French conversation groups
Want to improve your French conversation?
ALL GROUPS below cancelled due to Covid since MARCH 2020
New groups & venues to be announced in MARCH 2021
Online groups still available on
https://voulezvouloz.com/french-conversation-group-virtual-ticket/
VoulezVouloz has offered conversation groups at a handful of atmospheric venues across Melbourne AND Sydney since 2007!
Unfortunately, these groups were shelved when Lord Corona came to visit in March 2020.
Pas de panique though… a new batch of groups will be announced & launched in March 2021
At these informal sessions, we discuss everything from patisseries to politicians, as well as enjoying word games, memory games and quizzes and it’s ALL in French!
An excellent way to meet other Francophiles in your area and flex your Frenchie muscles!
- Suits: Adults.
- Level: Intermediate and advanced.
- Numbers: Numbers vary, but a weekly average is anything from 2 to 9 attendees (+ the French tutor).
- Location: To be announced in March 2021.
- Payment: $22 per head, cash on the day, or online payments accepted below.
ALL GROUPS below archived since March 2020
Melbourne Conversation Groups
Mondays
10.30 am @ YARRAVILLE VIC 3013
at 43 Cafe, 43 Anderson Street
Tuesdays
10.30 am @ SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141
Urban Provedore (middle tables), 231 Toorak Road
7.30 pm @ ALPHINGTON VIC 3078
Alphington Community Centre, 2 Kelvin Road
Thursdays
10.30 am @ CARLTON NORTH VIC 3054
Park Street Dining, 815 Nicholson Street
Saturdays
10.00 am @ MELBOURNE CBD VIC 3000
Laurent Bakery, 304-306 Little Collins Street
Sydney Conversation Groups
Tuesdays
1:00 pm @ BALMAIN NSW 2041
The Royal Oak (upstairs lounge) 36 College Street
The Royal Oak (upstairs lounge) 36 College Street
Wednesdays
12:00 noon @ LINDFIELD NSW 2070
Bella Blue (inside corner table), 1/303 Pacific Highway
5:15 pm @ CBD NSW 2000 – Launching 4 March
Queen Victoria Building (1st floor, tables by “Anne Fontaine” boutique), 455 George Street
Thursdays
11:00 am @ PADDINGTON NSW 2021
Ampersand Café & Bookstore (first floor library), 78 Oxford Street
1:45 pm @ MANLY NSW 2095
Ground Zero Café (back terrace) , 2/18 Sydney Road
“Wanting to keep up our French after a Paris holiday last year, we struggled to find the means back in Australia. VoulezVouloz came to the rescue and filled the void.With an assortment of options from personal tutors to conversation groups and online resources, VoulezVouloz can help you along the way from fundamentals to fluency. We have found our tutors Hichem and Maite to be engaging, stimulating and very accommodating of our different needs and skill levels, whether it’s been in an individual or group setting. The VoulezVouloz website keeps you up-to-date and in touch with French happenings both here and abroad so you always feel connected to a French-speaking community. VoulezVouloz is a great tutoring service but it’s also much more than that and we highly recommend it.”
French conversation prices – per student:
Single voucher
$22
- 1 x Invitation to Conversation Group
Value pack
$110
- Buy 5 x Invitations to Conversation Group
- Get 6th invite FREE
What happens in our French conversation groups?
- Our French conversations groups change each week, so you’ll never get bored.
- Your tutor will guide the group and suggest French conversation topic for everyone to try.
- S/he will act as mediator, helping everyone have a go at chatting confidently but “pas de pression”/no pressure 😉
- Sometimes we play word games, chat about the weather or tell French jokes!
- Feel free to come along and listen if you’d like build up your confidence.
Learn French fast!
Our French tutors are native speakers from French-speaking countries around the world. We offer French lessons that come to you - in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra!
Call 0448 271 392 Featured tutor: Francine
Fiona Muir
22:48 03 Mar 20
Fantastic tutors! We learned so much and will be back learning with VoulezVous once we are back from our trip!
