Excuse Your French

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Native French Lessons with a Je ne sais quoi ✨
♾️ Teaching globally
♾️ Crafting world citizens 1 lesson at a time
♾️ Group / Private tutoring
♾️ Online / In-person topic-based lessons
♾️ Total Physical Response (TPR) + Natural Approach teaching style

Tell me your French class looks like this. 😉Fresh baguette and camembert. Pain au chocolat. Homemade biscuits. Clementin...
05/09/2026

Tell me your French class looks like this. 😉

Fresh baguette and camembert. Pain au chocolat. Homemade biscuits. Clementines. Lemonade in little glass jars. French music in the background and a whiteboard full of vocabulary waiting to be discovered.

This is the Monday afternoon goûter class in Stanmore Bay and it is, without question, the after-school activity your teen didn't know they needed. 🥐

📅 Mondays 4:45 PM | 📍 Stanmore Bay

Spotted at and I simply could not scroll past. 😄The brand "Excuse Your French" was never more appropriate.Now, I'm goin...
03/09/2026

Spotted at and I simply could not scroll past. 😄
The brand "Excuse Your French" was never more appropriate.

Now, I'm going to make a wild assumption here: this gorgeous sweatshirt is intended to say Le Marais, the iconic, lively neighbourhood in the heart of Paris. A classic. A favourite. Très chic. 👌

What it actually says is La Maris. Which, loosely translated, means The Husbands (with a feminine article... oops)

And while I'm sure Parisian husbands are wonderful, I'm not entirely sure that's the vibe The Warehouse was going for.

The good news? This is entirely fixable.

- I run French classes online, and the Hibiscus Coast & North Shore. It would be my absolute pleasure to help your team avoid future lost-in-translation moments. I'm even working on French-themed team-building experiences and Christmas party activities if you ever fancy bringing a little je ne sais quoi to the workplace. 😄

No judgment. Just French. 🇫🇷

😄

03/09/2026

Your weekly French fix with moi for the price of a coffee ☕️

Live. Interactive. Ridiculously good value. No commitments. No strings.

Who is it for? Beginner to intermediate - perfect for revisiting topics, exploring new ones, or simply keeping the momentum going. One of the best $10 you'll spend all week. Fact. 😁

How to book your spot ⬇️

1️⃣ Sign up at www.excuseyourfrench.com/sign-up (link in bio) and follow the instructions to log into our booking system.

2️⃣ Head to the Calendar → click "Find & Book" in the top left tab → select the Drop-In ($10) on the day that suits you. Easy.

3️⃣ You'll then receive a calendar invite with a Google Meet link. Press the link when it's time to start the class. Et voilà! 1-hour filled with French 🇫🇷

Why does this class exist? Because language learning should never be a privilege.
BUT here's what I really want more people in NZ to know: language learning is one of the most powerful tools we have for mental health, emotional resilience, and brain health. It reduces stress, builds confidence & creates real human connection.

Learning French could genuinely change your life.

This week: Le Présent est à l'honneur. The foundation of everything in French — the tense that makes the language suddenly feel real. Beginner or improver, this one is for you.

Be there. Be présent. (HAHA)

Oui, enrolled students get the class at just $5 - you know what to do. 😉
À bientôt

26/08/2026

🌊 This is what Mardi matins (Tuesday mornings) look like at Excuse Your French.

Ocean views. Fresh coffee. Croissants on the table. French music in the background. And an hour of rich, flowing conversation that takes you somewhere else entirely, even if you never leave the coast. ☕

Keen to try our next Conversational Class?

📅 Every Tuesday
🕙 10:45 AM (1-hour long)
📍Stanmore Bay overlooking the sea (or at cafés around the Hibiscus Coast)
💰 Pay-as-you-go | $28 per class

One new topic each week. Rich vocabulary to explore. Cultural insights that go deeper than any textbook. And because we can't help ourselves, a philosophical reflection to close. 😄 Very French of us. We know.

No strings. No textbooks. No grammar drills. No pressure to be perfect.
Just French, the way it was always meant to be enjoyed. 🇫🇷

👉 DM us or comment MARDI below and we'll send you all the details.

I don't know Yip & Paul personally but their story called.In 2020, they bought an abandoned hamlet in rural Normandy, wi...
18/08/2026

I don't know Yip & Paul personally but their story called.

In 2020, they bought an abandoned hamlet in rural Normandy, with parts dating back to the 11th century and decided to bring it back to life.

Just like that. As anyone else would, right? 😅

As a Niçoise de l'arrière-pays, I find something deeply moving about people who fall so in love with rural France that they commit to preserving a piece of it for future generations.

