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Arabic, Moroccan Darija and Quran learning, delivered online from Morocco. Choose your location for local scheduling guidance—not a local classroom.
France
Metropolitan France changes clocks seasonally. Confirm the date and your local time rather than assuming the time difference with Morocco stays fixed. Overseas territories use other time zones.
Explore lessons →Spain
Mainland Spain and the Canary Islands use different time zones. Give the academy your location and the date when agreeing a lesson. Seasonal clock changes also affect the comparison with Morocco.
Explore lessons →The United States
The US spans several time zones and daylight-saving rules differ by location. Share your city or time-zone name when arranging lessons; a time in New York is not the same local time in California or Hawaii.
Explore lessons →The United Kingdom
The UK switches between GMT and British Summer Time. Morocco has its own clock changes, so check both locations for each agreed date. Do not assume the countries always share the same time.
Explore lessons →Belgium
Use Europe/Brussels when confirming local lesson times. Belgium follows seasonal European clock changes; Morocco’s clock changes do not always happen on the same dates.
Explore lessons →Canada
Canada spans multiple time zones, including Newfoundland’s half-hour offset, and seasonal rules vary by location. Share your local time zone and check the lesson date before confirming a booking.
Explore lessons →Ireland
Ireland switches between GMT and Irish Standard Time, and Morocco has its own clock changes, so we confirm the actual date and local time for each lesson rather than assuming a fixed difference. Private lessons last 60 minutes; actual availability is agreed with the academy.
Explore lessons →Germany
If you want to understand Arabic speakers from many countries in writing, start with MSA. If your partner or relatives are Moroccan, start with Darija — it will sound quite different from the Syrian Arabic you may hear in German cities.
Explore lessons →The Netherlands
Many Moroccan-Dutch families come from the Rif and speak Tarifit (a Tamazight language) at home rather than Darija. Lisanova teaches Darija and MSA, not Tarifit — check which language your family speaks before you start.
Explore lessons →Italy
Choose Darija to speak with Moroccan colleagues, friends or in-laws; choose MSA for reading, writing and study. Italian speakers who also speak French or Spanish can ask for explanations in those languages where available.
Explore lessons →Sweden
Heritage learners can have speaking and reading assessed separately: understanding family conversation does not mean you should skip the alphabet. Choose Darija only if the family Arabic is Moroccan.
Explore lessons →Norway
For family conversation with Moroccan relatives, start with Darija. For reading, writing and formal Arabic, start with MSA.
Explore lessons →Denmark
Families often book separate lessons: Darija conversation for a parent or partner, and reading foundations for children.
Explore lessons →Austria
For professional or academic reading, start with MSA. For Moroccan contacts, add or choose Darija.
Explore lessons →Poland
Students can bring course texts for MSA practice. Travellers usually get more from Darija, the Arabic actually spoken in Moroccan streets and homes.
Explore lessons →Other European countries
Greece, Romania, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Luxembourg: one guide to online lessons, time zones and explanation languages.
Explore lessons →Northern Europe
Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: explanation languages, time differences and city coverage compared.
Explore lessons →Finland
Arabic is one of the most common foreign mother tongues in Finland, and many children grow up speaking it at home while studying in Finnish or Swedish at school. Some municipalities offer a couple of hours a week of home-language teaching; parents often want more reading time than that allows. Adults come to Arabic for study, for work, for a Moroccan partner, or before travelling to Morocco.
Explore lessons →Iceland
In-person Arabic teaching is rare in Iceland, so online lessons are the realistic route for most learners. Learners include Icelanders preparing for travel or study, people with Arabic-speaking or Moroccan partners, and Muslim families who want Quran reading for their children.
Explore lessons →Estonia
Arabic learners in Estonia include students, professionals in Tallinn’s international technology sector, remote workers who move between Europe and North Africa, and Muslim families who want Quran reading for children. Local Arabic teaching is limited, so most learners look online.
