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My favorite topics

Exploring Washington DC, True crime podcasts, boxeo cryptocurrency,...

My language exchange partner is

Happy people who are trying to learn English and are patient with a Spanish beginner.

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold basic conversations in Spanish. It will benefit me while traveling in Spanish speaking countries and cities (and also in my local community).

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Austin

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Ideal language community partner

A person who is patient and knows French wel...

My learning goals

Be able to enjoy French movies and have basic conversations

My favorite topics

Books, movies, culture, and food

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Austin

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French

My learning goals

To be fluent in multiple languages...

My favorite topics

Sports, culture, music, world news and pretty much anything.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can teach me and have fun doing so. Someone who wants to learn English.(:

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Austin

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My favorite topics

Weather, veganism, food, cooking, politics, art, musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, kind, helpful, flexible, speaks mexican or central American Spanish

My learning goals

I want to learn the past tense congugations for spanish. I am only starting to learn Arabic and would like to learn basic phrases/greetings.

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Austin

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to speak frequently and is also patient...

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to hold conversations in a native-speaking country.

My favorite topics

Shopping, landmarks, culture, night life

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Austin

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Russian

My learning goals

I want to get better at communicating in Russia...

My favorite topics

Literature, society, TV shows and movies, language

My language exchange partner is

Someone who shares my interests and is easy to talk to.

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A.

Austin

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Arabic

My favorite topics

travel, cooking, reading, exercising...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help with my Portuguese skills

My learning goals

- better my spoken Portuguese - learn Portuguese slang - quicken the way in which I speak - have someone point out my mistakes

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N.

Austin

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who isn’t too busy and can talk often and is easy to...

My learning goals

Would like to help people learn English and learn some languages myself.

My favorite topics

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Austin

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My learning goals

I would like to learn better vocabulary and better communication...

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, music, dance, Creative Writing, Art

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who likes humor, marvel, cartoons, tv shows and movies, and creative hobbies would be preferred, but I’ll talk to anybody

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Austin

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My favorite topics

I want to learn everything I can about Morocco and the culture...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone locally in Morocco who would love to talk about life there and what it is all like.

My learning goals

I want to gain conversational speaking and writing in Arabic. I also want more practice with Spanish.

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Austin

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Somebody who likes to listen as much as they like talkin...

My learning goals

Mandarin abilities need improvement while conversing more complicated topics

My favorite topics

Education Business Technology

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Austin

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Japanese

My learning goals

To get better and understanding what it’s like to live in Japan...

My favorite topics

Working out, music, memes, anime

Ideal language community partner

Someone fun who wants a international friend

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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

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Austin

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Understanding Others Hiking and Nature Minority Languages and...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native speakers or those at an advanced level

My learning goals

Make friends in my area who speak my target languages.

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K.

Austin

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Perfect language exchange partner

Passionate about somethin...

My learning goals

Practice Farsi. Learn more French. Learn other languages.

My favorite topics

Math, Computers, Music, Food, Games, Traveling

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Austin

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Urdu

My learning goals

I want to be conversational and be able to talk about everyday...

My favorite topics

Life, philosophy, movies, TV shows, books, video games, news, love, politics, everyday life

I want a conversation partner who is

Really nice and patient, aware of specific grammar rules and can explain why, knows native idioms and can explain them, uses a lot of analogies and can explain figurative language

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Austin

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My favorite topics

Cultural differences, general conversation, where things come...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who encourages me to speak the language as much as possible, i shy away from conversational practice

My learning goals

Greater fluency in any language i can get my hands on, greater cultural understanding and international friends

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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."

A.

A.

Austin

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Turkish

Ideal language community partner

A young active person who is actively interested in learning...

My learning goals

Ability to converse in different languages and know new cultures.

My favorite topics

Books, Politics, Technology, Sports and English TV series

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B.

Austin

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My learning goals

Improve my pronunciation, grammar and be able to speak like a...

