests | 17 | Free download | App Store |
Which Romanian vocabulary app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Romanian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you like short games, Drops starts with picture topics. For a course that explains grammar as well, use the Romanian app comparison.
Do I need the Romanian special letters on my cards?
Yes. Romanian uses five letters with marks: ă, â, î, ș and ț. Anki and Quizlet let you type them, so add a Romanian keyboard to your phone before you build a deck.
Where can I read Romanian to find words worth saving?
LingQ imports Romanian texts, and our Romanian comprehensible input comparison lists more places to read and listen.
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.