Explore lessons →Latvia
Learners in Latvia come to Arabic for university study, for business and travel, through Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, or as Muslim families who want Quran reading with a teacher. With few local options, a private online teacher is the practical choice.
Explore lessons →Lithuania
Lithuania has one of Europe’s oldest Muslim communities: the Lipka Tatars, who settled in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the fourteenth century and whose historic wooden mosques still stand. Today, Arabic learners include Tatar and newer Muslim families who want Quran reading, students, and people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners.
Explore lessons →The Balkans
Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo: explanation languages and time differences compared.
Explore lessons →Greece
Learners in Greece come to Arabic for shipping, tourism and trade across the Eastern Mediterranean, for university study, or through Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners. Greece also has a long-established Muslim minority in Thrace, around Komotini and Xanthi, and newer Muslim communities in Athens, where families often look for Quran reading with a teacher.
Explore lessons →Croatia
Learners in Croatia include people in tourism and hospitality on the Adriatic coast who meet Arabic-speaking visitors, students and researchers, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, and Muslim families — many of Bosniak heritage — who want Quran reading for their children.
Explore lessons →Slovenia
In-person Arabic teaching is limited in Slovenia, so most learners look online. They include university students, professionals, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, and Muslim families who want regular Quran reading for their children.
Explore lessons →Serbia
Arabic is taught at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Philology, and students of oriental studies often want more speaking time than a seminar gives. Other learners include professionals working with the Middle East and North Africa, people with Moroccan partners, and Muslim families in Belgrade and the Sandžak region around Novi Pazar who want Quran reading for their children.
Explore lessons →Bosnia and Herzegovina
Arabic has deep roots in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many Bosniak children learn to read the Quran at the mekteb, and Arabic is taught at madrasas, at the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Sarajevo and in the University of Sarajevo’s oriental studies department. Learners often come to online lessons to go further than weekly classes allow: to understand the Arabic they recite, to correct Tajweed, or to speak.
Explore lessons →Albania
Learners in Albania include Muslim families who want children to read the Quran, adults who want to understand the Arabic of prayer, students, and people working in tourism or with partners in the Gulf and North Africa. Private online lessons are a practical option where in-person Arabic teaching is limited outside larger cities.
Explore lessons →Montenegro and North Macedonia
Montenegro and North Macedonia both have Muslim communities with long histories — in Montenegro around Ulcinj, Bar, Plav and Rožaje, and in North Macedonia among Albanian-speaking and Macedonian-speaking Muslims. Learners here include families who want Quran reading for children, students, professionals and people with Moroccan partners. These two countries share one page because the lesson arrangement is the same.
Explore lessons →Kosovo
Learners in Kosovo are mostly Albanian-speaking, and many families want children to read the Quran correctly or adults to understand the Arabic they recite in prayer. Students and professionals also come to MSA, and families from Kosovo living in Germany, Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe often look for an online teacher for the same reasons.
Explore lessons →Central and Eastern Europe
Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Russia: explanation languages, time differences and cities compared.
Explore lessons →Czechia
Arabic is studied at Charles University in Prague, and students often want more speaking time than a seminar gives. Other learners in Czechia include professionals working with the Middle East and North Africa, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, travellers heading to Morocco, and Muslim families who want Quran reading for their children.
Explore lessons →Slovakia
In-person Arabic teaching is limited in Slovakia, so most learners look online. They include students, professionals working with the Gulf or North Africa, people with Moroccan partners, travellers and Muslim families who want regular Quran reading for their children.
Explore lessons →Hungary
Hungary has a long tradition of Arabic and Islamic scholarship — Ignác Goldziher, one of the founders of modern Islamic studies, worked in Budapest — and Arabic is studied at Eötvös Loránd University today. Learners include students, professionals, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, and Muslim families who want Quran lessons for their children.
