French courses
My individual French courses
Whether you’re an expat settling into life in France, a professional navigating a French workplace, or a sailor based in Lorient, individual courses French online give you a direct route to real progress. No generic syllabus. No wasted time. Just lessons built around your level, your goals, and your life.
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Improve your French to finally understand what’s being said around you.
The phrase “Bonjour, comment ça va ?” will no longer trigger a panic attack when you have to respond to the person asking you that question.
Today, this is probably what’s holding you back:
- You understand most of what's said — but not quite enough to feel confident
- You don't have enough vocabulary, and it's starting to isolate you at work and in your social life
- You already live in France but struggle to build real connections
- You lack confidence in your abilities and you’re struggling to make progress.
- You feel like you’re stagnating in your language learning and don’t know how to break through.
- You want to move to France for work but the language feels like a wall.
All of this frustrates you.
Understanding and speaking French is, however, only one part of truly feeling at home here. Furthermore, learning the cultural codes, especially in professional settings, is what will help you fully integrate and thrive. That’s exactly what my lessons are designed to do.
Individual French courses built around you
In a group class, the teacher adapts to the average. Learning with a private teacher, I adapt to you: your level, your pace, your goals, and the specific situations you face every day in France.
In fact, individual French courses online are the fastest way to make visible progress. Because every minute of every lesson is spent on exactly what you need. There’s no waiting for others to catch up and no rushing ahead before you’re ready.
I’m not going to become the boring teacher you hated in high school. I promise.
One-to-one lessons will help you learn faster:
Tailored to your level
Every lesson is built around where you are now and where you want to get to.
I'm available for you
To listen, correct, answer questions and keep you moving forward.
At your pace
We go at your own pace and lessons are organized around your schedule.
Don’t worry, I won’t become the boring teacher you hated so much in high school.
One-to-one lessons are entirely tailored to your level of French and the areas you’d like to improve.
We work together:
Your speech
so that you can hold a fluent conversation on your own.
Your writing
with French grammar, syntax, spelling and vocabulary
The culture
of the country so that you can fully integrate into French society and thrive in your job.
These individual French lessons can be 100% online or take place at your home in Lorient and Quéven (56) and the surrounding area: Guidel, Larmor Plage, Ploemeur, Auray, Quimperlé, Lanester, Caudan.
French courses
French lessons designed for life at sea
We offer private French lessons for sailors, fully adapted to your sailing schedule and professional needs. Lessons can be 100% online or take place at your home in Lorient and Quéven (56) and nearby areas: Guidel, Larmor-Plage, Ploemeur, Auray, Quimperlé, Lanester and Caudan.
You will work with an experienced French teacher for foreigners who will help you learn to speak French, improve your French sailing vocabulary, and understand grammar in a clear and practical way. You won’t just study French, but put it to use on board, in ports, and in daily life in France.
Whether you are a skipper, sailor or crew member settling in France, La French Zone helps you learn French for sailing, work and everyday life through flexible, personalized private French lessons for adults.
Three packages to make you love French very much, passionately, madly.
Grand Amour package
36 hours of classes for total immersion in France and a fulfilling work environment
- 3h of lessons per week for 3 months, 2 options: (2x 1h30/week) or (3x 1h/week)
- 100% personalized
- 36h lessons at 40€ per hour
- Payment in several instalments, free of charge
Do you want to go all in with the French? This formula is for you if you want to adopt the French way of life intensively to integrate professionally and meet new people.
Romance à la Française package
24-hour course to deepen your relationship with French and start becoming a Frenchy
- 2h lessons per week for 3 months (2 x 1h/week)
- 100% personalized
- 24h lessons at 43€ per hour
- Payment in several instalments, free of charge
Do you want to strengthen your knowledge and progress with visible results? This package is the right compromise to immerse yourself at your own pace in the culture of the country and understand the codes of the professional world.
Deep Crush package
12 hours of lessons to discover the French language and culture.
- 1 hour lesson per week for 3 months
- 100% personalized
- 12h lessons at 48€ per hour
- Payment in several instalments, free of charge
This package is ideal if you want to reinforce a specific point or acquire the basics to familiarize yourself with French and the country's culture.
A free 15-minute meeting to discuss how to achieve your goals.
- Not sure of your French?
- Not sure which course to take?
- Would you like to know how the courses are run?
FAQ
You can take the test that I make available for free here. It will tell you where you are between level A1 and C2. Otherwise, you can also book a free 15-minute call with me during which I can analyze your level to help you choose what suits you best.
During your one-on-one lesson, I’ll explain the concepts you need to know live using a virtual whiteboard where I’ll take notes in front of you. At the end, I’ll provide you with a PDF of my comments. You’ll have your own space on Google Classroom to access all our courses and the resources we’ve sent you.
Group lessons are at fixed times, so it’s up to you to adapt. You’ll also have access to a Google Classroom with course documents.