Molly Turpie
10:08 03 Jan 20
I took French lessons with VoulezVouloz for 6 months during my time in Sydney for an internship. I am 19 years old, with a crazy work schedule and hate to sit in a classroom; I needed a French class that could work around this... VoulezVouloz did! I saw my tutor Audrey for 4 hours every week for six months at different times that fit around me, sometimes at 8am and sometimes at 10pm!
I really wanted to learn French because I attend university in Switzerland and although my classes are in English, French would really help with the lifestyle.
Now, I'm back in Switzerland and my French continues to improve! What I learnt with Audrey helped by to gain confidence to speak to my friends in french, order in a restaurant, take an uber and understand french texts and emails!!!!
I would highly recommend not only my tutor Audrey but the whole VoulezVouloz company. Audrey was more a friend than a teacher so it made learning fun and easy.
Rhiannon Bice
01:12 20 Nov 19
Top-notch tutoring. I have been with VV for 18 months and it's fantastic, my French has improved out of sight. I appreciate that the tutors come to you and mine thankfully can work around my irregular work schedule. Nothing but high praise for my excellent teacher, I love my lessons.
Nicola Corcoran
07:59 09 Nov 19
Voulez Vous is the perfect option for me since I have lived in France and speak French fairly well. My weekly sessions with my Prof keep me up to date. Elle est très sympa; we meet in a cafe over coffee and really we just chat although she does her homework and sends me an article to read in advance to kick off our conversation and any notable vocabulary from the previous session. The admin staff at Voulez Vous are also highly efficient and a pleasure to deal with. Highly recommend Hichem and his team.
Ella Roby
22:21 05 Nov 19
I highly recommend VoulezVoulez - our tutor Emeline has been wonderful with my 6 year old daughter. Our lessons are packed with reading, writing, conversation, games and songs. We're learning so much, gaining confidence and having heaps of fun. We look forward to our lessons every week!
preeta philip
10:14 05 Nov 19
VV has been great. The tutors are knowledgeable and patient. They work well with the students’ requirements. They are firm but friendly. Well managed with quick step-in to cover tutor absences. Highly recommended.
Andrea Natoli
05:08 05 Nov 19
I am delighted at being a student with VoulezVouloz. Their service is easy, convenient and very flexible. My tutor Marjorie is sensational! She combines different learning styles, which are fun and engaging, to help me understand the concepts and learn something new in every lesson. I have learnt more and been more engaged with learning French than ever before. I would absolutely recommend learning French from the team at VoulezVouloz.
Jenny Morris
22:01 29 Sep 19
Thank you Hichem for introducing me to my tutor, Bonaventure. Despite difficulties getting to my home by public transport, Bonaventure was always punctual and flexible if I needed to make changes in our schedule. He is a wonderful and very interesting person and I feel very lucky to have met him and to have him as my tutor.
Trevor Gray
03:17 15 Sep 19
My tutor Lavinya is brilliant. She has helped me markedly improve my French & has been very encouraging and supportive as I struggled to gain confidence speaking French. I highly recommend VoulezVouloz and Lavinya
Lynton Taylor
01:54 10 Sep 19
We cannot speak highly enough of the service provide by VouleVouloz or the tutor provided for our two grandchildren in French for the past few years. Always courteous and efficient. Hugh the teacher has been excellent leading to our eldest topping his years, awarded student of the year and prize from the French Government. He has been selected to teach English at the French exchange school he attended. Highly recommended
Jennifer Mulheron
00:21 14 Aug 19
I’ve been learning French with VoulezVouloz for probably over a year now. I’ve absolutely loved the convenience and flexibility of having tutors come to my home when it suits my schedule. And all tutors I have had the pleasure of being tutored by have been fabulous - patient, knowledgeable and super approachable and friendly. In particular I have huge thanks to extend to Aurore, my current tutor. Our lessons have evolved from classes on grammar and more “structured classes” to conversation classes because Aurore recognised that I needed to boost my speaking confidence. It’s been super enjoyable and Aurore is now a lovely friend and tutor. I’d like to think that I’ve improved a lot but I’ll let her be the judge haha! I certainly have much more confidence now speaking, writing and reading.
