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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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J.

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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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Athens

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Bengali

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone kind and patient with a sense of humor...

My learning goals

I want to learn Bengali and Spanish fluently!

My favorite topics

Meditation, spirituality, art

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M.

Athens

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French

My learning goals

To become more multilingual so as to expand my mind, be more...

My favorite topics

Spirituality, the human condition, environmental issues and solutions, politics & social issues, blacksmithing, martial arts, physics, League of Legends, hiking, health & fitness, anything truly meaningful.

My language exchange partner is

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

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L.

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Someone fluent in mandarin with a lot of patience

My learning goals

Fluency I’m writing listening and speaking

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M.

Athens

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I don’t think there is a “perfect” partner. I enjoy meeting all...

My learning goals

I want to get to a point where I feel comfortable in my knowledge of the culture and language to the level I can communicate well and be understood without floundering with words and meanings.

My favorite topics

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

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Russian

My learning goals

Listening and Speaking fluentl...

My favorite topics

Trade, Politics, Sport, Education, Cosmology, Religion, General Knowledge and many others

Perfect language exchange partner

Serious, understanding and cooperative

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A.

Athens

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, music, culture, pretty much anythin...

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m not really sure I guess I’ll see. I’d say someone paciente as I’m not that great. And someone who wouldn’t mind if I’m not too responsive.

My learning goals

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

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L.

Athens

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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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M.

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Greek

My learning goals

Fluent Greek in at least general conversation, but a good handle...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Likes to study and talk about what they learn, athletic, intense and focused but also funny and knows how to relax

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Greek

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French

My favorite topics

Travel,culture,music,geology,natur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talkative,communicative,friendly,nature lover

My learning goals

Improvement in Russian and French

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D.

Athens

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy-going. Fun to talk to and have similar interest but can...

My learning goals

Continue learning Deutsch and become proficient enough to get by and then begin learning Mandarin

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.

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Athens

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Talysh

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German

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!

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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Turkish

My favorite topics

Sociology psychology politics philosophy film literatur...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is serious about learning and who is a stickler for correcting errors!

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

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone outgoing and easy to talk to...

My learning goals

Learn conversational Spanish.

My favorite topics

Movies, music, technology

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English

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French

My learning goals

Connect with a penpal! Improve my French, I haven’t studied it...

My favorite topics

Writing, drawing, music, exploring local events, psychology

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.

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English

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German

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with great conversation.

My learning goals

I want to be more familiar with these languages.

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Dutch

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

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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R.

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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

My language exchange partner is

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

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Video Games, Books, Anime, Magna, Edo Period, Samurai, Kabuki,...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

To transcend the language barrier and build friendships.

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B.

Athens

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient and Helpful...

My learning goals

To become more fluent in spanish and learn different languages.

My favorite topics

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

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A.

Athens

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English

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Portuguese

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Greek

My learning goals

Meet new people and learning a new languag...

My favorite topics

Work Philosophy about world

Perfect language exchange partner

Everyone would be a great tandem buddy

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L.

Athens

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I love learning about people’s daily lives. I also like to talk...

I want a conversation partner who is

People who share my interests and are kind. People who do not have ulterior motives. Someone who cares about grammar but is not a jerk about it. Kind. Open-minded.

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.

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Athens

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Anyone that speaks Spanish so I can improve my Spanish language...

My learning goals

Improved conjugation skills and overall communication skills in Spanish

My favorite topics

Hopes for the future, daily life activities, culture, traveling, really anything! :)

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A.

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English

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Punjabi

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French

My learning goals

Learning languages and making friend...

My favorite topics

Learning languages and practicing. Knowing about different cultures

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, open minded and kind

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T.

Athens

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I really enjoy talking about native foods, travel and cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to be able to engage in every day communication

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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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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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/alimos />Alimos, <a href=/learn/english/pireas />Pireas, and <a href=/learn/english/thessaloniki />Thessaloniki.

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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