Online Arabic Tutor for Los Angeles Learners

Learning Arabic from Los Angeles

For Angelenos the biggest practical question is time: Los Angeles is one of the furthest US cities from Morocco. Learners here — from heritage families to people preparing a Morocco trip — usually choose a fixed weekly morning or weekend slot and keep to it, instead of fighting traffic to an evening class.

Lisanova Academy is an online academy run from Morocco. There is no local classroom, branch or tutor office in North America: every lesson is a live one-to-one video lesson with a Moroccan teacher.

Where to start

Pick one goal for your first package — Darija conversation for travel and family, or MSA reading and writing — and a regular time. Consistency matters more than lesson length when the time gap is large.

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the formal Arabic of books, news, signs and documents — choose it for reading, writing and formal communication. Moroccan Darija is the everyday spoken Arabic of Morocco — choose it for family, partners and travel. Quran lessons (reading, Tajweed, memorization and meanings) are a separate pathway arranged directly with the academy. Lisanova does not teach Egyptian, Levantine or Gulf dialects.

Lesson times in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is on Pacific Time, many hours behind Morocco. Pacific mornings line up with the Moroccan afternoon or evening, so early lessons are usually the easiest to arrange; late-evening Pacific lessons fall in the middle of the Moroccan night.

When you book the free trial or ask on WhatsApp, send your city (or time-zone name) and two or three preferred local times. The academy replies on WhatsApp with a proposed lesson time written in your local time and in Morocco time, and the lesson is only fixed once you both confirm. No timetable is published in advance and availability is never guaranteed for a particular hour.

Explanation language and teachers

The language your teacher uses to explain is separate from the Arabic you are learning. Explanations can be given in English, French, Spanish or Arabic depending on teacher availability. Tell us your preference when you enquire; we confirm a suitable teacher before you commit rather than promising a specific match in advance.

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. The first trial lesson is free.

Book the free Arabic/Darija trial with your name, WhatsApp number and preferred package; the academy then arranges the time with you on WhatsApp. Quran enquiries are arranged on WhatsApp. Cancellation and refund conditions are on the Terms page.