🇦🇪Émirats Arabes Unis

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Live classes

Learn Emirati Arabic live with a native teacher

Regular live classes in small groups. Ask questions, practice conversation, progress fast.

Live classes

You speak Emirati Arabic every week, with a native teacher

You book whichever slot suits you. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.

  • 4 slots this week, across all three levels
  • 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
  • Replay available the same evening, with no time limit
Live classes

Emirati Arabic live classes

Live classes every week, in small groups, at all three levels. The second beginner slot repeats the theme of the first: miss one, you still have the other.

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The platform

Progress in Emirati Arabic between classes, at your own pace

Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.

The platform

Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day

Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.

  • Lessons across 18 modules, from beginner to advanced
  • Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
  • Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
Audio

You hear the language as it is actually spoken

The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.

  • Every sentence can be played and slowed down
  • The transcription and translation sit under the audio
  • You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Quizzes

Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box

You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.

  • Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
  • An end-of-level test opens the next level
  • A level certificate at the end of the course
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Dedicated WhatsApp group, exchanges between learners, resource sharing. You're never alone in your learning journey.

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Full program

Your Emirati Arabic curriculum

Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 18 modules, 0+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.

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Arabe Emirati Debutant
🔤Alphabet & Prononciation
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👋Se présenter
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🔢Les chiffres, l'heure et les dates
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📖Vocabulaire de base
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🏠Vie quotidienne
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💬Interactions simples
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Arabe Emirati Intermediaire
💭Expression de soi
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💼Vie professionnelle
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🩺Situations pratiques
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📝Grammaire intermédiaire
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🗣️Argumenter et convaincre
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💡Expressions courantes en Arabe emirati
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🔄Les verbes et la conjugaison
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Arabe Emirati Avance
🎤S'exprimer avec aisance
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🎨Vie culturelle
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🏢Monde professionnel avancé
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🌍Thèmes sociétaux
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✍️Entraînement à l'écrit et à l'oral
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The curriculum

What you'll learn in Emirati Arabic

A curriculum designed to get you speaking Emirati Arabic in the situations that actually matter to you.

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  1. 01
    Gulf pronunciation: qāf as "g" (gal, gahwa), jīm as "y" (yideed for jadid), and kāf as "ch" when addressing a woman (sh'halich)
  2. 02
    Everyday conversation in Dubai and Abu Dhabi: sh'halak, shakhbarak, wayed, zein, mashkoor, hala wallah
  3. 03
    Switching between dialect and Modern Standard Arabic, and spotting the differences between Abu Dhabi, the northern emirates, and the east coast
  4. 04
    Working vocabulary for the UAE: company and free zone, visa and residency, banking, real estate, government paperwork
  5. 05
    Majlis and Arabic coffee etiquette: greetings, order of precedence, how to decline without offence
  6. 06
    Nabati poetry and Emirati media: the language as it is recited and sung
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about learning Emirati Arabic

The difficulty is not where people expect it. Dialect grammar is lighter than Modern Standard Arabic: no case endings, no declension, a simplified verb system. The real obstacles are phonetic (ʿayn, ḥāʾ, and khāʾ have no English equivalent) and above all auditory, since short vowels drop out and the pace is fast. On the other hand, Emirati Arabic keeps the interdental th and dh sounds that have disappeared from the urban dialects of the Levant and Egypt, which actually helps you tell words apart by ear. With regular practice, everyday exchanges are within reach in 4 to 6 months.
The same one as Modern Standard Arabic: 28 letters, written right to left, short vowels unwritten. The twist lies elsewhere: the dialect has no standardised spelling, because it is mostly written in messages, on social media, and in advertising. The "g" of gal (he said) is usually written with qāf ق, since it is the same letter pronounced differently, and the "ch" sound is often written چ, a letter borrowed from Persian. Many Emiratis also write in Arabizi, Latin characters with numerals standing in for the missing sounds (3 for ʿayn, 7 for ḥāʾ, 5 for khāʾ). Learning therefore targets the spoken language first, with the Arabic script as support.
Three broad areas stand out: Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, the Western Region and the islands, with a strong Bedouin substrate; the northern emirates, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and western Ras Al Khaimah, whose vocabulary carries the most Persian, Hindi, and English borrowings; and the east coast, Fujairah, Khor Fakkan and eastern Ras Al Khaimah, which leans towards the speech of Omani Musandam. The gaps come down to accent and a handful of words, and mutual understanding is complete. Across the Gulf, Emirati is very close to Qatari, Bahraini, and Kuwaiti: what you learn in Dubai serves you from Doha to Muscat. Do not confuse the dialect with Gulf Pidgin Arabic, a heavily simplified contact form that grew up between Gulf Arabic speakers and workers from South and Southeast Asia, which is not the language Emiratis speak.
English is enough to work, not enough to be let in. Emiratis make up roughly a tenth of the population but hold most decision-making roles in government, sovereign wealth funds, and large state-owned groups, and Emiratisation policy is steadily increasing their presence in private companies. In a government appointment, a lease negotiation, a majlis, or a business lunch, two sentences of dialect change the temperature of the conversation, where Modern Standard Arabic sounds like a news bulletin. The most direct payoff is in client-facing work: real estate, private banking, hospitality, healthcare, education, and government sales. It is also what separates, in a building or a neighbourhood, the neighbour you nod to from the neighbour you invite in.
With no Arabic background, expect 4 to 6 months to handle daily exchanges, greetings, shopping, taxis, neighbours, and 10 to 14 months of steady work for a comfortable B1. If you already have Modern Standard Arabic foundations, the script and a good half of the vocabulary are already yours: 3 to 5 months are then enough to move across to spoken Emirati, with most of the effort going into the pronunciation of qāf and jīm. The decisive factor is not hours but exposure: living in Dubai and hearing nothing but English slows progress sharply, which is why it pays to create chances to speak, at the café, with shopkeepers, with Emirati colleagues.
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Resources

All Emirati Arabic resources

Explore our free tools to progress outside of class.

Emirati Arabic level test

Assess your CEFR level in 5 minutes. 30-day learning plan included.

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Emirati Arabic survival kit

A hundred words and thirty key phrases as a printable PDF, free.

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Emirati Arabic cultural quiz

How well do you know Emirati Arabic culture? Films, music, traditions.

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Emirati Arabic articles

Guides and articles to learn Emirati Arabic.

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Emirati Arabic vocabulary

Essential words and phrases organized by theme.

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Cultural resources

Podcasts, movies, TV shows and music to progress through immersion.

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Reviews

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“Been on Targumi for 3 months. The small group format is exactly what I needed. My teacher takes time to correct accent, it's precious. Made more progress in 3 months than in 2 years of regular apps.”

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“What sold me is you actually speak from class one. No 10 hours of theory before opening your mouth. And the platform between classes is well-built, I revise on the morning commute.”

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“Honestly I had doubts at first because I'd tried plenty of methods without sticking. This is different, the teacher knows their stuff, adapts to your level, and we have fun on top of it. 6 months in and still motivated.”

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“Really good experience overall, the rhythm between live classes and independent practice is well-balanced. Small note: the mobile app lags sometimes, but the teaching content is well worth the price.”

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“The thing that makes a real difference compared to other platforms: teachers are native and trained. You feel it, especially on accent and everyday expressions you don't learn in textbooks.”

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