By Dipti Nair

Learning Arabic while living in Qatar is a smart choice as it not only deepens your understanding of the local language and culture but also enhances your professional skills and career opportunities. Here are some places where you an learn Arabic in Qatar.

Abdullah Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center (Al Fanar)

The Abdulla Bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center, or Al Fanar has regular Arabic learning certified programs, for men and women. There are morning and evening timings available, and you can choose the level of spoken or reading that you would like to go for.

• Location: Grand Hamad Street, Doha
• Fee: From QR 300
• Contact: 444474444, binzaid.gov.qa, @BinZaidQatar

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)

The Language Center at Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII) offers courses in Arabic, among other languages. There are various options available such as Arabic conversational basic, beginner and intermediate. There are online courses also available.

• Location: Education City or Online
• Fee: QR 1,250 for 20-hour courses
• Contact: 44546956, www.tii.qa

Discover Arabic by Qatar Foundation  

The Discover Arabic course is offered free to Education City university students during the academic semester. Combining in-person and online teaching, it focuses on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills across different levels of Arabic language proficiency.

• Location: Education City or Online
• Fee: FREE for Education City university students
• Contact: dmutassem@qf.org.qa

Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

The Language Center offers different courses in its Arabic program including academic Arabic, advanced Arabic and Arabic as a foreign language. The levels offered are beginners, intermediate and advanced.

• Location: Al Tarfa Street
• Fee: varies depending on course

Contact: language.center@dohainstitute.edu.qa, www.dohainstitute.edu.qa, @dohainstitute

Educate Learning Centre

The Arabic language course at Educate helps you develop skills of Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. A variety of courses, from learning Arabic as second language and learning Arabic for specific purposes to spoken Arabic, is offered in different levels.

• Location: Lusail Marina
• Fee: From QAR 1,800 (30 hrs.)
• Contact: 40063031, www.educate.com.qa, @educateqa

Leaders Training Center

Learn to speak Arabic fluently with the spoken Arabic classes at Leaders Training Center. The group based course includes a variety of interactive activities and exercises that make learning fun and engaging.

• Location: Nuaija & Al Thumama
• Fee: QAR 1,500 (3 months)
• Contact: 4466 4321, www.leaders.qa, @leaderstrainingcentredoha

Excellence Training Centre

The Spoken Arabic course at Excellence will focus on day-to-day communications with a tailored syllabus. They specialize in basic to intermediate spoken Arabic, and conducts group and individual classes and provide certificates attested by the ministry.

• Location: Nuaija
• Fee: QAR 2,500 (3 months)
• Contact: 44360225, www.excellence.qa, @excellence_doha

Al Jazeera Media Institute

The Al Jazeera Media Institute offers Beginner, intermediate, advanced, elementary, upper intermediate and proficiency Arabic classes. The courses are all conducted online and will help you to learn Arabic professionally from the convenience of your home. Each of these online classes is available three times a week for a total of 60 hours.

• Location: Online
• Fee: QAR 1460 (60 hrs)
• Contact: +974 44897150, arabic@aljazeera.net, learning.aljazeera.net, @aljazeeralearningarabic

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