Explore lessons →Romania
Arabic is studied at the University of Bucharest, and students often look for more speaking practice. Romania also has a long-established Muslim community of Tatar and Turkish heritage in Dobruja, around Constanța and Mangalia, where families ask for Quran reading. Other learners include professionals, people with Moroccan partners and travellers heading to Morocco.
Explore lessons →Bulgaria
Arabic is studied at Sofia University, and students often want extra conversation practice. Bulgaria also has a long-established Muslim community — Turkish-speaking and Bulgarian-speaking (Pomak) Muslims, especially around Kardzhali, Shumen and the Rhodopes — where many families want Quran lessons with a teacher. Other learners include professionals and travellers heading to Morocco.
Explore lessons →Ukraine
Learners in Ukraine include students of oriental studies, professionals, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, and Muslim families — among them Crimean Tatar families — who want Quran reading for their children. Many Ukrainians now live in Poland, Germany, Czechia and elsewhere in Europe and take lessons from there.
Explore lessons →Moldova
In-person Arabic teaching is rare in Moldova, so online lessons are the realistic route for most learners. They include students, professionals, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, Moldovans working abroad, and Muslim families who want Quran lessons for their children.
Explore lessons →Russia
Learners in Russia include students of oriental studies in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Kazan who want more speaking practice, professionals working with Arabic-speaking countries, people with Moroccan partners or friends, travellers preparing a trip to Morocco, and Muslim families in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, the North Caucasus and the large cities who want their children to read the Quran. Lessons with Lisanova suit learners who can follow explanations in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic.
Explore lessons →Belarus
In-person Arabic teaching in Belarus is limited and concentrated in Minsk, so online lessons are the realistic route for most learners. They include students of oriental languages, professionals, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, travellers to Morocco, and Muslim families — among them Belarusian Tatar families — who want Quran reading for their children. Belarusians living in Poland, Lithuania or elsewhere book in the same way.
Explore lessons →The Gulf
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain: how online MSA, Darija and Quran lessons work across the Gulf.
Explore lessons →Saudi Arabia
For a non-Arab professional in Saudi Arabia, MSA is the Arabic of official documents, street signs, product labels and the news. Lessons usually start with the alphabet and reading, then move to the formal vocabulary you meet at work.
Explore lessons →The United Arab Emirates
In the UAE, MSA learners are usually parents supporting a child’s school Arabic, or professionals who want to read official correspondence, government service pages and the news. Lessons can follow your child’s school topics; Lisanova is not linked to any school curriculum or exam.
Explore lessons →Qatar
MSA is the Arabic you see in Qatari official communication and school Arabic. Adults usually start with reading and writing; children can practise the reading and vocabulary they are meeting at school.
Explore lessons →Kuwait
Expatriates in Kuwait often meet Arabic in residency paperwork, official notices and workplace documents. MSA lessons focus on reading these confidently, with grammar introduced as you need it.
Explore lessons →Oman
In Oman, MSA learners often already know some spoken phrases but cannot read. Lessons build reading and writing so you can follow official notices, signs and the news.
Explore lessons →Bahrain
For professionals in Bahrain’s banking and service sectors, MSA lessons focus on reading formal Arabic — letters, forms and news — with speaking practice in formal Arabic.
Explore lessons →North Africa and the Levant
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Turkey: which Arabic Lisanova teaches, and which it does not.
Explore lessons →Algeria
Learners in Algeria usually already speak Algerian Arabic or Tamazight at home. They contact Lisanova for Moroccan Darija because of a Moroccan spouse, relatives or colleagues, for MSA tutoring to strengthen formal Arabic, or for Quran lessons for their children.
Explore lessons →Tunisia
In Tunisia, Tunisian Arabic is spoken day to day and French is common in business and higher education. Learners here look for Moroccan Darija because of Moroccan family or work, MSA classes to strengthen formal Arabic, and Quran lessons.
Explore lessons →Egypt
Egyptian Arabic is widely understood across the Arab world thanks to Egyptian film and television, but Moroccan Darija is often hard for Egyptians to follow. Learners in Egypt — Egyptians and the many foreigners living in Cairo and Alexandria — come to Lisanova for Moroccan Darija, MSA or Quran.
