

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Princilya will be happy to arrange your first French lesson.
Princilya
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Princilya will be happy to arrange your first French lesson.
- Rate TSh 205,487
- Response 5h
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Students50+
Number of students Princilya has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
Number of students Princilya has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

TSh 205,487/hr
1st lesson free
- French
- French speaking
- French reading
- French writing
- DELF
Top French Coach in Montreal | Cours de français | 1:1 and Group Classes | TEF · TCF · Immigration Quebec | For Professionals | B2 in Under a Year | Dialogue Method | 10+ Years
- French
- French speaking
- French reading
- French writing
- DELF
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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Princilya will be happy to arrange your first French lesson.
About Princilya
I don't teach French. I build your independence in it.
Not vocabulary lists and grammar drills, but the ability to speak in a meeting, a job interview, or the TEF exam room with the confidence of someone who owns the language rather than borrows it.
I'm Princilya, a French coach in Montreal, native bilingual in French and English, teaching since 2018. I've run French programmes for IBM, Alstom, Lindt, the United Nations and the Government of Canada, alongside private clients: professionals, entrepreneurs and newcomers working toward real fluency.
Because English is also my native language, I can explain a French structure in English when that's faster, then take the English away from you. That's often what unblocks people who have been stuck at the same level for years.
As a self-taught polyglot, I know what it takes to build a language from scratch as an adult. I know the blockers, the shortcuts, and the strategies that actually work on people who are already competent everywhere else in their lives.
My method is grammar integration through dialogue. We don't memorise rules in isolation. We apply them in real conversations built around your field, your level and your goal, until grammar becomes a reflex instead of a chore.
Private 1:1 coaching, or small group classes with people at your level. Both run on the same method: real dialogue, real progress.
TEF Canada, TEFAQ, TCF Canada, DELF, or French to move your career forward in Quebec. Tell me your level, your goal and your deadline, and I'll tell you honestly what it will take.
About the lesson
- Primary school
- Ordinary Level
- Form 5
- +11
levels :
Primary school
Ordinary Level
Form 5
Ordinary Diploma
Tertiary Education
Adult Education
Master’s Degree
MBA
Nursery
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Children
Form 6
- French
- English
- Spanish
- +2
All languages in which the lesson is available :
French
English
Spanish
Italian
Hebrew
Every session is built around you. Your level, your goals, your industry. Nothing recycled from a generic textbook.
In both formats, expect
Structured dialogue from minute one. Grammar corrected naturally inside the conversation so it sticks. Vocabulary from your actual field. Verb tenses taught through the relationships between them, not mechanical repetition. Phonetics work so you're understood clearly and speak without strain.
1:1 gives you your pace, your vocabulary, and your exact weak points targeted every session.
Small groups give you the same method with the energy of people working toward the same goal.
Between sessions
Short, targeted review materials built from the mistakes you actually made. No busywork. Just enough to consolidate and arrive at the next session visibly sharper.
For exam candidates: TEF Canada, TEFAQ, TCF Canada, DELF
I know these tests in detail. We work on exactly what the examiner scores: structured oral expression, listening comprehension, written argument, reading speed. You practise under real timing and real criteria, so nothing on the day is a surprise. My students arrive prepared, not surprised.
For professionals
We rehearse the exchanges your job actually contains: meetings, presentations, client calls, emails, negotiations. Scenarios drawn from your week, not from a textbook.
Results
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Format
60 or 90 minutes, online or in person in Montreal. Weekly or intensive depending on your deadline. Group classes run at a different rate, just ask.
If you're serious about your progress, I'm serious about your results. Book a first session and we start working from day one.
See you soon,
Princilya
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Perfect! It was just the first getting-to-know-you meeting, but I have a good feeling about it. Princilya took the time to listen to what I wanted and to determine where my French level is at, and how best to approach my lessons going forward. She's also quite friendly and approachable. Looking forward to our next lesson!
Perfect! I was the type of person who could have hesitated. Here is what private coaching solved that apps/classes couldn’t. And, most importantly, she actually delivered what she promised.
If you are hesitating about getting a private French tutor, especially because you already use apps, watch videos, study grammar, take classes, or are preparing for the TEF/TCF, I think there is something important you should understand.
There is a huge difference between "learning French" and having someone who can actually "see" your French.
An app cannot stop you in the middle of a sentence and tell you exactly what went wrong. A video cannot notice the same mistake you have made five times and realize that there is a pattern behind it. A textbook cannot hear that you know the grammar intellectually but are struggling to use it naturally when you speak. And none of those things can adapt the lesson, in real time, around what you actually need.
That is what made working with Princilya different for me.
