Private French lessons
in Paris
Learn French the way you live
Bonjour, I’m Violaine Germain.
With a team of expert French teachers, all trained at the Sorbonne,
I offer a highly personalized way to learn French—tailor-made,
intuitive, thoughtful, and deeply human.
From complete beginners to advanced learners, we help each student
find their own voice in French, through a method shaped around who they are and how they learn.
Every course is tailored to your pace, goals, learning style, and interests.
We all have advanced degrees in French, plus backgrounds in literature, learning psychology, art history, or history—and most of us teach at top universities like Sciences Po Paris. What we’re most passionate about, though, is working one-on-one with our students.
We also bring a deep knowledge of Paris—some of us have even written books and guides on the city—to create custom French lessons that double as walks through its streets.
If you’re preparing for official exams—from DELF B1 to DALF C1 or C2, TCF, EPSO — Marie-Hélène is a university-level expert who leads her students to succeed with confidence.
From the first session, our method is conversational.
Because confidence starts by speaking — not memorizing.
The result: sharp progress, in a relaxed, and effective setting.
Our Bespoke French courses in Paris immerse you in French life, culture, lifestyle, arts and codes, both classical and contemporary.
French lessons from Paris (online)
Once or twice a week (or more), you land in Paris with us, speak French, breathe French. It's your Paris time!
French beginners, you will enable you to get by in French in just a few French classes.
Our approach is practical, supportive and based on your immediate needs.
French intermediate and French advanced students, you'll improve your French with content-rich French courses taught by top-notch tutors with in-depth knowledge of French codes and lifestyles, specializing in art history, literature, cinema, music, or the history of Paris.
Smart French lessons for smart curious people!
Bespoke Literary Mentorship
As the founder of Bespoke French lessons, Violaine offers private, highly tailored courses in Francophone literature. Her pedagogy is designed not only to elevate each student’s command of the French language but also to provide access to a level of literary analysis typically found in advanced academic settings.
For over a decade, she has worked closely with writers, filmmakers, artists and professors whose first language is not French, guiding them through the process of crafting novels, screenplays, and plays, lectures etc. Her editorial support allows them to develop an authentic voice in French—one that reflects their intent as much as their imagination.
Violaine also works with individuals seeking a deeper understanding of themselves through a language they have chosen. Her approach lies at the intersection of precision, empathy, and a deep respect for language as both structure and self-expression.
Words from our dear students
How to learn French?
French immersion is the main key
Learning French or a new language often seems complicated but in reality, with a good personalized teaching method given by native French tutors, acquiring a good fluency in French will be fast.
Immersion That Actually Works
Our method is built on intuitive immersion—you’re matched with a French teacher who fits you, not the other way around. You won’t be stuck on grammar rules all day. Sure, you’ll cover the essentials, but most of the time, it’s about talking. Listening. Getting the hang of it bit by bit.
Our French Immersion means stepping into a Parisian setting, even online. You’re placed in real-life situations where communication flows naturally—and fast. It’s French the way it should be: smart, personal, and surprisingly fun.
French immersion Online
Do you want to take a vacation in French?
Like a trip to Paris, our courses—whether in summer or year-round—bring culture, conversation, and progress together.
Choose a full immersion or regular sessions once or twice a week—a moment for yourself, guided by expert French teachers. It's a breath of Paris, from anywhere.
To learn French in Paris is to live it—for real.
There’s something different about taking a French class in France.
You’re surrounded by the language, and that changes everything. A lot of learners choose to take French in summer—it’s a good time to enjoy Paris while picking up the language in a real-world setting. You hear French everywhere, and little by little, it starts to feel familiar.
And being in Paris helps. You hear French all around you. At some point, it just starts to feel normal.
Some people take a few weeks. Others stay longer. There’s no set formula. What helps is using the language often—talking, messing up, getting used to it. That’s how it sticks.
It will be a real "alliance française" between French language immersion and French culture. To learn French, you must "live" French, "think" French, "laugh" French and discover your French side, the "version française" of yourself.
To learn French, you have to love communicating in French and enjoy your French classes like you enjoy a special moment.
A successful language-training is a fun time and
cultural activities are essential.
Learn French by exploring Paris
Some of us are historians of Paris and guides
With us, you'll speak French in the little streets of Saint-Germain des près, learn key words and phrases on the terraces of the Café de Flore, Gramme, Le Cheval blanc and the non-touristy Parisian "petits cafés" where artists and true Parisians gather.
Maybe you’ll end up in a conversation class on a stunning rooftop, or tucked away in a hidden castle in Montmartre, wandering the old streets of ancient Lutèce.
Maybe you’ll learn French doing downward dog, or debating literature in a cozy third space.
You'll explore Parisian art galleries and artists' studios and integrate grammatical notions without realizing it.
