Slovenian is the mother tongue of about 2.4 million people, and around 1.85 million of them live in Slovenia. It is also one of the few Indo-European languages that kept the dual, a grammar form for exactly two people or things. Duolingo and Babbel do not teach Slovenian, so learners put together smaller apps with free courses and radio from Slovenia.
Here are the apps and services that teach Slovenian, 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
Bubblegum suits learners who want Slovenian built around their own lives. 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 Slovenian to read about music, food, family, and other things you care about.
The trade-off is that Bubblegum does not replace real Slovenian voices. For recorded speakers, Memrise and Glossika are the better fit. For a fixed course, try Ling, and for conversation, try the apps in Learn With People.
- Read Slovenian lessons for free.
- Lessons fit your level, interests, and goals.
- Read and listen to news and stories in Slovenian 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.
- Lesson audio uses AI voices, not recordings of Slovenian speakers.
- You cannot import your own books or articles.
- The free plan includes one new custom lesson each day.
- Regenerative Review™
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Follow a Slovenian Course
If you want someone to choose what comes next, start here. These apps give you an ordered path through Slovenian words and sentences.
Memrise
Memrise has an official Slovenian course that teaches words and phrases people use in everyday life. You can listen to native speakers and practice speaking with an AI language tutor.
- Videos of native speakers using the words you learn.
- Lessons on topics such as travel, work, food, and health.
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Ling
Ling has a Slovenian course for beginner and intermediate learners. It also has a chatbot for extra practice.
- Short lessons with audio from native speakers.
- Dialogs where you choose the best reply in a conversation.
- Flashcards
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Practice Speaking and Listening
Glossika
Glossika is an audio course that teaches Slovenian one sentence at a time. You can use it online or offline, with your hands free.
- Audio training one sentence at a time, from level A1 to C1.
- Start from zero or take a placement test.
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Build Vocabulary
uTalk
uTalk helps you learn Slovenian words through games and audio. It is a good fit if you want useful words and phrases for real situations.
- More than 2,500 words and phrases across more than 60 topics.
- Record yourself and compare your accent with native speakers.
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster shows you a Slovenian sentence with one word missing, and you choose or type the word. Seeing each word inside a sentence shows you how it is used.
- Thousands of fill-in-the-blank Slovenian sentences.
- Sentences start with the most common words, so you learn the most useful ones first.
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Read and Listen to Slovenian
LingQ
LingQ added Slovenian to its list of languages. Beginners can start with its Mini Stories course, which repeats basic patterns so they stick.
- Import YouTube videos, books, and songs and turn them into Slovenian lessons.
- Audio lessons come with matching transcripts.
- Flashcards
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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 English in return.
italki
italki has a Slovenian tutor page with a profile for each teacher. Tutors offer conversation practice and grammar lessons, and some offer group lessons.
- Choose a Slovenian tutor and book lessons around your schedule.
- Get feedback while you speak.
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Preply
Preply lists 78 Slovenian tutors. Their profiles describe their teaching style and the levels they teach, so you can find one who fits your goals.
- Compare tutors by profile, reviews, and intro video.
- Ask for a free replacement if your first tutor is not the right fit.
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HelloTalk
HelloTalk has a Slovenian page for finding language exchange partners. You help your partner with your language, and they help you with Slovenian.
- Meet Slovenian speakers who want to practice another language.
- Chat by text or voice, and join voice rooms with other learners.
- It can take a few messages to find a partner who has time to chat.
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Tandem
Tandem lists Slovene among its languages, and it has a page for language exchange partners in Ljubljana. Agree with your partner on how to split time between your two languages.
- Practice with messages, voice notes, and video calls.
- Use the correction and translation tools while you chat.
- It can take a few tries to find a partner who matches your interests and time.
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Free Courses and Radio from Slovenia
Slovenia's own institutions offer free material for learners. Slovene Learning Online is a free interactive course for adults, made at the University of Ljubljana's Centre for Slovene as a Second and Foreign Language. It teaches basic listening, reading, and writing, and you can follow it in English and several other languages. The same centre also teaches paid courses for adults. Radio Si, from RTV Slovenija, has Dave's Challenge: Let's Learn Slovene, a show for foreigners that follows an Irish bartender who moves to Slovenia. For words and grammar, Fran is the main online dictionary portal for Slovenian, from the Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language.
Learn Slovenian 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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| Memrise | 22 | Full list |
| Ling | 67 | Full list |
| Glossika | 2 | Full list |
| uTalk | 1 | Full list |
| Clozemaster | 37 | Full list |
| LingQ | 17 | Full list |
| italki | 19 | Full list |
| Preply | 19 | Full list |
| HelloTalk | 16 | Full list |
| Tandem | 14 | Full list |
Other Apps We Looked At (9)
- Learn Slovene - LentilA phrasebook app with more than 100 topics and 2,000 phrases. The text follows the native audio as you listen.
- Learn Slovenian - 50 LanguagesA phrasebook app with 100 lessons, and 30 of them are in the free version.
- ReadlangA public Slovenian library of stories, articles, songs, and videos. Tap a word to see its translation and save it for flashcards.
- TalkpalAn AI language tutor with a Slovenian page. You chat about topics by writing or speaking and hear voice replies.
- Most Common Slovenian WordsA vocabulary app with 3,000 common words, quizzes, spaced repetition, and more than 100,000 example sentences.
- Liberation Philology SloveneMultiple-choice practice for vocabulary, noun declension, and verb conjugation.
- Slovenian BeeMore than 150 verbs conjugated in three tenses, plus the alphabet and numbers for beginners.
- Learn SlovenianA beginner course that works offline without an account, with classes from the alphabet and greetings to travel and shopping.
- Discover the Slovene Language (EU Academy)A short online course with basic Slovene and cultural preparation for life in a Slovene-speaking place.
Common Questions
Which Slovenian app should a beginner choose?
Start with Memrise or Ling if you want a course that tells you what comes next. Add Glossika if you want to hear and say Slovenian sentences. Bubblegum suits learners who want lessons around their own interests. Slovenian uses the Latin alphabet with the extra letters č, š, and ž, so you do not need to learn a new script first.
Can I learn Slovenian for free?
Yes. Slovene Learning Online is free, and so are the Fran dictionaries. You can also listen to Dave's Challenge on Radio Si's website. Bubblegum's lesson library is free to read too.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. You can read the free lesson library and ask Poppy for one new custom lesson each day on iPhone and Android. Become a Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons and to support our team.
Sources
- Slovenia.si: Slovenian language
- Government of Slovenia: Official language
- Bubblegum
- Memrise
- Ling
- Glossika
- uTalk
- Clozemaster
- LingQ
- italki
- Preply
- HelloTalk
- Tandem
Checked on October 4, 2026 against each app's own pages.
