Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Cologne?

In Cologne there are 1,290 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Clausthal-Zellerfeld , Reutlingen , and Kempten .

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 1,290 of them coming from Cologne.

Learn English in Cologne

Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers

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D.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

Spanish

German

LEARNS

Chinese (Simplified)

Russian

Swahili

My favorite topics

Sports, Culture, Spiritual, Psycholog...

My language exchange partner is

Open minded person, who like to learn new things. And always shows proactivity

My learning goals

Being fluent in languages

My favorite topics

Sports, Culture, Spiritual, Psychology

My language exchange partner is

Open minded person, who like to learn new things. And always shows proactivity

My learning goals

Being fluent in languages

P.

Cologne

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Fluent

Croatian

Bosnian

Serbian

LEARNS

Turkish

Spanish

Russian

Ideal language community partner

I like smart, open minded people. And that I'm begginer in Spanish...

My learning goals

To improve spanish and italian to be able to have some simply conversation!

My favorite topics

I like movies, music, photograpy, books, basically any kind of art.Also like to meet different countries and cultures.

Ideal language community partner

I like smart, open minded people. And that I'm begginer in Spanish and Italian, would be nice to talk with somebody with patience too :)

My learning goals

To improve spanish and italian to be able to have some simply conversation!

My favorite topics

I like movies, music, photograpy, books, basically any kind of art.Also like to meet different countries and cultures.

A.

Cologne

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English

German

LEARNS

French

Italian

Turkish

My learning goals

To share goodness and everything that I earned in my early life....

My favorite topics

TEAMWORK Philosophy, psychology.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who eager to learn, study and discover many interesting things.)

My learning goals

To share goodness and everything that I earned in my early life. To change the world in better level)))

My favorite topics

TEAMWORK Philosophy, psychology.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who eager to learn, study and discover many interesting things.)

D.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

LEARNS

Romanian

My favorite topics

food, fitness, films, literature, travel, new thing...

Perfect language exchange partner

people who want to improve their languages and know how to carry on a conversation…. Not people who want to flirt… happily married, cheers, thanks

My learning goals

To keep a natural conversation flowing. I think on this app there is a 2% rate of finding someone you’ll continue talking to

My favorite topics

food, fitness, films, literature, travel, new things

Perfect language exchange partner

people who want to improve their languages and know how to carry on a conversation…. Not people who want to flirt… happily married, cheers, thanks

My learning goals

To keep a natural conversation flowing. I think on this app there is a 2% rate of finding someone you’ll continue talking to

Find more than

1,290

English speakers in Cologne

M.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

LEARNS

Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Feel free to talk to me. I'll be happy to help, but in return...

My learning goals

Understand your culture more. Ultimately, I want to migrate to Japan.

My favorite topics

Writing (Book, Thoughts, Poems), Reading (Many different types), Gaming (Rhythm, mostly...)

I want a conversation partner who is

Feel free to talk to me. I'll be happy to help, but in return I'd like to know more about your country's culture.

My learning goals

Understand your culture more. Ultimately, I want to migrate to Japan.

My favorite topics

Writing (Book, Thoughts, Poems), Reading (Many different types), Gaming (Rhythm, mostly...)

G.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

LEARNS

Italian

My learning goals

would love to practise my spanish and italian! ...

My favorite topics

books, intersectional feminism, the great british bake off, tea, music, bad puns, carrot cake, netflix, harry styles & garlic bread

My language exchange partner is

anyone fun and kind who enjoys learning languages, also feel free to skip the small talk!! x

My learning goals

would love to practise my spanish and italian! x

My favorite topics

books, intersectional feminism, the great british bake off, tea, music, bad puns, carrot cake, netflix, harry styles & garlic bread

My language exchange partner is

anyone fun and kind who enjoys learning languages, also feel free to skip the small talk!! x

A.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

My favorite topics

Art & design, music, feminism, anything ...

Ideal language community partner

A patient and fun person who wouldn’t mind helping me with my German at a totally beginners level!

My learning goals

To be able to grow confident with speaking and understanding conversational German

My favorite topics

Art & design, music, feminism, anything !

