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Learn English in Calgary

Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers

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Mike

Mike

Calgary

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SPEAKS

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English

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Italian

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French

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Spanish

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German

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Cooking, music and sport...

My language exchange partner is

Funny, positive and open minded

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish and create new friendships

Andrew

Andrew

Calgary

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SPEAKS

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English

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French

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Esperanto

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German

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Italian

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

Very easy-going, willing to have generous small talk and lots...

My learning goals

Daniel Jackson SG-1

My favorite topics

My favourite thing to talk about is food, after a delicious meal I like to go out on the town. I love to learn and am very interested in anthropology, philosophy and religion. I consider myself worldly but have never traveled

Rigel

Rigel

Calgary

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English

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Hindi

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Malayalam

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French

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Spanish

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Thai

My learning goals

I’ve been learning French from a textbook. I want to put it into...

My favorite topics

Sport, movies, shows, books, science, tech

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People that are fluent in French and keen to improve their English. A passion for language is always nice

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Find more than

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English speakers in Calgary

Khalil

Khalil

Calgary

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English

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Emoji

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Arabic

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German

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Hindi

My favorite topics

Culture language gaming movies travel shish...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone nice friendly funny and willing to help me learn there language in exchange i can help them learn English

My learning goals

To speak a fluent foreign language

Wenxi

Wenxi

Calgary

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

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French

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Italian

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Latin

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who’s nice and a good-listener :...

My learning goals

Meet and talk to new interesting people :) Continue learning languages from all around the world

My favorite topics

Linguistics, philology, languages, cultures, history, politics, music, pop songs, kpop, drama, films, video games.

Joshua

Joshua

Calgary

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SPEAKS

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Cantonese

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Portuguese

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American Sign Language

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French

My learning goals

Learn Portuguese better...

My favorite topics

Really anything, try me

My language exchange partner is

A talkative one Sociable Anyone that doesn't mind me learning his or her language :)

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Ellie

Ellie

Calgary

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English

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Japanese

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Korean

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food Anime Manga R&B Music Travellin...

Ideal language community partner

Funny Friendly Patient

My learning goals

Learn Japanese and Korean conversation skills

Oscar

Oscar

Calgary

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SPEAKS

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

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French

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Portuguese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open minded, smart, adventurous, kind and up for anything types...

My learning goals

I want to learn many languages so I can use them when I travel to those counties

My favorite topics

I love to go on an adventure, planning to travel around the world and meet new friends .

Twise

Twise

Calgary

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SPEAKS

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English

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Japanese

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Portuguese

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Swahili

My learning goals

I want to learn multiple languages fluently. And hopefully make...

My favorite topics

Music, politics, history, health, biology, movies, genetics

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who, like myself, finds it easier to learn a language by practicing with a friend

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Camille

Camille

Calgary

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Tagalog, Filipino

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English

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Korean

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Japanese

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Thai

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, video game...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, loves learning languages too

My learning goals

Be able to converse in casual conversations

Kyle

Kyle

Calgary

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English

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Japanese

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French

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who is fun and interested to learn and teach...

My learning goals

Speak at a JPLT N2 Level

My favorite topics

Life. Culture. Politics. Movies. Music. TV. Books. Travel.

Destinee

Destinee

Calgary

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English

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German

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American Sign Language

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to speak to someone who doesnt speak any English and...

My favorite topics

School, art, biology, movies, anything really

Ideal language community partner

Someone that isn't mean but not afraid to correct my mistakes in the language I'm learning

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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"This is my favorite app on my phone, hands down. Within minutes of downloading it, I'd found people to chat with."

Naiomi

Naiomi

Calgary

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English

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French

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American Sign Language

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, sports, anything reall...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who checks chats regularly, will talk with me a lot

My learning goals

I want to improve fluency in Korean, as well as learn some Mandarin Chinese.

Luis

Luis

Calgary

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Portuguese

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English

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French

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German

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Diverse and passion for life...

My learning goals

Be able to speak and write clearly.

My favorite topics

Life, culture and fitness

Aseel

Aseel

Calgary

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English

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French

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German

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to learn Spanish. I also would love to make some new friends...

