French classes · Los Angeles · Since 2006
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French group classes
Conversation workshops, beginner courses, and cultural sessions. Most classes meet for 8 weeks. Enroll below or contact us for more options.
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Sadigatou G
Learning French the Right way - In-Person
French Beginner (CEFR A2 - Waystage or elementary) | Total Class Length 12 hours
Solar De Cahuenga Coffee Shop (open until 4pm)
This class is for students new to French or who have studied a little but want a fresh start. Key Topics in this Class: French Pronunciation, Greetings and Introductions, Present...
View class details →Begins Sunday Oct 25, 2:00 PM
Sundays 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
America/Los_Angeles Time
Serge. Yvv. R
FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS : fun, topical, structured ! Mid beginners welcome! - Online
French Beginner (CEFR A1 - Breakthrough or beginner) | Total Class Length 9 hours
Salut ! Late beginners welcome. French 2 is a course building on basic communication skills (Novice-Mid level), emphasizing expanded vocabulary, compound past tenses, future tenses, and complex sentence structure. The...
View class details →Begins Thursday Nov 26, 6:00 PM
Thursdays 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles Time
Serge. Yvv. R
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED FRENCH !!!! - Online
French Beginner (CEFR A1 - Breakthrough or beginner) | Total Class Length 9 hours
This online intermediate-to-advanced COMMUNICATIVE (speaking-oriented) French group class focuses on refining conversational fluency, mastering complex grammatical structures, and developing intercultural awareness. It equips learners to transition from expressing basic needs...
View class details →Begins Sunday Dec 06, 10:00 AM
Sundays 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles Time
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Bachelor of Business Administration (specialized in International Relations) · DELF Examiner, DALF C2, Goethe Zertifikat C1/B2, DELE B1
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Bangalore-based, Yvanka teaches French and German after years at Alliance Française. She started, unusually, as an English teacher in France.
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Also speaks: English, Italian, Spanish
Bachelor of Business Administration (specialized in International Relations) · DELF Examiner, DALF C2, Goethe Zertifikat C1/B2, DELE B1
Join me on your language learning adventure!
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I also speak: English, Italian, Spanish
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Bangalore-based, Yvanka teaches French and German after years at Alliance Française. She started, unusually, as an English teacher in France.
Bachelor of Arts (Teacher certificate from Zurich teachers College) · TESOL, teachers License as a primary educator
Trilingual German, ESL and French teacher with years of experience.
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Thirza teaches trilingual German, French, and ESL out of Zurich, with IELTS, TestDaF, and Goethe prep all part of the toolkit.
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Bachelor of Arts (Teacher certificate from Zurich teachers College) · TESOL, teachers License as a primary educator
Trilingual German, ESL and French teacher with years of experience.
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Thirza teaches trilingual German, French, and ESL out of Zurich, with IELTS, TestDaF, and Goethe prep all part of the toolkit.
BA in International Relations & Journalism, BA in French, BA in Italian Language Teaching, Master in International Cooperation · Diploma Course in Spanish as a Foreign Language, Seminar on Professional Challenges in Reading, Translating and Editing in Digital Age (Litprax Erasmus European Union and University of Novi Sad, Serbia), Workshop on Translation and Literature, Seminar...
French, Italian, Spanish & German native speaker & expert. Elite Native-Fluent ESL tutor. Graduate of Université Paris-Sorbonne & Università di Bologna.
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Serge's specialties run from Wallon to Ukrainian to actor dialect coaching, arguably the widest range of any tutor on our roster.
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Also speaks: Dutch, Galician, Ukrainian
BA in International Relations & Journalism, BA in French, BA in Italian Language Teaching, Master in International Cooperation · Diploma Course in Spanish as a Foreign Language, Seminar on Professional Challenges in Reading, Translating and Editing in Digital Age (Litprax Erasmus European Union and University of Novi Sad, Serbia), Workshop on Translation and Literature, Seminar...
French, Italian, Spanish & German native speaker & expert. Elite Native-Fluent ESL tutor. Graduate of Université Paris-Sorbonne & Università di Bologna.
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I also speak: Dutch, Galician, Ukrainian
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Serge's specialties run from Wallon to Ukrainian to actor dialect coaching, arguably the widest range of any tutor on our roster.
B.A. in IT and Languages
Native Parisian French Teacher
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Parisian-born with a background in IT and languages, Sadigatou keeps travel French and business French as cleanly separate tracks.
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Also speaks: Chinese, English, Spanish
B.A. in IT and Languages
Native Parisian French Teacher
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I also speak: Chinese, English, Spanish
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Parisian-born with a background in IT and languages, Sadigatou keeps travel French and business French as cleanly separate tracks.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts and Research
French and English teacher with University level teaching Experience - Top Rated Instructor
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Erin teaches French and English with university-level credentials, and her specialties stretch from accent work to art history to college prep.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts and Research
French and English teacher with University level teaching Experience - Top Rated Instructor
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Erin teaches French and English with university-level credentials, and her specialties stretch from accent work to art history to college prep.