Yes ! Depending on your level, I take care to offer you exercises and lessons that correspond to your current needs. Each session is tailored to your needs and desires. I’ll adapt to your needs without leaving out the most important part of learning the French language in depth.
If you want to feel at ease in a language, it’s essential to work on the written word too. Learning grammar and vocabulary will enable you to progress even faster in speaking. Yes, yes, I promise!
No, I can teach French at home if you live in Lorient, Quéven or the surrounding towns in Morbihan and Finistère. Group lessons are given online.
Here is what my students say about our lessons.
They've taken the plunge, why shouldn't you?
EXCELLENT Basée sur 26 avis Publié sur Paige DeAndre I started taking individual lessons with Daria in January with no previous knowledge of French besides the common phases. The lessons are tailored to my needs and my style of learning at a pace that benefits me. It has been a great source to grow my skills and learn more French. I can’t wait to continue using La French Zone classes and would recommend this to anyone looking to grow their French skills.Publié sur Janusz Od dwóch miesięcy jestem uczniem języka francuskiego Darii Malarde. Lekcje odbywają się online. Uczyłem się już wcześniej francuskiego, dlatego wiem, jak ważna jest obok własnego zaangażowania osoba lektora w nauce. Liczy się tu umiejętność nauczania, znalezienie indywidualnego podejścia,, wyjście naprzeciw oczekiwaniom czyli ogólnie mówiąc profesjonalizm. Biorąc pod uwagę moje wcześniejsze doświadczenia, w przypadku pani Darii wszystkie te aspekty wypadają znakomicie. Pani Daria jest zawsze przygotowana do lekcji, zaangażowana i przy tym niezwykle miła i komunikatywna, nie stwarza barier, nie onieśmiela i właściwie kieruje procesem nauki. Mam poczucie, że robię postępy w nauce.Publié sur Cecile Schluep I had a one-on-one course with Agathe over the past months and am more than happy with her teaching style. Her customized courses and her lovely character allowed me to leave my comfort zone and progress in French - writing and speaking was both actively promoted by her in the courses. Happily, I passed by DALF C1 thanks to this preparation. Thank you!Publié sur Markus Heeb Es macht Spass mit Daria Französisch zu lernen die Lektionen sind spannend und genau an mein Niveau angepasst.Publié sur Martyn Mckean We can’t praise Daria enough for the help and confidence she has given us during our time learning to speak french with her over the past few months. We have definitely progressed with our language skills and knowledge during our time with her. She includes everyday practical language skills in her teaching, so you can immediately go and use this in the real world, (it’s not just endlessly repeating sentences that you don’t need). This has given us the confidence to talk to local people, and understand what they are saying in reply. Being able to speak and understand a little bit more french has made life here so much more enjoyable. She has also given us a better understanding of real everyday french life and its diverse culture, especially lots of background information on Brittany where we now live. If you really want to make real progress in learning french, I have no hesitation in recommending La French Zone.Publié sur Kate Lukacs I highly recommend La French Zone for improving your French. If you are on the fence, do it! I just completed my first block with Daria and she is absolutely phenomenal. Every private course is tailored specifically to the student. I wanted to learn more about sailing terms in French as I live on a sailboat and she created specific content for me that incorporated grammar but I also learned about a specific topic!! I also enjoyed the short lessons on French culture as well. Couldn’t recommend enough.Publié sur Heather Christensen I have been working with Daria for 2 months since moving to France. I've never studied French before, so I have a lot of learning to do! She has been patient and kind with my beginner level, and is overall a very competent, warm, and fun teacher to learn with. I plan to continue my lessons with her and the school as I settle into my new home over the next several months. I highly recommend her services to anyone who wants to increase their French abilities and understanding of French culture.Publié sur Coconuts Sail Team Daria is an exceptional French language teacher, she is very invested in her students learning, is extremely organised, knowledgable, experienced, well mannered, professional yet friendly... she has so many extraordinary qualities. I highly recommend her!Publié sur Helen Kennedy I can't recommend Daria highly enough. I'm doing individual lessons both online and in person. I had found after many group courses and having passed B2, I knew lots of stuff but needed it to be knitted together to improve my spoken French in daily life. Daria doesn't slavishly follow the text book but focuses on what I need to work on. Daria is very organised and focused. I really like that she encourages and pushes me appropriately. Her classes are definitely worth the investment.Publié sur Alan Hill I started with La French Zone on the 28th of May with Marie, initially purchasing the 1-1 24-hour package. I was a bit skeptical at first because I thought learning French over a video call might be challenging for me. However, I was pleasantly surprised—La French Zone works very well over Zoom. I've greatly benefited from La French Zone. I feel I've been accommodated perfectly to my current level, and I really enjoy my classes. Initially, I was a bit shy and nervous to learn and try speaking French, but that quickly changed. I've now decided to engage further and book another course because I feel I've found the right place to really learn French, thanks to La French Zone. Merci beaucoup, Daria and Marie!