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Learn English in Brooklyn

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Bayonet Point

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English

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My favorite topics

Family, fishing, eatin...

My language exchange partner is

Patient and knowledgeable

My learning goals

To progress every week

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Libertyville

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Ideal language community partner

Anyon...

My learning goals

Learn how to speak fluently in a convo

My favorite topics

Anything

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Moses Lake

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English

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My learning goals

To be able to speak someone who is spanish, italian, and japanese...

My favorite topics

Almost anything that flows My hobbies are cooking, travel, photography, sports, listening to music. I have a passion for music and help people who are in need.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Who is willing to learn different languages from different parts of the world.

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Sayville

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Turkish

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English

My favorite topics

travel, movies, technology, anima...

Perfect language exchange partner

travel, movies, technology, animal

My learning goals

daily english

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1,369

English speakers in Brooklyn

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Pittsburgh

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Arabic

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

To learn more

My favorite topics

School Movies Funny Stories

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Hamilton Township

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English

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French

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be proficient in Spanish by the end of the year. I...

My favorite topics

Sports, entertainment, politics, history, books, travel

My language exchange partner is

My perfect tandem partner takes an open minded approach to their language learning, willing to push themselves and make mistakes. They also encourage me to do the same. They are understanding and helpful when mistakes are made.

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City of Orange

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My favorite topics

Medical topics, news, film, art, hobbies, getting to know someone...

Ideal language community partner

Open minded and eager to speak, teach, and learn.

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish speaking skills.

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New York

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Japanese

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want you to tell me a lot about everyone's home country...

My learning goals

because one can't speak English want to be able to talk

My favorite topics

I want to be able to speak English. I'm a hair dresser.

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Dalton

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

DALTON G...

My favorite topics

Looking for a relationship and friends and to meet people

Perfect language exchange partner

Everthing

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Atascocita

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Id...

I want a conversation partner who is

Que hable mucho

My learning goals

Poder hablarlo

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Chicago

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English

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Danish

My language exchange partner is

Personable and fun perso...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Danish

My favorite topics

Current events, sports, life

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Smyrna

Fluent

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Japanese

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Italian

My learning goals

Mostly for casual fun/entertainment to improve my vocabulary...

My favorite topics

Anything from real life bitching to a serious personal goals in life :) Puppy discussions. Cultural differences. Ex-college tennis player. I love playing tennis and animals. I’ve lived in Tokyo Japan, Milan Italy and Various cities in the US

Ideal language community partner

I’d like to help others learn how to speak Japanese. I’d like to learn something that I haven’t learned either English or something else. It’d be cool to get my Italian skills back again also.

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Dearborn

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My favorite topics

I like shopping, cooking, and playing with my dogs. As well as...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A nice and fun people that is willing to help me learn and grow as a person and vise verse

My learning goals

To gain knowledge from the languages that I learn and as well as the culture. To be fluent in at least 2 or 3 languages.

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Prairie Village

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English

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny Interesting Nic...

My learning goals

Italian and Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, movies and events of electronic music

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Lamont

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Hindi

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Traveling, Fashion, Music, Movies

I want a conversation partner who is

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Boca Del Mar

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English

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American Sign Language

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Italian

My favorite topics

Food trave...

My language exchange partner is

Fun

My learning goals

Speak naturally and comfortably and to think in that language

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Syracuse

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone knows Japanese wanting to learn English or Chines...

My learning goals

Along with university course

My favorite topics

Food, culture, anime

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San Gabriel

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

meet new people and explore new worlds...

My favorite topics

philosophy, buddhism, art, communication, healing. ig:@clenclen from LA.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

traveling this summer to paris, stockholm, rome, barcelona. let’s chat! ig:@clenclen.

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Draper

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Finnish

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French

My favorite topics

I’m a vegan rock climber who loves art and all things science...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone with an open mind and a good taste in music, culture, art, etc. Bonus if you can help me with my French

My learning goals

I would like to become more fluent in French so I can pass my French AP test and live in Montréal

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Easton

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I want a conversation partner who is

Laid bac...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

My favorite topics

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Brighton

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English

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French

My learning goals

To become fluen...

My favorite topics

I enjoy all sorts of topics

My language exchange partner is

Attentive and good at teaching

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Irondequoit

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, activities, drawing, art, books, movies, history, vacation...

Ideal language community partner

Talkative, nice, respectful, honest, dedicated to app and the person

My learning goals

To be completely fluent and confident in my speaking abilities

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Perris

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English

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Arabic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Social, humorous, outgoing, adventurou...

My learning goals

Build up conversational dialogue

My favorite topics

Travel, food, adventures, art, philosophy

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Aldine

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English

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German

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in a way that isnt just vocabulary and...

My favorite topics

I like Movies Video games and I live to ice skate and music along with piano is what I'm all about.

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be into the arts

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Atlanta

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English

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My favorite topics

Any and everything as long as it’s a sensible topic...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient and informative

My learning goals

To be fluent

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Charlottesville

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Persian

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English

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Open to discussion of different ideas in depth...

My learning goals

Expand my communication ability to talk with different people in their own language.

My favorite topics

Interested in learning more about different cultures. Tech and science.

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Los Angeles

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My learning goals

Practice so that I can maintain the skills I've learned in school...

My favorite topics

Current events, school, pets, food, etc

Ideal language community partner

Someone who's willing to correct my mistakes politely, wants to practice twice or three times a week for half an hour each session, open-minded!

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New York

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Travel, greetings, and hobbies...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who understands Chinese grammar.

My learning goals

Being able to form sentences, short conversations, and able to order food.

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Houston

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Italian

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is trying to learn my native language, italian! Also...

My learning goals

I want to utterly improve my speaking skill in English. I can help you improve or teach Italian! I would like to learn more about US culture

My favorite topics

I am from Italy! I like music, movies, travel, photography. I'm interested in traditions, travel experience, culture, food.

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Salmon Creek

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I hope to travel to central America, as well as China, this year....

My favorite topics

Travel experiences, music, physics, political opinions, different cultures & traditions, religious and philosophical ideas, technology.

I want a conversation partner who is

When the conversation can flow between various subjects, without the awkwardness of not knowing what to say next.

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/piscataway-township />Piscataway Township, <a href=/learn/english/sidney />Sidney, and <a href=/learn/english/ann-arbor />Ann Arbor.

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.