Learn Arabic online in Bahrain

Learning Arabic from Bahrain

Bahrain is a small island kingdom with a long-established financial sector and many expatriate residents, some of whom also work across the causeway in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Learners here often want flexible online lessons rather than travelling to a class.

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

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in 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.

Lisanova teaches Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan Darija only. It does not teach Gulf (Khaleeji), Najdi, Hijazi or any other local Gulf dialect, so lessons will not train you in the everyday speech you hear in local shops and offices.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Bahrain

Darija lessons from Bahrain are for Moroccan family ties, Moroccan friends and colleagues, and travel to Morocco.

Quran lessons online in Bahrain

Private Quran lessons from Bahrain can focus on one need at a time — learning to read, correcting recitation, Tajweed, memorization or meanings. Lisanova’s Quran teachers hold Ijazah in recitation and Tajweed.

Quran lessons available: reading from the first letters, recitation with correction, Tajweed rules, memorization (Hifz) with revision, and understanding the meanings. They are arranged on WhatsApp so the academy can confirm the teacher, the explanation language (English, French, Spanish or Arabic) and a realistic scope. No memorization outcome or Ijazah for the learner is promised.

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.

Lesson times

Bahrain is on Arabia Standard Time. This is UTC+3 all year with no daylight saving. Morocco keeps UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so your local time is usually two hours ahead of Morocco and three hours ahead during Ramadan. The weekend is Friday and Saturday, so Saturday — a working day in Morocco — is a common choice for weekend lessons.

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 written 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

Teachers explain in English, French, Spanish or Arabic depending on availability; the Arabic you learn is a separate choice from the explanation language. Tell us your preference when you enquire and we confirm a suitable teacher before you commit.

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 riyal, dirham, dinar or other local-currency price is offered. The first trial lesson is free.

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