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Learn English in Athens

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

la cultura de otros lugares, levantar pesos, sus creencias, viajar,...

My language exchange partner is

Cualquiera. Solo una conversación es necesario para conocer un amigo nuevo!

My learning goals

Pase tiempo en costa rica, y mi español ha mejorado mucho. sin embargo, me siento cómo pierdo lo que aprendí. necesito practicar con otras!

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone who has an interest in my culture and who is willing...

My learning goals

Expand my Spanish vocabulary and be able to conjugate in more tenses

My favorite topics

Books, history, music, culture

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M.

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Italian

My learning goals

Vorrei migliorare piano piano. Non ho mai visto Italia in persona,...

My favorite topics

Science Fiction, Opera and Classical Music, comedy, Computers

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Qualcuno che è paziente, simpatico, e investito nella cultura. Cioè, mi piacerebbe parlare con qualcuno che può darmi consigli per migliorare italiano. Tipo articoli per leggere, serie di guardare, o video per guardare sul youtube.

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Spanish

My favorite topics

the environment, geography, politics, cultures, history, the...

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who is patient, would like to learn about the United States, is fairly close to my age

My learning goals

to become more fluent in Spanish

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English speakers in Athens

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I want a conversation partner who is

Humano obvio (no IA) Cuéntame de tu país, la cultura, y comidaa...

My learning goals

hablar suficiente español para vivir y charlar

My favorite topics

Viaje, cultura, comida, fútbol, música, todo

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Bengali

My learning goals

I want to learn Bengali and Spanish fluently!...

My favorite topics

Meditation, spirituality, art

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind and patient with a sense of humor

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M.

Athens

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French

My favorite topics

Spirituality, the human condition, environmental issues and solutions,...

Ideal language community partner

Not sure; I've never really done anything like this.

My learning goals

To become more multilingual so as to expand my mind, be more creative & open to other culture and ways of thinking.

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone fluent in mandarin with a lot of patienc...

My learning goals

Fluency I’m writing listening and speaking

My favorite topics

I love art and food, let me know what makes your home town great

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M.

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to get to a point where I feel comfortable in my knowledge...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, outside activities (sports, hiking, etc), reading or other arts, fashion and beauty, and deeper conversations.

Perfect language exchange partner

I don’t think there is a “perfect” partner. I enjoy meeting all sorts of people and learning from them! You may not stay in contact but even small conversation open windows of learning opportunities.

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R.

Athens

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Trade, Politics, Sport, Education, Cosmology, Religion, General...

I want a conversation partner who is

Serious, understanding and cooperative

My learning goals

Listening and Speaking fluently

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

A nice and patient individual with a great personality. Someone...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent or very close to fluent if possible.

My favorite topics

I love discussing politics, psychology, science and history. I love discussing day-to-day situations.

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To transcend the language barrier and build friendships...

My favorite topics

Video Games, Books, Anime, Magna, Edo Period, Samurai, Kabuki, Japanese Dramas,

Ideal language community partner

A gamer. Someone of the geeky nature. I'm not picky though.

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love to dicuss music, art, movies, and aliens...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient and Helpful.

My learning goals

To become more fluent in spanish and learn different languages.

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Individuals studying English who would like to become language...

My learning goals

I wish to become fluent in Japanese and French

My favorite topics

Studying and learning about different languages and cultures, listening to music or youtube, and teaching English to foreigners.

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German

My learning goals

I want to be more familiar with these languages...

My favorite topics

I love talking about food and culture. I love post malone and bad bunny

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with great conversation.

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French

My favorite topics

Learning languages and practicing. Knowing about different culture...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, open minded and kind

My learning goals

Learning languages and making friends

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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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

People who share my interests and are kind. People who do not...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency beyond formal writing for basic work/career stuff. Exploring new languages. Improving confidence in languages of which I already have working knowledge.

My favorite topics

I love learning about people’s daily lives. I also like to talk about Tolkien, Fantastic Beasts, human rights, psychology, culture, animals, conservation, nature, true crime, archaeology, TSwift, Harry Potter, word puzzles, neurodivergence, & board games.

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to engage in every day communicatio...

My favorite topics

I really enjoy talking about native foods, travel and culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who speaks both english and Spanish and is a female

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, music, technolog...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone outgoing and easy to talk to.

My learning goals

Learn conversational Spanish.

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Greek

I want a conversation partner who is

Likes to study and talk about what they learn, athletic, intense...

My learning goals

Fluent Greek in at least general conversation, but a good handle on specific topics would be nice too

My favorite topics

Technology, sports, tennis, music, guitar, piano, music theory, world history, cooking

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French

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to get better at French, Korean, Greek, and German. And...

My favorite topics

I love to read and talk about books and philisophy! And also music and history :) I love to hear about what other people love!

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who's willing to make friends and learn together I'd love to voice chat too!

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Hopes for the future, daily life activities, culture, traveling,...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone that speaks Spanish so I can improve my Spanish language skills or anyone that speaks English whom I can help improve their language skills. Preferably someone in college whom I can relate to

My learning goals

Improved conjugation skills and overall communication skills in Spanish

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S.

Athens

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Dutch

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open, funny, committed, interesting and dynami...

My learning goals

Being more fluent and understating more of different languages and lexicons

My favorite topics

History, culture, food, geography, literature, travels - and everything else!

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent in Japanese and or Korean, and be able to hold...

My favorite topics

Photography, Art, Dancing, Other countries, Food, Cats, Fashion, Kpop

Perfect language exchange partner

One who helps me understand very well and wants to be friends also.

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English

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Portuguese

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Greek

My favorite topics

Work Philosophy about worl...

I want a conversation partner who is

Everyone would be a great tandem buddy

My learning goals

Meet new people and learning a new language

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English

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My language exchange partner is

I’m not really sure I guess I’ll see. I’d say someone paciente...

My learning goals

I’d like to become more fluent in Spanish and also understand the grammar better and learn some new words.

My favorite topics

Movies, music, culture, pretty much anything

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Athens

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I am learning French. Would like to practice speaking to be able...

My favorite topics

Traveling, eating new foods, cooking, meeting new people, visiting places and learning different cultures

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can talk about a variety of things and can help me learn (not only looking to learn from me).

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Writing, drawing, music, exploring local events, psycholog...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’d like to meet friends to become penpals. I love writing and I think writing to friends around the world would be an amazing experience.

My learning goals

Connect with a penpal! Improve my French, I haven’t studied it since 2016. I want to learn basic new phrases in Russian and other languages. I would love to travel to Europe someday and make friends around the globe!

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Turkish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is serious about learning and who is a stickler for...

My learning goals

I plan on moving to turkey or at least visiting on holiday a few times till moving would be possible so I would like to be able to hold a conversation in Turkish

My favorite topics

Sociology psychology politics philosophy film literature

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German

My learning goals

Continue learning Deutsch and become proficient enough to get...

My favorite topics

Anything nerdy: games, books, shows. Mostly fantasy. I love D&D. I am also into music, specifically psychedelic rock and jam bands. But I also enjoy listening to new music.

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy-going. Fun to talk to and have similar interest but can also introduce me to something new and different.

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Athens, Greece?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 358 English speakers in Athens 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 Athens?

In Athens there are 358 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/pireas />Pireas, <a href=/learn/english/thessaloniki />Thessaloniki, and <a href=/learn/english/alimos />Alimos.

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 358 of them coming from Athens.


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