Arabic lessons online in Ghana

Learning Arabic from Ghana

Ghana’s Muslim communities — in the north and in the Zongo neighbourhoods of Accra, Kumasi and other cities — have long run local Arabic and Quran schools. Learners contact Lisanova for private, flexible lessons: Quran for children, MSA grammar for adults, or Moroccan Darija for Moroccan links.

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

Learning Arabic alongside English and Ghanaian languages

English is the language of school and work in Ghana, and many learners also speak Hausa, Dagbani or another Ghanaian language. Several of these languages have borrowed Arabic words, which can help with vocabulary.

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.

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in Ghana

MSA lessons focus on reading, grammar and comprehension for adults, and on regular reading and writing for children.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Ghana

Moroccan Darija suits Ghanaians with Moroccan friends, family or business partners, or plans to visit Morocco.

Quran lessons online in Ghana

Private Quran lessons can follow each learner in reading, Tajweed, memorization or meanings at a regular weekly time.

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 Arabic teacher for Kumasi

Kumasi, Ghana’s second city, has long-established Zongo communities such as Aboabo and Asawase with their own Arabic schools. Families there often want a private teacher who keeps a child’s Quran revision regular between school terms, while adults who studied at a makaranta as children ask for MSA so they can understand what they read.

Online lessons avoid crossing the city at busy times. Siblings each have their own lesson rather than sharing one.

Darija lessons for learners in Ghana

Moroccan Darija is a different choice from the Arabic most Ghanaians meet at Islamic school. It is the spoken Arabic of Morocco, useful if you have Moroccan friends or family, are planning to study in Morocco, or work with Moroccan companies. Lessons focus on conversation and listening, and you can start in Latin letters.

If you want to read the Quran or formal Arabic, MSA or a Quran path is the better choice; many learners later add Darija on top.

Lesson times

Ghana is on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0). This is UTC+0 all year. Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year, so you are usually one hour behind your teacher; during Ramadan Morocco moves to UTC+0 and the clock time is the same.

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 explanations are the usual choice for Ghanaian learners. 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 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.