My favorite topics

Interesting cultures and people, Andy Dwyer, and the like

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Intelligent et peut me faire rire mais aussi avec patience parce que mon français est pas le meilleur. Anyone who can teach me something.

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T.

Austin

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about different books, movies, different ideas,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Any type really, I just like to talk to new people and make lasting friendship.

My learning goals

Learn Japanese and Polish

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Austin

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who's patient enough to help me with my accent....

My learning goals

Reading and speaking fluently; cultural exchange

My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, food, good books, current events...

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Austin

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Hindi

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Tagalog, Filipino

My learning goals

Learning portuguese, french and tagalo...

My favorite topics

Qualquer pessoa impressionada com Caminhos da Índia pode ficar à vontade para me deixar uma mensagem. adoraria compartilhar sobre cultura ..I can help you to practice English and I would like to improve my Portugues.. Let's to talk?

My language exchange partner is

Adventurous and fun loving

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Austin

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My favorite topics

Dibujar, los musicales, la comunidad LGBTQ+, patinar, star trek,...

Ideal language community partner

Personas que son pacientes y quieren ayudar y/o aprender // People that are patient and want to help and/or learn

My learning goals

Quiero poder hablar español fluidamente // I want to be able to speak Spanish fluently

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C.

Austin

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English

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

People with similar interests and want to learn English...

My learning goals

Understand native speakers when speaking.

My favorite topics

Sports, food, technology, music, cinema. All the good stuff.

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Austin

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Korean

My learning goals

안녕하세요 저는 파리예요~ 미국사람이에요. 지금 서울대에 한국어를배워요~ 제 한국말 잘못하지만 요즘 열심히...

My favorite topics

서울대 我會說中文和英文~ 중국어랑 영어를 할수있어용 語言交換和交朋友/언어교환/language exchange : ⛔️NO DATING! 남자친구있어요⛔️

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that has similar interests and great humor and personality. People that are openminded to different cultures are great too.

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K.

Austin

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Film, games, professional wrestling, music, coding, etc...

I want a conversation partner who is

I would love to speak with someone that is on the nerdy/geeky side, and shares some of my interests/passions.

My learning goals

I want to be comfortable speaking and understanding spoken, conversational Japanese. I would also like to improve my grammar, and focus on N5-N4 JLPT material at first.

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Austin

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English

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Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

A person who can help me learn, while I can help them learn....

My learning goals

I want to achieve fluency in Portuguese. Also, I’d like to learn capybara language.

My favorite topics

I love to discuss traveling,languages, and cultures. I want to talk about Brazil. Oh, and capybaras.

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Austin

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I wish to become fluent in Japanese. Been to Japan twice, but...

My favorite topics

I like talking about music, lifting weights, movies, anime, eating, and pretty much everything. I'm completely open

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who can help me with my Japanese in exchange for English or Spanish.

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Austin

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English

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Emoji

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Russian

My favorite topics

I like sports, fitness, languages, etc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I don't know... anybody lol (учитель)

My learning goals

I just want to put what I know into practice. I'd like to help others learn

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B.

Austin

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Portuguese

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

My ideal Tamdem partner would be someone who is helpful and interesting...

My learning goals

I just started taking Czech in my Uni; looking for a partner! I speak Spanish(intermediate) and Portuguese(I lived in Bahia, Brazil for a year). I would love to practice Spanish and German too! Primarily Czech! I can help you with English! From Texas.

My favorite topics

Fitness, music, art, travel, language, movies, tennis, surf, books, writing

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Austin

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My learning goals

I hope to one day be conversational in Spanish, and I want to...

My favorite topics

I'm a nerd, I like science and reading and learning. I like music a lot, and some movies. I like cooking and talking about food, and I like hiking and being outside!

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is kind and patient.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 343 English speakers in Austin 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 Austin?

In Austin there are 343 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/wilmington />Wilmington, <a href=/learn/english/chesapeake />Chesapeake, and <a href=/learn/english/reston />Reston.

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 343 of them coming from Austin.