Best Apps to Learn Macedonian in 2026

Macedonian is the official language of North Macedonia, and the constitution says it is written in the Cyrillic alphabet. In the 2021 census, more than 1.1 million people there named it as their mother tongue, and Omniglot lists about 99,000 speakers in Germany and 66,000 in Australia. The alphabet has 31 letters, including Ѓ, Ќ, Ѕ, Љ, and Њ. Few big language apps teach Macedonian, and only a few give you much to read and listen to once you know the basics.

Here are the apps and services that teach Macedonian, grouped by what they help you do. You can start with one and add another when you need it.

Custom Lessons Made for You

Follow a Macedonian Course

If you want someone to choose what comes next, start here.

Build Vocabulary

Read and Listen to Macedonian

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 English in return.

More Ways to Learn Macedonian

To learn the letters, the Macedonian Language E-Learning Center has a beginner course that teaches the Cyrillic alphabet with games and podcasts, and Ling's blog has a Macedonian alphabet guide. Macedonian Language Corner has videos for each level, a podcast of slow Macedonian called Makedonkast, and a 70-page crash course that covers the alphabet and pronunciation. MRT, the public broadcaster of North Macedonia, streams its channels online through MRT Play.

For a textbook, Macedonian: A Course for Beginning and Intermediate Students, by Christina Kramer and Liljana Mitkovska, is built for a year of intensive study. In Skopje, the International Seminar for Macedonian Language, Literature and Culture at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University runs summer and winter schools. The EU Academy has a beginner course called Learn Macedonian with OLS, which you can join with an EU Login account. To look up words, makedonski.gov.mk hosts the six-volume Interpretive Dictionary of the Macedonian Language online, with meanings written in Macedonian. Andrew Sponsler's write-up describes learning Macedonian in Skopje with private lessons twice a week and pre-made Anki decks.

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. Lesson explanations and other platforms may differ.

Other Apps We Looked At (9)

• Memrise word listsMacedonian word lists made by other learners, which you can study in the Memrise app.
• BluebirdAudio lessons for Macedonian in levels from core vocabulary to sentences and conversation, shown with the English phrase, Cyrillic, and a Latin spelling.
• 50LANGUAGESA phrasebook course built from dialogues and sentences recorded by native speakers, on the web and in an iPhone and Android app.
• LinGo PlayFlashcards and games with more than 4,000 Macedonian words and 600 lessons, plus tests and leaderboards.
• Macedonian - Listening SpeakingVideo lessons from real Macedonian videos where you tap any word to see what it means, plus mini-games. It is new and growing.
• 17 Minute LanguagesA travel course with about 450 key words and phrases recorded by native speakers, plus a verb trainer and a conversation trainer.
• CudooA Business Macedonian course with 51 lessons, lifetime access, and a certificate of completion.
• ReadlangClick any word on a web page, article, or book to see a translation and save it as a flashcard. It added Macedonian in 2024.
• TalkpalAn AI tutor with conversation practice and pronunciation feedback for Macedonian.

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