Learn English in New York
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J.
New York
Fluent
English
Emoji
Chavacano
LEARNS
Spanish
Japanese
Tagalog, Filipino
My favorite topics
️ ️️ ✈️ ⚕️️♀...
My language exchange partner is
, -, . Enthusiastic people who enjoys having daily conversation.
My learning goals
To be able to understand one another in order to promote world peace ☮️!
O.
New York
Fluent
English
Spanish
French
LEARNS
Portuguese
Russian
Chinese (Simplified)
Ideal language community partner
Travelers, lovers of music, business people, or just anyone looking...
My learning goals
I am just here to help people practice so anyone, feel free to send me a message. If I can learn another whole language though, it would be nice :)
My favorite topics
Travel/Music/Photography/Business/Fitness Here to help you practice writing and speaking another language. I'm here for anything I work in immigration law in New York. ⚖️
A.
New York
Fluent
English
Spanish
Portuguese
LEARNS
French
Chinese (Simplified)
Quechua
My learning goals
Become fluent or close to fluent in all of the languages I intend...
My favorite topics
Anything from nature, politics, science, music etc
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is kind and is such as passionate about cultural and language exchange
M.
New York
Fluent
English
Spanish
American Sign Language
LEARNS
Korean
Japanese
French
My favorite topics
BTS and music (Ariana grande, Billie eilish...
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who’s in bts army and who’s my age.
My learning goals
To know a little or a lot about these places/languages before I travel to them.
Find more than
2,884
English speakers in New York
E.
New York
Fluent
English
French
Haitian Creole
LEARNS
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
My learning goals
Be able to hold a conversation in the language I am learning...
My favorite topics
Travels, new cultures and food
My language exchange partner is
Easy-going and interesting to talk to and of course knows the language I am trying to learn...haha
S.
New York
Fluent
Spanish
English
Italian
LEARNS
French
German
Russian
Ideal conversation exchange partner
With someone friendly and who can make me laugh...
My learning goals
Learn new languages i don't know in this new year.
My favorite topics
Sports, anime, videogames, tv series, movies, travels, food, Marvel or DC, Endgame or Aquaman
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.
A.
New York
Fluent
Urdu
Hindi
Punjabi
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
French
Spanish
My learning goals
Like to get some what fluent, but rather get the basics firs...
My favorite topics
Sports, TV, Life
Perfect language exchange partner
Relaxed, learning in a fun way, taking it easy and making progress. Just happy
S.
New York
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Japanese
Korean
Chinese (Simplified)
My language exchange partner is
Someone who is fun and nice!...
My learning goals
To be able to be fluent in many languages.
My favorite topics
Writing, cosplay, drawing, video games, comics, travel, music and making friends!
A.
New York
Fluent
Spanish
Valyrian
English
LEARNS
Korean
Chinese (Simplified)
Russian
My learning goals
I really want to become proficient in all the languages I'm learnin...
My favorite topics
Photography, art, literature, art, design and philosophy. I'm a fashion and fine art photographer as well. My IG: alberto_loredo
Ideal language community partner
avid readers, language learning lovers, artists, interesting people, and making at least one friend
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
J.
New York
Fluent
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Perfect language exchange partner
...
My learning goals
To practice English and teach someone who wants to study Chinese.Or just wanna be friend with me
My favorite topics
Sports NBA Video games Food traveling Chatting actually everything
S.
New York
Fluent
English
Hindi
LEARNS
Ukrainian
Russian
French
My learning goals
Primary goal is to meet interesting people here, share life experiences...
My favorite topics
Anything that you find interesting and intriguing about the world, share hobbies/ education/ career / traveling and life experiences
I want a conversation partner who is
Friendly people looking to have good interesting deep conversations. who wants to share experiences and to know about each other cultures and cuisines etc. interested to talk about all kind of topics. New ppl- new things to learn :)
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S.
New York
Fluent
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Italian
French
My learning goals
Just be a little bit more involved with the world as a whole...
My favorite topics
Movies, traveling, ghost stories
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Anyone who is respectful and wants to share their culture with me.
