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Learn English in Philadelphia

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Philadelphia

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Portuguese

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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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K.

Philadelphia

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German

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Italian

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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Latin

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Russian

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone fairly responsive? ‍♀️

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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

Fashion, travelling, キャバ嬢系, and cookin...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Be able to hold a good conversation and make friends

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English speakers in Philadelphia

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Philadelphia

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I want a conversation partner who is

Para ser honesto, no requiero mucho de una persona con quien...

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.

My favorite topics

Tengo una variedad de pasatiempos, pero, normalmente, prefiero quedarme en casa para ver una película o una serie (ví la nueva temporada de Stranger Things recientemente), dibujar, pintar, estudiar el español, escribir, y escuchar la música.

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Philadelphia

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Vietnamese

My learning goals

My learning goals for this app is to learn about other people...

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.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can text with me often. When I practice with others I prefer to write in my own language and have others do the same. This way we’ll be able to actually learn how natives speak.

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K.

Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

Nature, animals, political, and general conversations...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

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

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S.

Philadelphia

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Sports, music, movies, traveling, pop culture

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Philadelphia

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Tagalog, Filipino

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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

I'm open! Things I like to talk about are not limited to relationships,...

I want a conversation partner who is

I'm looking for someone who is friendly, patient, and has the same drive to teach and learn

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Japanese

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N.

Philadelphia

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My language exchange partner is

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

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

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Knows Spanish :), sense of humor, is a little patient. Just someone who wants to have not take everything too seriously

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Philadelphia

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, culture, art, travellin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who's patient to teach me the language well enough to speak it well and who can hold a great comversation with me! (I will do my best to hold up my end in both these aspects as well :))

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!

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K.

Philadelphia

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who’s willing to correct me when I’m wrong, who wants...

My learning goals

Long term: fluency, but for now just conversational

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!

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Philadelphia

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Hindi

My learning goals

-Confidence in conversing at a native speed in more complicated...

My favorite topics

Politics, news, music, technology, food

I want a conversation partner who is

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!

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Philadelphia

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Photography INSTAGRAM: thekidfromnorthphilly , Anime ,Cooking...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

Making new friends while learning a new language

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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Philadelphia

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English

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone we both can learn new things from each othe...

My learning goals

Just to start the learning process

My favorite topics

Gaming, travel, knitting

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Philadelphia

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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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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B.

Philadelphia

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English

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Thai

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange 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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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is nice and patien...

My learning goals

I want to be conversational

My favorite topics

Movies, dancing, music, nursing, fitness, vegetarianism, dogs

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Philadelphia

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English

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My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in speaking and reading Spanish...

My favorite topics

I like talking about travel and music and food

My language exchange partner is

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

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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Je voudrais améliorer ma vocabulaire et deviens plus courant.

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Philadelphia

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Ideal conversation 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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Philadelphia

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Italian

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Philadelphia

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Albanian

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Polish

My favorite topics

Movies, politics, culture, fitnes...

I want a conversation partner who is

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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German

My language exchange partner is

Anyone willing to give critique...

My learning goals

Ich möchte mehr fließend sprechen!

My favorite topics

Family, school, baking, history ️‍

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Philadelphia

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Emoji

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French

My learning goals

Améliorer mon vocabulaire. Mejorar mi vocabulario, aprender...

My favorite topics

Histoire, langues, technologie, économiques, et musique. Historia, lingüística, tecnología, economía, y música.

Ideal language community partner

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

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Philadelphia

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Italian

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German

My favorite topics

Sports, Traveling, mounteering, hiking, golfing and Tennis. I'm...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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Philadelphia

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Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to get better at Spanish so that I’m able to speak to my Puerto Rican family in two languages.

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

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

My ultimate goal is to be able to speak French at a high-intermediate...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing movies/TV shows

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who I’m able to casually chat with, and who isn’t afraid to correct my mistakes

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/limerick />Limerick, <a href=/learn/english/bowling-green />Bowling Green, and <a href=/learn/english/detroit />Detroit.

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.