Weekend
Friday 6–9 PM · Saturday 1–4 PM
PRE-A1
Arabic Foundations
أساسيات العربية
Start with the alphabet, sound system, handwriting, and essential expressions for everyday communication.
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- Designed for
- Complete beginners
- Course length
- 60 guided hours
- Before you begin
- No previous Arabic required
- Learning format
- Live on Google Meet, with digital practice
Your weekly rhythm
Class schedules. Every level.
Arabic Foundations (Basics / Pre-A1), A1, A2, B1 and B2 are available in every schedule. All times are Eastern time (Ottawa / Toronto).
Monday–Wednesday · Afternoon
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday · 1–3:30 PM
Monday–Wednesday · Evening
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday · 5–7:30 PM
Conversation Club included: Saturday, 10 AM–noon Eastern time.
Live classes on Google Meet. Your teacher shares joining links privately and controls classroom access. The academy confirms your cohort dates.
Register for classesWhat you will build
Progress you can use.
- Recognize and write the complete Arabic alphabet
- Read and pronounce simple words with greater accuracy
- Use greetings, introductions, numbers, and essential daily expressions
- Understand basic classroom and everyday instructions
- Build the foundation needed to begin A1
Course themes
What the curriculum covers.
Arabic alphabet and pronunciation
Letter forms, handwriting, short and long vowels, tanween, shaddah, and sun and moon letters.
Greetings and introductions
Names, countries, days of the week, polite expressions, and simple questions.
In the classroom
Classroom vocabulary, instructions, demonstratives, and numbers from zero to ten.
Home and family
Rooms, furniture, location expressions, family language, and numbers from eleven to twenty.
Food and drinks
Common foods, ordering, likes and dislikes, and larger numbers.
Jobs and professions
Workplaces, occupations, pronouns, and asking what someone does.
The human body
Body parts, simple physical descriptions, and masculine and feminine nouns.
Clothes and colours
Clothing vocabulary, colours, preferences, and basic adjective agreement.
Seasons and weather
Weather expressions, seasons, and short descriptions of everyday conditions.
Ready to learn Arabic?
Start with your registration.
Send your experience and availability, then continue to secure payment on Stripe. The academy will confirm your class and schedule by email.