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Feel Good French · With Déborah

Bonjour et bienvenue !

French lessons for real life in France.

You may know the words, then freeze when the baker asks another question or a phone call begins. Here, adults practise the French they need for everyday life, through private online lessons, a small live group and retreats in France.

Four women walking together through a village street in France
A village day, together.

Signature online group · December 2026 cohort

On y va !

Survive & Thrive
in France.

A four-week online group to build French foundations before the new year. Practise what to say when the conversation takes an unexpected turn, meet like-minded learners and build a learning rhythm you can keep on your own.

  • Four practical modules
  • Four weekly online calls
  • Up to 10 learners

Module 1 opens 16 November. Live calls: 30 November, 7, 14 & 21 December at 19:30 Paris time.

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Déborah with learners at a French market
A market morning with my learners.
Déborah and Gwen in Penne d’AgenaisWith Gwen in Penne d’Agenais
Together

Meet your teacher

Moi, c’est Déborah.

French that works outside the classroom.

I’m Déborah, a French teacher from the south of France. Having lived abroad myself, I know that learning a language touches far more than grammar.

We practise the French you want to use: a market exchange, a phone call, a neighbour’s invitation, or a story you want to tell. There is room to ask again, make mistakes and keep your curiosity.

Preparing a move, already living in France, or simply drawn to its language and culture? You’re welcome here.

Meet Déborah
Déborah outdoors in Nice, France
In Nice, France
Déborah teaching French at Château de Borie
Teaching at the château

With Abby at Château de Borie · Southwest France

Au château

Come live your French in 2027.

At Abby’s château, guided French meets markets, meals, village life and time together. Choose the winter week or the September immersion.

The salon and French workshop space at Château de Borie

27 February – 5 March 2027 · Six nights

Fireside Living in French

A small winter retreat for beginners, especially A1–A2. Practise useful French with support, then try it in everyday encounters and return to the warmth of the château.

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Château de Borie surrounded by trees in southwest France

4–11 September 2027 · Seven nights

Living in French

A week for beginner to intermediate learners: French sessions, village visits, markets and shared meals, with chances to use your French as the days unfold.

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One-to-one online French lessons

French lessons,
made for your life.

Your plans might take you to Nice, Périgueux, Amiens or Bordeaux. We shape the lessons around the conversations waiting for you there: ordering at a restaurant, asking at the bakery, talking with a neighbour or managing a phone call. We can rehearse those situations together on screen, then adapt the next lesson to what you need.

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Online French lessons, built around you

YouTube interviews · Feel Good French

Say Bonjour to your new life.

Listen to real stories of moving to France: the decisions, the surprises and the everyday moments that make a place feel like home. Pick an interview to watch, or take the podcast with you.

Watch the interviews

Meet people building a life in different corners of France, in their own words.

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Listen to the podcast

French listening for intermediate and advanced learners, with conversations and other episodes for the journey.

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Feel Good French Friday: a little France in your inbox

Join 2,000+ readers who begin Friday with a little escape to France – stories, slow living, real-life French, and the feeling of settling in, wherever they are on their journey here.

A note from JaneEmail excerpt“It inspires me, helps me imagine la vie française, and I always pick up a few useful French words along the way. Merci!”Jane · moving to Sarlat from North Carolina

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Inside the Friday letters

A little peek into your inbox.

Two glimpses from past issues: places, personal stories and useful French woven together.

Excerpt from a Feel Good French Friday issue about the quiet art of chiner
The quiet art of chiner
Excerpt from a Feel Good French Friday issue about a Bordeaux market with learners
French at the market in Bordeaux

Free written French level check

What can you already do in French?

Try short multiple-choice questions drawn from everyday situations, from the bakery to the market. It gives you a starting point for what to practise next; it does not measure your speaking or listening.

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A question from the quiz

Le boulanger continue : « Ce sera tout ? »

Je suis tout, merci.Oui, je suis bon, merci.Oui, c’est tout pour aujourd’hui, merci.
A first step, at your own pace.

What learners say about Feel Good French

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