Frequently asked questions

Yes — new cohorts are designed for absolute beginners. You speak through pinyin (the Latin phonetic system) from lesson one; characters come gradually once your ear and pronunciation are set.

Live 60-minute Zoom sessions: quick review, one new structure, intensive speaking practice, then a short assignment. You need a phone or laptop, stable internet and a headset.

With 3 sessions a week: travel-survival level in about 3 months, and a comfortable daily conversation in 6–12 months depending on your practice. Anyone promising much faster is selling a fantasy.

We start with speaking because it pays off immediately, then build characters gradually — reading unlocks WeChat, menus and signs. By the end of level one you read and write real basics.

Fair local pricing: each region pays a price aligned with local purchasing power for the same quality. Your price is always shown in your currency with the per-session figure.

After the free trial, Yassine arranges the most convenient method for your country on WhatsApp — bank transfer or local options. No card before you have tried a lesson.

Tell us within your first week and we move your payment as credit to another format — private lessons or a later cohort.

Every time on this site is displayed in your local timezone automatically. The Gulf cohort runs Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday evenings Gulf time; the Maghreb–Europe cohort runs Monday/Wednesday/Friday evenings.

You receive the lesson materials so you don't fall behind, and you arrange the best catch-up option directly with Yassine. Small groups allow real flexibility.