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Learn English in Brooklyn

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Norwalk

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English

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My favorite topics

Theology, technology, motherhood, business, Christianity, health,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient, intelligent, some similar interests, creative

My learning goals

To speak in sentences, not just learn individual words. Be able to speak with small business owners, mothers, creatives, people in tech and health.

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J.

Arnold

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Bavarian

Ideal language community partner

Someone to help me lear...

My learning goals

To become fluent in most German dialects

My favorite topics

Anything

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hindi

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English

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German

My learning goals

To achieve working level proficiency in German in a yea...

My favorite topics

Languages, culture and travel experiences

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Well traveled, helpful and patient

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A.

Boston

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Science, Psychology, Sports, Finance, Foo...

Perfect language exchange partner

Easygoing and funny. Open to discuss about any topic without prejudices. Willing to share cultural knowledge

My learning goals

Advanced

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1,369

English speakers in Brooklyn

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P.

Port Washington

Fluent

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English

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny and interestin...

My learning goals

Learn new words

My favorite topics

Tv shows and movies And photography

J.

J.

White Plains

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

to finally learn a language and not procrastinating...

My favorite topics

movies,film,cinema,music.

My language exchange partner is

at this point i would not know, cause i’m new to this

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S.

Glendale

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Russian

My favorite topics

My da...

Ideal language community partner

Someone kind and funny

My learning goals

Self improvement

Y.

Y.

San Diego

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Japanese

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Feel free to talk and kind to me;also I tend to be. Now I want...

My learning goals

To talk in English smoothly. I moved to San Diego now but still not good enough to speak English… please teach me..

My favorite topics

Music,culture,I want to talk a lot to improve my skills of English. I like marvelous mrs Maisel!

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A.

A.

Salmon Creek

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I hope to travel to central America, as well as China, this year....

My favorite topics

Travel experiences, music, physics, political opinions, different cultures & traditions, religious and philosophical ideas, technology.

Perfect language exchange partner

When the conversation can flow between various subjects, without the awkwardness of not knowing what to say next.

C.

C.

Buena Park

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Philosophy, daily life, random storie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who's excited about life and curious

My learning goals

Conversational Korean would be a major accomplishment

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R.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

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English

My language exchange partner is

Practice together, and improve together...

My learning goals

Be able to speak what I want to say like my Japanese.

My favorite topics

Anything!

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B.

Bellaire

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English

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German

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything....

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as a graphic designer. I love animals but especially dogs.

Ideal language community partner

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

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B.

New York

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Anything really...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just as immature as I am.

My learning goals

I want to learn German, that I may incite bar room brawls.

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S.

White Plains

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who likes bts, traveling, food, and anim...

My learning goals

To learn them so later on I can go to that country and interact with the people

My favorite topics

Traveling and talking about cool places and also talking about the exquisite food I ate in other countries

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C.

Albany

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I’m not a professional English teacher. Personal Goal:...

My favorite topics

I’m funny online and funny in person. Culture (I have a Caribbean culture) Dancing Swimming Singing Food.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is open minded and willing to teach their culture

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S.

Stephenville

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

History, Makeup, Video Games, Meme...

My language exchange partner is

Understanding, willing to help

My learning goals

To be fluent in French and Spanish

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!"

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A.

Prairie Village

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English

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Funny Interesting Nic...

My learning goals

Italian and Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, movies and events of electronic music

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J.

Seattle

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Speak with fluenc...

My favorite topics

Everything

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Young

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

travel food sport...

Perfect language exchange partner

nice respectful honest

My learning goals

improve my spanish speaking skills

B.

B.

Baton Rouge

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Pessoas comunicativas...

My learning goals

Conhecer novas culturas

My favorite topics

Cotidiano, música, conversas aleatórias :)

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C.

Iowa City

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Talking fluentl...

My favorite topics

Movie and video game

My language exchange partner is

Outgoing Easy going

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E.

Garland

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Films, anime, Music, Cats, Gym, Japanese Culture, Photography,...

Ideal language community partner

Someone I can converse with in Japanese. Be able to practice with and exchange eachother's language and also be able to make a friendship.

My learning goals

Have the ability to be fluent in Japanese colloquially and professionally.

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J.

Mission Viejo

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English

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Armenian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A partner who I can learn from and teac...

My learning goals

To sound fluent with good pronounciation

My favorite topics

Work, hobbies, current events

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S.

Oak Forest

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To acquire vocabulary that is prevalent (i.e slang); to be both...

My favorite topics

Music, hobbies, art, life

Perfect language exchange partner

Able to have long, active conversations; calm, collected, nice, enthusiastic, patient, understanding; will correct me if I'm wrong and provide insight; is willing to teach me and answer questions about language and culture; mature in mindset, intellectual

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K.

Kuna

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Religion, books, people, anything...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is okay with me slowly learning with them and it's okay with them if I take a bit to answer back... I'm a perfectionist.

My learning goals

I want to learn about the culture more than anything.

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L.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

My tandem partner lives on the West Side of NYC (ideally close...

My learning goals

I want to pick up conversational fluency in Spanish

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing current events, sports, and things to do in New York City!

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M.

Dublin

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become conversational Learn new phrase...

My favorite topics

Hobbies, Culture, Sports, Medicine

Ideal language community partner

Latin America Age 20s to 30s

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

La vida Comida Música Serie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Amable Español perfecto Respetuoso

My learning goals

Aprenderlo más en 6 meses Hablarlo con fluidez

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N.

Kirkland

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English

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Marathi

Perfect language exchange partner

Frequent communication practice. Kind and patient. Corrects me...

My learning goals

Oral language proficiency in both

My favorite topics

Spirituality, cooking, current events

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M.

Richardson

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

to become fluent in Frenc...

My favorite topics

movies, books, tv shows, history, learning new things about people, and video games.

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who’s easy to talk to, who’s available regularly, and who’s around my age.

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/dallas />Dallas, <a href=/learn/english/bellevue />Bellevue, and <a href=/learn/english/oklahoma-city />Oklahoma City.

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.