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Helena

Community Tutor
Teaches
English
Native
French
Native
Speaks
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
Dutch
German
Russian
Swedish
Turkish
Chinese (Mandarin)
Multilingual voice artist, accent coach & language tutor. Top 1% teacher on Italki 🎉
From CanadaLiving in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (18:23 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 7, 2020
InterestsFilms & TV SeriesArtTravel
Watch my video speaking in all my languages. I like calling myself a ''world citizen'' with a serious case of wanderlust. I've been blessed with the privilege of a very international upbringing; I've lived in 7 different countries growing up which gave me the possibility to broaden my horizons, experience new cultures, meet interesting people, and learn new languages in their native countries. I also have a passion for architecture and design and love to dance, taking pictures, scuba diving, skiing, playing tennis, and listening to jazz :)
5.0
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Students
4078
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
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French Lessons

French
English
Trial Lesson
527 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Parlons en français! (Informal tutoring) OLD STUDENTS ONLY- before 2022
A1 -  B2

Conversation

923 lessons completed
USD 26.00+
Package with 13% off
Conversation class- Multiple languages at once!
A2 -  C1

Conversation

224 lessons completed
USD 39.00+
Package with 8% off
Formal tutoring for beginners starting with French / preparation for the oral expression part a test
A1 -  C1

Language Essentials

436 lessons completed
USD 29.00+
Package with 8% off

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348 Reviews

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Keegan
30 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
If you truly want to improve in learning or improving in English or French, I definitely recommend Helena. She's extremely kind, motivational and has a great sense of humor, and if you make a mistake, she will encourage and be extremely positive. Merci Beacoup Helena!
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Feb 24, 2025
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Evgeniy
37 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Helena is simply the best.! :)) I have never been able to talk with anyone else in that many languages at once. Dès le début elle me fait progresser dans la langue française à travers des discussions informelles mais pensives en même temps. Ensemble nous abordons des thèmes actuels et intéressants qui fait améliorer mes compétences de la langue vivante. Елена настоящий суперполиглот, владеющая много язиков. Она может аккуратно выступать с речами на каждом из них и знает как адекватно изправлять ошибки учеников. Nicht nur beherrscht sie fliessend all diese Sprachen, sondern auch hat sie in vielen Ländern gelebt, wo ihr alle eingehenden Kenntnisse der entsprechenden Kulturen beigebracht wurden.
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Mar 21, 2021
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Leonardo Da-Vinci
2 French lessons
Helena is Amazing ! Very energetic and smart ! 🙂
Feb 23, 2025
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Mauro Saito
83 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Always patient and attentive, making the class one of my favorite activities of the week. Conhece muito sobre as coisas do mundo e fico impressionado com o que sabe do meu país.
Apr 25, 2021
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Ally Gu
11 English lessons
italki给我推送了许许多多来自不同国家的英语老师,唯独Helena的主页吸引了我的注意力。我点开她的聊天框,询问她是否提供纠正发音的课程,得到她肯定的回复之后,我迫不及待地和她约了第一节课,这也是一切的开始。在第一节课上,我被Helena的教学风格所深深吸引,她耐心,性格开朗,教学经验丰富。第一节课之后,我就确信我不会再找其他的老师,决定只跟着Helena提高自己的英语。虽然大学学习任务繁重,但Helena给予了我每天坚持挤出时间学习英语的信心。我是一个性格内向的人,在加拿大的日常生活里,我总是不敢开口说英语。可在Helena的课上,我变得外向起来,打开了话匣。虽然我的发音问题严重,说英语时语法也总是受到母语的干扰,但Helena并没有因为我的英语水平差而责怪我,而是耐心地纠正我的错误。Helena就像是我的大姐姐,总是温柔地听我诉说我生活中遇到的困惑,并从一个当地人的视角上为我提供建议。我被Helena的性格所深深触动,俗话说,和什么样的人在一起就会变得越来越像什么人,在她的影响下,我的性格也变得更加的阳光,更加的自信。Helena不仅教我如何学习英语,也为我的专业课提供了许多帮助。有一次,我需要和政治课的教授联系,却不知道如何用英语向教授发邮件。我把需要和教授联系的原因和我的困惑告诉了Helena,她瞬间明白了我需要帮助的地方,教会了我如何用合适的语气和正确的表达方式写邮件。Helena的兴趣爱好广泛,生活经历丰富,可以和学生谈论他们感兴趣的话题。我爱好哲学,每次上课时,我都迫不及待地和她分享我的一些哲学方面的见解,对于一些深奥的理论,我表达的结结巴巴。不管我表达的有多么不流利,Helena都会耐心地听我说完,并教我一些新的表达方法和短语搭配。一个人在不同的国家求学无疑是不易的,是枯燥的,但是每天和Helena学习英语的时间是我在加拿大单调乏味的生活里的一束光,是我一天当中最为期待的事情。每次和Helena上完课,我都会发自内心地感叹时间流逝之快。在和Helena学习了一段时间之后,我发现我的英语水平取得了明显的进步,我变得更加的自信,口语也变得更加流利。小组讨论时,我变得勇敢,自信地表达我对一些问题的见解。Helena就像太阳一样,温暖、照耀、治愈着我,从此,我不再为自己的语言能力感到迷茫,我坚信在Helena的帮助和鼓励之下,我的英语水平会取得质的飞跃。
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Mar 23, 2025
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Salo88
5 English lessons
Excelente! Atenta y profesional 🙌🏻
Feb 20, 2025
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