Learn Arabic online in Saudi Arabia

Learning Arabic from Saudi Arabia

Arabic is the official language of Saudi Arabia, and many residents who moved there for work — from South Asia, the Philippines, Europe and North America — want to read the Arabic around them in contracts, forms, signs and news. Arab families also look for Quran teachers for their children, and Moroccan families living in the Kingdom want their children to keep speaking Darija.

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

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in Saudi Arabia

For a non-Arab professional in Saudi Arabia, MSA is the Arabic of official documents, street signs, product labels and the news. Lessons usually start with the alphabet and reading, then move to the formal vocabulary you meet at work.

Lisanova teaches Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan Darija only. It does not teach Gulf (Khaleeji), Najdi, Hijazi or any other local Gulf dialect, so lessons will not train you in the everyday speech you hear in local shops and offices.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Saudi Arabia

Darija lessons in Saudi Arabia are mostly for Moroccan families raising children away from Morocco, spouses of Moroccans, and colleagues of Moroccan co-workers. Darija is quite different from the Arabic spoken in Riyadh or Jeddah, so learn it for Moroccan contacts and trips to Morocco, not for daily life in the Kingdom.

Quran lessons online in Saudi Arabia

Many families in Saudi Arabia want regular Quran revision for their children at home, and some non-Arabic-speaking Muslims want to read the Quran in Arabic for the first time. Lisanova’s Quran teachers hold Ijazah in recitation and Tajweed.

Quran lessons available: reading from the first letters, recitation with correction, Tajweed rules, memorization (Hifz) with revision, and understanding the meanings. They are arranged on WhatsApp so the academy can confirm the teacher, the explanation language (English, French, Spanish or Arabic) and a realistic scope. No memorization outcome or Ijazah for the learner 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

Saudi Arabia is on Arabia Standard Time. This is UTC+3 all year with no daylight saving. Morocco keeps UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so your local time is usually two hours ahead of Morocco and three hours ahead during Ramadan. The weekend is Friday and Saturday, so Saturday — a working day in Morocco — is a common choice for weekend lessons.

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 written 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 English, French, Spanish or Arabic depending on availability; 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 riyal, dirham, dinar 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. Quran enquiries are arranged on WhatsApp. Cancellation and refund conditions are on the Terms page.