French à la Carte
Tailor-Made French Lessons For You

Private | Tailor Made | French Lessons In Paris or Online | With a Personal Touch

 
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Tailor-made
Private and small group French lessons

Meeting your specific needs and objectives
Structured & carefully designed lessons

With a team of 20 top notch French tutors

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When and where
it suits you best

7 days a week and weekends
Day and Evening
At your home or office
In our classroom
ZOOM/online lessons
Outdoor lessons

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Tailored to your
profile and goals

Expats
Nomad’s workers
Professionals, Academics, Artists
Visitors
Children

 

What our students tell about us

 
 
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Our approach

 

If standardized French lessons do not correspond to your learning style, you should try our bespoke and flexible approach.

Whether you are in Paris for a short stay as a visitor, on business, building a new life in France or just a nomad’s worker, French à la Carte provides tailor-made French lessons to match your specific linguistic goals.

Whether you are based in Paris or anywhere in the world, French à La Carte offers French lessons on a one-on-one basis and in small groups in person and online.

 

Conversational French, business French, French for visitors, preparation for examinations ( DELF, DALF, TCF), language immersion in Paris, French for children & families, for all these options our teaching approach is focused on your specific needs and will include the skills you need to practice: speaking, comprehension, and writing.

From a few classes (5 lessons minimum or one private tour) to intensive French lessons, we adjust our approach to each French learner’s profile, to help you rapidly improve your ability to speak French.

At French à la Carte, learning the language in a supportive atmosphere is one of our core values. We believe that learning a new language should be an engaging, non-intimidating, rewarding and life-enriching experience.

Our top-notch French French tutors shape a teaching programme according to your specific goals: being able to converse in practical situations, speak comfortably in business situations, increase fluency in topics that are interest for you etc

Our lessons are conducted by high-level and top notch talented French tutors who combine a significant experience in teaching French as a foreign language with an encouraging, supportive, enthusiastic and very professional attitude with every single student.

Some of our French tutors also have additional backgrounds and previous experience in other sectors : business, art, journalism, marketing, law.

Our team is driven by the same ambition and commitment: to help you increase your linguistic skills effectively, whatever they are.

Whether you are interested in exploring the timeless architecture of Paris or learn more about its vibrant culture and history while speaking French we also provide immersive lessons which combine discovery of Paris off the beaten tracks and conversational French.

For those who are interested by Parisian, culture, etiquette while improving their conversational French, our private tours (neighborhoods, food, art) are the perfect option!    

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Our French Lessons & Fees

Learn French from anywhere in the world with our French teachers

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Flexible & targeted to your sector

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Explore Paris, enjoy your life experience &
learn French at the same time !

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Adjusted to busy schedules

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Enjoy wider opportunity to converse with native speakers

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Meeting your specific linguistic needs and goals

Prepare the DELF / DALF / TCF Exam in Paris with our Private French Lessons

Using stimulating and creative activities

A great middle ground between private lessons and larger group courses

Face to face Lesson Day time – from 68 € / hour ( in person - private)

Face to face Lesson Day time & Saturday - 55 € / hour ( small group lessons A1+/A2+)
Online 1-hour lesson – from 55€ / hour ( online)

See all our pricing >

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 Why choose French à La Carte ?


Quality

Over the past 12 years, more than 1500 students have trusted us. We consistently receive high satisfaction rates (based on more than 300 Google reviews)  

Tailor Made

Our French tutors' skills and adaptability enable them to meet the needs of all students at all levels of French (A1 to C2). 

Handpicked tutors

We pair our students with our tutors based on their profiles and goals

 

Flexible timing

We offer classes 7 days a week, 365 days a year, from 8:15 AM to 9:00 PM.

Interactive

Our courses are both conversation oriented and geared towards building a strong foundation for learning French. 

Flexible teaching places

We can offer classes at your home for greater comfort (within Paris), at your company office, in our classroom in the 6th arrondissement (A1/A2+ small groups), in a quiet café, online and even within the city to truly immerse yourself with Paris. 

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Dedicated French native tutors

With us no platform of hundreds of French tutors! We are a small team of 20 French top notch tutors, all native speakers, qualified in Français Langue Etrangère (FLE), skilled, highly experienced in teaching French, enthusiastic and committed to the learning process for each student.

Learning French in a positive, stimulating and interactive environment makes a significant difference in helping you make rapid strides in improving your speaking skills.


