Online French lessons, with a generous side of France.

I’m Chantal, a native French tutor, and I teach English too. We meet online for 50-minute video lessons, talk about things you care about, and I correct what matters.

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Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877: a couple under an umbrella on a wet Paris crossroads.
French lesson · 50 min
Chantal
On est à Paris, en 1877. Il pleut.We’re in Paris, in 1877. It’s raining. À votre avis, ce couple, il regarde quoi ?What do you think that couple is looking at? Presque ! On dit « à mon avis », pas « dans mon opinion ».Almost! We say “à mon avis”, not “dans mon opinion”.

Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877. Art Institute of Chicago.

This is what a lesson can look like: a painting on the screen, and we talk about it in French.

  • time flies with her!Andrea
  • we can have a laugh during the lessonAnne
  • a gentle yet exacting tutorConstance
  • Her pronunciation is very clearNatalia
  • she makes class very fun!Scott
  • kind, patient but also rigorousJoana
  • fascinating insights about culture and historyBobo

French is what I teach most. English and culture are there when you want them.

French

  • Complete beginners
  • Picking French back up
  • Conversation
  • Grammar and pronunciation

English

  • On request
  • Ask me on Preply
  • Conversation
  • 50-minute lessons

Culture

  • Art and museums
  • History
  • Food and wine
  • Preparing a trip

Conversation pieces

What my students say about it
  • Ordering
  • Small talk
  • Terraces
Pierre Bonnard, Le Café, 1915: a woman at a café table, a dog waiting beside her.

« Un café et un verre d’eau, s’il vous plaît. »An espresso and a glass of water, please.

In France, “un café” is an espresso. Anything else, you have to ask for.

Pierre Bonnard, Le Café, 1915

  • At the table
  • Wine
  • Giving your opinion
Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room in the Country, 1913: a laid table, an open door onto a summer garden.

« Je n’y connais rien, mais celui-ci me plaît. »I know nothing about it, but I like this one.

Nobody at a French table expects a sommelier’s vocabulary. An opinion will do.

Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room in the Country, 1913

  • Paintings
  • History
  • Describing
Auguste Renoir, Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876: a crowded Sunday dance under the trees in Montmartre.

« Plus je le regarde, plus je l’aime. »The more I look at it, the more I like it.

A painting gives us plenty to say, with a bit of history thrown in.

Auguste Renoir, Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876

  • 4,341lessons taught on Preply
  • 4.8out of 5, from 53 reviews
  • 60+students, every nationality
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Before I taught French, I studied at the École du Louvre. I came away with one conviction. A language sticks when it’s attached to something real, like a painting, a café, or a story you want to tell. So in my lessons, you talk, mostly in French, about things worth talking about. The grammar follows. It always does.

The whole team

Chantal, smiling

Chantal

French teacher · Super Tutor on Preply

I studied at the École du Louvre, and art and history have stayed with me ever since. Later I chose to teach, and trained in French as a foreign language at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. I started on Preply in 2021. Since then, 4,341 lessons and more than 60 students of every nationality. I’m also a mother of three, which is good training for patience. My students mention it a lot.

Samba, my cocker spaniel, lying on a cushion with reading glasses on his nose and a red bandana

Samba

Silent partner

Samba, my cocker spaniel, speaks neither French nor English, and is understood perfectly anyway.

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From the trial lesson to the weeks after, here’s how it goes.

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  1. Book your trial

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    Open my Preply profile, pick a time in my calendar and book a trial lesson. Payment goes through Preply.

  2. Getting to know you

    First lesson

    We meet by video. You tell me what you want French for, we talk, and I listen for your level. There’s no test. At the end, you decide whether we carry on.

  3. The lessons after

    50 min

    I bring a topic I’ve prepared, a painting or a piece of news, and we talk, mostly in French. I correct what matters as we go, not every little slip, so the conversation keeps moving. I note the grammar points that come up, and we work on them.

  4. Between lessons

    If you want

    You keep the materials from the lesson, and if you’d like more practice, I give you optional exercises, which I correct whenever you like. Bring your questions next time: that’s where we start.

What my students say

4.8/5 from 53 reviews on Preply

Every week she prepares something that will make the time fly by and I have seen a lot of progress already in my french skills.
MarlenaNovember 2024 · 5/5 on Preply
She is very patient and kind which is essential to have when learning a new language - I never feel uncomfortable making mistakes or asking questions.
AlyssaJune 2023 · 5/5 on Preply
She also goes out of her way to immerse you in French culture, making you feel like you’ve gained a new French best friend.
SophieMay 2024 · 5/5 on Preply
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Questions

How much is a lesson?

The price is on my Preply profile, and that’s where you pay. I’d rather you see the current rate there than an old one here.

I’m a complete beginner. Is that OK?

Not at all. I teach complete beginners, people picking French back up, and people who want to debate the news. I start where you are.

I’m in another time zone. Does that work?

My calendar on Preply shows my free slots in your own time zone. Pick one that suits you. If none does, write to me there and we’ll look together.

What happens in the trial lesson?

We meet by video. You tell me what you want French for, we talk, and I listen for your level. Then you decide what comes next.

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