Arabic lessons online in Vietnam

Learning Arabic from Vietnam

Vietnam’s Muslim community is small; many are Cham, living in An Giang province in the Mekong Delta and in Ho Chi Minh City, where families often want Quran reading for their children. Other learners in Vietnam study Arabic for trade with the Gulf, the halal food industry, tourism or university, and some have Moroccan partners or friends.

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

Starting Arabic from Vietnamese

Vietnamese uses Latin letters with small marks above and below for tones and vowels. Arabic also uses small marks above and below its letters, but they show short vowels, not tones — Arabic is not a tonal language. Vietnamese speakers usually find Arabic consonant clusters and the throat sounds ع (ʿayn), ح (ḥa) and ق (qāf) the main new work, alongside right-to-left writing.

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 Vietnam

MSA lessons suit beginners who want to read and write, students, and professionals in export, halal certification, tourism or energy who correspond with partners from the Arab world. Lessons follow the six CEFR levels from A1.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Vietnam

Learning Moroccan Darija online suits Vietnamese learners with Moroccan partners or friends, and people planning to visit or work in Morocco. Lessons are conversation-first and can begin in Latin letters before adding Arabic script.

Quran lessons online in Vietnam

Cham families in Ho Chi Minh City and An Giang, and Muslim residents elsewhere, can arrange private Quran reading for children from the first letters, Tajweed correction for adults, or memorization revision.

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.

Arabic lessons online in Hanoi

In Hanoi, learners are often diplomats’ families, civil servants, students and business people dealing with Gulf and North African partners, along with members of the city’s small Muslim community. They usually choose MSA for reading and formal speaking at a fixed weekly time.

An Giang, Châu Đốc and the Mekong Delta

Cham families around Châu Đốc and the villages of An Giang often learn Quran reading locally. Online lessons add one-to-one Tajweed correction or memorization revision, and MSA for older children and adults who want to understand the meanings.

Lesson times

Vietnam 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 Vietnam, and some older or French-educated learners prefer French; lessons are not explained in Vietnamese or Cham. If you searched for “học tiếng Ả Rập trực tuyến” (learn Arabic online, in Vietnamese), 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.