Pauline
In person and online tutor
Business & marketing

Stéphanie
In person & online.
All levels up to C1.
DELF & DALF preparation

David
Online tutor
Background: international relations
Business French up to C1 level.

Lucie
In person.
French tutor for children and adults.
All levels.

Camille
Online and in person
All levels.

Charles
In person | Very flexible.
All levels
Conversational French

Émilie
Online mainly, all levels.
Background: cinema and creative writing.
Also coordinator for French à La Carte.

Hanne-Lys
In person, all levels.
Background: journalism.
Always do her best to accommodate busy schedules.

1500+

international students 

To date, more than a hundred students have learned French from our experienced teachers. Read some of their testimonials here.

 

12

Years of experience

Created by Florence Harang, French à la Carte has provided customized private French lessons since 2012.

 
 

15

different teachers to choose from

We are a small team of 15 private French tutors. This means that we can be reactive and flexible. A small team means more commitment. With French à la Carte you’ll never be just another number. 

 
 
 

Get in touch!

 

Why struggle for months or years when you can learn faster with our private French tutors

Call on us
+33 6 62 21 90 70 or fill in the form!

 

 
 
 
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Frequently Asked Questions

You may have questions regarding both our policies surrounding lessons, and the practical organisation of our French lessons.
That is why, we have selected 10 key points that our students regularly ask us about before committing to our French lessons.

  • We offer a trial French lesson before you commit to a course with us. This lesson will be charged at the regular price with payment made directly to the tutor. The goal of the trial lesson is to ensure that that you are satisfied with the teaching method and that you feel at ease with the tutor.

  • Once you have decided to commit to a course with us, after the initial trial French lesson, we offer a regular course package of 10 private French lessons (10 lessons of 1.5 or 2 hours). If however, you are in Paris only for a short stay and only wish to have a few French lessons, we are flexible and can reduce the number of sessions to meet your schedule. If you decide to follow an intensive programme, we can tailor the course to meet the times you are available.

  • Payment for the course is due with the first French lesson once you have decided to commit with us after the trial lesson. We accept payment by CC, Pay Pal or in cash.

    We kindly ask our learners to pay bank transfer payment fees on their own account.

    For students who reserve their lessons several months in advance, we won’t ask you to make a deposit. If however your plans change, we would ask that you kindly let us know as soon as possible so that we can offer the teaching times to other students.

  • A student must give 24 hours’ notice to cancel his or her French lesson during the working week. If a shorter notice period is given, the lesson will be charged for. So, if you have to cancel or reschedule a French lesson, please let your tutor know by e-mail or text, at least 24 hours in advance, to avoid charges.

  • French à La Carte always offer an introductory and free-of-charge meeting on Skype (Facetime or telephone) prior to the trial French lesson.

    This meeting on Skype helps us to assess your current level of proficiency in French based on comprehension and expression skills. In addition, a written test is also possible prior to the Skype session for those who are interested in a more detailed assessment of their linguistic skills: writing, speaking, and comprehension.

    The initial Skype session will also give you the opportunity to express your exact needs and goals and will allow us to define a tailored learning programme.

    Read our testimonials to see the feedback of students who decided to learn French in Paris with us.

  • We will obviously mainly communicate in French, however if an English translation of a French word, expression or a grammatical rule is useful to you and helps avoid a misunderstanding, we will then switch into English for a minute or two.

  • Most of our French lessons in Paris are held either at the student’s home or at his or her office.  We also sometimes teach in the suburbs, close to central Paris.

    For those who would like to learn French in a Parisian environment, outside these settings, we also offer lessons in very quiet cafés in central Paris.

    For our students who choose French lessons in Paris while immersing themselves in the city, courses will be held walking and discovering different neighbourhoods in Paris.

  • If for different personal reasons, you have to leave Paris earlier than planned or if you decide to stop your French lessons, we won’t directly offer a reimbursement but you will have the possibility to continue and finish your contract with lessons on Skype.

    Another alternative will be to postpone your remaining lessons for your next stay in Paris (within a 6 month time limit)

    Our contracts are valid for 6 months (extended to 1 year to larger volume). After this period of time, the contract is no more valid.

  • As a company, French à La Carte provides a quotation, a contract and an invoice as well as a payment receipt.

  • You can sometimes choose to have your lessons in cafés or museums; in these instances, additional expenses such as drinks or museum tickets will be at the charge of the  French learner for both the French tutor and the student.