Explore lessons →Sudan
Most learners who contact Lisanova from Sudan already speak Sudanese Arabic, and many also speak Nubian, Beja, Fur or another Sudanese language at home. They usually want one of three things: stronger Modern Standard Arabic for reading, writing and formal speaking; Quran reading, Tajweed or memorization for their children; or Moroccan Darija because of Moroccan family, friends or plans to study or work in Morocco. Since the war that began in April 2023 many families have moved elsewhere in Sudan or abroad, and online lessons continue wherever the learner now lives.
Explore lessons →Libya
Learners in Libya usually speak Libyan Arabic at home. They ask Lisanova for Quran lessons for their children, MSA support for formal writing and study, or Moroccan Darija for Moroccan family and friends.
Explore lessons →Jordan
Amman is a popular base for foreigners studying Arabic, and many are already in local classes. They come to Lisanova for extra one-to-one MSA practice or for Moroccan Darija. Jordanian families also ask for Quran lessons and MSA support for children.
Explore lessons →Lebanon
Arabic, French and English are all part of daily life in Lebanon, and many children study mainly in French or English at school. Parents ask Lisanova for MSA support so children can read and write formal Arabic confidently; adults ask for Moroccan Darija or Quran lessons.
Explore lessons →Palestine
Learners in Palestine usually speak Palestinian Arabic at home. They ask for private Quran lessons, MSA tutoring for formal Arabic and study, or Moroccan Darija because of Moroccan family ties.
Explore lessons →Syria and Iraq
Learners in Syria and Iraq speak Syrian (Levantine) or Iraqi Arabic, and many also speak Kurdish or other languages. They come to Lisanova for Quran learning, MSA tutoring or Moroccan Darija.
Explore lessons →Yemen
Learners in Yemen speak Yemeni Arabic — which itself varies from Sana’a to Aden, Taiz and Hadramawt — and in some areas Mehri or Soqotri. They contact Lisanova for a private Quran teacher, for Modern Standard Arabic grammar and writing, or for Moroccan Darija because of Moroccan family or plans to study in Morocco. Yemeni families abroad, for example in the Gulf, the UK or the US, use the same lessons.
Explore lessons →Turkey
Many learners in Turkey study Arabic to read the Quran and Islamic texts, and Arabic is taught in religious schools and theology faculties. Istanbul also has a large Arabic-speaking community, so Arabic is useful in business too.
Explore lessons →Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Mauritania and more: how online MSA, Darija and Quran lessons work across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Explore lessons →West Africa
Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Gambia and Cameroon: an English guide comparing online MSA, Darija and Quran lessons country by country.
Explore lessons →Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean
Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho, Eswatini, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and the Comoros: explanation languages and time differences compared.
Explore lessons →South Africa
South Africa’s Muslim communities — Cape Muslims with roots going back centuries in Cape Town, and families of Indian and other heritage in Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria — often combine local madrasah classes with extra Arabic or Quran support at home. Others contact Lisanova because of a Moroccan partner, or for MSA for study and work.
Explore lessons →Nigeria
Nigeria has one of the largest Muslim populations in Africa and a long tradition of Arabic and Islamic learning, from Quranic and Islamiyya schools to university Arabic departments. Learners contact Lisanova for structured one-to-one MSA, Quran with a private teacher, or Moroccan Darija for business and family links with Morocco.
Explore lessons →Ghana
Ghana’s Muslim communities — in the north and in the Zongo neighbourhoods of Accra, Kumasi and other cities — have long run local Arabic and Quran schools. Learners contact Lisanova for private, flexible lessons: Quran for children, MSA grammar for adults, or Moroccan Darija for Moroccan links.
