Belarusian is one of the two official languages of Belarus, along with Russian. In the 2019 census, about 5.1 million people named Belarusian as their native language, and about 2.4 million said they use it at home. Even so, few language apps teach it. Specialist apps and Belarusian courses give learners more ways to practice.
Here are the apps and services that teach Belarusian, grouped by what they help you do. You can start with one and add another when you need it.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Belarusian. You learn from Belarusian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Bubblegum builds Belarusian 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 Belarusian to read about music, food, family, and other things you care about.
The trade-off is that Bubblegum is not a fixed course or a person to talk with. For audio lessons with recorded speakers, uTalk is the better fit, and for conversation, try the apps in Learn With People.
- Lessons fit your level, interests, and goals.
- Read and listen to news and stories in Belarusian about things you care about.
- Ask Poppy about a sentence while you read.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, so you review them by reading instead of using flashcards.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You cannot import your own books or articles.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, 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
Mobile
Practice Speaking and Listening
Glossika
Glossika lists Belarusian as a Fluency Training course. It suits learners who want to build their ear for whole Belarusian sentences.
- More than 5,000 Belarusian words and sentences, for levels A1 to C1.
- Audio training that builds grammar and vocabulary through sentences.
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Build Vocabulary
MOVA
MOVA is a small app devoted to Belarusian words. Choose topics you care about and practice with games and audio. It suits learners who want vocabulary practice with a recorded Belarusian voice.
- More than 3,000 Belarusian words in over 100 categories.
- Every word has audio recorded by a native speaker.
- Games and spaced repetition bring words back for review.
- Flashcards
Mobile
uTalk
uTalk helps you learn Belarusian words and phrases through games and audio. It gets you saying useful phrases from the start.
- More than 2,500 words and phrases in over 60 topics.
- Record yourself and compare your pronunciation with native speakers.
MobileWeb
Clozemaster
Clozemaster shows a Belarusian sentence with one word missing, and you pick or type the word. Seeing words inside sentences helps you notice grammar as you go.
- Real Belarusian sentences, with the most common words first.
- Spaced repetition brings sentences back when you are about to forget them.
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Read Belarusian
LingQ
LingQ has a library of Belarusian lessons, from mini stories to poems and essays. Tap a word to see what it means and save it for review.
- 62 beginner mini stories that repeat basic Belarusian patterns.
- Read Belarusian folk tales and literary texts.
- Flashcards
MobileWeb
For more Belarusian you can read, watch, and listen to at your level, see our Belarusian comprehensible input comparison.
Follow a Course
50LANGUAGES
50LANGUAGES teaches short phrases for situations such as a hotel, a restaurant, and the doctor. You can follow the lessons online or use its mobile apps.
- 100 basic lessons with text and native-speaker audio.
- Download the audio files free from its website.
MobileWeb
Learn With People
Choose a tutor if you want teaching and correction. Choose a language exchange if you want a practice partner and are happy to help with their language in return.
italki
italki has Belarusian tutors, including native speakers, and some of them also teach Russian. Read each profile to find a tutor who fits your level and goals.
- Choose a Belarusian tutor and book lessons around your schedule.
- Get feedback while you speak.
MobileWeb
HelloTalk
HelloTalk has a page for finding Belarusian language partners. Start with messages, then move on to voice when you feel ready.
- Chat with Belarusian speakers using text, voice, and video messages.
- Join voice rooms to practice speaking with other learners.
- A language exchange takes effort from both sides, so expect to spend part of your time helping your partner.
Mobile
Tandem
Tandem lists Belarusian among its supported languages. Agree with your partner on how to split time between your two languages.
- Practice with messages, voice notes, and video calls.
- Correct each other's writing.
- It can take a few tries to find a partner who matches your interests and time.
MobileWeb
Free Lessons, Dictionaries, and Guides
Several free resources are made for Belarusian learners. Sojka, a Belarusian-language guide, lists eight online courses, including «Мова са Свабодай» from Radio Svaboda and the «Мова прафесіі» app, which has lessons for jobs such as cafe and taxi work. For a dictionary, Skarnik has Russian-Belarusian and Belarusian-Russian dictionaries with more than 100,000 words each, plus an explanatory dictionary of Belarusian, so it helps most if you read some Russian.
Learn Belarusian in Your Language
These counts cover menu-language choices, including script variants. Other apps’ counts and full lists come from their iPhone listings. Lesson explanations and other platforms may differ.
| App | Supported Display Languages | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 74 | Full list
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| Glossika | 2 | Full list |
| MOVA | 1 | Full list |
| uTalk | 1 | Full list |
| Clozemaster | 37 | Full list |
| LingQ | 17 | Full list |
| italki | 19 | Full list |
| HelloTalk | 16 | Full list |
| Tandem | 14 | Full list |
| 50LANGUAGES | 58 | Full list |
Other Apps We Looked At (4)
- Learn Belarusian: PhrasebookAn offline beginner course with classes on the alphabet, greetings, travel, and shopping. Its first nine lessons are free.
- Learn Belarusian OfflineAn offline iPhone phrasebook that lets you record your voice for practice.
- Буслiк БелМоваA simple app for children with picture cards, quizzes, writing activities, and spoken words for letters, numbers, family words, and animals. It is new and growing.
- PreplySeveral Preply tutors teach Belarusian, including teachers of Belarusian language and literature. Search its tutor list to find one.
Common Questions
Which Belarusian app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Belarusian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with uTalk to learn your first words and hear them spoken. Add an italki tutor when you want to speak. Belarusian is written in a 32-letter Cyrillic alphabet that includes letters such as Ў and І, and some writers also use a Latin alphabet called Łacinka, so plan time to learn the letters first.
Can I learn Belarusian for free?
Yes. 50LANGUAGES has 100 free Belarusian lessons with audio from native speakers. Bubblegum's lesson library is free to read too.
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 your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Constitution of Belarus (2004 version), Article 17
- Belstat: Results of the 2019 Population Census in the Republic of Belarus
- Wikipedia: Belarusian language (2019 census counts)
- Wikipedia: Belarusian alphabet
- Wikipedia: Belarusian Latin alphabet
- Sojka: 8 online courses for learning Belarusian
- 50LANGUAGES: Belarusian for free
- Skarnik: Belarusian dictionaries
- 50LANGUAGES: current iPhone listing
- Bubblegum
- Glossika
- MOVA
- uTalk
- Clozemaster
- LingQ
- italki
- HelloTalk
- Tandem
Checked on October 10, 2026 against each app's own pages.
