Master Lebanese Arabic
You learn when you speak.
The course makes you say Lebanese out loud from the first lesson, and every fifth lesson makes you reuse what you said. No streaks, no games.
A1 · First contact
3 chapters · 90 lessons
A2 · Everyday independence
3 chapters · 90 lessons
B1 · Connected conversation
3 chapters · 90 lessons
B2 · Fluent explanation
3 chapters · 90 lessons
8–12 minutes a day · Out loud from the first minute · Chapters unlock for everyone as they ship
The tools around the course
Free tools for the moments between lessons — look something up, read something real, drill what’s slipping.
Translate
English to spoken Lebanese — not Modern Standard Arabic.
راح عالسوق الصبح
3a-l-souq — to the marketRead
Your own Arabic texts with tap-to-translate words.
Alphabet
Every letter, its sounds, and the numerals Lebanese people type with.
يلّا
yalla — let’s go; come on
Dictionary
Any word, with pronunciation, in seconds.
Why keefak vs keefik?
keefak to a man, keefik to a woman.
Explain
Ask anything about the language, get a straight answer.
Trainer
Flashcards and an audio course for the verbs that carry every sentence.
Learn from your content
Upload anything you want to read, save the words you meet, and Cedarly tracks how well you know each one across everything you add.
1Open your library
Your own personal library of content.
2Upload content
Add anything you'd like to learn.
3Save words
Rate words on a scale of 1 to 5, CedarSpeak will track your progress across uploads.
Frequently asked questions
Designed by a Lebanese Psychology student, Cedarly is one app for spoken Lebanese Arabic: a guided speaking course, sentence translation to the real dialect, a personal Arabic reader, word-by-word explanations, and a comprehensive Lebanese dictionary.
Yes. A1 · Chapter 1 is live now with its first lessons, and Lesson one is free to try. Lessons build strictly on each other, so chapters ship in order — the roadmap on the lessons page is the real plan, not a teaser.
Start Lesson one on the lessons page — it takes about ten minutes and you'll say your first Lebanese out loud before it ends. Around the course, use the personal reader, dictionary, and verb trainer whenever you want more.
Cedarly focuses specifically on Lebanese Arabic, not Modern Standard Arabic. We provide authentic spoken language with native pronunciation, cultural context, and real-world examples that you'll actually use in conversation.
Many features are free, including translation, dictionary lookup, and the start of the speaking course. Pro membership unlocks the personal reading library, text-to-speech with native pronunciation, the full course as it ships, and advanced explanations.
With one lesson a day plus a little reading, most learners hold their first real exchanges within weeks and reach conversational comfort in about 3 months. Your pace depends on consistency and prior language experience.