The Levantine dialect of Arabic is native to Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Palestine. People in parts of Egypt, Turkey, and Israel also speak it, and there is a large diaspora of Levantine Arabic speakers living all around the world.

Thanks to the popularity of the media produced in the countries mentioned above, everyone in the Arabic-speaking world can understand Levantine Arabic. More than 30 million people have Levantine Arabic as their mother tongue, and many millions more learn it throughout their lives. Some other kinds of Arabic, such as Moroccan Arabic and Gulf Arabic, have just as many speakers, but they are not well understood outside of their homelands.

You may have heard of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This is the form of Arabic used by newspapers, schoolteachers, academics, and lawyers. If all you want to do is read Arabic books and websites, then MSA would be good to learn. But MSA is seldom used in conversation, and nobody speaks it as their mother tongue. In the Masterclass, we focus on conversational ability, so it is best to learn Levantine Arabic rather than MSA

Our founder, Carol Haidar, designed our curriculum. Carol has ten years of experience teaching Arabic both online and in schools, and her curriculum is used by the elite Xavier High School in New York.

The curriculum is fun, easy, and approachable. You will get access to more than 170 videos in our library, and we optimized the curriculum for asynchronous, online learning, so you can work at the pace that suits you best.

Instructional videos are uploaded in our library. These include lessons, discussions of rules, homework, and corrections and solutions for that homework. Additionally, Carol has written an Arabic textbook series, which forms the primary study guides in the Masterclass: Ya Ahla w Sahla!, Shu fi ma fi?, and Nawartona! They are available from this website in physical and electronic formats.

For regular and premium members, there are also Zoom Q&A meeting on demand and ask Carol any questions you might have.

The Masterclass can take complete beginners and lead them to conversational competence. The first videos cover the absolute basics, and later videos will expand on your knowledge step by step. Similarly, the three textbooks will build your conversational competence from the absolute basics. The first teaches you basic grammar rules and simple greetings, the second covers several tenses and many topics of conversation, and the third teaches past tense and a lot of vocabulary. By the end of the third textbook, you’ll be able to converse with ease on a wide variety of topics and navigate through any typical social situation.

The class is designed for adults and teenagers fourteen and older. You do not need any base knowledge of Arabic to learn and participate: the first lessons cover the basics, and you will grow from there.

This class is perfect for anyone fascinated by Middle Eastern culture, as there is no better way to connect with a culture than by learning the language. Furthermore, think of the personal and professional benefits you will get from learning a new language.

If you’re unsure if the Masterclass is right for you, we have other options to help you. We offer private lessons to learn Arabic for kids and adults. Additionally, you and your child might be interested in our Kids’ Program. Please visit the relevant pages to learn more.

The primary goal of the Masterclass is to teach conversational Levantine Arabic. To aid those unfamiliar with Arabic script, we’ve written the class in Latin phonetics. Anyone familiar with English will be able to sound out the words without much difficulty, and the weekly instructional videos will help participants with the finer details of pronunciation and accent. The textbooks are written with both Latin and phonetics and Arabic text, allowing readers to pick up the Arabic alphabet as they learn how to speak Arabic.

You can view the videos at whatever time is most convenient for you.

Each lesson is divided in different sections and each section features:

• Video 1: The main instructional video in which I explain that week’s lesson.
• Video 2: A recap of the most important rules.
• Video 3: An explanation of the week’s homework tasks.
• Video 4: Solutions and corrections for the homework.

Those with regular and premium memberships will have access to Zoom Q&A. You can always email Carol & work out another time for your Q&A. Additionally, you will have access to a private Facebook group, where Carol will respond to any of your questions. And you can always email Carol and get your answers that way. Please note, that our weekly sessions will only take place if you have questions.

Are you still undecided? Right now, we are offering a free 14-day trial of our Masterclass. For two weeks, you can try everything Nasma has to offer: access to our instructional videos, homework, and corrections, and Zoom meetings.

Still undecided? Check out some of our other offerings to start learning Levantine Arabic for free. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for weekly tips on Levantine Arabic. Or follow our Instagram page for a daily post and you’ll soon be learning Arabic one word at a time.