Learn Arabic online in Sierra Leone

Learning Arabic from Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is a majority-Muslim country where many children first learn to read the Quran at a local Quranic school, and Islamic schools teach Arabic alongside the national curriculum. Learners contact Lisanova for structured one-to-one MSA, for a private Quran teacher at a fixed weekly time, or for Moroccan Darija because of a link 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.

English, Krio and Arabic

English is the language of school and government, Krio is the everyday common language, and Temne, Mende, Limba and other languages are widely spoken. Lessons are explained in English, which is confirmed for Sierra Leonean learners — not in Krio, Temne or Mende.

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.

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in Sierra Leone

MSA lessons suit adults who learned to read Arabic script as children and now want grammar and comprehension, students preparing for Arabic or Islamic studies, and professionals who need formal Arabic for work.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Sierra Leone

Moroccan Darija suits Sierra Leoneans with Moroccan family or friends, students planning to study in Morocco, and anyone travelling there. Lessons are spoken and practical from the first day.

Quran lessons online in Sierra Leone

Families ask for a private teacher to keep a child’s reading and memorization regular; adults ask for Tajweed correction or to understand the meanings of what they recite.

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 Freetown

Freetown learners — from the East End to Wellington, Lumley and the peninsula — often balance long journeys, school runs and work. An online tutor removes the travel: a child can revise Quran straight after school and an adult can study MSA in the evening from home.

If your power or connection drops during a lesson, tell your teacher on WhatsApp straight away; rescheduling follows the conditions on the Terms page. Learners in Bo, Kenema, Makeni and other towns follow the same arrangement.

Lesson times

Sierra Leone 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. Krio, Temne and Mende explanations are not offered. 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.