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Arabic language

Build the skills to understand the Quran in its own language: reading, grammar, word forms, writing and speaking.

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What you'll learn

Five subjects taught together, so reading, understanding, speaking and writing grow side by side.

القراءة

Reading Qirāʾah (القراءة)

Read Arabic texts with the correct vowels, and understand what you read.

  • Reading short texts aloud
  • Building your vocabulary
  • Understanding the meaning

النحو

Grammar Naḥw (النحو)

Learn how Arabic sentences are built, and why the endings of words change.

  • Nouns, verbs and particles
  • Nominal and verbal sentences
  • Iʿrāb (الإعراب): the case endings

الصرف

Morphology Ṣarf (الصرف)

See how Arabic words are formed from three-letter roots and fixed patterns.

  • Roots and patterns: awzān (الأوزان)
  • Verb forms and conjugation
  • Building new words from one root

التعبير

Expression Taʿbīr (التعبير)

Put it into practice by speaking and writing your own Arabic sentences.

  • Everyday conversation
  • Describing and explaining
  • Writing short paragraphs

الإملاء

Dictation and spelling Imlāʾ (الإملاء)

Write Arabic correctly, with the right letters, hamzah and spelling.

  • Letter shapes and joining
  • The rules of hamzah
  • Tāʾ marbūṭah (التاء المربوطة) and alif rules
  • Dictation practice

Class details

Who it's for
Kids and adults, from complete beginners to advanced
Format
Live small-group classes online
Schedule
2 classes a week, 1 hour each. Times set after your placement assessment
Teacher
Matched to your level

Join Arabic language

Classes run in 4-month semesters. Pick how you'd like to pay.

Best value

Pay for the semester

$200 CAD / semester

One payment covers all 4 months.

Spread it out

Pay monthly

$55 CAD / month

4 monthly payments, then it stops on its own.

1-on-1

Private tutoring

$30 CAD / hour

One-on-one lessons in Arabic language at times that suit you.

Pay by Interac e-Transfer in Canada. Outside Canada? Email info@guideinstitute.ca and we’ll help you pay. Need something different? Send a special request.