Arabic lessons in Bangkok with an online private tutor

Learning Arabic from Bangkok

Bangkok has some of Thailand’s oldest Muslim communities, with mosques in districts such as Bang Rak and Nong Chok, and it receives many patients, tourists and business visitors from the Arab world. That gives the city a particular kind of Arabic learner: staff at international hospitals, hotels and shops around Sukhumvit who want to welcome Arabic-speaking guests politely, alongside Muslim families and students.

Lisanova Academy is an online academy run from Morocco. It has no classroom, branch, agent or locally based tutor in Bangkok: every lesson is a live one-to-one video lesson with a Moroccan teacher.

Arabic for hospitals, hotels and offices in Bangkok

For patient coordinators, front-desk and concierge staff, MSA lessons can focus on greetings, directions, appointments and polite service phrases, then build towards reading forms and short messages. Lisanova does not train medical interpreters or certify language skills; lessons are general Arabic shaped around your work vocabulary. Gulf dialects are not taught, but educated guests from every Arab country understand MSA.

Where to start

Hospital and hospitality staff: practical MSA. Muslim families: Quran reading and Tajweed for children. Students and professionals: MSA reading and grammar. Learners with Moroccan partners: Darija conversation.

Lisanova teaches two kinds of Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA, Fusha) — the formal Arabic of books, news, documents and Islamic scholarship — and Moroccan Darija, the everyday spoken Arabic of Morocco. Quran lessons are a separate path. It does not teach Gulf, Levantine, Egyptian or other Arabic dialects.

Lesson times in Bangkok

Bangkok is on UTC+7 all year. For most of the year, 10:00 in Morocco is 16:00 in Bangkok; during Ramadan, when Morocco moves to UTC+0, the difference grows by one hour. Shift workers can send the times they are free each week.

When you book the free trial or ask on WhatsApp, send your city and two or three preferred local times. The academy replies with a proposed time in your local time and in Morocco time; the lesson is fixed only once you both confirm. No timetable is published in advance and no hour is guaranteed.

Explanation language and teachers

Lisanova has teachers who explain lessons in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, as well as in Arabic; not every teacher speaks every one of these languages. The Arabic you learn is a separate choice from the explanation language. English suits most learners in Bangkok; lessons are not explained in Thai. Tell us your preference when you enquire and we match you with a suitable teacher.

Prices and getting started

Private Arabic and Moroccan Darija: one 60-minute lesson $20; 8 hours $120; 12 hours $170; 16 hours $200. Prices are in US dollars; no local-currency price is offered. The first trial lesson is free.

Quran and Islamic Studies: single class $12 per hour; Monthly Package 1, 8 hours per month, $80; Monthly Package 2, 12 hours per month, $110. Families get 15% off for each additional sibling. Discover Islam sessions are free.

Book the free Arabic/Darija trial with your name, WhatsApp number and preferred package; the academy arranges the time with you on WhatsApp. You can pay by bank transfer, by card or through a money-transfer service such as Western Union; if one option is not available from your country, ask about the others before paying. Quran enquiries are arranged on WhatsApp. Cancellation and refund conditions are on the Terms page.