Arabic lessons online in Thailand

Learning Arabic from Thailand

Most of Thailand’s Muslims live in the southern provinces — Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Satun — and in long-established communities in Bangkok. Many children there learn to read the Quran at a local pondok or mosque class, and adults often want to understand the Arabic they recite. Other learners are hotel, hospital and tourism staff who meet visitors from Arabic-speaking countries, students, and people with Moroccan partners or plans to visit Morocco.

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

Starting Arabic from Thai

Thai and Arabic look nothing alike, but Thai readers already know one useful idea: in Thai, vowel marks sit above, below or beside the consonant. Arabic short vowels (harakat) are also small marks written above or below the letter. Arabic is not tonal, so Thai speakers do not need to listen for tones; the new challenges are right-to-left writing, joined letters, and the throat sounds ع (ʿayn) and ح (ḥa). In the Malay-speaking south, many families already use Arabic-origin words such as kitab (book, from كِتاب).

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 Gulf, Levantine, Egyptian or other Arabic dialects.

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in Thailand

MSA lessons suit learners who read the Quran aloud and want to understand it, students, and professionals who need formal Arabic for documents, emails or meetings with partners from the Arab world. Lessons follow the six CEFR levels from A1.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Thailand

Moroccan Darija lessons online suit learners with a Moroccan partner, family or friends, and Thais planning to travel to or work in Morocco. Darija is the spoken Arabic of Morocco only; for guests from the Gulf, MSA greetings and service phrases are the safer choice.

Quran lessons online in Thailand

Families in the south and in Bangkok can arrange private Quran reading for children from the first letters, and adults can correct their Tajweed or revise memorization with a teacher who listens to 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.

Chiang Mai: Arabic lessons online in the north

Chiang Mai has small, old Muslim communities, including families of Yunnanese Chinese origin and of South Asian origin, as well as foreign residents and digital nomads. Learners here usually choose Quran reading for children or MSA from the alphabet, at a fixed weekly time.

Phuket and Pattaya: Arabic for hospitality and residents

Phuket has a sizeable local Muslim community and, like Pattaya, receives many visitors from the Middle East. Hotel, spa, property and tour staff often want polite MSA for welcoming guests and answering questions; Quran reading is common among Muslim families in Phuket. Lessons can be shaped around the high season.

Hat Yai and the southern provinces

Learners in Hat Yai, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Satun often already read Arabic script from pondok or mosque classes. They usually add MSA grammar and vocabulary to understand what they read, or Tajweed correction with an Ijazah-holding teacher.

Lesson times

Thailand is on UTC+7 all year, with no summer time change. Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so you are usually six hours ahead of your teacher, and seven hours ahead during Ramadan. A Moroccan morning lesson falls in your afternoon or early evening.

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 Thailand; lessons are not explained in Thai or Malay. If you searched for “เรียนภาษาอาหรับออนไลน์” (learn Arabic online, in Thai), note that this page and the lessons are in English. 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; if one option is not available from your country, ask about the others before paying. Quran enquiries are arranged on WhatsApp. Cancellation and refund conditions are on the Terms page.