When I first read her profile, one statement stood out to me: her goal was not simply to teach French, but to build independence. After working with her for six weeks, I can say that she followed through on that promise.
And not just that one.
The structure, the personalized attention, the corrections during conversation, the focus on actually being able to use what I was learning, all of it was there.
Within those six weeks, I became noticeably more comfortable speaking French. My French became more structured and organized. Instead of simply accumulating more vocabulary and grammar rules, I started getting better at actually putting the language together.
Other people have even commented on how much my French has improved.
One of the biggest reasons, in my opinion, is the instant feedback.
There is simply no replacement for making a mistake while speaking and having a knowledgeable teacher catch it immediately, explain it, and help you correct it before that mistake becomes automatic. Nothing I have experienced with an app comes close to that feedback loop.
And Princilya delivers that consistently.
What I appreciated even more is that the goal never felt like making me dependent on her. The goal was to make me better, to help me understand my own weaknesses, organize what I knew, and gradually become more capable of functioning independently in French.
So if you are reading her profile while debating whether private tutoring is worth it, I would look at it this way:
If your problem is simply that you need more French content, there are thousands of free resources online.
But if you have been studying and still find yourself hesitating when you speak, repeating the same mistakes, struggling to organize your sentences, wondering what you should actually work on next, or preparing for something important like the TEF or TCF where your weaknesses are going to matter, personalized feedback is a completely different tool and game changer.
That is where Princilya has been exceptionally valuable for me.
I can only speak from my own experience, but after six weeks with her, I can confidently say that what she promised on her profile and what I experienced as her student matched.
She said she wanted to build independence.
She did.
She promised personalized coaching.
She delivered it.
She promised real dialogue and corrections that help you actually use the language.
She delivered that too.
I started these lessons wanting to become better at French. I came out of these six weeks not only better, but more comfortable, more structured, and more capable of continuing to improve on my own.
For me, that is exactly what a great teacher is supposed to do.
I would recommend Princilya without hesitation.Perfect! I highly recommend her to anyone preparing for the TEF Canada exam. She is patient, supportive and truly dedicated. She helped me improved my writing and speaking by explaining the mistakes I have been doing. That's to her continues support and guidance I finally achieved my TEF score. Highly recommend to everyone who wants to achieve target asap.
Perfect! Really enjoying the methodology Princilya is using! Very excited for our future lessons. Merci et bonne journée
Perfect! Very kind. Excellent teacher.
Perfect! Princilya is a great tutor. Attentive, kind and supportive, I feel more confident in my french than I have ever before. She is currently helping me with the TEF, and I am so happy to have her as my tutor due to her focus in helping achieve my goals on the exam.
- Miles is an incredible student who invests a lot of her time into learning. She is working hard to get what she wants and I am proud to be able to help her in her journey.Princilya's response :
Perfect! Princilya's tutoring in French has been an absolute game-changer for my daughter! With her expert guidance, patience, and passion for the language, my daughter's confidence and skills have soared. I can't recommend her highly enough!
Perfect! My daughter loves learning French with Princelya right now. She is dedicated to her work, very patient with my daughter, and making it a lot of to fun to learn French!
- Catherine is an amazing student, with great focus and a desire to learn. Lovely to work with her towards her goals!Princilya's response :
Perfect! Very engaging methodology, including practical exercises, live dialogues, spaced repetition etc. Charming personality!
Perfect! Princilya is a very patient and attentive teacher. She goes above and beyond to help her students and is very apt at explaining grammer points and sentence strucutre. I highly recommend meeting with Princilya to improve your level of conversation no mater what level you are. She is a very positive person which makes conversing in another language much easier! I really appreciate all the time she puts towards our sessions.
- Josh is an amazing student, always on time and willing to work. He puts a lot of effort into all of the classes we have together. I could not wish to have a better student.Princilya's response :
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What an absolute joy it was to work with Princilya. I came to her with a goal to achieve better french diction, specifically focusing on complex poetry by Max Jacob. She made sure to break down every phoneme in order to help me achieve a much better french sound. She also made time to teach me some beginning grammar and helped me create a personal introduction in french. Lastly, She was incredibly accommodating when I needed to reschedule and opened her home to me to have our lessons. 10/10
She is kind, thorough, smart, and patient!
Princilya is very specific in the way she teaches, using effective methods to help absorb the Information. She’s very patient and kind and will definitely help you reach your goals! I would recommend to book a couple of classes to give yourself time to learn properly.Princilya is very kind and caring. I knew nothing about French 5 months ago and I can now have a comfortable conversation when I travel and go to restaurants. She was very patient with me and I recommended her to everyone.
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- 10h: TSh 2,054,875
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