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Learn English in Sydney

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Sydney

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English

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Korean

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Food, travel, Netflix shows, things to d...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, open minded, adventurous, curious

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to travel/eat/connect with cool people throughout my travels with much fewer language barriers. Also, learning for professional development is a huge bonus.

S.

S.

Sydney

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Kazakh

Ideal language community partner

Funny, honest, kind and friendly person who really looking for...

My learning goals

wish one day I talk to Chinese people in there language

My favorite topics

about football, culture, history, cat, beautiful places

J.

J.

Sydney

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

My main goal is to find someone that would like to become my...

My favorite topics

I love to play guitar and sing covers eventhou i dont have a nice voice i like to travel and discover new things and i enjoy a lot to talk with people from a different country because i can learn a lot from them

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Since im learning chinese and korean... It would be so nice if i can find people from china or korea. I hope we can eventually be friends!

A.

A.

Sydney

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

Learn new things and experience life !...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open, fun, can be bit random but real :)

My learning goals

Develop and improve more language skills..

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English speakers in Sydney

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Sydney

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French

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Somebody who is open-minded, cultured and relaxed. Also, someone...

My learning goals

To be able to converse more skillfully in the languages I'm studying and to make new friends along the way!

My favorite topics

I like discussing philosophy, movies, language, food and culture.

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D.

Sydney

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Hindi

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to learn different languages as I’m living in a different...

My favorite topics

I love talking about novels and movies but I’m really into space and love to talk about planets and all the stars.

My language exchange partner is

A person who actually have faced some real family or life problems in his or her life so we can actually talk and I would be grateful to talk to them and make them feel better

C.

C.

Sydney

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German

My favorite topics

Ich möchte mein Deutsch verbessern und ich kann dir helfen,...

Ideal language community partner

A German person learning English or an English speaker learning German.

My learning goals

To improve my German skills, particularly familiarizing myself better with word order

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M.

Sydney

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A patient and knowledgeable person, willing to talk and exchange...

My learning goals

Improve my French fluency. Get some conversational Russian and Japanese

My favorite topics

I work in Finance and Technology in Sydney. Check my YouTube Channel: CLICKKODE. French and Japanese please. Technology, Education, Art, Music, Human Rights, Finance, Business, Marketing, Sports, AI, ML. ILOVETeaching, so I can help with English/French

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P.

Sydney

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French

My learning goals

Learn proficiency in French to have a basic conversation. ...

My favorite topics

Culture, creative/ artistic interests, travel, education ️‍ Culture, intérêts créatifs / artistiques, voyages, éducation

Perfect language exchange partner

Sense of humour, open-mind, Sens de l'humour, esprit ouvert,

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C.

Sydney

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English

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French

My favorite topics

La littérature, l'écriture, la linguistique...

I want a conversation partner who is

Quelqu'un qui parle le français couramment.

My learning goals

Je voudrais prendre le DALF l'année prochaine, donc je veux améliorer ma grammaire et mes compétences en conversation.

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M.

Sydney

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English

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Arabic

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French

My language exchange partner is

I’m friendly and always happy to help other...

My learning goals

I would love to become fluent in French.

My favorite topics

Psychology, history, philosophy

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J.

Sydney

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English

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Swiss German

My learning goals

Recent transplant from Australia looking for a pen pal to help...

My favorite topics

Non fiction books, technology, travels

Ideal language community partner

I'm fairly easy going, looking for casual everyday conversations to help with my move to Switzerland.

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A.

Sydney

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Tv showsc food, sports, news,et...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is opeminded and carefree

My learning goals

Basic communication incase i plan to travel to the country.

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C.

Sydney

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient and able to handle my poor tones...

My learning goals

Intermediate level mandarin.

My favorite topics

In English, anything at all; movies, sports, travel, politics, you name it and I'm happy to chat about it. In Mandarin, my level is too low for deep conversations, so simples things.

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D.

Sydney

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English

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Vietnamese

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Russian

My learning goals

Become advanced enough to hold casual conversation. Eventual...

