Best Apps to Learn Afrikaans in 2026

For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Afrikaans. You learn from Afrikaans you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.

Bubblegum builds Afrikaans lessons around your own life. Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, what you want to learn. She writes lessons for your level and helps you understand the words and grammar. You can read and listen, and ask her about anything that is unclear. News and stories give you more Afrikaans to read about music, food, family, and other things you care about.

The trade-off is that Bubblegum is not a person to talk with. For audio lessons with recorded speakers and a ready-made course, try uTalk and Ling, and for conversation, try the apps in Learn With People.

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Ling has an Afrikaans course for beginner and intermediate learners, with games such as matching cards and completing sentences. Its page says it suits heritage learners as well as travelers.

Mondly groups short exercises around situations such as shopping, travel, and meeting people. You hear a conversation and practice speaking, reading, and listening.

Memrise teaches Afrikaans through lists shared by learners. Pick a list for your goal or make your own. Pair the word practice with a course when you need grammar.

uTalk helps you learn Afrikaans words through games and audio. Topics include restaurants, directions, and shopping.

Clozemaster shows an Afrikaans sentence with one word missing, and you pick or type the missing word. Seeing each word inside a sentence shows you how it is used.

LingQ has a library of Afrikaans lessons, including a Mini Stories course that repeats basic patterns for beginners. Tap a word to see what it means and save it for review.

Readlang lets you read Afrikaans articles, books, and web pages with a translation one click away. Its public library has shared Afrikaans texts, or you can bring your own.

AfrikaansPod101 lets you study through short recordings and lesson notes. Choose a lesson pathway and work through it at your own pace.

italki lists Afrikaans tutors. Many of them speak English too, so you can start with explanations in English.

Preply lists Afrikaans teachers. Tutors can work with you on sounds that are new to English speakers, such as g and r.

HelloTalk has an Afrikaans page for finding language partners, including native Afrikaans speakers. Start with messages, then move on to voice when you feel ready.

Tandem lists Afrikaans among its languages and has language exchange pages for South African cities such as Cape Town and Johannesburg. Agree with your partner on how to split time between your two languages.