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A clearer path to real Lebanese Arabic.
Built for diaspora learners, partners, and travelers who want spoken Lebanese Arabic, not another generic textbook path. The reviews opposite are quoted word for word from The Spoken Arabic's course page.
1,500+
students taught worldwide by The Spoken Arabic, Ali Matar's school that makes the Accelerator β the school's own published figure.
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βAli is an outstanding teacher. He explains with clearness every detail of grammar topics and how the linguistic use operates. I highly recommend to take his lessons in every format he offers!β
βWell done Ali! This was fantastic starter course and it contains a tremendous amount of detail and effort. I think anyone looking to learn Arabic should start here with Ali.β
βThe words are pronounced very clearly and slowly so it is easy to learnβ¦ I am very happy with my purchase.β
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Who is this for?
If any of this is you,
this course was made for you.
Seven different journeys. One real destination: speaking Lebanese Arabic with confidence.
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Lebanese Diaspora
βYou grew up hearing it but never fully learned it.β
Reconnect with your roots, call your relatives in their language, and finally feel whole in both worlds.
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Partners, Spouses & Friends
βThe family laughs, the grandmother speaks, everyone switches to English for you.β
Step into the conversation. Your partner's world becomes yours β and their family never forgets the effort.
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Travelers, Expats & Digital Nomads
βLebanon is extraordinary. But 'na'am' and 'shukran' barely scratch the surface.β
Navigate Beirut like a local, make real friends, and experience the country the way tourists never do.
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Arabic Learners (Tired of MSA)
βYou studied Modern Standard Arabic for months and still couldn't hold a conversation in Beirut.β
Learn the dialect people actually speak. Lebanese Arabic is the fastest path to real conversations in Lebanon and beyond.
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Parents & Families
βYour children are growing up disconnected from their Lebanese heritage.β
Give them the language β and through it, their identity, their grandparents, and a connection that lasts forever.
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Brazilian-Lebanese
βYour grandparents spoke Arabic. The language was lost. The last name stayed.β
Reclaim your family's language. The course is in English β made for anyone starting from zero.
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Latin American-Lebanese
βYour grandparents spoke Arabic. Your last name carries it. You don't β yet.β
Learn your family's language. The course is in English β designed for complete beginners.
Ver en EspaΓ±ol βThe problem
Why most Arabic courses
leave you stranded
MSA is a written language, not a spoken one.
Modern Standard Arabic is used in news broadcasts and formal writing β not in kitchens, WhatsApp groups, or Sunday lunches. Nobody in Lebanon speaks it at home, and courses that teach it are training you for a language that doesn't exist in conversation.
Generic βArabicβ courses skip Lebanese entirely.
Most courses blend dialects or default to Egyptian Arabic. Lebanese Arabic has its own sounds, vocabulary, and rhythm. Learning the wrong dialect means people might understand you β but they'll smile and switch to English anyway.
Vocabulary without context fades in days.
Memorizing words without hearing them in real sentences, with real Lebanese pronunciation and cultural nuance, means you'll always feel one step behind. You need the language as it lives β not as it appears in a textbook.
The outcome
Imagine the moment they
hear you in their language
This isn't just about language. It's about belonging β wherever you come from, whoever you love, whatever brought you here.
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Real connection, not performance
The grandmother speaks to you directly. The in-laws stop translating. The family group chat finally makes sense. You stop being the outsider at the table.
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You follow actual conversations
Fast speech, slang, jokes β instead of nodding along, you're in it. You catch the punchline. You add something. You belong.
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Your effort is seen and felt
Learning someone's language is the deepest form of respect. Even your first few phrases open doors nothing else could β in families, in friendships, in Lebanon itself.
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Lebanon feels like home
Whether you're visiting, building a life there, or carrying it in your name β Lebanese Arabic makes the country feel less foreign, because you've already built a bridge to it.
The course
The Lebanese Arabic Accelerator
by The Spoken Arabic
βBuilt for people who need real Lebanese β not a linguistics degree.β
The Lebanese Arabic Accelerator is a structured online course by The Spoken Arabic, built specifically to teach Lebanese Arabic β the dialect spoken in Lebanon, not a generic blend of Arabic that fits nobody.
The course is taught entirely in English. No prior Arabic knowledge required. You'll learn Lebanese pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar patterns, and how to hold real conversations β step by step, from zero.
It focuses on the Lebanese dialect as it's actually spoken: casual conversation, family settings, everyday life. Not formal, not classical β the real thing, for real situations.
Language of instruction
English
Target dialect
Lebanese Arabic
Prior Arabic required?
None
Zero
Prior Arabic needed
Start from complete scratch
1 dialect
The one people speak
Lebanese β not MSA, not generic
English
Language of instruction
Accessible to everyone
Ready to start?
The conversation is waiting.
Start it today.
Every word you learn in Lebanese Arabic is a bridge β to your heritage, to the people you love, to the country that shaped them.
Course in English Β· No prior Arabic required Β· Start anytime
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