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Learn English in Melbourne

Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers

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Pawan

Pawan

Melbourne

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English

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Hindi

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Punjabi

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Spanish

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Japanese

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Korean

My favorite topics

Travelling, language, meeting peopl...

My language exchange partner is

Someone keen to learn english and teach me their language and if visiting Melbourne i can show them around

My learning goals

I would love to learn any new language.

Ali

Ali

Melbourne

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English

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Urdu

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Persian

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Korean

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Spanish

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Russian

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and able to keep a good talk! I'd love to talk to anyone...

My learning goals

To have a conversation with a native! Make many new friends from around the globe and help people to learn English

My favorite topics

Meet new friends I like fitness! I love travelling to different places! Just love it!Sports, movies and some tv shows too! I like playing guitar and posting a lot of photos on Instagram.I think I'm a jolly person.Only positivity no negativity!

Emily

Emily

Melbourne

SPEAKS

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English

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French

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Italian

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

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German

My learning goals

Improve fluency, vocabulary and confidence...

My favorite topics

Language Life Philosophy Culture Daily life

Ideal conversation exchange partner

They are talkative, interesting, kind and correct me when I make errors. They ask open ended questions and we speak about our lives and experiences. They will have travelled a lot and take an interest in other cultures.

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English speakers in Melbourne

Damien

Damien

Melbourne

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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French

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Russian

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Korean

My favorite topics

Travel, cultures and the best alternative to Starbucks in your...

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing, adventurous, enjoys traveling

My learning goals

Learning while making quality conversations with a few laughs

Gnoh

Gnoh

Melbourne

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Malay

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Indonesian

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Korean

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Japanese

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Thai

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind,friendly,a person that truly take me serious as a friend...

My learning goals

Be fluent and be able to chat with the native speakers.Make good international friends.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing the varies languages we have in this world.In fact,we have a lot of diverse races across the countries .What we have to do is that we respect every languages and lifestyles of others.In order to understand the cultures of them,first we

Ceci

Ceci

Melbourne

SPEAKS

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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French

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Portuguese

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Japanese

My learning goals

Can basically communicat...

My favorite topics

Food, pet, lifestyle, handicrafts

My language exchange partner is

Talkative, kind, enthusiasm

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Greg

Greg

Melbourne

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Shanghainese

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English

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Cantonese

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Japanese

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, Cultural differenc...

Ideal language community partner

Better be easy to get along with.

My learning goals

Capable to conduct some basic communication

Athena

Athena

Melbourne

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Tagalog, Filipino

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English

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Korean

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Language exchange partne...

My learning goals

To learn to speak a language for daily use

My favorite topics

Daily life, travel, photography, cancer, food

Sebastian

Sebastian

Melbourne

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

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German

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French

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Russian

My learning goals

Learning English and more language...

My favorite topics

From Colombia, here in melbourne for study english and holidays I would like to meet people from Australia and around the world to learn and explore

Perfect language exchange partner

People around the world and make new friends, I love the music, traveling, find new experiences

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

Jonathan

Jonathan

Melbourne

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English

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Malay

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

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Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

Art, architecture, dance, skating, beatboxing, music, friends,...

I want a conversation partner who is

YOU! :D you friendly, nice, polite, happy, energetic people

My learning goals

To learn many languages, make worldwide friends, and understand other cultures and places.

Farah

Farah

Melbourne

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English

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Malay

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Arabic

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French

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient and willing to stick by a slow learner....

My learning goals

Picking up spoken Arab, Spanish and French

My favorite topics

Poetry, food, traveling, religion, architecture, boxing.

Alexander

Alexander

Melbourne

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

Increase my fluency and learn more natural expression...

My favorite topics

Language and culture, travel, food, cooking, movies, photography, coffee, craft beer.

Ideal language community partner

Someone interested in other foreign countries and languages, or Australian culture. Travel buddies. Please don’t just say hi/hello/你好…

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

Arty

Arty

Melbourne

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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French

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing history, trains, cars, plane's and other random...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who has similar interests with me and is willing to be patient.

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a conversation not in my native language.

Devon

Devon

Melbourne

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English

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Liking memes is mon préféré...

My learning goals

Become fluent in French and conversational in Mandarin.

My favorite topics

芋头奶茶, 抖音 和les chocolatines

Eugene

Eugene

Melbourne

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Cantonese

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French

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Russian

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Spanish

My learning goals

Be fluent in Russian, Spanish, and Thai...

My favorite topics

I enjoy abstract discussions about life, meaning, travel, philosophy, history, science, movies, biographies, religion, politics etc.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone chill, open-minded, adventurous, compassionate, kind.

