Learn Arabic online in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago

Learn Arabic online in Jamaica

Learners in Kingston, Montego Bay and elsewhere in Jamaica usually come with one of three goals: speaking with a Moroccan partner, friends or colleagues; preparing a trip to Morocco; or reading the Quran correctly as Muslims or new Muslims. Each goal points to a different course, and the free trial helps you choose.

Jamaica is on UTC−5 all year, with no daylight saving. Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so Morocco is usually six hours ahead (five during Ramadan). A 9:00 lesson in Kingston is 15:00 in Morocco; Jamaican evenings are night-time in Morocco.

Arabic teacher online in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago has a long-established Muslim community, and many families in Port of Spain, San Fernando, Chaguanas and across both islands look for a teacher who can help children read the Quran correctly, or help adults understand the Arabic they already recite. Others want Modern Standard Arabic for study, or Moroccan Darija for family and travel.

Trinidad and Tobago is on UTC−4 all year. Morocco is usually five hours ahead (four during Ramadan), so a 10:00 lesson in Port of Spain is 15:00 in Morocco, and evenings in Trinidad are late night in Morocco.

Which Arabic: MSA, Moroccan Darija or Quran?

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA, Fusha) is the formal written Arabic of books, news and documents across the Arab world. Moroccan Darija is the everyday spoken Arabic of Morocco. Lisanova teaches these two varieties only — not Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf or any other dialect.

Quran lessons are a separate religious path: reading from the first letters, Tajweed, memorization (Hifz) with revision and the meanings of verses. Lisanova’s Quran teachers hold Ijazah in recitation and Tajweed; no memorization outcome is promised. Being able to recite without understanding is a reason to add Arabic language lessons, not to repeat Quran reading.

Learn Moroccan Darija online

Darija lessons start with greetings, numbers, shopping, transport and family conversation, and build listening and speaking from the first lesson. You do not need to master the Arabic alphabet before you start speaking. Darija can be learned one-to-one or in a small group of up to four learners.

Explanation language

Lessons for Caribbean learners are explained in English. Lisanova also has teachers who explain in French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic. Not every teacher speaks every language, so the academy confirms your teacher before the first paid lesson.

Elsewhere in the Caribbean

Learners in Barbados, the Bahamas, Guyana and other English-speaking Caribbean countries can book in exactly the same way: tell the academy your country and time zone. Spanish-speaking learners in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Central America have their own pages in Spanish.

Lesson times

When you book the free trial or ask on WhatsApp, send 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 and no hour is guaranteed.

Prices and getting started

Private Arabic and Moroccan Darija: one 60-minute lesson $20; 8 hours $120; 12 hours $170; 16 hours $200. Group Moroccan Darija: two one-hour classes a week, maximum four learners, $50 per month. Prices are in US dollars; no Jamaican or Trinidad and Tobago dollar price is offered. The first Arabic/Darija 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. Quran enquiries are arranged on WhatsApp. You can pay by bank transfer, by card or through a money-transfer service such as Western Union; payment details are sent on WhatsApp after the trial. Cancellation and refund conditions are on the Terms page.