This is more than just a restoration project.

It's bringing life back to the true heart of France. The one extinguished following the Industrial Revolution and the centralisation of jobs in large cities.

There are countless of these abandoned hamlets where I grew up; each time I would pass by one, I secretly dreamt I could restore one myself (photos below to prove it 😉). Mind you, I don't think I would have the stamina to do it.. I still have PTSD from growing up with a Dad obsessed with building everything in the house (including door hinges!)

Anyhow, I've made a small donation to their French Village Fund and if this speaks to you too, I'd encourage you to go have a look.

Because France is not just the Eiffel Tower and the baguettes. It's the forgotten hamlets, the ancient stones, and the stories they still have to tell.

👉 Search Yip & Paul's French Village Fund and go say "bonjour".

Link to their fundraiser in the comments below.

A student asked. A carousel was born. 🇫🇷Devant vs en face de - one of those distinctions that seems obvious until it sud...
05/08/2026

A student asked. A carousel was born. 🇫🇷

Devant vs en face de - one of those distinctions that seems obvious until it suddenly isn't (and it took me a while to answer... 😅 )

Swipe through and let's sort it out once and for all.

Practice time at the end. Drop your answers in the Comments or share a question nagging at you? You might just inspire the next carousel. 😉

First blog post 🎉And a little bit of my sparkle behind Excuse Your French. Enjoy the read. Spread awareness. Language le...
24/07/2026

First blog post 🎉

And a little bit of my sparkle behind Excuse Your French.

Enjoy the read. Spread awareness.

Language learning is one of the most undervalued learning activity.

Look at the recent changes to the NZ curriculum. Was there any changes to how or how much languages are taught? Nope.

Is the high school where your teen goes promoting after school language programmes? For the immense majority: Nope.

You can decide to ignore the science OR you can embrace it and use it to your advantage. I chose the latter.

Link in comments section ⬇️

A must stopover on your way up North 😉 🇫🇷
15/07/2026

A must stopover on your way up North 😉 🇫🇷

14/07/2026

Ma petite révolution en ce 14 Juillet… 🇫🇷

Proud to introduce the Excuse Your French FREE library 🎉

Simply follow the instructions to borrow a book. Sign up online, select the book you wish to read, borrow with care, bring it back when read.

Et voilà 🥂

Your next good starts from Whangaparāoa Community Hub (next to Café 719) with our thanks to Future Whangaparāoa for hosting us.

38 books at your disposal which I can bring to you when you’re attending one my classes. It’s not much but it’s a start. There will be more books coming - more of my liking hopefully 😅 but for now, there’s no more Excuse with your French. Get started! Read away folks! You’d be surprised how much you’d learn about language when you dare to open a book.

Last but not least, I also want to thank Leon Rose for contributing most to this community library. 🥰

Now go enjoy your next lecture 😁

Revolutionary spirits are celebrated. ⚔️And we mean that in every sense of the word. 🇫🇷 Le 14 Juillet. Bastille Day to t...
12/07/2026

Revolutionary spirits are celebrated. ⚔️
And we mean that in every sense of the word.

🇫🇷 Le 14 Juillet. Bastille Day to the rest of the world — La Fête Nationale to us.
The day a revolution changed not just a country, but the entire course of human history. And we think that truly deserves more than a quiet nod.

🧠 Un peu d'histoire. It wasn't just one event. It never is.
By 1789, France was on the edge of collapse. Bankrupt — partly thanks to funding the American Revolution (ironic, non? 😄) — while people were starving, bread prices had skyrocketed, and King Louis XVI seemed magnificently unbothered by all of it.

The Third Estate — the commoners, the 97% who paid all the taxes & owned almost nothing — was systematically ignored & outvoted. So they declared themselves a National Assembly & took the famous Tennis Court Oath, vowing not to disband until France had a proper constitution.

Then rumours spread that the King was preparing to send in troops to crush the rebellion once and for all. On the morning of 14 July 1789, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille — a royal fortress prison that had come to symbolise everything wrong with the Ancien Régime: tyranny, injustice & a monarchy that had long stopped listening to its people.

The Bastille fell. The revolution had begun.

Liberté. Égalité. Fraternité. Three words that would go on to inspire democracies & constitutions across the entire world 🌏

The French didn't just change France. They changed the conversation about what human beings deserve — dignity, representation & the right to be heard.

That is worth a sip of something every single year 🥂

💬 Your turn: how will you celebrate? Check out the scroll for some suggestions 👇

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Stanmore Bay
Auckland
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Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm

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