Explore lessons →Kenya
Kenya’s Muslim communities live along the Swahili coast — Mombasa, Lamu and Malindi — and in Nairobi neighbourhoods such as Eastleigh, as well as in the north-east. Families ask Lisanova for Quran and Arabic support for children; adults ask for MSA grammar, or Moroccan Darija for work or family links.
Explore lessons →Uganda
Uganda has an established Muslim minority, and Islamic schools in Kampala and other towns teach Quran and basic Arabic. Learners contact Lisanova for private lessons that fit a busy week: MSA for adults and students, Quran for children, or Moroccan Darija for Moroccan links.
Explore lessons →Tanzania
Zanzibar and the Tanzanian coast have centuries of links with the Arabic-speaking world, and Quran schools (madrasa) are part of daily life for many families. Learners contact Lisanova for private Quran lessons, MSA grammar and reading, or Moroccan Darija for Moroccan links.
Explore lessons →Ethiopia
Ethiopia has a large Muslim population and a historic Islamic heritage, from the first Muslim migration to Abyssinia to the old city of Harar. Learners contact Lisanova for Quran with a private teacher, MSA for study or work in Arabic-speaking countries, or Moroccan Darija.
Explore lessons →Gambia
The Gambia is a mostly Muslim country where many children attend Quran school (daara or majlis) and Arabic-medium madrasas. Learners contact Lisanova for private Quran support, MSA for study, or Moroccan Darija — Morocco is also a study destination for students from the region.
Explore lessons →Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is a majority-Muslim country where many children first learn to read the Quran at a local Quranic school, and Islamic schools teach Arabic alongside the national curriculum. Learners contact Lisanova for structured one-to-one MSA, for a private Quran teacher at a fixed weekly time, or for Moroccan Darija because of a link with Morocco.
Explore lessons →Liberia
Liberia’s Muslim communities — many of them Mandingo, Vai or Fula families — are a minority but long established, especially in Monrovia and in the north and west of the country. Some learners want a private Quran teacher or MSA grammar to build on what they learned at a local madrasa; others have no Arabic background at all and want to start from the alphabet.
Explore lessons →Cameroon
Cameroon’s Muslim communities are largest in the northern regions — around Maroua, Garoua and Ngaoundéré — with established communities in Douala, Yaoundé and Foumban. Learners contact Lisanova for Quran with a private teacher, for MSA for study or work, and for Moroccan Darija when they plan to study or do business in Morocco.
Explore lessons →Mauritania
Mauritania has a renowned tradition of Quran and classical Arabic learning in its mahdara schools. Learners contact Lisanova for flexible private Quran lessons, for MSA writing and grammar — especially those schooled mainly in French — or for Moroccan Darija for links with Morocco.
Explore lessons →Botswana
Botswana’s Muslim community is small but long established, with mosques and madrasah classes in Gaborone, Francistown and Lobatse. Many families are of South Asian heritage; others have roots elsewhere in southern and eastern Africa, or came to Islam as adults. Private Arabic and Quran teaching is hard to find locally, especially outside Gaborone, which is why an online teacher is a practical option.
Explore lessons →Namibia
Namibia’s Muslim community is very small and centred on Windhoek, and many Namibian Muslims came to Islam as adults. In-person Arabic and Quran teaching is therefore limited, and most learners start from the alphabet. Others want Arabic for work or travel, or Moroccan Darija because of a Moroccan partner or friends.
Explore lessons →Zambia
Zambia’s Muslim minority includes families of South Asian heritage in Lusaka and the Copperbelt, and long-standing communities in the Eastern Province around Chipata, near the Malawi border. Many learners are beginners: children who need steady Quran reading alongside madrasah, and adults who want to start Arabic properly.
Explore lessons →Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Muslim community includes families of South Asian heritage, families with Malawian and Mozambican roots, and Zimbabweans who have embraced Islam, with mosques and madrasahs in Harare, Bulawayo and other towns. Learners look online for a regular private teacher, for MSA beyond basic reading, or for Moroccan Darija.
