Arabic lessons online in Croatia

Learning Arabic from 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.

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

Starting Arabic from Croatian

Croatian spelling is phonetic — one letter, one sound — and Arabic consonants work the same way once you know the letters. Croatian h, as in hvala, is close to Arabic خ (kha), so that sound comes easily. The new challenges are the right-to-left script, the throat sounds ع (ʿayn) and ح (ḥa), and the emphatic letters such as ص and ط.

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 Levantine, Egyptian, Gulf or other Arabic dialects, or Turkish.

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in Croatia

MSA lessons suit beginners who want to read and write, students and researchers, and professionals who need formal Arabic. Learners in hospitality often start with practical phrases and reading signs and menus. Lessons follow the six CEFR levels from A1.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Croatia

Online Moroccan Darija lessons suit learners with a Moroccan partner or friends and people planning time in Morocco. Lessons start with greetings, getting around, prices and family conversation, in Latin letters first if you prefer.

Quran lessons online in Croatia

Families can arrange regular online Quran reading or memorization revision for children, alongside or instead of weekend classes, and adults can work on Tajweed privately.

Quran lessons available: reading from the first letters, recitation with correction, Tajweed rules, memorization (Hifz) with revision, and understanding the meanings. Lisanova’s Quran teachers hold Ijazah in recitation and Tajweed. Lessons are arranged on WhatsApp so the academy can confirm the teacher, the explanation language and a realistic scope; no memorization outcome 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.

An online Arabic tutor for Zagreb

In Zagreb, a private online tutor fits around office hours and university timetables: one regular weekly lesson with the same teacher where possible, without crossing the city. Zagreb is home to the Islamic Centre in the Borovje neighbourhood, and families who want extra Quran reading at home often combine it with an online teacher.

Split, Rijeka and the coast

On the coast, many learners work long seasonal hours in tourism. Online lessons can be paused for the summer peak and resumed in the quieter months, with times agreed each time.

Lesson times

Croatia is on Central European Time. Central European Time is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so your clock usually matches your teacher’s in winter and is one hour ahead in summer, with one hour more during Ramadan.

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

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 Croatia; lessons are not explained in Croatian. 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 euro, dinar, lek, denar 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. You can pay by bank transfer, by card or through a money-transfer service such as Western Union. Quran enquiries are arranged on WhatsApp. Cancellation and refund conditions are on the Terms page.