Arabic lessons online in Ukraine

Learning Arabic from Ukraine

Learners in Ukraine include students of oriental studies, professionals, people with Moroccan or Arabic-speaking partners, and Muslim families — among them Crimean Tatar families — who want Quran reading for their children. Many Ukrainians now live in Poland, Germany, Czechia and elsewhere in Europe and take lessons from there.

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

Starting Arabic from Ukrainian

Ukrainian х, as in хліб, is the same sound as Arabic خ (kha), and Ukrainian г, as in гора, is close to Arabic ه (h). Ukrainian speakers already read Cyrillic, so a second script feels less foreign. The new challenges are right-to-left writing, 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 Ukraine

MSA lessons suit beginners who want to read and write, students of oriental studies who want speaking and grammar practice, and professionals who need formal Arabic. Lessons follow the six CEFR levels from A1.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Ukraine

Moroccan Darija online suits learners with Moroccan partners, family or friends, and people planning time in Morocco. Lessons start with everyday conversation and can begin in Latin letters.

Quran lessons online in Ukraine

Families can arrange regular online Quran reading or memorization revision for children, and adults can work on Tajweed privately, with the same teacher each week where possible.

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 Kyiv

In Kyiv, many learners plan their week around work, study and interruptions to power or connection. Share two or three times that usually work for you; if a lesson needs to move, tell the academy on WhatsApp as early as possible. The cancellation conditions on the Terms page apply.

Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv and Ukrainians abroad

Learners in Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro and smaller towns follow the same online arrangement. Ukrainians living elsewhere in Europe can book in exactly the same way; send your current city so lesson times are given in your local time.

Lesson times

Ukraine is on Eastern European Time. Eastern European Time is UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so you are usually one hour ahead of your teacher in winter and two hours 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; lessons are not explained in Ukrainian or Russian. 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, koruna, forint, leu, hryvnia, rouble 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.