learn languages travel

Learn English in Cologne

Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers

Other FlagEnglish
keyboard_arrow_down

Cologne

keyboard_arrow_down
D.

D.

Cologne

format_quote
5

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

Deutsch Flag

German

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Pусский Flag

Russian

Kiswahili Flag

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

P.

P.

Cologne

format_quote
8

Fluent

Hrvatski Flag

Croatian

Bosanski Flag

Bosnian

Cрпски Flag

Serbian

LEARNS

Türkçe Flag

Turkish

Español Flag

Spanish

Pусский Flag

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.

D.

D.

Cologne

format_quote
26

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Română Flag

Romanian

Italiano Flag

Italian

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To keep a natural conversation flowing. I think on this app there...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation 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

A.

A.

Cologne

format_quote
11

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

тоҷикӣ, toğikī, تاجیکی‎ Flag

Tajik

Français Flag

French

Italiano Flag

Italian

My favorite topics

TEAMWORK Philosophy, psychology....

Perfect language 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)))

Members Count Background
Other Flag

Find more than

1,290

English speakers in Cologne

M.

M.

Cologne

format_quote
4

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

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...)

G.

G.

Cologne

format_quote
2

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

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

A.

A.

Cologne

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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.

C.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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

Speaking is the fastest way to fluency

Practice listening, improve your pronunciation, and learn to speak a foreign language with native speakers – no matter where you are.

Google Play Store BadgeGoogle Play Store Badge
Practice speaking language fluent
M.

M.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

Hrvatski Flag

Croatian

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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.

B.

B.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

Deutsch Flag

German

LEARNS

Français Flag

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

A.

A.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Locker und offene Leut...

My learning goals

Japanisch gut lesen und vor allem verstehen können

My favorite topics

Gitarre spielen, Netflix, mit Freunden Zeit verbringen.

D.

D.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Mein Deutsch üben und dir mit Englisch helfen. Ich komme aus...

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.

Connect with learners around the world

Value Community

Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

S.

S.

Cologne

format_quote
3

Fluent

English Flag

English

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

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

P.

P.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Perfect language 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

N.

N.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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 :)

I want a conversation partner who is

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

W.

W.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Talkative and spontaneous

My learning goals

Learning formal language to use in the business environment

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

starstarstarstarstar

"​​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!"

S.

S.

Cologne

format_quote
3

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal language community partner

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.

D.

D.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

I am a beginner with German and would like to practice as I learn...

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

J.

J.

Cologne

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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.

G.

G.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

हिन्दी Flag

Hindi

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

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

You may know us from…
Mashable accolade
Accolade tech-crunch
Accolade life-hacker
Accolade evening-standard
Accolade insider
Accolade best-of-app-store-grey
Accolade best-of-play-store-grey
P.

P.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Open minded and curious...

R.

R.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Travel, comedy, sports, musi...

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

S.

S.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who doesn’t care about making mistakes, just wants to...

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...

L.

L.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

עברית Flag

Hebrew

My learning goals

Vocabulary practice, more comfortability speaking or just at...

My favorite topics

Books, Politics, TV, Life

Perfect language exchange partner

I think nice people is probably a good start

T.

T.

Cologne

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

తెలుగు Flag

Telugu

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Science, TV shows, daily life...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

L.

L.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

Deutsch Flag

German

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Preferably someone around my own age and anyone racist, sexist,...

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.

S.

S.

Cologne

format_quote
4

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Mastering german...

My favorite topics

Travel, sailing, camping and survival skills.

Ideal language community partner

Is anyone ready to meet up in Cologne?

S.

S.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

العربية Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone whos Kind and nice

My learning goals

I want to get better in Korean

S.

S.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

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.

C.

C.

Cologne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

To speak with better accent and grammatical structur...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded and have sence of humor

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/munster />Munster, <a href=/learn/english/lorrach />Lorrach, and <a href=/learn/english/sankt-augustin />Sankt Augustin.

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.