Learn German in New York
Learn to actually speak German by making friends with native speakers
German
New York
Simone
New York
SPEAKS
German
English
Swedish
LEARNS
French
Ideal language community partner
Flexible in regards to timing, knows French the way it’s spoken...
My learning goals
Knowing the language enough to be OK when traveling Africa by myself, being able to have basic conversations
My favorite topics
Africa, Traveling, Cultures, Society, Politics, Cooking
Find more than
2,884
German speakers in New York
Jaaziel
New York
14SPEAKS
French
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Korean
Thai
My favorite topics
Books, movies, dreams, pets, culture, traditions, thoughts, recipes,...
Perfect language exchange partner
Fun, friendly
My learning goals
I want to be able to hold a conversation in the languages I'm learning.
Sheila
New York
SPEAKS
Spanish
English
Italian
LEARNS
French
German
Russian
I want a conversation partner who is
With someone friendly and who can make me laugh...
My learning goals
Learn new languages i don't know in this new year.
My favorite topics
Sports, anime, videogames, tv series, movies, travels, food, Marvel or DC, Endgame or Aquaman
Alberto
New York
SPEAKS
Spanish
Valyrian
English
LEARNS
Korean
Chinese (Simplified)
Russian
My learning goals
I really want to become proficient in all the languages I'm learnin...
My favorite topics
Photography, art, literature, art, design and philosophy. I'm a fashion and fine art photographer as well. My IG: alberto_loredo
My language exchange partner is
avid readers, language learning lovers, artists, interesting people, and making at least one friend
Speaking is the fastest way to fluency
Practice listening, improve your pronunciation, and learn to speak a foreign language with native speakers – no matter where you are.
Maya
New York
NEWSPEAKS
English
Spanish
German
LEARNS
Japanese
My favorite topics
I’m interested in culture and society and what may differ from...
Ideal language community partner
someone who is curious about languages as much as I am!
My learning goals
I would like to gain more fluency in Japanese conversation and to sharpen my grammar.
Laura
New York
SPEAKS
German
LEARNS
English
My learning goals
Want to become fluent in English (I’m not bad but there’s room...
My favorite topics
I’d love to get to know more about different cultures and countries most! I’m also interested in someone’s personal background :) Let’s don’t talk about work, I can do this 50h/week in the office...
Perfect language exchange partner
Don’t gets life to serious, funny and tongue-in-cheek, nice kind of rudeness, dependable
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Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
Alvin
New York
6SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
German
Spanish
Chinese (Simplified)
My language exchange partner is
Someone witty and intelligent, to have deep conversations with....
My learning goals
To speak fluently in a target language I am learning. I wish to have conversational skills in German, B2/C1 by the end of this summer. — Deutsch lernen, und Chinesisch lernen — 学习德语和中文。
My favorite topics
I enjoy a variety of science topics, whether it’s biology, philosophy, or linguistics. I also enjoy talking about books. — Hallo, mein Name ist Alvin. Ich mag Wissenschaft-Psychologie und Biologie, oder Linguistik. Ich freue mich darauf, mit dir zu sprech
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Sebastián
New York
1SPEAKS
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Italian
French
German
Perfect language exchange partner
Kind and friendly people with a passion for learning and appreciation...
My learning goals
Develop cultural understanding and expand my horizons; in the long run, I would like to become fluent, both in the language and the culture. Hopefully make some friends around the world.
My favorite topics
Just about anything, but some my favorite topics include: film, cognitive science, cultural anthropology, literary theory, art history, and evolutionary biology. Not an expert on them, just very fascinated by them.
Aaron
New York
SPEAKS
English
Spanish
Portuguese
LEARNS
French
Chinese (Simplified)
Quechua
My learning goals
Become fluent or close to fluent in all of the languages I intend...
My favorite topics
Anything from nature, politics, science, music etc
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who is kind and is such as passionate about cultural and language exchange
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Isabella
New York
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Spanish
German
Italian
My favorite topics
Travel, music, hobbies, current events etc...
My language exchange partner is
Patience with answering questions etc about the language, kind, easy going- I’m not super picky really
My learning goals
To keep up my Spanish fluency, as well as dabble in other languages! There is a graduate certificate I want to do where I will have to know at least a fair amount of Portuguese, so am trying to get on that! And of course, to make new friends from all over
Oscar
New York
37SPEAKS
English
Spanish
French
LEARNS
Italian
Portuguese
Kazakh
I want a conversation partner who is
Travelers, lovers of music, business people, or just anyone looking...
My learning goals
I am just here to help people practice so anyone, feel free to send me a message. If I can learn another whole language though, it would be nice
My favorite topics
Travel/Music/Photography/Business Here to help you practice writing and speaking another language. I am here for anything
Salvatore
New York
SPEAKS
German
Italian
French
LEARNS
English
My learning goals
Fluent speaking English, widen the vocabulary (more an active...
My favorite topics
Psychology, society, gender issues, literature, art, politics, food, cities, mindfulness...
My language exchange partner is
Open minded and curios to meet a native English speaker. I would like to meet people in New York City.
Sheri
New York
SPEAKS
English
Afrikaans
LEARNS
Spanish
Dutch
German
My learning goals
To be fluent. To be able to speak naturally and express myself...
My favorite topics
Movies, music, cosmetics, pop culture, comedy, philosophy, psychology, life experiences, inspiring stories, hypothetical scenarios, concepts, emotions, ideas, celebrities, travel, dreams, goals, morals and values.
Perfect language exchange partner
Enthusiastic, interesting, kind, patient, funny, open minded.
Wardi
New York
68SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Turkish
French
My learning goals
Proficiency in multiple language...
My favorite topics
People, sports, languages, anything. I want to learn about the latest trends
Ideal language community partner
Someone who is committed to learning with me. And someone who likes to have fun
Asad
New York
2SPEAKS
Urdu
Hindi
Punjabi
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
French
Spanish
My favorite topics
Sports, TV, Lif...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Relaxed, learning in a fun way, taking it easy and making progress. Just happy
My learning goals
Like to get some what fluent, but rather get the basics first
JayR
New York
4SPEAKS
English
Emoji
Chavacano
LEARNS
Spanish
Japanese
Tagalog, Filipino
Perfect language exchange partner
, -, . Enthusiastic people who enjoys having daily conversation....
My learning goals
To be able to understand one another in order to promote world peace ☮️!
My favorite topics
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Gabrielle
New York
2SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
French
Polish
Russian
My learning goals
Gain fluency and cultural awarenes...
My favorite topics
Art, culture, history, and traveling!
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who is friendly and enthusiastic about teaching new languages. Only looking to speak to NYC-based people at the moment.
Looking for an online language exchange partner in New York, United States?
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