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Learn English in Brooklyn

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Maricopa

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love travel and martial arts. I like hiking and eating out...

My language exchange partner is

Willing to trade English lessons for helping me with Spanish. I want to perfect my future and subjunctive tenses in Spanish.

My learning goals

Improve Spanish grammar

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Baltimore

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Anyone that is willing to teach m...

My learning goals

To be fluent in 3 languages other than English

My favorite topics

Music, history, spirituality, astrology, metaphysics, esotericism

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Superior

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Spanish

My learning goals

Be able to have a full conversation in my target languag...

My favorite topics

Music, travel, nature, and culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is open to teaching and talking about their own or other cultures

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Oakley

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing life goals, future, hobbies, or anything to...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who will help me while I help them, a friend as well.

My learning goals

To keep a conversation with someone, and get more fluent in the language.

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English speakers in Brooklyn

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New York

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I want a conversation partner who is

To me the only important thing is to know how to listen to each...

My learning goals

TOEFL test

My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, photography, graphics, design

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Snellville

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

become fluent! and be able to know the cultur...

My favorite topics

음악, 패션, 게임, 책

My language exchange partner is

음,,, 착해(nice), talks a lot, helps me a lot, and reads books

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Tallahassee

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English

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French

My favorite topics

anything political, book related, and anime...

Ideal language community partner

anyoneee promise im not picky

My learning goals

im open to anything, i love all languages

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New York

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Wide general knowledge to have intersting conversations about...

My learning goals

To maintain my current level and improve

My favorite topics

Food , culture , art , film, music , drinks, travels etc

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Lyndhurst

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to make conversation with customers and understand...

My favorite topics

Easy conversation and greetings, interaction between myself and customers

Perfect language exchange partner

Could teach me to speak as if I owned a shop and they were the customer

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Olive Branch

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about everyday things, as well as more in-depth...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient enough to teach me. I would prefer a really friendly person!

My learning goals

I would love to at least be on an intermediate level.

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New York

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient since while I understand and can read...

My learning goals

Be able to feel comfortable and confident with my French speaking abilities. I would like to have a good semi-advanced conversation and improve my pronunciation

My favorite topics

Movies, what I do on the weekend, and hobbies

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Monterey Park

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My learning goals

Fließend Englisch sprechen. Neue Vokabeln lernen...

My favorite topics

Filme, Kunst, Kultur, Medien, Videospiele, Musik.

Ideal language community partner

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East Cleveland

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My favorite topics

いろいろですね。でもやばりゲームが一番好きです。音楽?アニメ?There are certainly more, but...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

英語か中国語お勉強したいの日本人の友達、よろしく。私はアメリカに9年間住んでいました。三月中から日本語の勉強を始めました。だから、日本語が下手です。もしあなたがちょうと中国語か英語を話したら、よかたです。Sorry for the grammars and spellings guys. It’s testing my limit. 我的语法求放过

My learning goals

いつかに日本に旅行に行きます!Actually, I’d like this to be my third language. 然而大概很难

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Lawrenceville

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French

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who is interesting, who has conversation, not boring,...

My learning goals

I would like to be able to have long conversations in spanish. I would also like to learn korean and italian.

My favorite topics

I love talking about cinema, music, art in general. I love travelling and it’s really interesting to me to discover people’s lifestyle in different countries. I’m also into psychology and true crimes. But you can talk to me about anything ;)

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New York

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English

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French

My learning goals

I’d like to pass C1 French (eventually...

My favorite topics

Art, books, travel, anthropology, tech

I want a conversation partner who is

Good conversation and happy to chat in both our languages

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West Palm Beach

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I love funny people that I can be silly with...

My language exchange partner is

I would like to meet someone who would be able to teach me the language

My learning goals

Speak language fluently

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Maryville

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English

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

I’ll talk to anyone...

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean.

My favorite topics

If you like music and memes let’s talk.

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Boone

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become a better listener and speaker. Become a more confident...

My favorite topics

Life, sports, current events, education, etc.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Willing to teach, patient, friendly, respectful.

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Seattle

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I’ll talk about anything, but I really enjoy talking about video...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to learn languages, just like me!

My learning goals

Learning enough to make friends!

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Ashland

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

funny, nice, & easy to talk with...

My learning goals

i know some things, but i hope to get a lot better before November 2020

My favorite topics

music

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Milwaukee

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to learn a lot of the languages...

My favorite topics

I like discussing everything

My language exchange partner is

A nice person who I could eventually become close friends with

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Toledo

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Music(音楽), video games(ビデオゲーム), books(小説), anime(アニメ), and travel(旅行)...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is willing to tell me when I make a mistake or when I’m not making sense.

My learning goals

Conversational fluency.

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Houston

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who isn’t afraid to correct me when I make a mistake...

My learning goals

Speaking! I’d like to better be able to spontaneously construct complex sentences and to speak freely and easily in conversation.

My favorite topics

Art, Culture, Travel, Hiking, YouTube, Geography, Language

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Decatur

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to be able to travel to different areas of the world and...

My favorite topics

Sciences, YouTube, Traveling, College

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is hardworking and excited about learning languages

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San Antonio

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Spanish

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French

My favorite topics

Música, Video Juegos, y cuéntame un chiste negro sí tú sabes...

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien que no se toman las cosas muy en serio, y que tengan paciencia, ya que soy algo timido

My learning goals

Quiero al menos ser fluido en portugués primero yaque lo estoy estudiando un poco

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Huntington

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Friendly willing to talk about their hobbies and interests...

My learning goals

To gain a basic understanding of the language outside of a classroom setting. To learn more about their culture would be great too.

My favorite topics

Science related topics, I am a engineering student. Video games, books and tv shows. I am also a history buff.

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Cleveland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To be able to understand and talk to someone in chines...

My favorite topics

Makeup and music

Ideal language community partner

Someone who helps me better the language im learning

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Ashland

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Day to day life...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with a willingness to communicate and mutually learn without judgement.

My learning goals

Refine my skills and become more comprehensive of native speakers.

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Los Altos

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Korean

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Japanese

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

outgoin...

My learning goals

career, friend

My favorite topics

book, movie, music, art, dance

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Somerville

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to learn enough to be able to understand and speak Japanese...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, music, writing, video games, psychology, anime, manga, costuming, theater, language, photography

I want a conversation partner who is

I'm looking for someone who will always push me to learn more, and gently correct my mistakes. I'm also looking for someone with similar interests who is open to being befriended by a quirky foreigner. Everything is better with friends!

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/beaumont />Beaumont, and <a href=/learn/english/minneapolis />Minneapolis.

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.