Online Arabic lessons in Greece

Learning Arabic from Greece

Learners in Greece come to Arabic for shipping, tourism and trade across the Eastern Mediterranean, for university study, or through Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners. Greece also has a long-established Muslim minority in Thrace, around Komotini and Xanthi, and newer Muslim communities in Athens, where families often look for Quran reading with a teacher.

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 Greek

Greek speakers have a head start with several Arabic sounds. Greek γ before a or o (as in γάλα) is close to Arabic غ (ghayn), Greek χ (as in χέρι) is close to خ (kha), and θ and δ match ث and ذ in MSA. Greek speakers are also used to a non-Latin alphabet, which makes the Arabic script feel less foreign. The new challenges are right-to-left writing 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 Greece

MSA lessons suit beginners who want to read and write, professionals in shipping, tourism or trade who need formal Arabic, and students who want speaking and grammar practice alongside a university course. Lessons follow the six CEFR levels from A1.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Greece

Online Moroccan Darija lessons suit learners with a Moroccan partner, family or friends, and people 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 Greece

Families in Athens, Thessaloniki and Thrace can arrange regular Quran reading or memorization revision for children at home, 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.

Athens and Thessaloniki

Athens has its own page for online Arabic lessons. Learners in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city and a university centre, often want extra Arabic speaking time alongside their studies, or Darija before a trip to Morocco. Learners on the islands follow the same online arrangement, as long as the connection is stable.

Lesson times

Greece is on Eastern European Time. Eastern European Time is UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so you are usually one hour ahead of your teacher in winter and two hours 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 Greece; lessons are not explained in Greek or Turkish. 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.