L.
New York
Fluent
English
LEARNS
German
Spanish
Portuguese
My favorite topics
your interests, everyday life, culture, history, music, art,...
Perfect language exchange partner
open minded! i'm happy to make new friends. sorry have been away from app...was travelling and now have covid , will be back soon
My learning goals
i'm taiwanese-american, mostly here to improve my mandarin and spanish. happy to meet up for coffee in New York or elsewhere while traveling. i enjoy speaking ok portuguese. my german is rusty but fine
S.
New York
Fluent
English
Malay
LEARNS
American Sign Language
Hokkien
Chinese (Simplified)
I want a conversation partner who is
Passionate about learning English and can help me with my Chinese...
My learning goals
我想提高我的中文我希望我有机会将来去中国练习说中文
My favorite topics
Hey, I’m Sarah. I’m Malaysian and I’m currently living in New York. I love talking about any entertaining stories, music, art and travelling. 我是Sarah，我是一个马来西亚人住在纽约。期待跟大家聊天，一起努力学习语言吧！
L.
New York
Fluent
French
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Arabic
Italian
Japanese
My favorite topics
Anthropology Photography Films Art Poetr...
Ideal language community partner
Easy going, funny, joyful, curious, sensible
My learning goals
I want to discover new languages and try to achieve a decent level. I’m particularly interested in Japanese and Arabic
R.
New York
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
French
Igbo
My learning goals
I want to speak to video call someone new every wee...
My favorite topics
I like food, sports, music, and travel. Rap to me in spanish to unlock my friendship
Perfect language exchange partner
Some one who is patient with my broken spanish, and is going to take the time to help me
A.
New York
Fluent
English
LEARNS
German
Spanish
Chinese (Simplified)
My favorite topics
I enjoy a variety of science topics, whether it’s biology, philosophy,...
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone witty and intelligent, to have deep conversations with. Ich würde gerne mit jemandem sprechen, der geistreich und intelligent ist, damit wir gemeinsam tiefe Gespräche führen können.— 我想和一位口齿伶俐的朋友聊关于深刻的话题。
My learning goals
To speak fluently in a target language I am learning. I wish to have conversational skills in German, B2/C1 by the end of this summer. — Deutsch lernen, und Chinesisch lernen — 学习德语和中文。
G.
New York
Fluent
English
Bengali
LEARNS
Russian
French
German
My language exchange partner is
Someone crazy and likely into learning and helping with multi-lingual...
My learning goals
Anything resourceful. Primarily become fluent in Russian
My favorite topics
Sports, History, Travel, Geography, Charity work, Health and Fitness and Paranormal Activity
Y.
New York
Fluent
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Spanish
LEARNS
Portuguese
My learning goals
Be conversational in basic Portuguese by May when I go to Brazi...
My favorite topics
Yoga, travel, culture, music, philosophy, literature, tv
Ideal language community partner
Native Brazilian Portuguese speakers
C.
New York
Fluent
Chinese (Simplified)
English
LEARNS
Cantonese
French
Korean
My favorite topics
eating and cooking food, movies, staying active, sports, musi...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
A chatty and funny person, it’d be cool to hear about your daily life or maybe your goals
My learning goals
Quiero practicar escuchando y hablando en español porque los hispanohablantes siempre hablan muy rápido / 한국어로 대화하기 연습하고 싶어요 / je voudrais améliorer mon français parce que je suis canadienne mais mon français est horrible
K.
New York
Fluent
English
LEARNS
American Sign Language
Persian
Cantonese
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who can and is willing to teach me and would be patient...
My learning goals
To be fluent in multiple languages.
My favorite topics
Automobiles, but I'm friendly so saying hello won't be a problem.
Looking for an online language exchange partner in New York, United States?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 2,884 English speakers in New York 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 New York?
In New York there are 2,884 members ready to have a English language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than New York where I can find a English language exchange partner?
You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/austin />Austin, <a href=/learn/english/kansas-city />Kansas City, and <a href=/learn/english/pasadena />Pasadena.
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 2,884 of them coming from New York.