Learn Albanian Through Useful Moments

Why Learn Albanian?

Speakers
Up to 7.5 million as a first language (2017)
Official in
Albania and Kosovo, and also in North Macedonia and Montenegro

Read at Your Level

Talking About Cafe Visits and Past Events in Albanian

6 Lessons

Albanian Course Levels

  1. Level 1I'm just starting out or know only a few words
  2. Level 2I can handle simple exchanges
  3. Level 3I follow conversations on familiar topics
  4. Level 4I understand most content but miss some nuance
  5. Level 5I read complex topics but rare words slow me down
  6. Level 6I can read almost anything

How Long Does It Take to Learn Albanian?

The U.S. Foreign Service Institute plans 1,012 class hours for its English-speaking students to use Albanian at work. That is about 44 weeks of classes, plus about 17 hours a week of study on their own.

Here is how long 1,012 hours takes at your own pace:

3½ hours a week
About 5 years 6 months
7 hours a week
About 2 years 9 months
14 hours a week
About 1 year 5 months
28 hours a week
About 8 months

Common Questions About Learning Albanian

Does Bubblegum teach Albanian?

Yes. Bubblegum teaches Albanian.

Is Bubblegum good for beginners?

If you are serious about learning Albanian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like.

Which levels does Bubblegum teach?

Bubblegum has six levels, from Level 1 ("I'm just starting out or know only a few words") to Level 6 ("I can read almost anything"). You can change your level at any time.

Do the Albanian lessons have audio?

Yes. Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.

Can I practice speaking Albanian?

Yes. In live voice chat, you talk out loud in Albanian with Poppy, your AI tutor.

Which languages can Poppy explain Albanian in?

Poppy explains Albanian in any of the 74 languages the app comes in. The language pairs page shows how much of the Albanian grammar and dictionary is ready in each one.

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.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Albanian language (as many as 7.5 million native speakers, 2017; official in Albania and Kosovo, co-official in North Macedonia and Montenegro)
  2. U.S. Department of State, Foreign Language Training (Category III: about 44 weeks, 1,012 class hours; Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese)