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Learn English in Philadelphia

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Philadelphia

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

Languages, sports, travel, music, history, books, foo...

My language exchange partner is

Eager to learn, friendly, not afraid to make mistakes

My learning goals

Become a more confident and comfortable speaker

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Philadelphia

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Ideal language community partner

Someone with a good sense of humor that I can easily chat with...

My learning goals

Understand the meaning/context of Spanish conversation besides typing proper grammar and vocabulary; would also like to learn more about Hispanic culture of person I'm speaking with. German, Italian, and Portuguese speakers can also chat with me.

My favorite topics

Books, music, movies, trivia, pop culture

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

I would like to work on listening comprehension and speaking...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about culture, language, and travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly person who likes to laugh

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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

Poemas/ literatura, arte, música, animales/ natura, peliculas/...

Perfect language exchange partner

Una persona amable y paciente quien habla español.

My learning goals

Quiero aprender español, I am moving to Spain soon and need practice!

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English speakers in Philadelphia

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Philadelphia

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone fairly responsive? ‍♀...

My learning goals

I want to stop looking up so many words

My favorite topics

cats, movies, rugby, books, social justice, tv......I’ll chat up anyone who plays rugby

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

Be able to hold a good conversation and make friend...

My favorite topics

Fashion, travelling, キャバ嬢系, and cooking

My language exchange partner is

Someone that likes to shop, play with make up and is nice

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M.

Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

Tengo una variedad de pasatiempos, pero, normalmente, prefiero...

Ideal language community partner

Para ser honesto, no requiero mucho de una persona con quien quiero hablar. Simplemente sé amistoso y agradable con una mente abierta a escuchar perspectivas distintas y ya está.

My learning goals

Volví a Estados Unidos hace poco después de vivir en España por diez meses así que hablo español con fluidez. No obstante, me gustaría seguir aprendiendo nuevas cosas y mejorar mi nivel aún más.

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Philadelphia

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Vietnamese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can text with me often. When I practice with others...

My learning goals

My learning goals for this app is to learn about other people and cultures from all over the world while at the same time improving my language ability. Currently on the road to fluency!

My favorite topics

Just about anything is fine. I prefer relatively deeper conversations but I’m also able to just chat,have fun, and laugh. I love discussing and learning about other cultures too.

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

To be able to socialize with different people to improve my Spanish...

My favorite topics

Nature, animals, political, and general conversations.

Perfect language exchange partner

A person that is very social and that likes to find fun in learning.

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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

Sports, music, movies, traveling, pop cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

A patient one, that’s willing to learn, and help me learn as well

My learning goals

Just to able to hold a basic conversation in a new language

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Philadelphia

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who I’m able to casually chat with, and who isn’t afraid...

My learning goals

My ultimate goal is to be able to speak French at a high-intermediate level by next summer, when I study abroad.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing movies/TV shows

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J.

Philadelphia

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My learning goals

I want to get better at Spanish so that I’m able to speak to...

My favorite topics

Anime, Video Games, Political Views, Funny and Offensive Memes and Jokes. I also love to play guitar! I play that and I sing! Along with those things I’m teaching myself how to play the Alto Saxophone

Ideal language community partner

It doesn’t matter to me as long as your not a jerk.

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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

Politics, news, music, technology, foo...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is excited to learn and passionate about helping others, but also someone who is understanding when it comes to me having a busy schedule!

My learning goals

-Confidence in conversing at a native speed in more complicated topics -Ability to understand film, news, and TV without subtitles

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Philadelphia

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient with my level of Spanish. Someone who can schedule...

My learning goals

I want to be more fluent. My verb choice is often correct but conjugation is not. My prepositions and kind of in-between words need work.

My favorite topics

Family and friends, entertainment (books, movies, tv shows), music, productivity, race, feminism. NO DATING. ALREADY HAVE A PARTNER. NO COQUETEA. TENGO UNA PAREJA HACE 20 AÑOS

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J.

Philadelphia

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My learning goals

Je voudrais améliorer ma vocabulaire et deviens plus courant...

My favorite topics

J'aime beaucoup le maquillage et les series comme Lupin.

I want a conversation partner who is

Les natifs français et Marocains parce que je suis en traîne d’apprenant le Darija. Seulement les femmes s’il vous plaît.

