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Sydney

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English

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Korean

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, travel, Netflix shows, things to d...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, open minded, adventurous, curious

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to travel/eat/connect with cool people throughout my travels with much fewer language barriers. Also, learning for professional development is a huge bonus.

J.

J.

Sydney

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Russian

Ideal language community partner

movies lover or music lovers, speaks a little English or Japanese...

My learning goals

Hopefully I can become just like a native speaker I am learning English, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Norwegian, Icelandic, Greenlandic..... Wishing to learn more ! Language skills English > Japanese > Dutch > Spanish > Swedish > N > I >G

My favorite topics

Movies, music, singing, chatting, languages learning

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S.

Sydney

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Kazakh

My learning goals

wish one day I talk to Chinese people in there language...

My favorite topics

about football, culture, history, cat, beautiful places

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, honest, kind and friendly person who really looking for friends

J.

J.

Sydney

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Korean

My favorite topics

I love to play guitar and sing covers eventhou i dont have a...

Perfect language exchange partner

Since im learning chinese and korean... It would be so nice if i can find people from china or korea. I hope we can eventually be friends!

My learning goals

My main goal is to find someone that would like to become my friend so we can share eachother our journeys and learn at the same time about our own culture. Would be more fun to learn a language right?

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Sydney

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Tagalog, Filipino

I want a conversation partner who is

Open, fun, can be bit random but real :...

My learning goals

Develop and improve more language skills..

My favorite topics

Learn new things and experience life !!

N.

N.

Sydney

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French

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be able to converse more skillfully in the languages I'm studying...

My favorite topics

I like discussing philosophy, movies, language, food and culture.

My language exchange partner is

Somebody who is open-minded, cultured and relaxed. Also, someone who has a variety of interests.

D.

D.

Sydney

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My favorite topics

I love talking about novels and movies but I’m really into space...

Ideal language community partner

A person who actually have faced some real family or life problems in his or her life so we can actually talk and I would be grateful to talk to them and make them feel better

My learning goals

I want to learn different languages as I’m living in a different country and want to learn different cultures

C.

C.

Sydney

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

A German person learning English or an English speaker learning...

My learning goals

To improve my German skills, particularly familiarizing myself better with word order

My favorite topics

Ich möchte mein Deutsch verbessern und ich kann dir helfen, dein Englisch zu verbessern!

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M.

M.

Sydney

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Japanese

My learning goals

Improve my French fluency. Get some conversational Russian and...

My favorite topics

I work in Finance and Technology in Sydney. Check my YouTube Channel: CLICKKODE. French and Japanese please. Technology, Education, Art, Music, Human Rights, Finance, Business, Marketing, Sports, AI, ML. ILOVETeaching, so I can help with English/French

Perfect language exchange partner

A patient and knowledgeable person, willing to talk and exchange thoughts.

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P.

Sydney

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, creative/ artistic interests, travel, education ️‍ ...

I want a conversation partner who is

Sense of humour, open-mind, Sens de l'humour, esprit ouvert,

My learning goals

Learn proficiency in French to have a basic conversation. Apprendre la langue en français pour avoir une conversation de base

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M.

Sydney

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Marathi

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Croatian

My language exchange partner is

Fun loving, respectful, generous and confiden...

My learning goals

Become fluent in conversing

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, philosophy

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M.

Sydney

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English

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French

My learning goals

To speak fluently, to understand language better, to be able...

My favorite topics

Cinema, philosophy, science, music

Ideal language community partner

Funny, insightful, open-minded

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A.

Sydney

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Korean

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Spanish

My favorite topics

The conversations that I most value are those that keep me thinking:...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Well, if you have an interesting perspective on life and open to listen and share ideas, what more can I ask.

My learning goals

To become trilingual. Already two-thirds there - by default... After, to become quadrilateral...lingual? Mhm...

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H.

Sydney

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, open minded, educated , easy going , cheerful , optimisti...

My learning goals

To communicate and travel

My favorite topics

Lifestyle , sport , education,

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C.

Sydney

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Intermediate level mandarin...

