Does Duolingo Have Macedonian? What to Use Instead

Does Duolingo offer anything close to Macedonian?

Not really. Macedonian's closest relative is Bulgarian, and speakers of the two understand each other well, but Duolingo doesn't teach Bulgarian either (see does Duolingo have Bulgarian), or Serbian, spoken just to the north.

Duolingo's Russian and Ukrainian courses use Cyrillic, which helps only up to a point. Macedonian Cyrillic has 31 letters, seven of which Russian and Ukrainian don't have: Ѓ, Ќ, Ѕ, Ј, Љ, Њ and Џ. The grammar is further apart still: Russian nouns have six cases, Macedonian nouns almost none. Babbel and Busuu don't offer Macedonian either (checked November 2026).

How to learn Macedonian with Qlango

Qlango teaches Macedonian from A1 to B2, the four CEFR levels from beginner to upper intermediate. At A1 and A2 you introduce yourself, talk about daily life in simple sentences and get through everyday exchanges. At B2 you can hold a real conversation on familiar topics and follow the main points of articles.

A lesson gives you short example sentences in Macedonian Cyrillic, with the translation in the language you learn from. You answer them in different ways, such as flashcards, picking one of two answers, matching pairs, putting scrambled words in order, writing what you hear and writing the translation yourself, which is where ќ and ѓ stop being odd shapes and become letters you type. An AI voice reads each example aloud, and you can slow it down. When you finish a lesson, it comes back after one, two, four and eight days and then once more, and examples you needed a hint for return in harder questions later.

You choose the language you learn from, whether that's English or your native language.

Three ways to say "the"

Like Bulgarian, Macedonian puts "the" on the end of a noun, but it has three versions, depending on where the thing is in relation to you:

The endings follow gender: -от, -ов and -он for masculine nouns, -та, -ва and -на for feminine, -то, -во and -но for neuter. At first you can use the plain form everywhere and be understood. The other two are worth recognising early, because you'll hear them often: Кафево е ладно (kafevo e ladno) is "This coffee here is cold".

Macedonian also does something Bulgarian and Russian don't: it makes stress predictable. In words of three or more syllables, the stress falls on the third syllable from the end, and in two-syllable words on the first. Add an ending and the stress moves to keep its place: пријател (PREE-ya-tel) is a friend, пријателот (pree-YA-te-lot) the friend. Some loanwords break the rule, but most words follow it.

Your first Macedonian words

Благодарам follows the stress rule, so it's bla-GO-da-ram. Among friends, thank you shrinks to фала (fala). Our full guide to learning Macedonian covers the alphabet, the verbs and a plan for your first month.

FAQ

Is Macedonian on Duolingo?

No. As of November 2026, Duolingo has no Macedonian course from English or from any other language.

What is the best app to learn Macedonian?

It depends on what you're after. If you want a course organised by CEFR level, in Macedonian Cyrillic from the first lesson and with a fixed review schedule, Qlango teaches Macedonian from A1 to B2. Duolingo, Babbel and Busuu don't offer Macedonian (checked November 2026).

Is there a free app to learn Macedonian?

Qlango is free to download on iPhone and Android, and you can start your first Macedonian lesson without creating an account. You can also use it in your browser.

How do I start learning Macedonian?

Alphabet first: a week of short daily sessions gets you reading all 31 letters slowly. Then learn nouns with their plain article, маса and масата (masa, masata) as a pair, and move on to verbs, starting with ќе for the future: ќе одам (kye odam), "I will go".

Will Duolingo add Macedonian?

We can't say. Duolingo adds and removes courses over time, so check its catalogue if you're reading this much later.

Macedonian isn't the only gap. See every language Duolingo doesn't teach, or compare Qlango and Duolingo side by side. Your first Macedonian lesson takes about five minutes.