Arabic lessons online in Serbia

Learning Arabic from Serbia

Arabic is taught at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Philology, and students of oriental studies often want more speaking time than a seminar gives. Other learners include professionals working with the Middle East and North Africa, people with Moroccan partners, and Muslim families in Belgrade and the Sandžak region around Novi Pazar who want Quran reading for their children.

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 Serbian

Serbian speakers already read two alphabets, Cyrillic and Latin, so learning a third script is less daunting than it sounds. Serbian h, as in hleb, is close to Arabic خ (kha). The new challenges are writing right to left, joining letters within a word, 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 Serbia

MSA lessons suit beginners, university students who want conversation and grammar practice alongside their course, and professionals who need formal written Arabic. Lessons follow the six CEFR levels from A1.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Serbia

Online Moroccan Darija lessons suit learners with a Moroccan partner or friends and people planning time in Morocco. Lessons start with everyday conversation and can begin in Latin letters.

Quran lessons online in Serbia

Families can arrange regular online Quran reading or memorization revision for children, and adults can work on Tajweed privately. 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 Belgrade

In Belgrade, a private online tutor fits around university timetables and office hours without crossing the city at rush hour. Students can bring texts from their course for guided reading; lessons do not give university credit.

Novi Sad, Novi Pazar and the rest of Serbia

Learners in Novi Sad, Niš and smaller towns follow the same arrangement. In Novi Pazar and the Sandžak region, families often ask for children’s Quran reading and Tajweed with a teacher who listens to every verse.

Lesson times

Serbia 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 Serbia; lessons are not explained in Serbian. 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.