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Learn English in Detroit

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Environment, Relationships, Politic...

My language exchange partner is

Someone funny and nice and patient

My learning goals

Learn as many languages as I can!

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Detroit

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Ideal language community partner

Funny and crazy Talkative and kind...

My learning goals

Let's learn first and then have a goal but I would like to start with basic conversational language

My favorite topics

Travel, food, hiking, swimming, Netflix, Cars Snap: amnshf

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My learning goals

Mis objetivos son: 1) desarrollar mi habla y oído por medio de...

My favorite topics

Me gusta platicar sobre tecnología, educación, cuestiones sociales, moda, deporte, arte, música, la vida profesional, psicología, y mucho más. Llevo una curiosidad profunda por todas partes de la vida.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Espero conocer personas con la paciencia para enseñar, proporcionar retroalimentación, y aprender nuevas cosas por medio de mensajes de voz y llamadas. También que tienen pasión por una vida dinámica y profesional.

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My favorite topics

‍♀️yoga&meditation ...

Perfect language exchange partner

Curious individuals, conversationalists, humorous types come drop a line! ✌ 你已经看了这么多,干嘛不说几句话?

My learning goals

Expand my Chinese vocabulary and increase my ability to express complex ideas. 老司机带带这个美籍华人

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I want a conversation partner who is

You. Yes that's right, it's you....

My learning goals

Practice French! I'm already A2, and want to get to B1 with conversations!

My favorite topics

Movies, music, past adventures and embarrassing secrets!

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My learning goals

Speak Vietnamese and Japanes...

My favorite topics

Culture, music, traditions

My language exchange partner is

Someone that is open to share his/her culture

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My favorite topics

Would love to talk about life,depression, anxiety and philosophy....

Ideal language community partner

Looking for anyone who can chat regularly on a daily or atleast a regular basis.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish in the next 10 months.

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Detroit

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open to anyone but I think it would be fun to speak with energetic,...

My learning goals

Expand my vocabulary, speak more fluently without hesitation to form sentences. To build relationships with people to hopefully someday meet on our travels!

My favorite topics

I enjoy meeting people, COOKING, talking about mysteries of the universe, cats,Netflix shows, working out, outdoor adventures, world traveling. I am visiting Spain next year and would love to be able to meet some friends I make on here

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My learning goals

I'd like to enhance my German! I'd like to achieve fluency in...

My favorite topics

Science, philosophy, life in general, open minded politics, culture, religion, and language

Perfect language exchange partner

Intelligent, kind, open minded, well spoken

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K.

Detroit

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My favorite topics

Viajes: He visitado a muchos pais. Música: ¡Me encanta Sigur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien que es guay y divertido.

My learning goals

¡Mejorar mi nivel de español y portugués!

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Detroit

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to help me with my language, likes to...

My learning goals

Learn French and Spanish to a B2 level.

My favorite topics

Politics, technology, travel.

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Detroit

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My learning goals

Learning a third language to help with my travels would be the...

My favorite topics

Music, culture, opinions, traveling and etc

Ideal language community partner

I have no idea. Just don't be dry.

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My favorite topics

Games (video/board), books, deep philosophical topics, adrenaline...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect Tandem buddy would be someone who is patient with my million questions and who wants to learn with me! A sense of humor is preferred but not required, and I would prefer someone who is 18 years old. I don't want any more drama in my life! :)

My learning goals

I'd like to be able to converse with relative comfort, and to be able to inderstand what I am reading with accuracy as well. I'd also like to help someone else learn English!

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C.

Detroit

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone similar but different enough from me to keep things interesting...

My learning goals

I want to increase my skills in Spanish

My favorite topics

Hobbies, TV shows, movies, music, politics, anthropology, archeology, history, celebrities, feminism, social movements, LGBTQA stuff

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Detroit

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My learning goals

I can read and understand Spanish pretty well, but speaking has...

My favorite topics

Books, politics, animals, art, family, movies & tv, travel

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m hoping for a female language partner that enjoys conversation over coffee who will be patient with my bad spoken Spanish :) happy to help with questions about English if needed

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

In general I'm very open minded...

My language exchange partner is

Someone interested in Portuguese, English, or Japanese

My learning goals

Improve my fluency in Portuguese and Japanese while making new friends.

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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Ideal language community partner

Someone authentic, honest, respectful, and fun!...

My learning goals

To continue speaking Spanish so as to not lose it and to be conversational in Portuguese to speak with friends and family

My favorite topics

Politics, racial disparities, social work, societal norms

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My learning goals

To be better motivated to continue studying languages by having...

My favorite topics

Video games, science, language, theater, programming, religion, science fiction, biology, hiking, learning in general

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient with others, since I know I will be making lots of mistakes as I start!

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My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about anything! Im really into music, reading,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to become friends, even english speakers too :)

My learning goals

To improve my written and oral French, and help others too

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone in their 20s-30s who just want to chat...

My learning goals

I want to get more practice with my Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel

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I want to learn Japanese so I can share and create music with...

My favorite topics

Music, Hip-Hop, Technology, Science, Art

My language exchange partner is

Musicians and people from Japan and Detroit

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Culture Food Social Justice Movies/Series...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly Patient Considerate (Not racist)

My learning goals

I want to learn about new languages and cultures!

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

He or she should be like fluent in his native language and share...

My learning goals

I need to be fluent in English

My favorite topics

Sports, Science, Engineering,Comics

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Fluenc...

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Music, politics, and ed5

Perfect language exchange partner

I don't know

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Camping Hiking Cooking Arts & Crafts Art Travel Language Linguistics Irish...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient Easygoing Adventurous Hardworking Similar interests Somewhat outgoing Likes outdoor activities Not a picky eater Kind Someone who cherishes family and friends Animal lover Nature lover Social drinker Believes in a higher power

My learning goals

Fluency; conversation practice; improve reading comprehension; improve focus; vocabulary

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My language exchange partner is

Patient, kind and funny:...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation in Spanish and to perfect my German

My favorite topics

Traveling, social justice...everything really

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Sharpen my spanis...

My favorite topics

Music movies philosophy, you know, stoner stuff

Ideal language community partner

Flexibility in meeting times/locations and likes coffee shops and bars

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Sport, Cinéma, Actualité.....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Personnes Drôles, Sympathiques, Intéressantes

My learning goals

Des Ami(e)s, ect...

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Perfect language exchange partner

People who love Italian language and would love to visit the...

My learning goals

Learn to speak italian very well like a native!

My favorite topics

Travel Movies Books

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Detroit

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Find a friend whom I can often practice English wit...

My favorite topics

Reading;music;movie; TV series; playing badminton...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly ; open-minded

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Detroit, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 45 English speakers in Detroit 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 Detroit?

In Detroit there are 45 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Detroit where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/sarasota />Sarasota, <a href=/learn/english/minneapolis />Minneapolis, and <a href=/learn/english/manhattan />Manhattan.

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 45 of them coming from Detroit.