Nynorsk is the written standard to learn if you live or study where people write it, such as Voss or Volda, or if you write Bokmål and need Nynorsk for school. Norway has two official written standards with equal standing, and in 2025 about 11 percent of pupils in primary and lower secondary school wrote Nynorsk as their main written form. Duolingo and uTalk teach Bokmål, so this page lists the few apps that teach Nynorsk, two Nynorsk tools, and the free resources from Norway that fill the gaps.
Here are the apps and services that teach Nynorsk, grouped by what they help you do.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Norwegian (Nynorsk). You learn from Norwegian (Nynorsk) you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Bubblegum builds Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk to read about the topics you pick.
When you pick Norwegian, Bubblegum asks which written standard you want: Bokmål or Nynorsk. Word meanings are in English, Bokmål, Polish, and Ukrainian.
- Lessons fit your level, interests, and goals.
- Read and listen to news and stories in Nynorsk about things you care about.
- Tap a word to see what it means, how its endings change, and a picture for many nouns.
- Grammar topics with examples explain how Nynorsk works, such as why ei bok becomes boka.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, and you can export them to Anki as flashcards.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You can't turn your own Nynorsk books or articles into lessons. However, you can paste a page into the chat, and Poppy will explain it.
- Lessons use one spelling for each word, such as vi for “we”. Books and papers may use another spelling that is also correct, like me, so they can look different.
- 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™
Mobile
If you want someone to choose what comes next, start here. These two give you an ordered path through Nynorsk words and sentences.
50LANGUAGES
50LANGUAGES teaches Nynorsk with short lessons about a hotel, a restaurant, small talk, shopping, and a visit to the doctor. Each lesson pairs text with audio, and you can study it on the website or in the 50LANGUAGES apps, which you can use in more than 50 languages.
- 100 short lessons with audio, free on the website.
- Free MP3 downloads let you listen offline.
MobileWeb
Glossika
Glossika teaches Nynorsk through sentences with audio, along a path that gets harder from A1 to C1. It suits learners who want one long course from beginner to advanced.
- Norwegian (Nynorsk), with more than 5,000 words and sentences from A1 to C1.
- Sentences come with audio recorded by Norwegian speakers.
MobileWeb
Duostories
Duostories is a volunteer project that brings Duolingo's short stories to more languages, with Duolingo's permission. It suits learners who want to read a short story and then answer a few questions on it.
- 40 free Nynorsk stories with English translations.
- Answer short questions as you read each story.
MobileWeb
For more Nynorsk you can read, watch, and listen to at your level, see our Nynorsk comprehensible input comparison.
Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- Norsk DictA dictionary app that shows Bokmål and Nynorsk results side by side. Type any form of a word, such as a past tense, and it finds the word and shows its inflection tables, with English and Chinese translations.
- Nynorsk (translator app)An iPhone app that turns Bokmål text into Nynorsk without an internet connection, which helps when you write Bokmål and want to see the Nynorsk forms of your own sentences.
A lot of free Nynorsk teaching comes from Norway's schools and language centres. Nynorsksenteret, the national centre for Nynorsk in education, has a page for adults who learn Nynorsk as a second language, with book tips, lesson plans, and model texts. It also has grammar pages on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs, and a free booklet, Nynorsk på 1-2-3, that uses comic strips to show the most common mistakes. Nynorsk.Bnorsk.no is a site for people who learn Nynorsk, with vocabulary by topic, grammar, speaking exercises, and practice for the Norskprøven test. For words, Nynorskordboka on ordbokene.no shows the forms of each word, and Lexin is a Nynorsk-English dictionary.
For reading and listening, Barnebøker for Norge has picture stories at five levels in Nynorsk, and each story has audio, plus a PDF that shows the Nynorsk and Bokmål versions together. NRK, Norway's public broadcaster, must make at least a quarter of its content in Nynorsk. Framtida and Dag og Tid publish news, culture, and opinion in Nynorsk, and Nynorsk Wikipedia has more than 180,000 articles.
| App | Free? | What's Free |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Free version | 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. |
| 50LANGUAGES | Free | All 100 Nynorsk lessons and their MP3 audio are free on the website. The Android app is free too, with ads and extras you can buy. |
| Glossika | Free trial | You can try Glossika free for 7 days without a credit card. After that, you need a subscription. |
| Duostories | Free | Duostories is free to read in the app and on its website. Volunteers translate Duolingo's stories, and donations pay for hosting. |
| Norsk Dict | Free | It is free on the App Store. |
| Nynorsk (translator app) | Paid | You pay for it on the App Store. |
Each number is how many languages you can use the app in, including script variants. Lesson explanations and other platforms may differ.
| App | Languages You Can Use It In | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 74 | Full list
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| 50LANGUAGES | 58 | Full list |
| Glossika | 2 | Full list |
| Duostories | 1 | Full list |
| Norsk Dict | 1 | Full list |
| Nynorsk (translator app) | 1 | Full list |
Which Nynorsk app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Norwegian (Nynorsk), start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with the free 50LANGUAGES course if you want 100 short lessons with audio, or with Glossika if you want a long path of sentences from A1 to C1.
Should I learn Nynorsk or Bokmål?
Learn the one people write where you live, work, or study. In 88 of Norway's 357 municipalities, such as Voss and Volda, the council has chosen Nynorsk. Bokmål is the main form in Oslo, Trøndelag, and northern Norway.
Do I need to know Bokmål first?
No. The courses above start from the beginning. If you already write Bokmål, you will recognize many words and can go faster.
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.
Sources
- Statistics Norway: How many have Nynorsk as their main written form in Norway? (11.1 percent of pupils in 2025)
- Udir: Nynorsk as a second written form (sidemål)
- Språkvedtaksforskrifta (Lovdata): the language decision of each municipality
- Duolingo: Norwegian (Bokmål) for English speakers
- uTalk: Norwegian, Bokmål vs. Nynorsk
- Glossika: Norwegian (Nynorsk), 5,000+ words and sentences, A1 to C1
- Glossika: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- 50LANGUAGES: Learn Nynorsk (100 lessons, A1 to A2) on Google Play
- 50LANGUAGES: How can I learn Nynorsk?
- 50LANGUAGES: English to Nynorsk lessons and MP3 downloads
- 50LANGUAGES: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Duostories: Norwegian (Nynorsk) stories
- Duostories: FAQ (text-to-speech audio)
- Duostories: iPhone App Store listing
- Norsk Dict, Bokmål and Nynorsk: iPhone App Store listing
- Nynorsk (Bokmål to Nynorsk translator): iPhone App Store listing
- Nynorsksenteret: Nynorsk for immigrants
- Nynorsksenteret: Nynorsk grammar
- Nynorsksenteret: Nynorsk på 1-2-3 (free booklet on common mistakes)
- Nynorsksenteret: Many apps are Bokmål only (interview with the head of Gloppen adult education centre)
- Bnorsk.no: Nynorsk resources for learners
- Lexin: Nynorsk-English dictionary (Udir)
- Ordbøkene: Nynorskordboka and Bokmålsordboka (Språkrådet and University of Bergen)
- Barnebøker for Norge: Nynorsk picture stories at five levels, with audio
- NRK bylaws, § 19 (at least 25 percent of NRK's content in Nynorsk)
- Framtida: news and culture in Nynorsk
- Dag og Tid: weekly newspaper in Nynorsk
- Nynorsk Wikipedia
- Duolingo: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Glossika: what's free
- Bubblegum
