A Parisian who teaches French, full time

Parisian, half American, seven years teaching full time, and stubborn about doing things properly.

Salut, I'm Yann! I grew up in Paris with an American mother and have spent most of my life there, moving between the two languages every day. That is why I know exactly where French stops making sense to you, and how to get you past it.

For the last seven years I have taught French full time. Before that I spent 7+ years in business development and marketing, helping companies expand into the US and running campaigns for major brands. I use the same instinct now to turn something complicated into lessons that stick.

I'm a certified French teacher with a Master's from Sorbonne Business School. Over seven years of teaching, rated 4.9 out of 5, I've written a curriculum for every level, from your first word to near-native French.

Fast learners don't have more free time than anyone else. They have a plan that fits the time they've got.

If that sounds like the way you want to learn, take the free trial. An hour of my time, honest feedback on your level, and a plan you can act on. That is the whole offer.

A curriculum tested on real students

Every grammar topic has the same five parts: an explanation, how to form it, examples, the mistake nearly everyone makes, and practice.

The subjunctive

Sample lesson, B2 grammar

The rule

After doubt, emotion, necessity or will (il faut que, je doute que, je veux que), the second verb shifts into the subjunctive. The action is not a fact, it is a wish, a fear or a requirement.

In practice

Il faut que tu fasses tes devoirs.

Not "tu fais". It is not a statement of fact, it is a requirement. The mood carries the meaning, not just the tense.

The mistake almost everyone makes

Memorising the conjugations without learning the triggers. Students conjugate perfectly and still say the wrong thing after penser que, which takes the indicative.

Je pense que tu sois prêt. Je pense que tu es prêt.

Then you use it

We write five sentences about your own week: one wish, one doubt, one requirement. We keep going until the trigger and the mood come without thinking.

Lessons like this one fill the two books I wrote for my students: 51 lessons for beginners, 22 chapters for advanced learners. See everything the course covers.

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