Schedule
Regular
15 months · 2.5 hrs/day · 5 days/week
Intensive
8 months · 5 hrs/day · 5 days/week
What You'll Cover
- 16 levels — one month per level (regular) or two weeks per level (intensive)
- Curriculum: Lesanularab for Non-Arabs or Al-Arabiyah Bayna Yadayk
- Two exams per level — one oral, one written
- Accredited by Egypt's Ministry of Education — License No. 268/2004
- Certificate of Arabic Language Proficiency upon completion
Curriculum — three stages, sixteen levels
The Lesan Ul Arab curriculum is built in three deliberate stages. Stage 1: the student speaks and is understood — the everyday language of daily life in Cairo. Stage 2: people speak and the student understands — wider topics like the economy, journalism, and an introduction to Islam. Stage 3: prophetic ethics through the Seerah, followed by linguistic analysis of the Qur'an, the hadith, and Islamic-sciences terminology. Companion books cover grammar, morphology, rhetoric, and spelling in parallel.
Stage 1 — Everyday Communication
The student speaks, and people understand. Focused on the practical language needed for daily life in Cairo: classroom, market, home, doctor, hotel, bank, transport, and social settings.
- L0
The Arabic alphabet — reading and writing letters
- L1
Classroom, market, and home vocabulary; daily verbs; telling time; numbers; days of the week; months
- L2
Talking about the family; travelling by air; applying to study at the centre
- L3
Receiving guests; at the doctor; checking into a hotel; using a bank
- L4
Public transport; food and exams; talking about the weather, hobbies, and holidays
- L5
Tourism in Egypt; dealing with the police when items are lost; planning for the future
- L6
Marriage; forms of worship in Islam; communication old and new
Stage 2 — Reading and Understanding
People speak, and the student understands. The student engages with wider topics: recreation, urban vs rural life, technology, journalism, economics, and an introduction to Islam and the Prophet.
- L7
Ways to relax; the difference between village and city life; a poetry text titled 'Allah the Creator'
- L8
Seeking knowledge; the value of work; talking about Arab capitals
- L9
Technology; distance learning; the press
- L10
Newspaper samples; economy; the meaning of politics, war, and peace
- L11
Introducing Islam, the Prophet, the Qur'an and the Sunnah; women in Islam
Stage 3 — Prophetic Ethics and Linguistic Analysis
The prophetic character through the Seerah, followed by linguistic analysis of the Qur'an, the hadith, and the terminology of the Islamic sciences.
- L12
The character of the Prophet; energy; Islam as a religion of knowledge; Zamzam water; the good tree; humour
- L13–15
Stories from the biography of the Prophet (Seerah) across three levels
- L16
Linguistic analysis of the Qur'anic text and the hadith text; a dictionary of Islamic-sciences terminology explained linguistically; the meaning of Shariah linguistically and technically
Companion books
Taught alongside the main curriculum. Cover the grammar, morphology, rhetoric, and spelling foundations.
Al-Nahw al-Wazifi (Functional Grammar) I & II
Grammar taught through application and use rather than through classical rules.
Nahw al-Arabiyah — Qatr al-Nada wa Al-Ajrumiyyah (A & B)
The same grammar rules covered by the functional books, taught through classical rule-based instruction.
Al-Balagha al-Arabiyya — Advanced and Excellence levels
Foundations of rhetoric and how to apply rhetorical devices in composed sentences.
Kitab al-Sarf
Morphology: how Arabic words are conjugated and derived in their various forms.
Tabsit al-Imla'
Practical spelling rules and correct written form.
Pricing
Group Classes
Follows the academic schedule · 5–10 students · Groups formed by the centre
Private Classes
Flexible schedule · 1–5 students
Placement test is part of the registration process. Group classes follow the academic schedule — the centre forms the groups.
How to Register
- 1. Message us on WhatsApp or come by the institute.
- 2. Complete a placement test to confirm your level.
- 3. Pay the registration fee and first level fee to confirm your place.
- 4. Attend your first class — Arabic only from day one.