Mar7aba! You can order coffee, greet people, and count to ten. But the moment a conversation wanders, say to last weekend, a wedding, or why you are running late, things suddenly get hard. That is the intermediate plateau, the stretch where “survival Arabic” runs out and real conversation has not quite arrived. It is exactly the gap Hob’s intermediate Levantine Arabic courses are built to close. This guide walks through what you will learn in both courses, day by day, so you know precisely what you are signing up for.

Who the Intermediate Courses Are For

These courses are a strong fit if you already know basic greetings, numbers, and everyday phrases, can produce simple sentences but struggle to connect your ideas, want to start talking about the past, the future, and your own opinions, and can follow slow speech but still get lost in natural conversation. If that sounds like you, you are ready.

Not sure? Read our 7 signs you’re ready to learn intermediate Levantine Arabic, or take the what level am I? guide. If you are still building the basics, our guide to speaking Levantine Arabic is the better place to begin.

How Each Lesson Works

Every lesson follows the same simple, repeatable pattern. You watch a video lesson with native-speaking teachers and real-life dialogue, study the vocabulary table that shows each phrase in Arabic script, Arabeze (Latin letters), and English, practice with exercises including multiple-choice questions, work with Hob’s AI to use the new phrases yourself, and join the discussion area where learners post their own sentences and teachers reply with feedback. Learners describe the pacing as clear and slow enough to follow, with Arabic instructions eased in gradually, which makes a real difference as you move from English-led lessons toward Arabic-led ones. The teaching comes from Hob’s native Levantine speakers.

The Two Courses at a Glance

A screenshot of the HOB Learning Intermediate Courses on the web platform.

11-Day Intermediate Course

  • Length: 11 days

  • Teachers: Hanna and Karma

  • Focus: Core verbs, connecting sentences, formal and social situations, questions, conditionals, emotions

  • Feels like: Strengthening the foundations of intermediate speech

  • Course page: 11-day course

14-Day Intermediate+ Course

  • Length: 14 days

  • Teachers: Gesleen and Firas

  • Focus: Storytelling, the future, commands, daily life in Amman, culture and traditions, news, memories, proverbs

  • Feels like: Stepping up to richer, more natural conversation

  • Course page: 14-day course

The 11-Day Course: Day by Day

This course builds your grammar and conversation tools while setting them in everyday scenes.

Day 1: Reconnecting with an old friend and core verbs. You strengthen the verbs you will use constantly, practicing them in a catch-up conversation, with natural expressions like ma 3am sadeq keef el-waqt byteer (“I can’t believe how time flies”) and how to say how long it has been since something happened.

Day 2: Planning your day and linking phrases. This is where your sentences stop being short and separate. You learn linking words like 3ashan heik (“that’s why”) and 7atta law (“even if”) so you can explain plans and reasons. Learners say this is the lesson that finally helped them connect their sentences.

Day 3: Job interviews and formal situations. You learn to speak politely and clearly in formal settings, including how to introduce yourself, talk about your experience, and answer professional questions.

Day 4: Going to the hair salon. A practical day built around a real errand: explaining what you want, giving instructions, and making small talk with the person serving you.

Day 5: Weddings, celebrations, and compliments. You pick up the language of Levantine celebrations, from congratulations and blessings to giving and receiving compliments warmly. (If this interests you, see our post on mashallah and on Arabic expressions.)

Day 6: Asking questions. Question words are the key to keeping a conversation alive. You practice forming questions so you can ask for details, reasons, and opinions instead of only ever answering them.

Day 7: Conditional expressions and dinner invitations. You learn “if” sentences, like iza bti3zimni, baji (“if you invite me, I’ll come”), along with the language of inviting, accepting, and politely declining.

Day 8: Useful phrases, activities, and hobbies. You talk about what you do in your free time and learn phrases that make sharing your interests sound more natural.

Day 9: Starting a conversation and checking on a friend. You practice opening conversations and asking how a friend is doing, a core skill for building real relationships. See also our guide on how are you in Arabic.

Day 10: Expressions and emotions. You learn to express how you feel with more precision, including idioms and emotional phrases. Our guide on how to express emotions in Levantine Arabic pairs well with this day.

Day 11: Grammar, descriptions, and useful verbs. You wrap up with grammar for describing people, places, and things, plus more verbs for everyday speech.

The 14-Day Course: Day by Day

This course reaches further into storytelling, culture, and flowing conversation.

Day 1: Using ka2inno and describing the weather. You learn ka2inno (“as if” or “it seems like”) for comparisons and impressions, and use the weather as an easy, natural way into conversation.