My favorite topics

In English, anything at all; movies, sports, travel, politics, you name it and I'm happy to chat about it. In Mandarin, my level is too low for deep conversations, so simples things.

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient and able to handle my poor tones!

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C.

Sydney

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English

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French

My favorite topics

I love musicals, singing, acting, makeup, and books. I am always...

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk to someone who is talkative, funny, and patient

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak French fluently, and my girlfriend's dad is French, so I want to be able to impress him.

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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D.

Sydney

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English

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Vietnamese

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Russian

Ideal language community partner

Great humor, not too serious but eager to learn...

My learning goals

Become advanced enough to hold casual conversation. Eventual fluency in writing and speaking.

My favorite topics

Snowboarding, space exploration, astronomy, surfing, planes, tech, business and travel

A.

A.

Sydney

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Italian

My learning goals

Be fluent in Italian, Tagalog and Slovenia...

My favorite topics

Travel, Tourism, Languages, Sports, Cars

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm happy to talk to people who wants to improve their English as I'm a native English speaker. I'm also learning Italian, Tagalog and Slovenian.

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A.

Sydney

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Tv showsc food, sports, news,et...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is opeminded and carefree

My learning goals

Basic communication incase i plan to travel to the country.

C.

C.

Sydney

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I want a conversation partner who is

Quelqu'un qui parle le français couramment....

My learning goals

Je voudrais prendre le DALF l'année prochaine, donc je veux améliorer ma grammaire et mes compétences en conversation.

My favorite topics

La littérature, l'écriture, la linguistiques

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J.

Sydney

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Swiss German

My learning goals

Recent transplant from Australia looking for a pen pal to help...

My favorite topics

Non fiction books, technology, travels

My language exchange partner is

I'm fairly easy going, looking for casual everyday conversations to help with my move to Switzerland.

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A.

Sydney

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Gordon Ramsay, science, history, music, conspiracy theories...

Ideal language community partner

Ideal: someone who speaks German and lives in Vienna (I’m going to exchange there later this year). I can help with English. Patient and mildly interesting as well.

My learning goals

I want to reach an intermediate conversational level of German this year, I’ve covered the basics so far and need experience talking to real people and not just Duolingo

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Z.

Sydney

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English

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talkative , friendly, outgoing...

My learning goals

To eventually conversate.

My favorite topics

Food , Music , World History and Travel. I am a music producer who would love to gain a better grasp of Japanese and Korean.

C.

C.

Sydney

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French

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Italian

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be TOTALLY FLUENT in Italian. I really want to learn idiomatic...

My favorite topics

I’m happy to talk about anything! I love idiomatic expressions and I'm really hoping to connect with other passionate linguistic people. I'm also really into traveling, music, games, food, etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

Passionate people who don’t just give one word answers. I want to make lasting friendships and find people with the same desire to learn as me.

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I.

Sydney

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I am studying Medical Science at university, and enjoy music,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to help me learn my target languages, and who I may be able to help as well.

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish and learn Korean.

B.

B.

Sydney

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Cantonese

My language exchange partner is

Someone that wants to actively learn and correct pronunciation...

My learning goals

Improve vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar

My favorite topics

Movies, music, politics, technology

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W.

Sydney

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

to be able to have a basic conversation in Mandarin (order food,...

My favorite topics

career & personal development, travel and family

Ideal language community partner

people who are easy going, friendly and love to travel.

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C.

Sydney

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English

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Food, business, adventur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who loves cooking and gardening.

My learning goals

I want to learn the basics of Cantonese and reading so I can speak to my grandparents.

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J.

Sydney

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can carry a conversation :...

My learning goals

I’d like to become more familiar with other languages.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about food, movies, animals and traveling.

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M.

Sydney

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Arabic

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French

My learning goals

I would love to become fluent in French...

My favorite topics

Psychology, history, philosophy

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m friendly and always happy to help others

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Sydney, Australia?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 692 English speakers in Sydney 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 Sydney?

In Sydney there are 692 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/townsville />Townsville, <a href=/learn/english/toowoomba />Toowoomba, and <a href=/learn/english/liverpool />Liverpool.

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 692 of them coming from Sydney.