Arabic lessons online in Mauritania

Learning Arabic from Mauritania

Mauritania has a renowned tradition of Quran and classical Arabic learning in its mahdara schools. Learners contact Lisanova for flexible private Quran lessons, for MSA writing and grammar — especially those schooled mainly in French — or for Moroccan Darija for links with Morocco.

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.

Hassaniya, MSA and Moroccan Darija

Hassaniya Arabic is the everyday spoken Arabic of most Mauritanians; Pulaar, Soninke and Wolof are also spoken, and French is common in education and business. Hassaniya speakers understand some Moroccan Darija, but vocabulary and pronunciation differ.

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 Hassaniya Arabic or any dialect other than Moroccan Darija.

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in Mauritania

MSA lessons suit learners who want confident formal writing and grammar, including adults who studied mainly in French.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Mauritania

Moroccan Darija lessons focus on the Moroccan words and pronunciation that differ most from Hassaniya, for family, study or work in Morocco.

Quran lessons online in Mauritania

Learners can arrange recitation correction, Tajweed, memorization with revision or meanings at a regular online 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.

Lesson times

Mauritania 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. Arabic or French explanations suit many Mauritanian 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.