Group course · CEFR A1

    Level A1 — Beginner (Survival)

    Learner can introduce themselves, hold simple daily conversations and handle basic transactions. Oral foundation + Arabizi, no Arabic alphabet.

    Lessons
    32
    Total hours
    48
    Track
    Spoken
    Schedule & dates

    In person: the Monday & Wednesday 19:00–20:30 group (Strada Icoanei 80) is in progress

    Online: new groups, taught in Romanian and in English — dates and free places are shown when you sign up

    Final exam included

    Online500 LEI / monthIn person700 LEI / month

    In-person classes are 40% more expensive than online (covers room rent and travel).

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    When does the group start?

    The announced start date stays fixed. A group is confirmed as soon as half its places are taken (3 of 6 online, 4 of 8 in person) — it starts earlier only if it is full and everyone agrees. The decision is made 7 days before the start: if the minimum is not reached, the start moves once, by about two weeks, or you get a full refund.

    A1 starts from nothing. It assumes no alphabet, no grammar and no previous contact with Arabic. The first two lessons are about sounds — ح and ع, then ط, غ and ق — and about the arabizi system, which gives you a way to write down what you hear from day one without getting stuck on the Arabic script.

    From there the 32 lessons cover exactly what it takes to cope: introducing yourself and the polite formulas, family, nationalities and professions, possessives, gender, the present tense of regular verbs with the بـ particle, numbers to 100, telling the time, the days of the week and daily routine, negation, and the question words (šu, wēn, kīf, ēmta).

    The second half leaves the classroom: food and ordering in a restaurant, shopping and prices, colours and descriptions, directions and places around town, transport, the weather, the body and basic health, the house. It closes with an introduction to the past tense, extended dialogues and a final spoken simulation. Final exam included.

    By the end of this level you can

    • Introduce yourself, greet people and hold a short conversation about yourself and your family
    • Order in a restaurant, shop, and ask what something costs
    • Ask for and follow directions around town, and use transport
    • Tell the time, the days and the numbers up to 100
    • Ask questions with šu, wēn, kīf and ēmta, and negate with ma…
    • Read and write arabizi — so you can text in Lebanese without the Arabic alphabet

    Full curriculum

    1. Sounds I: ح ع + the Arabizi system
    2. Sounds II: ط غ ق + greetings
    3. Politeness formulas, personal introduction
    4. Pronouns + implicit “to be”
    5. Vocabulary: family
    6. Nationalities & countries
    7. Professions
    8. Possessives (-i, -ak, -ek)
    9. Gender (masculine/feminine)
    10. Present tense of regular verbs + particle بـ
    11. Numbers 1–20
    12. Numbers 21–100, age
    13. Telling time
    14. Days & week, daily routine
    15. Negation (ma...)
    16. Question words (šu, wēn, kīf, ēmta)
    17. Vocabulary: food
    18. Ordering at a restaurant
    19. Shopping & prices
    20. Colors & descriptions
    21. Directions & places in the city
    22. Transport
    23. Plurals
    24. Demonstratives (hayda/haydi)
    25. Weather & seasons
    26. Body & basic health
    27. House & furniture
    28. Past tense (introduction)
    29. Review & extended dialogues
    30. Final oral simulation