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Learn English in New York

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JayR

JayR

New York

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My favorite topics

️ ️️ ✈️ ⚕️️‍♀...

My language exchange partner is

, -, . Enthusiastic people who enjoys having daily conversation.

My learning goals

To be able to understand one another in order to promote world peace ☮️!

Oscar

Oscar

New York

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Ideal language community partner

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

Jaaziel

Jaaziel

New York

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My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in the languages I'm...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, dreams, pets, culture, traditions, thoughts, recipes, philosophy, computer science, engineering, art, mathematics, physics, simple and complex topics (conversation is endless ^^)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun, friendly

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2,884

English speakers in New York

Aaron

Aaron

New York

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My favorite topics

Anything from nature, politics, science, music et...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is kind and is such as passionate about cultural and language exchange

My learning goals

Become fluent or close to fluent in all of the languages I intend to learn, and also make nice friendships along the way :)

Melina

Melina

New York

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who’s in bts army and who’s my age...

My learning goals

To know a little or a lot about these places/languages before I travel to them.

My favorite topics

BTS and music (Ariana grande, Billie eilish)

Sh

Sh

New York

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My learning goals

Learn new languages and culture...

My favorite topics

Food, working out, financial market, social activities, traveling, and many more!

My language exchange partner is

Someone motivated and knowledgeable

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Ethiraj

Ethiraj

New York

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My favorite topics

Travels, new cultures and foo...

Ideal language community partner

Easy-going and interesting to talk to and of course knows the language I am trying to learn...haha

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation in the language I am learning and be able to understand and get my around with the language. At the same time, also get the chance to meet interesting people and learn about new cultures

dior

dior

New York

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone LITTTT ✨✨✨✨...

My learning goals

Accuracy!! I want to be able to read and speak naturally without stuttering

My favorite topics

Food, traveling, beauty and pop culture

Sheila

Sheila

New York

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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

Perfect language exchange partner

With someone friendly and who can make me laugh

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Asad

Asad

New York

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My favorite topics

Sports, TV, Lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

Ketan

Ketan

New York

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My language exchange partner is

Who is interesting to talking about caluter and like to travel...

My learning goals

Learning different culture and language

My favorite topics

Language learning

Rodney

Rodney

New York

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My learning goals

To be able to fluently speak Spanish with other...

My favorite topics

Travel, international news, nature, love, spirituality

Ideal language community partner

Fun, kind and adventurous

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

Alberto

Alberto

New York

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My favorite topics

Photography, art, literature, art, design and philosophy. I'm...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

avid readers, language learning lovers, artists, interesting people, and making at least one friend

My learning goals

I really want to become proficient in all the languages I'm learning

Takeshi

Takeshi

New York

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone chill who can teach me about their country’s culture...

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent at Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, travel, food, tv shows/movies

Wardi

Wardi

New York

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My learning goals

Proficiency in multiple language...

My favorite topics

People, sports, languages, anything. I want to learn about the latest trends

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is committed to learning with me. And someone who likes to have fun

Nadiym

Nadiym

New York

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My favorite topics

Talking about life, travel, movies, and other culture...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who really wants to learn my native language and will help me learn theirs.

My learning goals

Fluency in my learning languages

Tom

Tom

New York

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who is caring and understanding. Someone who is patient...

My learning goals

I want to learn Spanish for work

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, family, friends, photos, food, anyone in New York City text me!:)

Rahmi

Rahmi

New York

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My learning goals

I want to speak to video call someone new every wee...

My favorite topics

I like food, sports, music, and travel. Rap to me in spanish to unlock my friendship

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Some one who is patient with my broken spanish, and is going to take the time to help me

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Sarah

Sarah

New York

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Hey, I’m Sarah. I’m Malaysian and I’m currently living in New...

Perfect language exchange partner

Passionate about learning English and can help me with my Chinese!

My learning goals

我想提高我的中文我希望我有机会将来去中国练习说中文

KZ

KZ

New York

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can and is willing to teach me and would be patient...

My learning goals

To be fluent in multiple languages.

My favorite topics

Automobiles, but I'm friendly so saying hello won't be a problem.

Brian

Brian

New York

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My learning goals

I want to improve my listening and speaking and be able to handle...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, and coffee. I really like the Japanese culture and have been to Japan several times. 海外旅行、食べ物、コーヒー、日本の文化がとても好きてす。Viajes, comida y café.

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who is friendly and passionate about language learning. I'm happy to help you practice English or Mandarin Chinese. 友好的で言語学習に情熱がある人。Cualquier persona que sea amigable y apasionada con el aprendizaje de idiomas.

Gabrielle

Gabrielle

New York

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My favorite topics

Art, culture, history, and traveling...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is friendly and enthusiastic about teaching new languages. Only looking to speak to NYC-based people at the moment.

My learning goals

Gain fluency and cultural awareness

Amelia

Amelia

New York

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

⚡️NO DATING ⚡️ I’d love to find a a friendly and helpful lang...

My learning goals

I am recently starting Deutsch and would love someone to make basic dialogue with! I am also an intermediate learner and am open to chatting in Italian as well. (Put on hold )

My favorite topics

I like history, true crime, languages , and some Korean and Turkish dramas. Let’s talk about: Elite, Ragnarok, SKAM, Crash Landing on You, The Protector. Books I like: Clockwork Angel, Six of Crows, The Song of Achilles

Shirley

Shirley

New York

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My learning goals

Just be a little bit more involved with the world as a whole...

My favorite topics

Movies, traveling, ghost stories

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who is respectful and wants to share their culture with me.

Henry

Henry

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My favorite topics

Life, business, news, science, art...

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Native English speaker

My learning goals

Speaking English like a native speaker

Amir

Amir

New York

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Borin...

My learning goals

To know

My favorite topics

Psychology Philosophy Culture Society People Government Conspiracy theories Other world Minds

Siena

Siena

New York

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My learning goals

To be able to be fluent in many languages....

My favorite topics

Writing, cosplay, drawing, video games, comics, travel, music and making friends!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is fun and nice!

Junjie

Junjie

New York

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Sports NBA Video games Food traveling Chatting actually...

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My learning goals

To practice English and teach someone who wants to study Chinese.Or just wanna be friend with me

Alvin

Alvin

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Perfect language exchange partner

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

Ying

Ying

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My learning goals

Be conversational in basic Portuguese by May when I go to Brazi...

My favorite topics

Yoga, travel, culture, music, philosophy, literature, tv

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Brazilian Portuguese speakers

Looking for an online language exchange partner in New York, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 2,884 English speakers in New York 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 New York?

In New York there are 2,884 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than New York where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Chesapeake, Tuscaloosa, and Wilmington.

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 2,884 of them coming from New York.