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Learn English in Brooklyn

Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers

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Tacoma

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Food, politics, and dance...

My language exchange partner is

Curious and patient

My learning goals

Be able to hold a full conversation in French

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S.

Louisville

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Fluent

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English

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Polish

Ideal language community partner

Someone who won’t make me feel embarrassed by my poor Polish...

My learning goals

I am 100% Polish and my family currently lives there. My struggle is with speaking polish correctly - oftentimes, I create sentences word for word what they’d be in English instead of how they would be said in Polish.

My favorite topics

Movies, music, finance, cooking

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R.

Reno

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Being able to have a smooth conversation with someone in German...

My favorite topics

Food, traveling, beer, coffee, hockey

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who isn’t very serious and able to joke around. Someone who is able to make fun of mistakes i make.

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I.

Berkeley

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to help me learn French and who I can help learn English.

My learning goals

I am planning on moving to France so want to get comfortable speaking.

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1,369

English speakers in Brooklyn

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Y.

Rancho Cordova

Fluent

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Korean

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Dairy life,travel and anything that we concern...

My learning goals

我希望可能顺利的说话跟别人

My favorite topics

Life,family and tennis....

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H.

Security-Widefield

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent in different languages and make new friends...

My favorite topics

Music, photography, movies, basically anything!

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient because I will mess up a lot probably at first. Someone to help me through my language learning journey. Someone who is kind and someone who will have fun in both teaching and learning languages!

S.

S.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Movies, what I do on the weekend, and hobbie...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient since while I understand and can read french well, I am not as comfortable in my speaking skills

My learning goals

Be able to feel comfortable and confident with my French speaking abilities. I would like to have a good semi-advanced conversation and improve my pronunciation

S.

S.

Union City

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who speaks correctly and can correct m...

My learning goals

Be more fluent and be able to have an entire conversation in English

My favorite topics

Hr, travel, health, food, series

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S.

Maricopa

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve Spanish gramma...

My favorite topics

I love travel and martial arts. I like hiking and eating out and talking with new people.

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to trade English lessons for helping me with Spanish. I want to perfect my future and subjunctive tenses in Spanish.

S.

S.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Anythin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone

My learning goals

Learn how to speak fluently in a convo

S.

S.

Fitchburg

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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German

My language exchange partner is

Patient, funny, smar...

My learning goals

Conversational german

My favorite topics

Family, friends, pop culture

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X.

Oklahoma City

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

Practice English

Ideal language community partner

Connect with learners around the world

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

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J.

Asheville

NEW

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

Work, travels, experiences.. anyone!...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I don't know, I'm open to meet new people

My learning goals

Go to the university, and work in a transnational company!

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K.

Atlanta

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to find someone who is patient with my beginner...

My learning goals

I eventually want a professional level of German knowledge. I also hope to travel in Germany and would like to be able to communicate with native speakers.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing literature, film, Netflix series, art, board/video games, LGBT topics, and sports.

J.

J.

Greater Landover

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Learn and experience the culture and language through interactions...

My favorite topics

I am a very open minded individual and love a variety of topics such as tv shows , movies to music , sports. Politics, entrepreneurial tips and advice. To current events & traveling. I enjoy taking about my dogs and family. Hearing about other cultures :)

I want a conversation partner who is

I would say my tandem is someone that is around my age range that way the relatability is there. Someone that is interested in learning English or Spanish and willing to teach me how to sound more like a native versus a book, to be able to hold convos. :)

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T.

Montclair

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

마마무 is my favorite group but I’d really like to discuss life...

My language exchange partner is

Outgoing, nice, willing to correct my mistakes :)

My learning goals

-Learn 1000 words in 4 months (25 words per day)

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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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T.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Anyone :...

My learning goals

To get an A in Spanish class. Basically, I need to be able to carry a normal conversation en Español.

My favorite topics

Food, video games maybe, movies, other culture

J.

J.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Arabic

My learning goals

1. Be able to speak Arabic with confidence. 2. Feel comfortable...

My favorite topics

Life, food and travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to learn but also have a fun conversation

S.

S.

Foley

NEW

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Romanian

My favorite topics

23 year old female who likes discussing life, traveling, languages,...

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who is willing to help me just as I’m helping them. I like friendly and positive people.Open minded

My learning goals

To be conversational

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T.

New Brunswick

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Fluent

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English

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, funny, interesting, curious people, especially any Russian...

My learning goals

I aspire to learn 10 languages by thirty well enough to visit the countries where they’re spoken and have interesting conversations

My favorite topics

Music, books, cooking, science, sports, memes, your dog(s), whatever interests you

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L.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Arabic

My learning goals

To learn mor...

My favorite topics

School Movies Funny Stories

My language exchange partner is

Explains everything to me clearly in a way where I am progressively learning Arabic

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M.

Tuscaloosa

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Science and Mat...

Ideal language community partner

Tell me when I am wrong.

My learning goals

Learn to listen and comprehend more.

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C.

Berkeley

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patien...

My learning goals

For culture learning and fun

My favorite topics

Music, guitar, sports, design.

J.

J.

Seattle

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Speak with fluenc...

My favorite topics

Everything

Perfect language exchange partner

Young

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M.

Pittsburgh

NEW

Fluent

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English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

everyday life, culture, politics, food, linguistic...

I want a conversation partner who is

someone i can make friends with!!

My learning goals

i want to be able to have casual, everyday conversations

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R.

New York

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

I don’t kno...

My learning goals

Learning the language to the level of communication

My favorite topics

Car, Fishing

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language...

My favorite topics

Theater, the arts, technology

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, creative, enjoys having conversations,

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R.

Sunrise Manor

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Every aspect of Lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Relatable, Understanding, Open-minded, Kind Intellectual

My learning goals

Learn as much as I can

A.

A.

Saugus

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk with someone who has similar interests as...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak both Korean and Japanese fluently so I can someday travel and hold conversations with people

My favorite topics

I enjoy making art and playing video games

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/austin />Austin, <a href=/learn/english/champaign />Champaign, and <a href=/learn/english/charlotte />Charlotte.

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.