Learn Arabic online in Czechia

Learning Arabic from 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.

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

Starting Arabic from Czech

Czech marks long vowels with a čárka — byt and být are different words — and Arabic vowel length changes meaning in the same way: كَتَبَ (kataba, “he wrote”) and كاتَبَ (kātaba, “he corresponded”). Czech ch, as in chléb, is the same sound as Arabic خ (kha). The new challenges are the right-to-left script and the throat sounds ع (ʿayn) and ح (ḥa).

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 Czechia

MSA lessons suit beginners who want to read and write, university students who want conversation and grammar practice alongside their course, and professionals who need formal Arabic. Lessons follow the six CEFR levels from A1.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Czechia

Moroccan Darija lessons online suit learners with a Moroccan partner, family or friends, and Czechs planning to travel to or live in Morocco. Lessons are conversation-first and can begin in Latin letters before adding Arabic script.

Quran lessons online in Czechia

Muslim families in Prague and Brno can arrange regular online Quran reading or memorization revision for children, and adults can work on Tajweed privately, with the same teacher each week where possible.

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 Prague

In Prague, a private online tutor fits around university timetables and office hours without crossing the city. Students can bring texts from their course for guided reading; lessons do not give university credit.

Brno, Ostrava and the rest of Czechia

Brno, Czechia’s second university city, has many students who want extra Arabic practice. Learners in Ostrava, Plzeň and smaller towns follow the same online arrangement.

Lesson times

Czechia 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 Czechia; lessons are not explained in Czech. 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, koruna, forint, leu, hryvnia, rouble 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.