Learn Arabic at City Lit in London and Online
Arabic is spoken by more than 319 million people and is the fifth most spoken language in the world. It is an official language in 26 states spread across the Middle East and Africa. The Arabic language has influenced several other languages including Persian, Turkish and even Spanish. Arabic comes from the same language family as Hebrew with both languages written from right to left.
Our Arabic courses are design to teach you how to speak, understand, read and write Arabic confidently . We offer beginner to advanced level courses to make learning Arabic accessible to everyone.
Many of our courses are delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
Browse our courses below and choose from a range of classes either during the daytime, evening and on weekends.
For a limited time we are offering discounts on our series of Arabic regional dialects courses. See offer details.
Meet Alaa, one of our Arabic tutors:
- Arabic 2 lower: module 3Course Date: Mon 19 Apr 2021 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Continue to improve your elementary Arabic and develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills using Modern Standard Arabic. Suitable if you have completed 'Arabic 2 lower : module 2' or equivalent.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £115.00 - Arabic 3 lower : mod 3Course Date: Mon 19 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Suitable if you have studied Arabic for three years or equivalent and have a fairly good command of the Arabic language. Develop you fluency on these courses taught in Arabic, with the emphasis on speaking and listening. You should have studied Arabic for three years or equivalent and have a fairly good command of the Arabic language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £115.00 - Arabic beginners: module 3Course Date: Mon 19 Apr 2021 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Continue to learn to speak, understand, read and write Modern Standard Arabic on these lively courses, which also refer to other Arabic dialects. You should have completed 'Arabic beginners: module 2' or equivalent.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £115.00 - Arabic beginners: module 2Course Date: Tue 20 Apr 2021 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Continue learning to speak, understand, read and write Modern Standard Arabic, with reference to to other Arabic dialects. You should have completed Arabic beginners: module 1 or equivalent.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £121.00 - Arabic 2 upper: module 3Course Date: Thu 22 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Suitable if you have completed 'Arabic 2 upper: module 2', studied Arabic for more than two years or have a fairly good command of the language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £109.00 - Arabic 4: module 3Course Date: Thu 22 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Practise your conversation skills in Arabic and further develop your fluency in the language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £121.00 - Arabic 3 upper: module 3Course Date: Thu 22 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Suitable if you have studied Arabic for at least four years or equivalent and have a fairly good command of the Arabic language. Develop you fluency on these courses taught in Arabic, with the emphasis on speaking and listening. You should have studied Arabic for three years or equivalent and have a fairly good command of the Arabic language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £109.00 - Arabic reading groupCourse Date: Wed 28 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Do you enjoy reading Arabic? Do you want to start reading in Arabic and deepen your knowledge of
Arab culture? Come and join us to discuss a range of Arabic short stories.You will need to be able to read the alphabet, words and phrases to be able to join this course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £60.00 - Arabic conversation classCourse Date: Fri 30 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Increase your fluency and improve your accuracy and comprehension in an informal and friendly environment. Ideal if you have studied Arabic for a couple of years already.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £91.00 - Arabic through culture 2 upper: module 3Course Date: Fri 30 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Suitable for those who have stuied Arabic for about 2 years.This course is similar to other Arabic 2 upper module 3 courses in its focus on speaking and listening, but differs in the methods used to teach basic Arabic i.e through using songs, poems and creative activities.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Arabic writing for beginnersCourse Date: Sun 2 May 2021
Location on this date: Online
Learn how to read and write Arabic characters. Suitable for complete beginners or anyone wishing to consolidate their knowledge of the Arabic alphabet.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Arabic verbs made easyCourse Date: Fri 7 May 2021
Location on this date: Online
Arabic verbs made easy 2 is a course that covers everything you need to know to conjugate Arabic verbs and speak the Arabic language. It will help you to understand the form of the verbs further, focussing on the details and how to use the verb forms to develop your language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Arabic grammarCourse Date: Sun 9 May 2021
Location on this date: Online
Interested in brushing up on your grammar? Come and revise how to use verbs in the past, present and future in this lively workshop.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Music of the Arab worldCourse Date: Fri 14 May 2021
Location on this date: Online
Get an insight into the various genres and styles of Arabic music and sample a selection of Arabic melodies. Open to all levels.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Arabic 1: revision courseCourse Date: Mon 12 Jul 2021
Location on this date: Online
Consolidate your elementary knowledge of Arabic. Suitable if you have studied Arabic for a year or have an equivalent level. Based on the tutor’s own materials.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £85.00
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