Bonjour ! I'm Amandine
Native French speaker, passionate tutor, and all-around language nerd. I’m here to help you feel confident speaking real, everyday French—with humour, patience, and a lot of good vibes.
My Journey (and Why I Started Excuse My French)
I grew up in the beautiful Loire Valley and spent a year living in Paris before moving to the UK, where I’ve now called home for over a decade. Teaching French started as a side hustle alongside my career in care, but it quickly became my passion—and my full-time focus.
What I love most is making French feel do-able, even for people who think they’re “not language people.” I’m all about practical, real-life French—not just textbook stuff—and lessons that are fun, relaxed, and tailored to you. I work with adults of all levels, from total beginners to fluent speakers looking to stay sharp.
Whether you’re learning for travel, exams, work, or just for the joy of it, I’ll help you build confidence, laugh through the awkward bits, and make real progress.
🧡 A Few of My Favourite Things
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French food: Cheese (especially goat’s cheese!)—and yes, I do eat snails. Lidl actually does surprisingly good ones.
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Books I love:
• To recommend: A Thousand Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke
• To read in French: Le Petit Prince by Saint-Exupéry
• For me: Anything by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
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Favourite place in France: The Loire Valley châteaux—especially Le Clos Lucé, where Leonardo da Vinci lived and died.
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When I’m not teaching: You’ll find me reading, getting my hands dirty with pottery, or walking my very cheeky little dog, Olive.
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Fun fact: I have a big plant collection—some are pretty rare! My lovely husband keeps adding to it.
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Best part of teaching: Those aha! moments when a student uses something we’ve practised in real life. I feel like a proud language mum every time.
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Olive, my assistant: Olive sometimes joins lessons and helps students relax. She’s bilingual (obviously) and knows certain French words mean “food on the floor = mine!” She’s the best unexpected speaking prompt I could ask for.
