Galician, or galego, is the language of Galicia in northwest Spain, where Galician and Spanish are both official. In a 2023 survey by the Galician Institute of Statistics, 46 out of every 100 residents aged five or older said they speak Galician always or more than Spanish. Many big language apps do not teach it, and some of the most complete free lessons come from Galicia's own institutions.
Here are the apps and services that teach Galician, 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 Galician. You learn from Galician you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Bubblegum builds Galician 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 Galician 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, uTalk is the better fit. For conversation, try the apps in Learn With People, and for a fixed course, see the free courses from Galicia below.
- Lessons fit your level, interests, and goals.
- Read and listen to news and stories in Galician 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™
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Build Vocabulary
Drops
Drops added a Galician course in 2023. It suits learners who want to pick up words in short bursts, from beginner to intermediate level.
- Five-minute lessons that are quick to start.
- More than 500 words and phrases, with topics from Galician culture.
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uTalk
uTalk helps you learn and recognize key Galician words and phrases through short lessons and memory games. Its reviews bring back the words you got wrong.
- More than 2,500 words and phrases across over 60 topics.
- Recorded by native Galician speakers, not computer voices.
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster shows a sentence with one word missing, and you pick the word that fits. Its Galician page describes it as a good fit for advanced beginners and intermediate learners.
- Thousands of fill-in-the-blank Galician sentences.
- You learn each word in context.
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Practice Speaking and Listening
Talkpal
Talkpal has a Galician page where you practice pronunciation and real-life conversations with an AI partner. It suits learners who know a little Galician and want to try using it.
- Practice Galician conversation with an AI partner at your level.
- Get feedback and grammar tips as you go.
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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 your partner's language in return.
italki
italki has a Galician tutor page. Check a profile for beginner teaching or conversation practice before you book.
- Choose a Galician tutor and book lessons around your schedule.
- Get feedback while you speak.
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Tandem
Tandem lists Galician among its supported languages, and it has members in Galician cities such as Vigo and Santiago de Compostela. 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.
- You arrange practice with a partner; it is not a guided course.
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Learn From Galicia's Own Resources
Galicia's government runs the Portal da Lingua Galega, which has online courses for learners. A course for people starting from zero has five units that mix sounds, grammar, words, and culture. The portal also has materials for Celga 1 self-study. The Celga is the official Galician language certificate, and the portal has exam models and study materials for it.
The Real Academia Galega is the official academy for the language. Its online dictionary lets you hear how a word sounds and see how a verb changes, and the Dicionario RAG app puts it on your phone. The academy's Portal das Palabras lets you look up a Spanish word and find its Galician match.
Galicia's public broadcaster offers series, films, documentaries, and podcasts through A Galega. You can hear Radio Galega too. Check each show's availability where you live. Advanced learners can also search CORGA, a reference collection of current Galician texts, at the Centro Ramón Piñeiro.
For more Galician you can read, watch, and listen to at your level, see our Galician comprehensible input comparison.
Learn Galician 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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| Drops | 16 | Full list |
| uTalk | 1 | Full list |
| Clozemaster | 37 | Full list |
| Talkpal | 39 | Full list |
| italki | 19 | Full list |
| Tandem | 14 | Full list |
Other Apps We Looked At (8)
- VerbaAn offline Galician-English and Spanish-English dictionary for iPhone, with verb forms and word review. It is new and growing.
- Memrise community coursesGalician word lists made by learners, on Memrise's separate community website. Preview a list to see whether its explanations are in English or Spanish.
- Talk In GalicianA web course made with native speakers from across Galicia, with hundreds of lessons, interactive audio, and natural dialogues. One payment gives lifetime access.
- Learn Galician LanguageAn iPhone course with more than 8,000 words and phrases in 23 chapters, spoken by native Galician speakers, with six quiz modes.
- LP GalicianMultiple-choice practice on Galician vocabulary and verb forms for iPhone.
- Galician - Listening SpeakingVideo lessons with real Galician videos for practicing conversation, on iPhone and Android.
- Bluebird: Learn GalicianAn Android audio course with recorded Galician lessons, quizzes, and spaced review.
- ReadlangLets you read web pages and tap a word to see its translation. Its pricing page lists Galician among the languages with high-quality voices.
Common Questions
Which Galician app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Galician, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with the Portal da Lingua Galega's course for people starting from zero. Add Drops or uTalk for words, and a tutor on italki when you want to speak. Galician uses the Latin alphabet, so you do not need to learn a new script first.
Can I learn Galician for free?
Yes. The Portal da Lingua Galega's courses are free, and the Real Academia Galega dictionary is free to search. 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
- Estatuto de Autonomía para Galicia, Article 5 (BOE)
- Instituto Galego de Estatística: Knowledge and use of Galician (2023 household survey)
- Consello da Cultura Galega: O IGE constata que o descenso de galegofalantes se acentúa
- Real Academia Galega: Dicionario
- Portal da Lingua Galega: Introductory course
- Galicia Parliament: Public broadcaster and A Galega platform
- Bubblegum
- Drops
- uTalk
- Clozemaster
- Talkpal
- italki
- Tandem
Checked on October 10, 2026 against each app's own pages.
