Learn Modern Standard Arabic B1 — start following real news and texts
This is where Fusha starts feeling useful on its own: simplified news, short articles, and real conversations about opinions and plans.
Try a free lessonHow long does this level take? 15-16 weeks
What does B1 actually mean?
B1 means real independence: you can follow simplified news and short articles, express opinions, and hold a conversation about familiar topics without constantly translating in your head.
What you'll be able to do after B1
- Follow simplified news headlines and short articles
- Give your opinion and explain your reasoning
- Talk about future plans using المستقبل (سـ / سوف)
- Use relative clauses: الذي، التي، الذين
- Understand slower, clearly-spoken news broadcasts
What you'll do every day
Vocabulary
News, current events, and expressing opinions
Grammar
The future tense, relative clauses, and recognizing the basics of إعراب (case endings)
Listening
Slower news broadcasts and structured conversations
Speaking
Discuss opinions and plans in full sentences
Sample sentences you'll learn in B1
سأسافرُ إلى الرباط الأسبوعَ القادمَ.
I will travel to Rabat next week — سـ is a simple future marker.
الطالبُ الذي نجحَ في الامتحان سعيدٌ جداً.
The student who passed the exam is very happy — الذي = 'who/that' (masculine).
أعتقدُ أنّ هذا القرارَ صائبٌ.
I think this decision is correct — how you introduce an opinion.
أُذيعت الأخبارُ في الساعة الثامنة.
The news was broadcast at eight o'clock — a news-style phrasing you'll start recognizing.
Talking about the news
هل قرأتَ الخبرَ اليوم؟
Did you read the news today?
نعم، أعتقدُ أنّه مهمٌّ جداً.
Yes, I think it's very important.
ماذا ستفعلُ الأسبوعَ القادمَ؟
What will you do next week?
سأسافرُ لزيارة عائلتي.
I'll travel to visit my family.
The B1 progress check
A reading passage adapted from real news, plus speaking and writing about your own opinions — Lerniyo's own progress check for this level, not an official exam.
Unlike German, French, Spanish, or Italian, there's no single official diploma body for Modern Standard Arabic equivalent to Goethe or DELF. CEFR levels here describe Lerniyo's own curriculum, referenced against the same framework other languages use. The closest real proficiency assessments are things like the ALPT or the Hamza Test — neither is CEFR-native or directly comparable. Lerniyo's own progress checks follow our curriculum; they're not a substitute for any institution's test.
What will you learn in Arabic B1?
- The future tense: سـ and سوف
- Relative clauses: الذي، التي، الذين
- Giving and justifying an opinion
- Reading simplified news headlines and short articles
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Recognizing إعراب — the basics of case endings
- Formal vs. everyday register, a first look
- Listening to slower news broadcasts
Learn Modern Standard Arabic B1 in English with Lerniyo
Most resources explain Arabic grammar with dense terminology or assume you already read the script. Lerniyo explains everything in plain English, step by step, so you focus on Arabic — not on decoding the explanation.
After B1 comes B2
See B2