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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

I like talking about travel and music and foo...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is well versed in the language and allows me to learn at a slow but steady pace

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in speaking and reading Spanish and be politely conversational enough in Thai

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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!"

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Philadelphia

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who genuinely wants to learn another language...

My learning goals

I want to improve my grammar, speech, comprehension, and writing.

My favorite topics

I love to discuss hobbies, travels, books, new, music, and anything cool or interesting.

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

I want to become conversational in the Italian language. I want...

My favorite topics

Sports (soccer), movies, history, music, cooking, food

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and eager to teach and learn. Someone that is enthusiastic about connecting across cultures.

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P.

Philadelphia

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French

My favorite topics

Histoire, langues, technologie, économiques, et musique. Historia,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Quelqu'un qui aime apprendre. Alguien a quien le guste aprender.

My learning goals

Améliorer mon vocabulaire. Mejorar mi vocabulario, aprender más gramática y encontrar más libros en español.

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Philadelphia

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I want a conversation partner who is

Knows Spanish :), sense of humor, is a little patient. Just someone...

My learning goals

Be conversations so when I travel I am Able to do most basic things

My favorite topics

Travel, cooking, vegetarianism, outdoors, politics, religion. Pretty much anything

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Philadelphia

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German

My learning goals

To get to speak German fluently! Visit my instagram page : realscooby...

My favorite topics

Sports, Traveling, mounteering, hiking, golfing and Tennis. I'm from the city of the brotherly love in PA...newly here in Ingolstadt. Let's connect for language exchange!

My language exchange partner is

Someone who's very open, easygoing, travel-minded, friendly and fun loving

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Philadelphia

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Thai

My favorite topics

Food, pop culture, video games, anime, tech, science, and more...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who will be patient with me to get better at the language.

My learning goals

Be able to understand the language and also express my thoughts in response.

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Philadelphia

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who's patient to teach me the language well enough to...

My learning goals

Speak and understand the language well enough to be able to hold a decent conversation in them. I want to travel to South America soon!

My favorite topics

Music, culture, art, travelling

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K.

Philadelphia

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Korean

My learning goals

Well of course, learn a new language. I would want to possibly...

My favorite topics

I do enjoy an environment where people could talk about music freely, without being judged. Even if it is the worst song in the world, I would gladly listen to it. No matter what language, share your music with me. I also love talking about Movies/shows.

Perfect language exchange partner

I think the perfect Tandem Buddy for me would be someone who has a great sense of humor. Someone who doesn’t care what others think. Someone who doesn’t get discouraged even when the task is difficult. Ultimately, they have to respect everyone’s opinion.

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Philadelphia

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Photography INSTAGRAM: thekidfromnorthphilly , Anime ,Cooking...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who's open enough to talk freely about anything with me

My learning goals

Making new friends while learning a new language

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Philadelphia

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My language exchange partner is

Una persona que quiere mejorar su ingles tanto como quiero mejorar...

My learning goals

Hablar con mas fluidez y ampliar mi vocabulario.

My favorite topics

The things I love to do most in life are travelling, playing and watching sports, listening to music and going to concerts, and speaking Spanish

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

Ich möchte mehr fließend sprechen!...

My favorite topics

Family, school, baking, history ️‍

Ideal language community partner

Anyone willing to give critiques

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Philadelphia

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Polish

My favorite topics

Movies, politics, culture, fitnes...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who likes to learn about the world, share knowledge about their country/language, and are open minded.

My learning goals

At the end of the day I just want to be able to have conversations with people in their native language

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Philadelphia

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

I'm looking for someone who is friendly, patient, and has the...

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Japanese

My favorite topics

I'm open! Things I like to talk about are not limited to relationships, family, comedy, art, music, RuPaul's Drag Race

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

Long term: fluency, but for now just conversationa...

My favorite topics

I love to talk about cuisine! I studied at a culinary school in France and did an internship at a 4 star restaurant, so it’s really my passion!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who’s willing to correct me when I’m wrong, who wants me to speak as fluently as possible

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 256 English speakers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia?

In Philadelphia there are 256 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/irving />Irving, <a href=/learn/english/bakersfield />Bakersfield, and <a href=/learn/english/parsippany-troy-hills />Parsippany-Troy Hills.

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 256 of them coming from Philadelphia.