Ideal language community partner

A patient and fun person who wouldn’t mind helping me with my German at a totally beginners level!

My learning goals

To be able to grow confident with speaking and understanding conversational German

C.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open Minded and Easy Going. Also harsh in correcting any of my...

My learning goals

To be able to speak good German for life here.

My favorite topics

Movies & Series, Food, Music, Travel, Life in Germany, Education, Recommendations on Anything, Philosophies for Life, Work, Current Issues

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open Minded and Easy Going. Also harsh in correcting any of my mistakes so that i can learn better

My learning goals

To be able to speak good German for life here.

My favorite topics

Movies & Series, Food, Music, Travel, Life in Germany, Education, Recommendations on Anything, Philosophies for Life, Work, Current Issues

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M.

Cologne

Fluent

English

Croatian

LEARNS

German

My learning goals

I would like to learn German Language by meeting some nice German...

My favorite topics

Sports, fitness, fashion, music, very open minded and easy going

Perfect language exchange partner

A person that is open minded, kind and friendly. Also who is easy to get along with.

My learning goals

I would like to learn German Language by meeting some nice German people ✌️

My favorite topics

Sports, fitness, fashion, music, very open minded and easy going

Perfect language exchange partner

A person that is open minded, kind and friendly. Also who is easy to get along with.

B.

Cologne

Fluent

English

German

LEARNS

French

My favorite topics

Politics History Travel Outdoor activitie...

I want a conversation partner who is

A person that is relaxed and enjoys to laugh.

My learning goals

Improve my German for work

My favorite topics

Politics History Travel Outdoor activities

I want a conversation partner who is

A person that is relaxed and enjoys to laugh.

My learning goals

Improve my German for work

D.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

My language exchange partner is

Someone that knows more of English than I know of German, but...

My learning goals

I am a beginner with German and would like to practice as I learn more. I also would like to meet others who want improve their English and maybe exchange other knowledge along the way.

My favorite topics

I love discussing anything that someone finds interesting and learning something new. I also enjoy and can discuss books (science fiction and fantasy among others), technology/cyber security, finance, psychology, and various crafts including woodworking a

My language exchange partner is

Someone that knows more of English than I know of German, but is wanting to improve their speaking/listening skills and doesn't mind helping a beginning German speaker. Anyone interested in meeting in person near Cologne, Germany in late July is especiall

My learning goals

I am a beginner with German and would like to practice as I learn more. I also would like to meet others who want improve their English and maybe exchange other knowledge along the way.

My favorite topics

N.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

My learning goals

Get used to speaking more German, since I‘m still aftaid to speak...

My favorite topics

Ich komme aus Kalifornien und wohne seit einem Jahr in Köln. Während dieser Zeit habe ich Deutschkurse gemacht. Außerdem bin ich viel gereist und habe in ein paar anderen Ländern gewohnt und gearbeitet. Im Oktober werde ich mit einem Studium anfangen :)

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who would like to practice English and speak German :)

My learning goals

Get used to speaking more German, since I‘m still aftaid to speak sometimes! Just have a good conversation

My favorite topics

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who would like to practice English and speak German :)

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T.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

Telugu

LEARNS

German

My favorite topics

Science, TV shows, daily life...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is excited learning a new language and is more or less a teenager

My learning goals

To get fluent with german!..not thinking about the rules of grammar while speaking

My favorite topics

Science, TV shows, daily life,

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is excited learning a new language and is more or less a teenager

My learning goals

To get fluent with german!..not thinking about the rules of grammar while speaking

W.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative and spontaneou...

My learning goals

Learning formal language to use in the business environment

My favorite topics

Travel trips, culture, food, languages, politics sometimes, new tech, etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative and spontaneous

My learning goals

Learning formal language to use in the business environment

My favorite topics

Travel trips, culture, food, languages, politics sometimes, new tech, etc.

S.

Cologne

Fluent

English

Arabic

LEARNS

Korean

My learning goals

I want to get better in Korea...