Explore lessons →Malawi
Islam has deep roots in Malawi, especially among Yao communities in the south and along Lake Malawi — around Mangochi, Machinga and Zomba — where it arrived with trade from the Swahili coast in the nineteenth century, and madrasah teaching is widespread. Many Malawian learners therefore already read the Quranic script and want to go further: correct Tajweed, memorization, or understanding the Arabic they recite.
Explore lessons →Lesotho and Eswatini
Lesotho and Eswatini are small countries bordered by South Africa, each with a small Muslim community — in Maseru, and in Mbabane and Manzini — and few places to learn Arabic in person. This page covers both because lessons work the same way in each: online from Morocco, explained in English, on South African time. Lisanova has no school, partner institution or representative in either country.
Explore lessons →Madagascar
Madagascar’s Muslim communities are a minority with long roots: families of Comorian and Arab-Swahili descent around Mahajanga and the north-west, Malagasy Muslims across the island, and families of South Asian heritage in Antananarivo and coastal towns. In the south-east, the Antemoro preserved sorabe — manuscripts of Malagasy written in Arabic script. Arabic and Quran teaching is concentrated in a few towns, so an online teacher reaches learners anywhere on the island.
Explore lessons →Mauritius and Seychelles
Mauritius has a large Muslim community, mostly of Indian heritage, with mosques and madrasahs across the island from Port Louis to the villages; Seychelles has a much smaller community, centred on Victoria on Mahé. Learners in both look for a private teacher for Quran with Tajweed, for MSA to understand what they recite, or for Moroccan Darija.
Explore lessons →The Horn of Africa
Somalia, Hargeisa and Berbera, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan: choosing MSA, Quran or Darija, explanation languages and lesson times.
Explore lessons →Somalia
Somali has borrowed many Arabic words, especially for religion, trade and everyday courtesy, so vocabulary often feels familiar. Somali has been written in the Latin alphabet since 1972, though, so writing Arabic script by hand, Arabic grammar and some sounds still need regular practice.
Explore lessons →Djibouti
Because French is so widely used, many Djiboutian learners prefer French explanations, while others choose English or, if they already follow Arabic well, lessons entirely in Arabic. The choice is yours; a French version of this page is also available. Somali and Afar are not used to explain lessons.
Explore lessons →Eritrea
Tigrinya and Tigre are Semitic languages related to Arabic and share some vocabulary, but they are separate languages written in the Ge’ez script. Learners who grew up with Tigrinya or Tigre still need to learn Arabic script and grammar from the start. Lessons are not explained in Tigrinya, Tigre or other Eritrean languages.
Explore lessons →Asia-Pacific
Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Australia and more: online MSA, Darija and Quran lessons across Asia-Pacific.
Explore lessons →Japan
Learners in Japan who look for an online Arabic teacher are usually university students of Middle Eastern or Islamic studies, employees of companies that work with the Arab world, Muslims in Japan — both Japanese converts and residents from abroad — and people with a Moroccan partner. Few cities outside Tokyo and Osaka offer regular Arabic classes, so one-to-one online lessons fill the gap.
Explore lessons →South Korea
Korean learners of Arabic include university students of Arabic and Middle Eastern studies, employees of Korean companies working on projects in the Gulf and North Africa, Muslims living in Korea, and people preparing to travel or move to Morocco. Private online lessons let busy students and professionals study around full schedules.
Explore lessons →Indonesia
Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population, and many Indonesians first meet Arabic in a pesantren, madrasah or Quran class (kelas Quran). Learners who look for a kursus bahasa Arab online dengan guru often already read the script but want to understand and speak Arabic, prepare for study in the Arab world, or work with Arabic-speaking companies.
Explore lessons →Malaysia
Many Malaysians study Arabic and Quran at religious school, and Jawi — Malay written in an Arabic-based script — means the letters are already familiar to many learners. People searching for kelas bahasa Arab online or a guru bahasa Arab online usually want to understand Arabic rather than only read it, to prepare for study in the Arab world, or to use Arabic in Islamic finance, halal trade or tourism.
