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Learn English in Brooklyn

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Upper Darby

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Fluent

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English

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Punjabi

My favorite topics

Spiritual things, family, cultures, literature, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, interested in discussion

My learning goals

To begin to speak some conversational Punjabi

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Kenner

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English

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American Sign Language

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is a”foodie “ and likes discussing Italian food,...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent and take some sabbaticals in Italy for a semester or longer. Fluency will also help me negotiate a month in Italy every year with my students.

My favorite topics

Health & fitness, nutrition, art & Health issues, travel, Italy, food-wine, environmental & climate needs in politics, mindfulness & meditation, mental health/psychology, American football, tennis, athletics & other sports (internat. soccer-“calcio”),

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Tacoma

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French

My learning goals

Be able to hold a full conversation in Frenc...

My favorite topics

Food, politics, and dance!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Curious and patient

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Champlin

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Music, food, singing, movies, TV, games, lif...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, polite, fun

My learning goals

Improve my mandarin

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1,369

English speakers in Brooklyn

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Huntsville

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Just someone friendly and helpful☺...

My learning goals

To learn as much as I can☺️

My favorite topics

Music and culture

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Stockbridge

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in korean and make some friends...

My favorite topics

Music, make-up, tv shows, drawing

My language exchange partner is

Someone funny and open-minded, likes music, fashion, make-up, animals, food, and memes. Sometimes this app doesn't work for me so message me on instagram @boomerfontaine

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Gainesville

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Movies, travel, pets, anything reall...

Ideal language community partner

Okay with shy people, okay with lots of questions to make sure I get it

My learning goals

To be fluent in both Spanish and French

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Winter Park

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Spanish

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm looking for someone that wants to learn Spanish and thech...

My learning goals

I want to talk English fluently... Like American people

My favorite topics

Technology, but can be any topic!

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Aldine

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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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C.

Los Angeles

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Korean

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Greek

My favorite topics

language and culture and everything els...

I want a conversation partner who is

kind and funny and very lowekey

My learning goals

Being able to go to that country and casually order foods there

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Eden

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Anyone, I'll like to learn more about people in general, humans...

My learning goals

To help others and learn along the way, my understanding of vocal spanish and speaking the language could be a lot better.

My favorite topics

-Learning about others. -Tang Soo Do/MMA (Green Belt - 1 yr exp) -Bioinfomratics/Biology/Philosophy/Politics -Music: The Strokes, Earl Sweatshirt, Brockhampton, Regina Spektor, Tegan and Sara -Tech (Android, Linux) -Minimalism

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Highland

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Well fluent speaking is the ultimate goal but that’s waaaay later...

My favorite topics

Anime, Tv, Art, nerdy things basically

Ideal language community partner

Nice and patient would be great, someone that could give me honest criticism if I’m doing horrible lmao

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Milwaukee

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I like discussing everything...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A nice person who I could eventually become close friends with

My learning goals

I want to learn a lot of the languages

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Balch Springs

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Spanish Sign Language

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Amigable y comprensiv...

My learning goals

Cumplir mis sueños

My favorite topics

Estudio,trabajo,la vida

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Fort Lauderdale

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Free communication leve...

My favorite topics

Culture, nature, health and science

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone nice

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New York

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

La vida Comida Música Serie...

My language exchange partner is

Amable Español perfecto Respetuoso

My learning goals

Aprenderlo más en 6 meses Hablarlo con fluidez

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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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McKinney

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is at least at an intermediate level, and is serious...

My learning goals

Hablar con fluidez

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de cualquier cosa

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Westford

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Able to chat with local people for 30 minutes...

My favorite topics

Math, tech, finance, culture, history, books, rock climbing, cities

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Spanish or Japanese speakers who knows some English or Chinese.

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Socorro

NEW

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

About movies, enjoy the life, i like motocros...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone speak english

My learning goals

Speak english, germany and

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Auburn

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, friendly, easygoing...

My learning goals

I want to improve my speaking and listening skills

My favorite topics

Sports, culture, FOOD!

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Chester

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English

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Arabic

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able go speak spanish fluently so I can speak with my spanish...

My favorite topics

I like to stay active by playing soccer, going to the gym, ans running in the morning. I also enjoy reading and learning new concepts or idea. I am 19 years old I have a full time job as a banker and want to learn more spanish to assit my customers.

My language exchange partner is

Somone who is not afraid to fail, is open to learning, and always willing to grow.

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Haines City

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Russian

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Traveling, books, cooking, movies, foo...

Ideal language community partner

Fun, open minded, likes to travel

My learning goals

Sharpen my language saw

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Chesapeake

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English

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who is nice, funny, a bit goofy, and are opened minde...

My learning goals

being fluent or have an advanced understanding in Thai and Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy topics such as movies, hobbies, sports (mostly tennis though lol), the arts, and fashion

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Apex

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English

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German

My learning goals

Keep using my German language skills so I don’t lose the...

My favorite topics

No particular topics I struggle sometimes with advanced grammar and would like to just have short conservations everyday to stay sharp because I haven’t taken a German class in a while and I have it coming up I do enjoy talking about most topics

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to talk at least one time per week hopefully more

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New York

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Chinese (Traditional)

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, food, traveling, fashion, dancing, sports, philosoph...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native French speaker, who is open minded and like to know more than what France can offer, likes to travel, knows about life, and be patient to be a good professor.

My learning goals

Conversational, and able to communicate freely in a native way. Understand culture through language.

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New York

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Funny. :-) Intelligent....

My learning goals

i took eleven years of French starting at age 5. Moving to New York I hear French seemingly everywhere. I am now determined to brush the rust off and master French in 2019.

My favorite topics

Sports. Tech. Animals. Fitness. Food.

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Peachtree City

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I would like to be able to read and speak the languages. I learn...

My favorite topics

I like music, I also like dramas.

Ideal language community partner

My perfect Tandem partner is someone who can help me very well and be very nice especially when I don’t learn that fast.

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Baton Rouge

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, art, yoga, nature, international affairs/politics, travel,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that is patient and willing to help me with my spoken Spanish!

My learning goals

I want to be able to converse fluently without hesitation & build confidence!

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Kuna

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English

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is okay with me slowly learning with them and it's...

My learning goals

I want to learn about the culture more than anything.

My favorite topics

Religion, books, people, anything!

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Stillwater

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To learn to speak as formally as possible and to understand all...

My favorite topics

Psychology and people, how they think, how they act, what motivates us...simple stuff. Also, I’m study to be an engineer and enjoy talking about science and mechanics.

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone patient. Someone willing to explain simple concepts multiple times. I really enjoy complex grammar though and am looking for someone to teach me how to speak with complexity as an emphasis.

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/knik-fairview />Knik-Fairview, <a href=/learn/english/littleton />Littleton, and <a href=/learn/english/bakersfield />Bakersfield.

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.