A Parisian who teaches adults, full time

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

Yann Darmon smiling at the camera on a street in Mexico

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 four years I have taught French full time, only to adults. Before that I spent 7+ years in business development and marketing, working with companies expanding into the US and running campaigns for major brands. That background is why I take something complicated and make it usable fast: the instinct that once sold strategies to executives now builds lessons that stick.

I am a certified French teacher, I hold a Master's from Sorbonne Business School, and across more than 4,000 hours of teaching rated 4.9 out of 5 I have built a structured curriculum that covers every level, from your very first word to near-native fluency.

What sets fast learners apart is not free time. It is a plan that respects theirs.

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.

The method

A real curriculum, refined over years

Same structure for every grammar topic: explanation, formation rules, authentic examples, the common mistake, and practice that mirrors real use.

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.

Practice, the way you will use it

We build five real sentences about your actual week, one wish, one doubt, one requirement, until the trigger-to-mood reflex is automatic rather than memorised.

Let's see where you're at

The first lesson is free and there is nothing to cancel. We talk, I hear where you are, and you leave with a plan you can follow whether or not you book again.

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