My favorite topics

I want to talk about Music, Dancing and Love. But I'm open to everything

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone whos Kind and nice

My learning goals

I want to get better in Korean

My favorite topics

I want to talk about Music, Dancing and Love. But I'm open to everything

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone whos Kind and nice

S.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

LEARNS

Korean

My favorite topics

Travel, Cooking, Books, Movies, Shows...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, smart, talkative.

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold conversations about everyday topics. And make friends ofcourse :) Btw, my account got hacked and someone changed my name that I cannot change back My name is actually Slawa

My favorite topics

Travel, Cooking, Books, Movies, Shows.

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, smart, talkative.

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold conversations about everyday topics. And make friends ofcourse :) Btw, my account got hacked and someone changed my name that I cannot change back My name is actually Slawa

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!"

D.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

Ideal language community partner

Jemand der/die Englisch verbessern will, und der/die geduldig...

My learning goals

Mein Deutsch üben und dir mit Englisch helfen. Ich komme aus England und ich habe einen relativ neutralen britischen Akzent.

My favorite topics

Köln ️‍, Deutschland, Europa, Kunst, Musik, Politik, Liebe, Famille, Beruf. Alles!

Ideal language community partner

Jemand der/die Englisch verbessern will, und der/die geduldig ist um mein Deutsch zu zuhören! Weltoffen, neugierig, motiviert.

My learning goals

Mein Deutsch üben und dir mit Englisch helfen. Ich komme aus England und ich habe einen relativ neutralen britischen Akzent.

My favorite topics

Köln ️‍, Deutschland, Europa, Kunst, Musik, Politik, Liebe, Famille, Beruf. Alles!

S.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Italian

My learning goals

I’d love to work on my Italian by improving my grammar and expanding...

My favorite topics

Life, culture, art, news (sometimes), a really good book, your latest travels and adventures, just good conversation - not one for much small talk...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who doesn’t care about making mistakes, just wants to grab a coffee and use another part of their brain #eternallearner

My learning goals

I’d love to work on my Italian by improving my grammar and expanding my vocabulary e.g being able to order food at a supermarket, to talk to a doctor, to talk to a government worker, etc.

My favorite topics

Life, culture, art, news (sometimes), a really good book, your latest travels and adventures, just good conversation - not one for much small talk...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who doesn’t care about making mistakes, just wants to grab a coffee and use another part of their brain #eternallearner

J.

Cologne

NEW

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

My favorite topics

I’m a mechanical engineer from Australia, but I am now working...

Perfect language exchange partner

Native German speakers who are happy to speak German with me!

My learning goals

To improve my German. Also happy to be helping someone with their English too.

My favorite topics

I’m a mechanical engineer from Australia, but I am now working in Germany. Some interests: Deutsch lernen, travel, languages, tennis, TV series (e.g: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Dark, RuPaul’s Drag Race, GoT...)

Perfect language exchange partner

Native German speakers who are happy to speak German with me!

My learning goals

To improve my German. Also happy to be helping someone with their English too.

S.

Cologne

Fluent

English

French

LEARNS

Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

I would love to speak to people passionate about languages...

My learning goals

To learn Italian for my trip to Italy in November 2018. I want to surprise my friend by speaking the language!

My favorite topics

I love to travel and learn languages.

I want a conversation partner who is

I would love to speak to people passionate about languages.

My learning goals

To learn Italian for my trip to Italy in November 2018. I want to surprise my friend by speaking the language!

My favorite topics

I love to travel and learn languages.

You may know us from…

S.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

Spanish

LEARNS

German

My learning goals

Mastering german...

My favorite topics

Travel, sailing, camping and survival skills.

My language exchange partner is

Is anyone ready to meet up in Cologne?

My learning goals

Mastering german.

My favorite topics

Travel, sailing, camping and survival skills.

My language exchange partner is

Is anyone ready to meet up in Cologne?

A.

Cologne

Fluent

English

Spanish

LEARNS

Japanese

My favorite topics

Gitarre spielen, Netflix, mit Freunden Zeit verbringen...

Ideal language community partner

Locker und offene Leute

My learning goals

Japanisch gut lesen und vor allem verstehen können

My favorite topics

Gitarre spielen, Netflix, mit Freunden Zeit verbringen.