Maybe you'll practice your French at Art Basel Paris or Paris photo fairs, or during fashion week shows, maybe you'll go boating on the canal saint-martin
You'll experience unforgettable lessons in the Luxembourg Gardens, on the esplanade des Invalides, facing the Sorbonne, under the Eiffel Tower or in a secret courtyard in the Marais, discover the Musée Rodin, Louvre, Orsay, the musée Gustave Moreau or the Centre Pompidou all in French.
Maybe you'll learn French by enjoying a glass of natural wine or a beer in a new trendy restaurant in the arty, food-loving Belleville district, or maybe you'd prefer to stay at home and have your lessons quietly, face-to-face. And if you're not in Paris, you'll love learning French live with Paris and your Parisian teacher.
It'll be your little Parisian breath of fresh air !
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One-on-one class or tiny groups
Our courses are one-on-one or, at the student's request, a session with two students
(with a similar level). We do not have any small-group of more than 3 students where the levels are mixed and progress is rare. We exclusively offer adult classes with some exceptions for curious and passionate teenagers and children.
One dedicated and thoughtful teacher
The proficiency of our teachers is well established. We are a very small team, we work with few students to be able to focus on their needs, and we build a relationship of trust and often friendship with each of them. We like to feel like a kind of host family, respectful and present when needed. With Agathe, Brice, Agnès, Guillaume, Marie-Hélène, Chloé, and Caroline we help you to learn French and to live in French in France.
We are the opposite of a big mainstream school where your best friend is your textbook and your homework is like rote conjugation.
Customized and on-the-spot courses
The teacher also adapts to the student's wishes and needs on the fly. Practicing oral French does not prevent you from learning to send your greetings by email or by post. Learning to write literary French or a university lecture does not prevent you from being interested in the culture of the French (the French and food, the French and love, the romance language, the French at work, etc.).
How Do Our French Lessons Work?
Your French tutor is carefully selected to suit your personality and learning style.
For each new student, Violaine, the founder of Bespoke, does a placement test during the first small interview. You explain what you want, we see if your approach to learning works with what we can offer you, Violaine offers a course program in accord with a teacher dedicated, and off you go!
We are flexible. Intensive, semi-intensive, or once a week, in person or/and on Zoom, weekdays and weekends, in France or on the other side of the planet, everything is possible. As you like it!
Bespoke French Lessons Paris
Top-tier French Language and Culture teachers
Chloé, Brice, Marie-Hélène, Violaine (the founder) ...
We are a team of experienced, highly educated French language instructors — many of us also teach at universities or top schools in Paris.
We are also writers, artists, journalists, literature professors, art historians (Louvre, Orsay, etc.), linguists, certified Paris guides, gourmets, and connoisseurs of all the best non-touristy restaurants and hidden shops in Paris and across France.
Each of us has one or more areas of expertise, allowing us to introduce you to the French language in the way that suits you best.
Grammar is the rule of the language game. Whether it is spoken language, written language, academic language, literary language or/and slang language, it is important to approach it as a game. A good tutor knows how to quickly convey the tenses, conjugation, and grammatical structures for speaking and writing both basic and expert French. Our grammar lessons are smart and exciting (it's true!)
French pronunciation can be quite easy, learning phonetics is like learning a song. We are all native French speakers, and our tailor-made methods immerse you in the music of the language so that you can have good French pronunciation with pleasure. Our teacher Chloé is particularly specialized in learning through music (among other things). French speaking becomes a pleasure.
Comprehension is quickly learned with a French teacher who engages you in communicating and forgets that you are in class. We focus on a conversational approach, written learning in which you will also have a very active part, exciting courses where all the subjects that interest you can be treated (culture, literature, art history, Paris and also the French codes, places to walk, where to shop, cafes and restaurants)
Do you need to pass the internationally recognized French language exams?
Our DELF A1, A2, B1, B2 and DALF C1 and C2 preparation courses have always been successful.
We have an expert in DALF C1 and C2, Marie-Hélène, who is both an author of exam subjects and an experienced instructor and examiner. she also prepares you for the French naturalization exam with success and confidence.
Elevate Your French Skills with Bespoke French Lessons
Learning French doesn’t look the same for everyone.
Some people start with the basics. Others are somewhere between intermediate French and full-blown conversations.
Some are into grammar—verbs, the subjunctive (!), that kind of thing. Others just want to speak without overthinking every sentence.
There’s no single way to learn. What we offer is space to figure out yours.
Our French teachers don’t follow a script. We adapt to how you learn—whether you're practicing French to travel, studying French literature, or just trying to keep up in a conversation.
Want an intensive French course? Need to build vocabulary? Prefer slow and steady? Cool. It all counts.
You can take lessons online, or join a French immersion program here. It’s not about ticking boxes—it’s about building language skills you’ll actually use.
