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Learn English in Lyon

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My favorite topics

Well, as long as words can be put on a topic, it deserves to...

My language exchange partner is

Someone! Anybody! A topic! Languages! And here we go!

My learning goals

What would you do if it all ended tomorrow?

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who's talkative, interesting and interested...

My learning goals

I'd like to practice all the languages that I know: English , French , Spanish and Italian . I recently started Greek . I can also help those who want to learn those languages (except Greek because I'm a beginner).

My favorite topics

Everything and anything. Just text!

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My learning goals

Improve my language...

My favorite topics

Travelling, food, learning languages ...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone open minded, that loves discovering new things

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My favorite topics

singing, dancing, travelling, discovering new cultures, realistic...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone, as long as I can practice

My learning goals

practice as much as possible english/french/spanish/chinese and maybe more!

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with a good sense of communication, who likes sharing...

My learning goals

I'm not learning all these languages. I want to get to know some new people, culture and share.. Je n'apprends pas toutes ces langues. Je veux faire connaissance avec de nouvelles personnes, culture et partager.

My favorite topics

Travels, Astronomy, Music, Internet, Technologies, Movies, TV series, Society

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My learning goals

Pratiquer les langues, connaître nouvelles personnes et apprendre...

My favorite topics

Culture, film, musique, littérature, langues, religion, cuisine

My language exchange partner is

Quelqu'un ouvert à discuter et partager sur des sujets académiques

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Langues Questions existentielles ou philosophiques Musique Parentalité Coupl...

Ideal language community partner

Quelqu'un qui a des centres d'intérêt communs avec moi et avec qui je prends plaisir à échanger

My learning goals

Échanger avec des personnes du monde entier

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Une personne ouverte d'esprit et très bavard...

My learning goals

Pouvoir entretenir une discussion sans utiliser de traducteur

My favorite topics

Les études, le travail, la mode, les voyages, La nourriture

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My learning goals

Apprendre de nouvelles langues et experience...

My favorite topics

La moto et les voyages y la vida

Perfect language exchange partner

Des personnes avec de la conversation

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My favorite topics

travels, cinema, literature, writing, music, concerts, reading,...

I want a conversation partner who is

a funny and open minded person who talks a lot.

My learning goals

i wanna learn new languages when talking casually.

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My language exchange partner is

Alguien pacient...

My learning goals

Practicar y aprender

My favorite topics

Musica, comida, cultura, arte, mitología

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My learning goals

Talk on a daily basis...

My favorite topics

Anything, daily life

Ideal language community partner

Kind and open minded.

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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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arte filosofia musica anime letteratura fil...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

un artista

My learning goals

Padronanza della lingua

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My learning goals

Meet people who could help me in French or German, as well as meet cool people to share my English and Spanish with!

My favorite topics

I love learning languages and fine arts :)

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My learning goals

"Une meilleure maîtrise et pratique des langues"-"Languages Proficiency...

My favorite topics

Languages,dancing and singing,joking,hanging out with friends and traveling.

I want a conversation partner who is

"Une personne vivant dans un pays totalement différent du mien avec une culture différente et d'autres traditions"-"Somebody's living in a country totally different from mine with different culture and traditions.

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My language exchange partner is

Curious as me

My learning goals

Get fluent and get to know new cultures

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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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Ideal language community partner

Jemand, der gern chattet und gelegentlich einen Video-Chat machen...

My learning goals

Ich möchte meine Konversationsfähigkeiten und mein Deutsch insgesamt verbessern.

My favorite topics

Politik, Filme, Deutsche Kultur und Traditionen

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My learning goals

Des nouveaux rencontre...

My favorite topics

Connaitre des nouveaux amis et améliorer mon niveau en français et communication

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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My favorite topics

All kinds of problems , traveling , culture , gastronimic , et...

Perfect language exchange partner

Who can share idea and help each other with learning many other languages

My learning goals

Getting a good chance in communicating with languages which cannot be used in our own countries, and get new driends

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Someone who's nice and respectful, willing to correct me and...

My learning goals

Speaking French at an advanced level, Chinese at conversational level.

My favorite topics

I like reading, watching anime, musicals and tv series . I also love listening to music, singing and playing the bass! And obviously, learning foreign languages

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I want to discover your culture! I want to know everything i...

My favorite topics

Photography, traveling/partying , sport (volleyball), politics, economics, culture

My language exchange partner is

I am hoping to meet lovely people, willing to share their culture and make some new friends

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My favorite topics

Teatro, cinema, scienza, filosofia, videogiochi... vabbè, tutto...

Ideal language community partner

Ragazzi con idee aperte, a chi piaccia scherzare e conoscere delle cose nuove

My learning goals

Parlo spagnolo, inglese, italiano e un po’ di francese. Sto provando a perfezionare l’italiano e magari migliorare il mio francese. (L’italiano è la lingua più bella al mondo, però...)

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Outgoing adventurer with a sparkling sense of humour. Dark humour...

My learning goals

Improve existing skills.

My favorite topics

Everyday life, music, arts

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Parler de tout et de rien pour apprendre à pratiquer l'anglais...

My favorite topics

géopolitique , religion , interactions sociales, diversité des pays et des cultures , sport , cinéma , musique

Perfect language exchange partner

Des personnes sociables et à l'écoute .

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My favorite topics

I love talking about philosophy, history, life, cultural differences,...

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Everybody’s welcome here

My learning goals

I’d like to improve my Chinese and m’y Korean. I’m interested in learning Hebrew too :)

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Sociable, funny and who has patience...

My learning goals

To meet new people from other countries and cultures, make new friends and to have more fluent oral in French language

My favorite topics

Let's talk about our experience in the life, travel and how we spend our time

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I want to be able to communicate with the people in the countries...

My favorite topics

Cultural differences, your life story, food from where you are, local wine, tea and coffee if your country makes some, saké/nihonshu. Everything that makes our cultures special !

Ideal language community partner

I’m looking for somebody who is interested into a long term speaking relationship. I want to practice my languages regularly and build friendships, I’m not looking for one shots. Maybe one day I will come to your country and we will meet !

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Travelling, languages, food, politics, sport (gym and tennis...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy going, open minded and very keen to practice languages with me. Native English speakers are welcome to give me a shout. Look forward to hearing from you. Cheers Loïc

My learning goals

I want to keep improving my English and my pronunciation. Work on my German and Portuguese as well.

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Someone who can become a friend over time, but more importantly...

My learning goals

That depends on the language! I'd love to meet a Uruguayan as I'm in a relationship (long-distance) with a handsome Uruguayo. If that's not possible I'd love to practuce South American Spanish. For Portuguese my preference is for Brazilian.

My favorite topics

Just about everything, but I do love talking about the deeper things if life

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Bien apprendre le français ! Je n'aime même pas quand j'ai du...

My favorite topics

J'aime bien tout ce qu'a à voir avec les technologies (je suis informaticien) et les sports. Des blagues très très sèches sont aussi ma spécialité

I want a conversation partner who is

Des gens drôles et heureuses qi peuvent m'aider avec le français !

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Lyon, France?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 938 English speakers in Lyon 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 Lyon?

In Lyon there are 938 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in France other than Lyon where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/rouen />Rouen, <a href=/learn/english/auxerre />Auxerre, and <a href=/learn/english/merignac />Merignac.

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 938 of them coming from Lyon.