My favorite topics

Snowboarding, space exploration, astronomy, surfing, planes, tech, business and travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Great humor, not too serious but eager to learn

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M.

Sydney

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Cinema, philosophy, science, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Funny, insightful, open-minded

My learning goals

To speak fluently, to understand language better, to be able to translate for other people

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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J.

Sydney

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can carry a conversation :...

My learning goals

I’d like to become more familiar with other languages.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about food, movies, animals and traveling.

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A.

Sydney

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Be fluent in Italian, Tagalog and Slovenia...

My favorite topics

Travel, Tourism, Languages, Sports, Cars

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm happy to talk to people who wants to improve their English as I'm a native English speaker. I'm also learning Italian, Tagalog and Slovenian.

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A.

Sydney

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Gordon Ramsay, science, history, music, conspiracy theories...

Perfect language exchange partner

Ideal: someone who speaks German and lives in Vienna (I’m going to exchange there later this year). I can help with English. Patient and mildly interesting as well.

My learning goals

I want to reach an intermediate conversational level of German this year, I’ve covered the basics so far and need experience talking to real people and not just Duolingo

C.

C.

Sydney

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to talk to someone who is talkative, funny, and...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak French fluently, and my girlfriend's dad is French, so I want to be able to impress him.

My favorite topics

I love musicals, singing, acting, makeup, and books. I am always willing to fangirl over musicals, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and anything else similar.

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W.

Sydney

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

to be able to have a basic conversation in Mandarin (order food,...

My favorite topics

career & personal development, travel and family

My language exchange partner is

people who are easy going, friendly and love to travel.

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M.

Sydney

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Marathi

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Croatian

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, philosoph...

Ideal language community partner

Fun loving, respectful, generous and confident

My learning goals

Become fluent in conversing

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B.

Sydney

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French

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Cantonese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that wants to actively learn and correct pronunciation...

My learning goals

Improve vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar

My favorite topics

Movies, music, politics, technology

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H.

Sydney

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To communicate and trave...

My favorite topics

Lifestyle , sport , education,

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, open minded, educated , easy going , cheerful , optimistic

C.

C.

Sydney

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English

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French

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Italian

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I’m happy to talk about anything! I love idiomatic expressions...

I want a conversation partner who is

Passionate people who don’t just give one word answers. I want to make lasting friendships and find people with the same desire to learn as me.

My learning goals

To be TOTALLY FLUENT in Italian. I really want to learn idiomatic expressions and things that I would hear every day in Italy.

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I.

Sydney

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to help me learn my target languages,...

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish and learn Korean.

My favorite topics

I am studying Medical Science at university, and enjoy music, movies and dancing. I love talking about anything!

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A.

Sydney

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to improve my Spanish vocabulary and gramma...

My favorite topics

Anything: sports, music, life

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is into surfing, music or anything to have a laugh

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C.

Sydney

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English

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Food, business, adventur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who loves cooking and gardening.

My learning goals

I want to learn the basics of Cantonese and reading so I can speak to my grandparents.

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A.

Sydney

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English

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Korean

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Well, if you have an interesting perspective on life and open...

My learning goals

To become trilingual. Already two-thirds there - by default... After, to become quadrilateral...lingual? Mhm...

My favorite topics

The conversations that I most value are those that keep me thinking: religion, philosophy, theology, the why's and how's, or that curious book your reading - or the one that's in my bag. But just as necessary are the ones that keep me moving: dance, nba,

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Z.

Sydney

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To eventually conversate...

My favorite topics

Food , Music , World History and Travel. I am a music producer who would love to gain a better grasp of Japanese and Korean.

I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative , friendly, outgoing

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Sydney, Australia?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 692 English speakers in Sydney 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 Sydney?

In Sydney there are 692 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in Australia other than Sydney where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/newcastle />Newcastle, <a href=/learn/english/cairns />Cairns, and <a href=/learn/english/brisbane />Brisbane.

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 692 of them coming from Sydney.