Arabic lessons online in Egypt

Learning Arabic from 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.

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

Moroccan Darija, MSA and Egyptian Arabic

Lisanova teaches two kinds of Arabic only: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA, Fusha) — the shared written and formal Arabic of books, news, documents and schools across the Arab world — and Moroccan Darija, the everyday spoken Arabic of Morocco. It does not teach Egyptian Arabic, or any dialect other than Moroccan Darija.

Lisanova’s dialect offer is Moroccan Darija, not Egyptian Arabic. Foreign residents who want to chat in Cairo need Egyptian Arabic, which Lisanova does not teach; choose MSA if you want formal Arabic that is understood everywhere.

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in Egypt

Foreigners in Egypt often take MSA alongside local Egyptian-Arabic classes elsewhere, to read and write properly. Egyptians tend to ask for grammar and formal writing support.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Egypt

Egyptians learn Moroccan Darija for Moroccan spouses and in-laws, Moroccan colleagues, or because they want to follow Moroccan series and music. Lessons focus on the words and sounds that make Darija hard for Egyptian ears.

Quran lessons online in Egypt

Egypt has a deep tradition of Quran recitation. Learners who want a flexible private online slot with a Moroccan teacher can arrange reading, Tajweed, memorization or meanings.

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.

Lesson times

Egypt is on Eastern European Time. Clocks move forward in summer (UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer). Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so you are usually one to two hours ahead of Morocco depending on the season.

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

Teachers explain in Arabic, English, French or Spanish; 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 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 and payment details with you on WhatsApp. Quran enquiries are arranged on WhatsApp. Cancellation and refund conditions are on the Terms page.