Would highly recommend VoulezVouloz to anyone seeking to learn or brush up on their French but who are a bit more time poor and cannot commit to school/classroom based learning (which I’ve also done in the past too and enjoyed thoroughly but the time requirement became too stressful when juggling a demanding full time job).
wendy elder
19:59 30 Jul 19
I have had a wonderful time with Audrey, my Voulez Vouloz tutor, the last few months. Audrey has given me the confidence to hold a conversation en français for the first time. As well Audrey has helped me to understand grammar. I loved learning about the subjunctive. Merci beaucoup Audrey.
Wendy
Mark Carroll
00:59 14 Jun 19
Audrey tutors my 9 year old daughter Lola each week. Lola really looks forward to her weekly lesson and the two of them have a very good connection. I can highly recommend Audrey and the VV organisation.
Dan Silverman
02:05 13 Dec 18
Excellent business. I heard in the market that this is the place to go if I wanted to learn French. I have not been disappointed. I am very happy with my tutor (Marie) and I can see the progress I am making. Highly rate this business.
Peter Brady
02:44 09 Dec 18
I've been working with my tutors close to my work at Glebe in Sydney and am super happy with the experience. I thoroughly recommend VoulezVouloz to anyone looking to get professional assistance to learn French.
Kate Conigrave
10:51 25 Nov 18
Julia has been a terrific tutor: lovely to work with and great at explaining. (Sydney)
Helen Mulholland
04:25 27 Oct 18
I've been learning French on and off (and very slowly) for many years now via various methods. I feel like what I've done so far has increased my vocabulary, but as I am travelling to France next year, I really wanted to improve my conversation skills. I recently completed a set of 6 one and a half hour lessons with a VoulezVouloz tutor (Sonia). It was a wonderful experience. Hisham organised everything and the process was easy and the communication great. Sonia was just perfect for me. I felt she understood my needs (and fears!) and I enjoyed every lesson very much. Each lesson included something different and interesting with a nice balance between learning new things and practising conversation. I came away with more confidence and feeling like I had improved. Highly recommended!
Ariana Haghighi
22:05 07 Oct 18
Fantastic experience with Leslie, French tutor. She is attentive, thorough and an excellent teacher. Highly recommended.
Hye Rin Cho
21:39 30 Aug 18
I heard about VoulezVouloz through a friend, and overall I had a great experience learning from two different tutors - Yoann and Sonia. Both were able to travel to the Concord area, which was convenient for me. I would recommend VV to both students and adults who are keen to improve their French!
Russell O'Brien
11:15 15 Jun 18
Alannah’s French has come along leaps and bounds since working with Maite. The sessions have been fun and “expressive” and all aspects - vocabulary, grammar & pronunciation have improved markedly in a relatively short time. Alannah is really enjoying French now.
Thanks so much Maite.
Russell O’Brien (Alannah’s dad)
Freya Appleford
22:07 27 May 18
I had a great tutoring experience with Julia in Camperdown. She was very knowledgeable, easy to chat to and helped improve my confidence and french speaking skills. An excellent organisation, I would definitely recommend Voulez Vouloz.
Lillian Kunkler
07:26 11 Apr 18
Professional, organised & accommodating tutoring service. Caters well for individual needs and specific requests. Tutor was always punctual, organised and enthusiastic. Highly recommend VuolezVouloz to prospective clients - Concord West
Maree K
22:03 04 Mar 18
My tutor was amazing and she always took the time to go at my speed when learning new things. She was very personable and always on time to our lessons which were held in a public library in Strathfield. My experience with Hichem and his team has been amazing and it is because of them I now have a better understanding of French! Can't wait for my holiday, definitely worth it!
Melinda Hamby
22:50 31 Aug 17
My son needed help getting caught up in French after an international move. We initially chose VoulezVouloz because the tutor comes to us in the Queens Park area. It is so convenient! But now I LOVE VoulezVouloz because our tutor, Laura, is magnificent! She is so kind and patient with my son. We did not expect immediate results but he experienced remarkable improvement after just one lesson with Laura. Now, he enjoys his lessons so much that he asks to continue tutoring sessions even though he no longer needs them!
