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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 ☮️!

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who is kind and is such as passionate about cultural...

My learning goals

Become fluent or close to fluent in all of the languages I intend to learn, and also make nice friendships along the way :)

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Anything from nature, politics, science, music etc

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My learning goals

To know a little or a lot about these places/languages before...

My favorite topics

BTS and music (Ariana grande, Billie eilish)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s in bts army and who’s my age.

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Food, working out, financial market, social activities, traveling,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone motivated and knowledgeable

My learning goals

Learn new languages and cultures

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Easy-going and interesting to talk to and of course knows the...

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation in the language I am learning and be able to understand and get my around with the language. At the same time, also get the chance to meet interesting people and learn about new cultures

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Travels, new cultures and food

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Accuracy!! I want to be able to read and speak naturally without...

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Food, traveling, beauty and pop culture

My language exchange partner is

Someone LITTTT ✨✨✨✨✨

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Sports, anime, videogames, tv series, movies, travels, food,...

Ideal language community partner

With someone friendly and who can make me laugh

My learning goals

Learn new languages i don't know in this new year.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Relaxed, learning in a fun way, taking it easy and making progress....

My learning goals

Like to get some what fluent, but rather get the basics first

My favorite topics

Sports, TV, Life

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Boring

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Photography, art, literature, art, design and philosophy. I'm...

I want a conversation partner who is

avid readers, language learning lovers, artists, interesting people, and making at least one friend

My learning goals

I really want to become proficient in all the languages I'm learning

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Anyone who is respectful and wants to share their culture with...

My learning goals

Just be a little bit more involved with the world as a whole

My favorite topics

Movies, traveling, ghost stories

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My learning goals

To be fluent in multiple languages...

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Automobiles, but I'm friendly so saying hello won't be a problem.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can and is willing to teach me and would be patient with my mistakes.

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Movies, motorcycles, human min...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly , easy to talk to

My learning goals

Learn different languages and speak fluently

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Someone chill who can teach me about their country’s culture...

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent at Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, travel, food, tv shows/movies

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My learning goals

To be able to fluently speak Spanish with other...

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Travel, international news, nature, love, spirituality

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, kind and adventurous

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My favorite topics

Sports, History, Travel, Geography, Charity work, Health and...

My language exchange partner is

Someone crazy and likely into learning and helping with multi-lingual communication

My learning goals

Anything resourceful. Primarily become fluent in Russian

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Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who really wants to learn my native language and will...

My learning goals

Fluency in my learning languages

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Talking about life, travel, movies, and other cultures

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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 conversation exchange partner

Native Brazilian Portuguese speakers

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eating and cooking food, movies, staying active, sports, musi...

Perfect language 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

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Native English speake...

My learning goals

Speaking English like a native speaker

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Life, business, news, science, arts

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My language exchange partner is

Easy going, funny, joyful, curious, sensible

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Travel/Music/Photography/Business/Fitness Here to help you practice...

Ideal language community partner

Travelers, lovers of music, business people, or just anyone looking to chat

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 :)

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open minded! i'm happy to make new friends. sorry have been away...

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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

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your interests, everyday life, culture, history, music, art, food, really anything

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To practice English and teach someone who wants to study Chinese.Or...

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Sports NBA Video games Food traveling Chatting actually everything

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I like food, sports, music, and travel. Rap to me in spanish...

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Some one who is patient with my broken spanish, and is going to take the time to help me

My learning goals

I want to speak to video call someone new every week

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Someone who is fun and nice!...

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To be able to be fluent in many languages.

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Writing, cosplay, drawing, video games, comics, travel, music and making friends!

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Gain fluency and cultural awarenes...

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Art, culture, history, and traveling!

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Someone who is friendly and enthusiastic about teaching new languages. :)

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Hey, I’m Sarah. I’m Malaysian and I’m currently living in New...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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Friendly people looking to have good interesting deep conversations....

My learning goals

Primary goal is to meet interesting people here, share life experiences while learning new languages. If all goes well then to meet these friends someday and see their country.

My favorite topics

Anything that you find interesting and intriguing about the world, share hobbies/ education/ career / traveling and life experiences

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To speak fluently in a target language I am learning. I wish...

My favorite topics

I enjoy a variety of science topics, whether it’s biology, philosophy, or linguistics. I also enjoy talking about books. — Hallo, mein Name ist Alvin. Ich mag Wissenschaft-Psychologie und Biologie, oder Linguistik. Ich freue mich darauf, mit dir zu sprech

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。

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/sidney />Sidney, <a href=/learn/english/anaheim />Anaheim, and <a href=/learn/english/springfield />Springfield.

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.