Explore lessons →Pakistan
In Pakistan most Muslim children learn to read the Quran (nazra) at home or at a mosque, and Urdu is written in an Arabic-based script. Adults who want to learn Arabic online in Pakistan usually want something different: to understand what they recite, to prepare for work or study in the Gulf, or to speak with Arabic-speaking colleagues and family.
Explore lessons →India
Arabic in India is studied in madrasas, in university Arabic departments and, increasingly, by professionals preparing for jobs in the Gulf. Learners in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kerala and beyond look for an Arabic tutor who can teach at times that fit work or college.
Explore lessons →Bangladesh
In Bangladesh many children learn to read the Quran at a maktab or madrasa, and many families have relatives working in Saudi Arabia, the UAE or Qatar. Adults who look for Arabic classes online usually want to understand the Quran, prepare for study or work abroad, or help their children beyond basic reading.
Explore lessons →Singapore
Singapore is a city-state, so this page covers learners across the whole island. Many Malay Muslim families combine madrasah or weekend religious classes with extra Arabic or Quran support, and professionals in finance, logistics and trade use Arabic with Gulf partners. Long work and school days make one-to-one online lessons practical.
Explore lessons →Australia
Arabic is one of the most widely spoken home languages in Australia, especially in Sydney and Melbourne. Many learners are children and adults of Lebanese, Iraqi, Syrian, Egyptian or Palestinian heritage who understand some spoken Arabic but cannot read or write it. Others are Muslims wanting Quran lessons, university students, or people with a Moroccan partner.
Explore lessons →New Zealand
New Zealand’s Muslim and Arabic-speaking communities are smaller and spread out, so local Arabic or Quran teachers can be hard to find outside Auckland. Learners include Muslim families, heritage learners, students and people with Moroccan connections. Online lessons remove the need to travel.
Explore lessons →China and Hong Kong
Learners in mainland China include university students of Arabic, traders and employees who deal with Arab clients, and Chinese Muslims, including Hui families, who want Quran or Arabic lessons. In Hong Kong learners are often professionals in finance and trade or international residents. Private online lessons suit both.
Explore lessons →Southeast Asia
Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, plus Taiwan and Sri Lanka: explanation languages, time differences and cities compared.
Explore lessons →Thailand
Most of Thailand’s Muslims live in the southern provinces — Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Satun — and in long-established communities in Bangkok. Many children there learn to read the Quran at a local pondok or mosque class, and adults often want to understand the Arabic they recite. Other learners are hotel, hospital and tourism staff who meet visitors from Arabic-speaking countries, students, and people with Moroccan partners or plans to visit Morocco.
Explore lessons →The Philippines
Arabic is part of life for many Muslim Filipinos, especially in the Bangsamoro region and elsewhere in Mindanao, where madrasah education and Quran classes are common, and public schools in some areas offer Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE). Other learners are Filipinos preparing to work in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar or Kuwait, students, and people with Moroccan partners or friends.
Explore lessons →Vietnam
Vietnam’s Muslim community is small; many are Cham, living in An Giang province in the Mekong Delta and in Ho Chi Minh City, where families often want Quran reading for their children. Other learners in Vietnam study Arabic for trade with the Gulf, the halal food industry, tourism or university, and some have Moroccan partners or friends.
Explore lessons →Taiwan
In Taiwan, Arabic learners are mostly university students, professionals in trade, technology and energy, and Muslim residents — including many workers and students from Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries who want Quran reading or Tajweed. Some learners have Moroccan partners or plan to travel to Morocco.
Explore lessons →Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Muslim community, about one in ten people, often learns Quran reading at a madrasa or maktab from childhood. Many adults want to understand the Arabic they recite, and many families have relatives working in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait or the UAE. Other learners are students and professionals who work with partners from the Arab world.