Master's Degree In Business Administration. Private Pilote LicenceI have studied in France/Argentina/Mexico · Master's Degree In Business Administration. Private Pilote LicenceI have studied in France/Argentina/Mexico
Achieve Fluency with a Parisian Tutor: Rigorous Training and Fun Lessons!
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MBA-trained, Othman teaches Parisian French with real rigor. Lessons stay structured without losing the fun.
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Master's Degree In Business Administration. Private Pilote LicenceI have studied in France/Argentina/Mexico · Master's Degree In Business Administration. Private Pilote LicenceI have studied in France/Argentina/Mexico
Achieve Fluency with a Parisian Tutor: Rigorous Training and Fun Lessons!
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Personally vetted · Strommen’s note
MBA-trained, Othman teaches Parisian French with real rigor. Lessons stay structured without losing the fun.
Bachelor of History, Université de PARIS I, Panthéon-Sorbonne · Diploma for the ability to teach French as a foreign language, Alliance Française de Paris (DAE FLE)
Tailor-made courses to achieve your fluency with native French teacher based in Marseille. Open to all, from beginners to pros.
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Marseille-based, Eric calls himself more coach than lecturer, heavy on phonetics and oral reflexes, light on grammar-trap lectures.
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Also speaks: English, German, Russian, Spanish
Bachelor of History, Université de PARIS I, Panthéon-Sorbonne · Diploma for the ability to teach French as a foreign language, Alliance Française de Paris (DAE FLE)
Tailor-made courses to achieve your fluency with native French teacher based in Marseille. Open to all, from beginners to pros.
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I also speak: English, German, Russian, Spanish
Personally vetted · Strommen’s note
Marseille-based, Eric calls himself more coach than lecturer, heavy on phonetics and oral reflexes, light on grammar-trap lectures.
Bachelor of Arts
Master Spanish with Elise: Experienced Tutor Raised in Mexico, Living in LA!
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Raised in Mexico and based in LA, Elise teaches Spanish and Parisian French both, resetting her lesson plan for every student's actual level.
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Bachelor of Arts
Master Spanish with Elise: Experienced Tutor Raised in Mexico, Living in LA!
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Raised in Mexico and based in LA, Elise teaches Spanish and Parisian French both, resetting her lesson plan for every student's actual level.
Bachelor degree · French literature / philosophy and foreign lanaguages
Bonjour! Experienced French tutor offering dynamic lessons tailored to your needs. Let's unlock French fluency together
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Twenty years into teaching French, Stephanie still runs lessons a la carte: fast, simple, built around exactly what you need.
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Bachelor degree · French literature / philosophy and foreign lanaguages
Bonjour! Experienced French tutor offering dynamic lessons tailored to your needs. Let's unlock French fluency together
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Twenty years into teaching French, Stephanie still runs lessons a la carte: fast, simple, built around exactly what you need.
Masters of Fine Art, Bachelor in Foreign Language and Literature. · Over 2,000 hours of one‑on‑one teaching experience. Published literary translator, with work reviewed in Kirkus Reviews, Times Literary Supplement, Art Book D.A.P., and multiple international journals.
Master English, French & Italian with a Published Literary Translator
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A published literary translator, Colombina teaches English, French, and Italian, plus SAT prep, college essay coaching, and learning-disability support.
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Masters of Fine Art, Bachelor in Foreign Language and Literature. · Over 2,000 hours of one‑on‑one teaching experience. Published literary translator, with work reviewed in Kirkus Reviews, Times Literary Supplement, Art Book D.A.P., and multiple international journals.
Master English, French & Italian with a Published Literary Translator
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A published literary translator, Colombina teaches English, French, and Italian, plus SAT prep, college essay coaching, and learning-disability support.
MBA and AS in Recording Arts · DALI, DELF, First Cert, SIZ Computer Science, Pro Tools, Dante
Multi-Culti Polyglot Linguist and Sound Engineer
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Vanessa speaks seven languages, has a sound-engineering background, and has spent two decades teaching. Her lessons range from accent coaching to art for kids.
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Also speaks: ASL American Sign Language, Chinese, Physics
MBA and AS in Recording Arts · DALI, DELF, First Cert, SIZ Computer Science, Pro Tools, Dante
Multi-Culti Polyglot Linguist and Sound Engineer
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I also speak: ASL American Sign Language, Chinese, Physics
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Vanessa speaks seven languages, has a sound-engineering background, and has spent two decades teaching. Her lessons range from accent coaching to art for kids.
