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Learn English in Brooklyn

Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers

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Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Liv...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and very nice

My learning goals

I would like to converse

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R.

Glendale

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Easy going, fun, laid bac...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with patients whose primary language is Spanish.

My favorite topics

Health, Medical, Travel, Culture, Food, Technology

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Portland

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family...

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico and Peru soon. I love learning, history, playing music, comedy, and all kinds of art!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish! I’ve been trying to learn for about a year, but am hoping for someone who wants to speak both Spanish and English with me so I can learn.

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M.

Danville

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Casual conversation, music, dreams, favorite activities and hobbie...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, creative, curious, and a great conversationalist

My learning goals

To be fluent enough to hopefully one day travel to France

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1,369

English speakers in Brooklyn

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Somerville

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English

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient because I am a super beginne...

My learning goals

I want to know how to answer questions

My favorite topics

I listen to people speaking about bicycling and I want to learn that and general conversation

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G.

New York

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

Intermediate level: can talk, write, listen, no problem at all.....

My favorite topics

Business and life

My language exchange partner is

Female, age 20-60 years old, best to work in the office, the best in the industry is about international trade, or customs, accountants, teachers, and other industries...

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A.

Los Angeles

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Czech

My favorite topics

Horses video games life...

Ideal language community partner

Nice funny kind caring understanding cool weird but funny smart laid back likes sports

My learning goals

I just want a friend from another place

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C.

Iowa City

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Outgoing Easy goin...

My learning goals

Talking fluently

My favorite topics

Movie and video game

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Poughkeepsie

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Haitian Creole

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I wish to be proficient...

My favorite topics

Any topic that engages and stimulates my emotions and my brain.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is willing to be patient yet pushes me fast.

J.

J.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, food, running, religion, LGBT issues, and literature...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone willing to put up with my foolishness as I stumble through a new language.

My learning goals

My partner's family is from Costa Rica. I would like to be able to develop enough fluency to make basic conversation with native Spanish speakers (and then go from there).

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A.

West Saint Paul

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

I’d like to meet someone kind, polite and interested in language...

My learning goals

Fluency and vocabulary

My favorite topics

Music, traveling and movies.

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R.

San Lorenzo

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Conseguir un buen trabaj...

My favorite topics

Como atender clientes en restaurante

Ideal language community partner

Amigable y con pasiencia

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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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Mililani

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Travel, food, hobbies, musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy going, slow, patient

My learning goals

Learn new words, elementary grammar

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National City

Fluent

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Russian

Perfect language exchange partner

someone that is outgoin...

My learning goals

just be fluent with them

My favorite topics

tv shows, sports,

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A.

West Falls Church

Fluent

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English

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Danish

My learning goals

Learn the basic and able to watch a show without subtitles...

My favorite topics

Culture, politics, food, life, anything really

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone! There’s so many people out there and I can’t wait to meet all of ya

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A.

Worcester

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

Variedades, Familia, música/filmes, viagens, moda, beleza, gastronomia...

My language exchange partner is

Quero ser fluente em inglês e Francês. Eu tenho uma boa compreensão nos dois idiomas. Terei o maior prazer de ensinar português!

My learning goals

Preciso aprende-los para aprimorar minha carreira (profissional) e para minha satisfação pessoal.

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K.

Ashland

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

funny, nice, & easy to talk with...

My learning goals

i know some things, but i hope to get a lot better before November 2020

My favorite topics

music

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S.

Winter Park

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

I want to talk English fluently... Like American peopl...

My favorite topics

Technology, but can be any topic!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm looking for someone that wants to learn Spanish and thech English

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A.

Baltimore

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Fluent

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English

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Emoji

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

I’m passionate about learning and doing anything and everything...

Perfect language exchange partner

kind but critical (I want to be as good as I can be)

My learning goals

Be proficient in 5 languages (not including English) by the time I’m 22.

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P.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Very helpful and patien...

My learning goals

Learn to speak full sentences and learn how to read and write Japanese

My favorite topics

Video games, Art , Anything at all

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M.

Gilbert

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

For me to be able to with stand a conversatio...

My favorite topics

My language exchange partner is

Anybody

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R.

North Salt Lake

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Esperanto

My favorite topics

There's not much I wouldn't like to discuss, Films, Music, TV,...

Ideal language community partner

Someone blunt who is willing to correct me if I say something wrong. I'm glad just to have a chat, I'm not picky.

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Esperanto and afterwards hopefully move on to other languages, I'm using it as my launchpad into the world of languages.

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A.

Houston

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who isn’t afraid to correct me when I make a mistake...

My learning goals

Speaking! I’d like to better be able to spontaneously construct complex sentences and to speak freely and easily in conversation.

My favorite topics

Art, Culture, Travel, Hiking, YouTube, Geography, Language

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A.

Burbank

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Punjabi

My learning goals

To be able to speak in general conversational settings, and to...

My favorite topics

Film/ television, literature, psychology, history, and music

Perfect language exchange partner

Polite, patient, intelligent, easy-going, focused, kind, and cultured

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L.

Collinsville

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

My favorite topics

¡Me gusta mucho aprender las lenguas y sus culturas que están...

I want a conversation partner who is

Ahorita estoy encontrando a una persona desde Cuba, España o México para practicar hablar una vez por semana. Mi mamá es cubano, entonces prefiero continuar a hacer mi español más como el acento cubano

My learning goals

¡Yo quiero mudarme a España en un día de el futuro! Oí que allí es muy agradable para vivir

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M.

New York

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Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

Mujer que me enseñe y sea amabl...

My learning goals

hablar fluidamente

My favorite topics

me gusta el baloncesto, el ajedrez, los videojuegos, peliculas

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R.

Aldine

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in a way that isnt just vocabulary and...

My favorite topics

I like Movies Video games and I live to ice skate and music along with piano is what I'm all about.

Ideal language community partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be into the arts

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D.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Danish

My favorite topics

Current events, sports, lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Personable and fun person

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Danish

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A.

Union City

Fluent

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is shy like me and is very awkward with encountering...

My learning goals

To be able to speak at least 3 languages fluently

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music and art

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Lake Charles

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I can at least be able to hold a conversatio...

My favorite topics

Anything really

I want a conversation partner who is

I don't know someone who is chill

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 1,369 English speakers in Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn?

In Brooklyn there are 1,369 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/gainesville />Gainesville, <a href=/learn/english/racine />Racine, and <a href=/learn/english/ann-arbor />Ann Arbor.

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 1,369 of them coming from Brooklyn.