Retief

Retief

Melbourne

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English

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Afrikaans

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Dutch

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Daily life. Computers. Travel. Learning. Books...

My language exchange partner is

Carefull listener. Attentive. Hard working.

My learning goals

Chinese level HSK5

Alwyn

Alwyn

Melbourne

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English

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Thai

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

People that are nonjudgmental and friendly, preferably fellow...

My learning goals

Practicing my reading and helping others with their English.

My favorite topics

Making music, reading, activism

Meg

Meg

Melbourne

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English

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Korean

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Arabic

My learning goals

나는 한국어를 유창하게 말하고 싶다 . 나는 친구들 사귀고 싶다. I would love to one day...

My favorite topics

Music, food, literature,television, movies, politics, skincare, makeup, and fashion. 음악, 음식, 문학, 텔레비전, 영화, 정치, 피부 관리, 화장, & 유행.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to make a friend and is genuinely interested in learning languages.

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Allen

Allen

Melbourne

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SPEAKS

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Korean

My favorite topics

Food, comics/manga, movies, games, trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Happy to talk with like minded people seeking to improve themselves and have fun while learning. Looking for long-term language partner! :)

My learning goals

To make new friends and become proficient in Mandarin!

Marcus

Marcus

Melbourne

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English

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French

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German

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Hawaiian

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who enjoys history, music you don't hear on the radio....

My learning goals

To influence each and every person I connect with.

My favorite topics

Anything - mostly Life, Psychology/Personalities, Human Nature, Science, Politics, Society. Je fais de musique electronique et ambient aussi.

Mary

Mary

Melbourne

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Cantonese

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German

My learning goals

To become more fluent in Germa...

My favorite topics

Beauty, current affairs, languages, linguistics

My language exchange partner is

Bubbly, easy to talk to, friendly

Chadley

Chadley

Melbourne

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English

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International Sign Language

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Italian

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Japanese

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Travel. Fitness. Pediatrics. Always learning and always reading...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is a good teacher.

My learning goals

Fluency in speech and reading.

Rachel

Rachel

Melbourne

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English

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Macedonian

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Serbian

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone friendly, with a sense of humour, who enjoys learning...

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a conversation and read in Serbian.

My favorite topics

Art, travel, photography, books, anything about dogs, nature and philosophy.

Duy

Duy

Melbourne

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

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Vietnamese

My learning goals

I would like to be able to learn enough to help me travel as...

My favorite topics

I enjoy quite nights watching movies, I love to cook and have drinks with friends on the weekends

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is not to loud, friendly and patient, I’m very patient and good listener

Amar

Amar

Melbourne

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SPEAKS

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English

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Hindi

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Punjabi

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Don’t just FOLLOW, Say Hola !! Quiero aprender español. A mi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is open and honest. Someone who is interested to share their culture and who’s willing to help me learn Spanish. I’M NOT HERE FOR ANY RELATIONSHIPS, Estoy casado así que no te preocupes

My learning goals

To be able to fluently speak in Spanish language.

Nizam

Nizam

Melbourne

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English

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Hindi

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Odia

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who has an open min...

My learning goals

Mutually learn and share things of common interest

My favorite topics

Relationships travel finance

Cross

Cross

Melbourne

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Thai

My learning goals

Become more fluent in the languages I am learnin...

My favorite topics

Linguistics, Jiu Jitsu, tarot, Kabbalah, travel, programming, web development, esoterica

Ideal language community partner

People who are funny, interesting, friendly and open minded. Don't talk to me if you're a boring person!

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

Melbourne

SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Cantonese

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Korean

My favorite topics

Dance, travel, watch movies and food...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who has humour, willing to open up and respectful

My learning goals

I want to be able to communicate in Korean language! 한국어를 배우고 싶은

Austin

Austin

Melbourne

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

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English

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French

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Japanese

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice and talkativ...

My learning goals

Break the language barrier

My favorite topics

Daily life, music, movie, gaming and sports

Judge

Judge

Melbourne

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English

Japanese Flag

Japanese

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Finnish

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Russian

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

being able to discuss dietary requirements, cuisines, animals,...

My favorite topics

Food, animals, music theory, and linguistics

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, corrects even minor mistakes, LGBT-friendly, understanding of dietary requirements and ingredients

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Melbourne, Australia?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 709 English speakers in Melbourne looking to learn English together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Melbourne?

In Melbourne there are 709 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in Australia other than Melbourne where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Albany, Cairns, and Adelaide.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 709 of them coming from Melbourne.