Does Busuu Teach Vietnamese?
No. Busuu's App Store listing names its 14 complete courses: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Dutch, and Turkish. Vietnamese is not on the list. Busuu is known for lessons sorted by level, a Smart Review of the words and grammar you've learned, and feedback on your answers from its community of speakers.
Vietnamese has apps for each of these. Below, they're split into lessons and feedback from people. For every other kind of Vietnamese app, see our best apps to learn Vietnamese.
Which Vietnamese Apps Offer What Busuu Offers?
| What Busuu Offers | Vietnamese Apps That Offer It |
|---|---|
| Lessons sorted by level | Bubblegum, LingoDeer, Learn Vietnamese With Annie |
| A review of words you learned | Bubblegum, Learn Vietnamese With Annie |
| Feedback from people who speak the language | HelloTalk, Learn Vietnamese With Annie (tutoring) |
| Lessons for a trip | LingoDeer (Travel Phrasebook) |
Vietnamese Lessons at Your Level
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Vietnamese. You learn from Vietnamese you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
In Bubblegum, Poppy, your AI tutor, writes the next Vietnamese lesson for you, at your level and about what you like, from phở to football. Words you save come back later inside new lessons.
The trade-off is that Bubblegum has no human feedback on your Vietnamese. For that, Learn Vietnamese With Annie and HelloTalk below are the better fit.
- Choose Northern, Central, or Southern Vietnamese, and Poppy writes lessons in that one.
- The Quốc Ngữ course teaches the letters and tone marks first.
- Ask Poppy about a word or a tone while you read.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back inside new lessons.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Poppy explains, but no teacher or community reviews what you write or say.
- 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 Quốc Ngữ
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LingoDeer
LingoDeer's Vietnamese course comes with grammar and pronunciation guides. It gets you reading, listening, and speaking from the first lessons. It suits learners who want a set course like Busuu's, with the grammar spelled out.
- A step-by-step Vietnamese course for English speakers.
- Each word and sentence, from the main course to the Travel Phrasebook, is voiced by people.
- Short lessons with timed quizzes.
- One click downloads the whole course for offline use.
- Teaches Quốc Ngữ (partly)
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Vietnamese Conversations and Feedback From People
Learn Vietnamese With Annie
Learn Vietnamese With Annie comes from a Vietnamese school in Saigon, which also offers tutoring and classes. Its conversations are made up, but its listing says they sound the way people talk on the streets of Saigon. It suits learners heading to the south of Vietnam.
- Lessons are built on short conversations in Southern Vietnamese.
- Two hosts talk through each line and explain the key words.
- A word review and an exercise page come with every lesson.
- Lessons run from Beginner to Advanced.
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HelloTalk
HelloTalk is a language exchange where you help Vietnamese speakers with your language while they help you with theirs. Vietnamese speakers can correct the posts you write or record. It suits learners who want to practice with people from Vietnam.
- Chat with people who speak Vietnamese and help them with your language.
- Post text or voice, and Vietnamese speakers correct your grammar and pronunciation.
- Join voice rooms for beginner, intermediate, or advanced learners.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Vietnamese app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Vietnamese, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with LingoDeer if you'd like a set course, because its site says the course starts from scratch for English speakers.
Which Vietnamese should I learn: Northern or Southern?
Pick the one spoken where you'll go or the people you'll talk with. Learn Vietnamese With Annie teaches the Southern speech of Saigon, and Bubblegum lets you choose Northern, Central, or Southern.
Do I need to learn the tone marks first?
Tone marks show how to say each word, so learning them early helps you read aloud. Bubblegum's free Quốc Ngữ course teaches the letters and tone marks in your browser.
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
- Busuu: App Store listing (complete courses in 14 languages, community feedback, Study Plan, Smart Review)
- Busuu: Home page (courses, community feedback)
- LingoDeer: Learn Vietnamese (grammar tips, recorded audio, 10-minute lessons, offline course)
- Learn Vietnamese With Annie: App Store listing (Southern Vietnamese conversations, line-by-line discussion, exercises)
- Learn Vietnamese With Annie: Home page (lessons by level, tutoring, a school in Saigon)
- HelloTalk: Learn Vietnamese (language exchange, voice rooms, corrections on posts)
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 14, 2026 against each app's own pages.
