Arabic lessons online in Hungary

Learning Arabic from Hungary

Hungary has a long tradition of Arabic and Islamic scholarship — Ignác Goldziher, one of the founders of modern Islamic studies, worked in Budapest — and Arabic is studied at Eötvös Loránd University today. Learners include students, professionals, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, and Muslim families who want Quran lessons 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 Hungarian

Hungarian marks long vowels with accents — kor and kór are different words — and Arabic vowel length changes meaning too, so Hungarian speakers often hear it quickly. Arabic grammar is very different from Hungarian: words are built from three-letter roots, such as k-t-b for writing in kitāb (book) and maktab (office). Teachers introduce roots early because they make vocabulary easier to remember.

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 Hungary

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

Moroccan Darija lessons in Hungary

Online Moroccan Darija lessons suit learners with Moroccan partners, family or friends, and travellers heading to Morocco. Lessons are conversation-first and can begin in Latin letters.

Quran lessons online in Hungary

Quran lessons online suit children learning to read the Quran, adults who want Tajweed correction, and learners working on memorization with regular revision. Each lesson is one-to-one, so the teacher hears every verse.

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 Budapest

In Budapest, a private online tutor saves the trip across the Danube after work or classes. Students can bring course texts for guided MSA reading, and professionals can focus on formal emails and meetings.

Debrecen, Szeged and the rest of Hungary

Students in Debrecen, Szeged and Pécs, including many international medical students, often want Arabic speaking practice or Quran lessons alongside their studies. They follow the same online arrangement.

Lesson times

Hungary 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 Hungary; lessons are not explained in Hungarian. 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.