Explore lessons →Cambodia and Laos
Cambodia’s Muslims are mostly Cham, living in Phnom Penh, Kampong Cham and along the Mekong and Tonlé Sap, where families value Quran reading for their children. Laos has a very small Muslim community, mainly in Vientiane. In both countries, in-person Arabic teaching is limited, and learners also include NGO and development workers, business people and people with Moroccan partners.
Explore lessons →Myanmar
Myanmar has long-established Muslim communities, especially in Yangon and Mandalay, where children often learn Quran reading at a madrasa or mosque class. Adults who want to understand Arabic, students, and families with relatives working in the Gulf or Malaysia also look for lessons. Online learning only works where the internet is reliable, so this page explains the practical checks first.
Explore lessons →Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan: explanation languages, time differences and cities compared.
Explore lessons →The Caucasus
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia: three countries, three languages, one time zone — how online lessons work in each.
Explore lessons →Kazakhstan
Arabic is taught at the oriental studies faculty of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty, and many students want more speaking time than a seminar gives. Other learners in Kazakhstan include professionals working with Gulf and Middle Eastern partners, Muslim families who want Quran reading for their children, adults returning to the Quran, and people with Moroccan friends or partners or plans to visit Morocco.
Explore lessons →Uzbekistan
Arabic has deep roots in Uzbekistan: Imam al-Bukhari, compiler of the best-known collection of Hadith, was born in Bukhara, and the old buildings of Samarkand and Bukhara carry Arabic inscriptions. Today, many learners are Muslim families who want Quran reading and Tajweed for their children, adults who want to understand what they recite in prayer, students, and professionals working with Arabic-speaking partners.
Explore lessons →Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan share a mountain border but not a language: Kyrgyz is a Turkic language, while Tajik is a form of Persian written in Cyrillic. In both countries, in-person Arabic teaching outside the capitals is limited, so online lessons are a practical route. Learners include Muslim families who want Quran reading for their children, students, and people working with Arabic-speaking partners, including many who now work in Russia, Turkey or the Gulf.
Explore lessons →Turkmenistan
In-person Arabic teaching is limited in Turkmenistan, so learners who want regular lessons with a qualified teacher often look online. They include students, professionals working with Turkish, Gulf or other Arabic-speaking partners, Muslim families who want Quran reading for their children, and adults who want to learn MSA or Moroccan Darija from the beginning.
Explore lessons →Azerbaijan
Arabic is studied at the faculty of oriental studies of Baku State University, and students often want extra conversation practice. Other learners in Azerbaijan include Muslim families who want Quran reading for their children, adults who want to improve their recitation, professionals working with Gulf and Middle Eastern partners, and people in tourism who meet visitors from Arabic-speaking countries.
Explore lessons →Georgia
This page is for Georgia, the country in the Caucasus. Tbilisi and Batumi welcome many visitors and property buyers from Arabic-speaking countries, so people in hotels, tourism and real estate are among Georgia’s Arabic learners. Others are students, Muslim families in Adjara and Kvemo Kartli who want Quran reading for their children, and people with Moroccan partners or plans to visit Morocco.
Explore lessons →Armenia
Many Armenian families came to Armenia from Syria, Lebanon and Iraq and speak Arabic at home; their children growing up in Yerevan often want to keep reading and writing it. Other learners include students at Yerevan State University’s faculty of oriental studies, professionals working with Middle Eastern partners, Muslim residents and students who want Quran learning with a teacher, and people with Moroccan partners.
Explore lessons →The Caribbean
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and the English-speaking Caribbean: online MSA, Moroccan Darija and Quran lessons explained in English.
Explore lessons →Guyana and Suriname
Georgetown, Paramaribo and beyond: private MSA, Moroccan Darija and Quran lessons explained in English (not Dutch).
Explore lessons →Living elsewhere? Online lessons are not limited to these countries. Ask the academy about your location, time zone and learning goal. No automatic country or language selection is applied.