Ideal language community partner

Locker und offene Leute

My learning goals

Japanisch gut lesen und vor allem verstehen können

P.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Would be willing over coffee/beer and has similar interests to...

My learning goals

Improve my confidence in speaking German. Also would like to start learning Spanish.

My favorite topics

Love to travel and understand cultures. Movies and sports are fun too

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Would be willing over coffee/beer and has similar interests to talk about

My learning goals

Improve my confidence in speaking German. Also would like to start learning Spanish.

My favorite topics

Love to travel and understand cultures. Movies and sports are fun too

L.

Cologne

Fluent

English

German

LEARNS

French

My learning goals

I would like to reach at least B2 level in French, though of...

My favorite topics

I love music, art, literature, travel and food. As I'm studying to be a nurse, I'm also interested in medicine.

Perfect language exchange partner

Preferably someone around my own age and anyone racist, sexist, homophobic or extreme right-wing need not apply! I also like to be corrected whenever I make a mistake, and I find voice messages helpful to practise speaking.

My learning goals

I would like to reach at least B2 level in French, though of course I'd love to get as far as C2. Currently I'm at beginner level French (A2) though I can understand a lot more than I can speak.

My favorite topics

I love music, art, literature, travel and food. As I'm studying to be a nurse, I'm also interested in medicine.

Perfect language exchange partner

Looking for Tandem partners in other languages?

German Spanish French Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Russian Chinese (Simplified)Turkish Dutch

P.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

LEARNS

French

My favorite topics

Life, love, happiness, cultural differences, food, sports, travels,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded and curious...

My learning goals

To have conversations in different languages and improve every single day...

My favorite topics

Life, love, happiness, cultural differences, food, sports, travels, sailing, surfing, acroyoga, volleyball, beach, cooking...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded and curious...

My learning goals

To have conversations in different languages and improve every single day...

L.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Hebrew

My language exchange partner is

I think nice people is probably a good star...

My learning goals

Vocabulary practice, more comfortability speaking or just at all

My favorite topics

Books, Politics, TV, Life

My language exchange partner is

I think nice people is probably a good start

My learning goals

Vocabulary practice, more comfortability speaking or just at all

My favorite topics

Books, Politics, TV, Life

R.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

My learning goals

Increase my speaking level of Germa...

My favorite topics

Travel, comedy, sports, music

Ideal language community partner

Anyone to share some travel adventures with. Someone who enjoys a Kölsch to get over the awkward silence

My learning goals

Increase my speaking level of German

My favorite topics

Travel, comedy, sports, music

Ideal language community partner

Anyone to share some travel adventures with. Someone who enjoys a Kölsch to get over the awkward silence

S.

Cologne

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Fluent

English

French

LEARNS

Russian

My favorite topics

Family, technology, sports, science engineering, every kind of...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Sense of humor, respectful, passionate

My learning goals

Learning Russian

My favorite topics

Family, technology, sports, science engineering, every kind of topic I may have an idea

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Sense of humor, respectful, passionate

My learning goals

Learning Russian

C.

Cologne

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and have sence of humo...

My learning goals

To speak with better accent and grammatical structure

My favorite topics

Life in general, what's happening around the world and new cultures

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and have sence of humor

My learning goals

To speak with better accent and grammatical structure

My favorite topics

Life in general, what's happening around the world and new cultures

G.

Cologne

Fluent

English

Hindi

LEARNS

German

My learning goals

Learning German as I’ve recently moved to German...

My favorite topics

Traveling. Know more about different cultures

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going people who love to explore, experience and enrich! :)

My learning goals

Learning German as I’ve recently moved to Germany

My favorite topics

Traveling. Know more about different cultures

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going people who love to explore, experience and enrich! :)

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Cologne, Germany?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 1,290 English speakers in Cologne 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 Cologne?: In Cologne there are 1,290 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in Germany other than Cologne where I can find a English language exchange partner?: You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/clausthal-zellerfeld />Clausthal-Zellerfeld, <a href=/learn/english/reutlingen />Reutlingen, and <a href=/learn/english/kempten />Kempten.

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 1,290 of them coming from Cologne.