DuolingoOn October 15, 2026, Duolingo's course list had one English course, taught from more than 30 languages, and none named for Australia.
Duolingo's blog says some Australian slang words are short forms ending in -o, so the afternoon is the arvo and a gas station is a servo. Like the British, Australians often say learnt where Americans say learned. For podcasts and a dictionary from Australia, see our Australian English guide.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Australian English. You learn from Australian English you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Australian English lessons about what you like, at your level. Ask for a barbecue at the beach, and your friends in the lesson plan to meet there in the arvo. Tap any word that's new, or ask Poppy what a bit of slang means.
To talk with someone from Australia, try the tutors and partners below.
- Australian English is its own journey, and its lessons are read aloud in an Australian accent.
- Lessons use the words Australians say, at the level you choose.
- Saved words return in new Australian lessons through Regenerative Review™.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You can't add texts you found elsewhere.
- 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 Australian English
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An Australian English Course
uTalk
uTalk's Australian course covers slang such as arvo and helps you follow the accent and its rising tone.
- Real Australian speakers recorded the audio.
- You learn more than 2,500 words and phrases through quick games.
- Teaches Australian English
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Practice With People From Australia
Preply
Set the country-of-birth filter to Australia to find tutors born there.
- Preply has a page just for Australian English tutors.
- Filter tutors by price and by their country of birth.
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italki
Look for a tutor from Australia, then ask them to slip in the slang they'd use with friends.
- Pick an English tutor and meet one on one by video.
- Your first three trial lessons cost less than $5 each.
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How to Start With Each App
| App | How You Can Start |
|---|---|
| uTalk | Try the free starter words, then pay for the Australian course. |
| Preply | Australian English lessons run from $3 to more than $40, set by each tutor. |
| italki | Creating an account is free, and every lesson has a price. |
| Tandem | You can use many features free, or pay for Tandem Pro. |
Common Questions
Which Australian English app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Australian English, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or begin with uTalk to learn everyday Aussie words with audio.
How does Australian English sound different?
As in British English, the "r" in car and park is usually silent unless a vowel follows. Duolingo's blog adds that many Australian vowels, like the ones in mouth, hide, and no, sound different from those in other kinds of English.
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
- Duolingo: course list (read October 15, 2026)
- Duolingo: English course for Spanish speakers
- Duolingo Blog: English Dialects (Australian English: arvo, servo, learnt, the r sound)
- uTalk: Learn Australian English
- uTalk: current iPhone listing (free starter words)
- Preply: Australian English tutors
- italki: English teachers
- italki: current iPhone listing (three trial classes for less than $5 each)
- Tandem: Learn English in Sydney
- Tandem: Learn English in Melbourne
- Tandem: current iPhone listing
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 15, 2026 against each app's own pages.
