Learn Macedonian Through Useful Moments

Why Learn Macedonian?

Speakers
About 1.7 million (2022)
Official in
North Macedonia
Written in
Cyrillic, with 31 letters

Start With the Script

Macedonian Alphabet

Start Learning

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Letters You Already Know

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Familiar Shapes, New Sounds

3

Two More Familiar Shapes

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New Shapes, Familiar Sounds

5

More Shapes To Read

6

Hisses And Buzzes

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Ј, Љ and Њ

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Your Last Two Letters

Read at Your Level

Discussing Food and Planning Meals in Macedonian

3 Lessons

Discussing Changes in Taste and Habits in Macedonian

3 Lessons

Macedonian Course Levels

  1. Level 1I can sound out words but not much else
  2. Level 2I can read simple sentences
  3. Level 3I can read short stories and messages
  4. Level 4I can read longer texts about everyday life
  5. Level 5I can follow complex topics, but miss some details
  6. Level 6I can read almost anything

How Long Does It Take to Learn Macedonian?

The U.S. Foreign Service Institute plans 1,012 class hours for its English-speaking students to use Macedonian 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 Macedonian

Does Bubblegum teach Macedonian?

Yes. Bubblegum teaches Standard Macedonian, written in Cyrillic.

Is Bubblegum good for beginners?

If you are serious about learning Macedonian, 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 can sound out words but not much else") to Level 6 ("I can read almost anything"). You can change your level at any time.

Does Bubblegum teach the Cyrillic alphabet?

Yes. Start with the free Macedonian Alphabet course on this site.

Do the Macedonian lessons have audio?

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

Can I practice speaking Macedonian?

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

Which languages can Poppy explain Macedonian in?

Poppy explains Macedonian in any of the 74 languages the app comes in. The language pairs page shows how much of the Macedonian 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, Macedonian language (1.7 million speakers, 2022; official in North Macedonia; the standard alphabet is an adapted 31-letter Cyrillic)
  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)