I have a degree in Modern Languages in English and French with a minor in business. · I am an English, French and Spanish tutor with more than seven years of experience both in person and online. I have a degree in Modern Languages in English and French with a minor in business.
Master Languages with Daniel: C2 English, DELF B2 French, and Native Spanish Tutor!
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Daniel is C2-certified in English, holds a DELF B2 in French, and is a native Spanish speaker. He teaches all three with real fluency benchmarks behind each one.
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Also speaks: Business & Management, Dialect Coaching, International Business, Public, Tests, Translation
I have a degree in Modern Languages in English and French with a minor in business. · I am an English, French and Spanish tutor with more than seven years of experience both in person and online. I have a degree in Modern Languages in English and French with a minor in business.
Master Languages with Daniel: C2 English, DELF B2 French, and Native Spanish Tutor!
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I also speak: Business & Management, Dialect Coaching, International Business, Public, Tests, Translation
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Daniel is C2-certified in English, holds a DELF B2 in French, and is a native Spanish speaker. He teaches all three with real fluency benchmarks behind each one.
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Why French?
Four reasons to take French classes
Spoken well beyond France
The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie counted 396 million French speakers in its 2026 report, most of them in Africa. French learned in an LA classroom works as well in Abidjan as it does in Paris.
French for actors
Our dialect coaches get actors ready for French-speaking roles, both before the shoot and on set. If you have French dialogue to learn or a French-language audition coming up, a tutor can work through your lines with you sound by sound.
Small groups & happy hours
Our French groups are small. You can join one online, and some terms there's an in-person group in Hollywood. Past classes have included a French movie club and conversation groups. Students and tutors also meet up at our Language Aperitivo happy hours, where the table switches between French, Spanish, Italian and English.
A head start from Spanish
French and Spanish both grew out of Latin, so if you speak Spanish, as a lot of Angelenos do, plenty of French vocabulary will look familiar: libertad is liberté, and escuela is école. Pronunciation takes more work, since French has at least twice as many vowel sounds as Spanish.
Since 2006
French in Los Angeles
Strommen has taught French in Los Angeles since 2006, in small groups and one-on-one. For private lessons, our French tutors around LA teach at your home or office or online, and many offer a lower rate if you go to them.
Some students are planning a trip to Paris or a move to Montréal. Others have French-speaking family, or want back the French they gave up after school. If you’re not sure where you’d place, our free French level test will point you to the right class.
Our dialect coaches also prepare actors for French on screen, including Patrick Stewart for Star Trek: Picard. You can see more of that work in our coaching résumé.
“I've been taking group French classes with Erin and she's amazing! … I feel like I can already use French in real-world situations even after just a couple months.”Aliya C. — Group French class with Erin · Google review, Aug 2023
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Group French classes
Conversation workshops, beginner courses, and cultural sessions. Check the schedule or ask us to put a group together for your family, friends, or team.
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Should I take private or group French classes?
Private lessons are booked around your schedule and your tutor's openings, and you can move or cancel one with at least 24 hours' notice. The whole hour goes to your French, so if speed matters most, go private. Group classes run on a fixed weekly schedule for about eight weeks. They cost less by the hour, and classmates who expect you each week make it harder to skip. You can also add private lessons partway through a group term.
How long does it take to learn French?
French is one of the Foreign Service Institute's Category I languages, the ones closest to English, though it sits at the slow end of the group. FSI expects its students to need about 30 weeks of French, at 23 classroom hours a week, to reach professional working proficiency. Everyday conversation comes far earlier. After a lesson or two, your tutor will know your level and how much time you have each week, and can tell you what to expect. Students with a move to France or an exam on the calendar can book one of our intensive French tutors and fit more lessons into each week.
Is French hard for English speakers?
A lot of written French will look familiar. Close to 30% of English vocabulary comes from French, so words like question and restaurant need no translation. Listening is harder, because spoken French drops much of what the spelling shows: il parle and ils parlent usually sound the same. The nasal vowels and the French r take practice too, and a tutor can hear mistakes you won't catch on your own.
Can I take French classes online?
Yes. You can join an online French group from anywhere, and the Online filter on the class grid above shows which ones are running. For private lessons, many of our French tutors teach by video, and the ones who also teach in person say so on their card.
Do you offer a free French level test?
Yes. The French level test is free, and you don't need an account. In about five minutes it places you on the CEFR scale, somewhere from A1 to C2. If you studied French in school years ago, it's a quick way to see how much stuck before you choose a group.
What about French for kids?
We teach kids too, and tutors adjust to the child's age. With young beginners, they lean on games and conversation more than grammar drills. Older kids can bring in homework from a school French class or an immersion program and work through it with their tutor. Browse our French tutors for kids.
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