DuolingoDuolingo doesn't teach Bhojpuri. It does teach Hindi, but Bhojpuri is a different language.
Bhojpuri had about 50 million speakers in India's 2011 census, in Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, and it is written mostly in Devanagari. Few apps teach it, so this page lists the ones we found. Free books and more are in our best apps to learn Bhojpuri.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Bhojpuri. You learn from Bhojpuri you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Bhojpuri lessons. If a sentence is hard to follow, ask Poppy to explain it.
With Regenerative Review™, words you save show up again in new lessons, so that you can review words in new contexts without having to use flashcards.
Bubblegum teaches the Bhojpuri of Ara, Chhapra and Siwan in Bihar, in Devanagari.
- Poppy writes each lesson for your level, on topics you pick.
- Each lesson plays AI audio while you read.
- Tap a word to see what it means, or ask Poppy to explain a whole line.
- The Bhojpuri Letters course teaches the Devanagari letters, and you can read Bhojpuri in Roman letters while you learn them.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, and you can export them to Anki.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Learn every letter and its sound in the free Bhojpuri Letters course.
- You can't turn your own Bhojpuri books into lessons. However, you can paste a page in the chat, and Poppy will explain it.
- 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™
- Teaches the Devanagari Alphabet
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italki
italki has a few Bhojpuri teachers for video lessons. Each profile shows the other languages the teacher speaks, such as Hindi and English, so you can pick one who explains in a language you know.
- Pick a Bhojpuri teacher and book a video lesson.
- Each teacher lists the price of a trial lesson.
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HelloTalk
HelloTalk has a page for Bhojpuri. It is a language exchange app, so you chat with Bhojpuri speakers, and they practice your language with you.
- Chat with Bhojpuri speakers who want to learn your language.
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Bhojpuri - Listening Speaking is an iPhone and iPad app with video and audio lessons built around conversations and everyday scenes. You tap a word to see its meaning. It is free to download, with paid premium plans, and it is new, with no ratings yet on the App Store.
| Option | How You Can Start Free |
|---|---|
| italki | Each teacher lists the price of a trial lesson. |
| HelloTalk | Chatting is free, and HelloTalk VIP adds more. |
| Bhojpuri - Listening Speaking | The app is free to download, with paid premium plans. |
Which Bhojpuri app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Bhojpuri, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you'd rather talk with a person from the start, book a trial lesson with a Bhojpuri teacher on italki.
Can I use Hindi lessons to learn Bhojpuri?
Hindi lessons teach Hindi, not Bhojpuri, though both use Devanagari. Bubblegum teaches Bhojpuri and Hindi as two separate languages, and its Bhojpuri Letters course teaches the letters.
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
- Duolingo: course list
- Outlook India: Bhojpuri had about 5.05 crore speakers in the 2011 census, and the demand for its own recognition is pending
- Wikipedia: Bhojpuri language (Devanagari is the main script)
- italki: Bhojpuri teachers
- HelloTalk: Bhojpuri language partners
- HelloTalk: what the paid plan adds
- Bhojpuri - Listening Speaking on the App Store
- Bubblegum