Day 2: Giving commands, telling stories, and expressing surprise. You practice the imperative form, narrating events in order, and reacting naturally when something catches you off guard.

Day 3: Expressions and grammar for the future. You learn to talk about plans, intentions, and predictions, so your conversation is no longer stuck in the present and past.

Day 4: Time, empathy, and apologizing. You learn to tell time and discuss schedules, plus how to show sympathy and apologize sincerely, both essential for real relationships.

Day 5: Taxi rides, directions, and transportation. A practical day for getting around: giving directions, sorting out a ride, and understanding the answers you get back.

Day 6: Key vocabulary for living in Amman and natural conversation. You learn the everyday vocabulary of daily life in Jordan’s capital, and how locals actually speak it.

Day 7: Ramadan gatherings and shopping. You learn the language of gatherings, hospitality, and shopping during Ramadan, a very Levantine setting where the right phrases really matter.

Day 8: Music (tarab, mijwiz, dabkeh) and modern Arabic pop. You explore Levantine music traditions and modern pop, building vocabulary for talking about culture and taste. (See also our guide on learning Levantine Arabic through songs.)

Day 9: Talking about a problem and describing events. You learn to explain what went wrong, describe what happened, and ask for help, all practical real-life skills.

Day 10: Health, cultural health practices, and traditions. You learn vocabulary for symptoms, the pharmacy, and the doctor, plus traditional practices you may hear about.

Day 11: News, discussing world events, and the dual form. You learn to follow and discuss current events and to use the dual form, Arabic’s distinctive way of talking about “two” of something.

Day 12: Changing topics and retirement. You learn smooth ways to switch topics mid-conversation, plus the language of work, age, and retirement.

Day 13: Memories, life experiences, and childhood. You learn to talk about the past in a richer way, from the habits you used to have to the memories you hold, which makes conversation far more personal.

Day 14: Common proverbs, language, faith, and culture. You finish with proverbs and culturally rich expressions, and how language, faith, and daily life weave together in Levantine speech.

Skills You’ll Build

Grammar you’ll actually use: core verbs and tenses (past, present, future), conditionals, commands, and the dual form, plus linking phrases and descriptions. This is the practical Levantine Arabic grammar that real conversation runs on.

Conversation skills: starting, sustaining, and changing a conversation, asking questions and giving reasons, telling stories and describing events, and handling empathy, apologies, and surprise.

Real-life situations: job interviews, taxis, shopping, and health, plus weddings, dinner invitations, and Ramadan gatherings.

Culture and expression: compliments, emotions, and idioms, alongside music, traditions, proverbs, and the place of faith in everyday speech.

Which Course Should You Start With?

Start with the 11-day course if you have finished the basics and want to strengthen your verbs, linking phrases, questions, and everyday social situations. Move to the 14-day course when you are ready for richer storytelling, the future tense, and deeper cultural topics. And if you are already comfortable with the 11-day topics, you can go straight to the 14-day course. If you are genuinely unsure, try the introduction lesson of each and see which pace feels right.

How to Get the Most Out of the Courses

A few habits make a big difference. Watch each lesson twice, once to understand and once to repeat out loud. Write your own sentences and post them in the lesson discussion, where teachers give feedback. Review the vocabulary table daily, saying the Arabic aloud, checking the Arabeze, and testing yourself on the English. Practice with the AI so new phrases get used right away and actually stick. Revisit earlier days, since linking phrases and verbs reward a second pass. And pair the courses with listening, through the Hob podcast and our guide to Levantine comprehensible input.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in the intermediate Levantine Arabic course? You will strengthen core verbs, connect your sentences, ask questions, talk about the past and future, and handle real-life situations like interviews, taxis, and weddings.

How long are the courses? There are two, an 11-day course and a 14-day course, each with one lesson per day.

Who teaches them? The 11-day course is taught by Hanna and Karma, and the 14-day course by Gesleen and Firas.

Do I need to know the Arabic alphabet? The vocabulary tables show Arabic script, Arabeze, and English side by side, so you can follow along either way. Learning the script will help you over time.

Is it Jordanian, Palestinian, or Lebanese Arabic? The courses teach Levantine Arabic, with examples from daily life in Jordan and the wider Levant. The dialects are mutually understandable, so what you learn transfers across the region.

Which course is harder? The 14-day course is the more advanced of the two.

Can I practice speaking? Yes. Each lesson includes AI practice, and the discussion area lets you post sentences for feedback.

Ready to Break the Plateau?

Hob’s intermediate courses take you from basic phrases to real conversation: connecting ideas, asking questions, telling stories, and handling real situations with confidence. The 11-day course builds your foundations, and the 14-day course carries you into richer, more natural Levantine Arabic.

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