My favorite topics

Science, medicine, fitness, nature, philosophy and culture.

I want a conversation partner who is

Good humour, open minded, cultured and educated

Brendan

Brendan

Calgary

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English

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French

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Portuguese

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Environment, nature, travel, languages, music, films...

My language exchange partner is

Polite, friendly, patient.

My learning goals

Practice my French and Spanish, and learn new languages.

Noah

Noah

Calgary

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cree

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German

Ideal language community partner

Any like minded peopl...

My learning goals

To reach fluency in Japanese

My favorite topics

Books, fantasy, languages, and mytholigies

Wilson

Wilson

Calgary

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English

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Cantonese

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Czech

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Dutch

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Korean

My learning goals

Conversational language...

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, drinks, arts, and random facts

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open minded, funny, and easy going

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Rébecca

Rébecca

Calgary

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French

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English

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Spanish

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American Sign Language

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Hungarian

My favorite topics

J’ai envie d’être avocate, j’aime beaucoup l’humour, les animaux...

Perfect language exchange partner

Quelqu’un de drôle qui est patient et aime apprendre autant que moi

My learning goals

Améliorer mes connaissances en langue et peut être aider quelqu’un

Neil

Neil

Calgary

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English

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Punjabi

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Hindi

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone out going who's not afraid Easy to talk to and really...

My learning goals

Learn a language which is Spanish mainly Meet new people learn new cultures

My favorite topics

Anything to do with cars. Big fan of soccer, ice hockey and basketball.

Charlotte

Charlotte

Calgary

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English

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French

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Korean

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Spanish

My learning goals

Get better at a language and meet someone coo...

My favorite topics

K-pop, cats, just about anything except like how awesome guns and drugs are

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is nice, patient, kind of kooky ( I’m homeschooled so I may not get somethings that are normal to you)

Mohamad

Mohamad

Calgary

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SPEAKS

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Arabic

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English

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Japanese

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Kurdish (Kurmanji)

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Fishing, climbing, cycling, running, soccer, basketball, riding...

Ideal language community partner

Feel free to introduce the topics you like to talk about. Wanna learn most common English idioms and phrases, I am gonna be more than happy to help with them.

My learning goals

No specific goals, however, I am into other people cultures and interests. So, feel free to talk about your culture and your interests.

Messele

Messele

Calgary

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English

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Spanish

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French

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Spiritual eccentric and nerdy...

My learning goals

Language proficiency and making friends.

My favorite topics

Art, philosophy, music, guitar, sports.

Patricia

Patricia

Calgary

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to get better at mandarin because I live with lots of...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, games, different cultures, current events, conspiracies, and the Galaxy.

Perfect language exchange partner

Thouhtful, talkitive, and enjoys has the same interests as me.

Shahrom

Shahrom

Calgary

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English

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Russian

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Portuguese

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, intellectual conversation, travel, meeting new people,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Genuine, loves to travel, funny

My learning goals

Learn Spanish

Liv

Liv

Calgary

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

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Korean

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

anyone wanting to chat and share their weekly life; like an online...

My learning goals

to become conversational in the languages that I am learning/would like to learn ! also hopefully to get to know some lovely people

My favorite topics

film, photography, travel/backpacking, street style, hip hop/pop/r&b/soul

Tomiwa

Tomiwa

Calgary

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English

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French

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Yoruba

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I want to get better at communicating in a new languag...

My favorite topics

Music, arts, politics, travel, TV shows, films, lgbtq, feminism

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is open minded, funny, non racist, sexist or homopbobic

Yaohan

Yaohan

Calgary

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

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Spanish

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Korean

My favorite topics

Social events, entertainment, scientific facts, traveling, sports,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

French/Spanish/Japanese/Korean/Tibetan speakers or anyone who just want to talk

My learning goals

Able to understand daily conversation in previous mentioned language

Amar

Amar

Calgary

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English

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Arabic

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

A person that is very nice...

My learning goals

I wish to achieve learning a new language to communicate with people across the world.

My favorite topics

Cars, movies and sports

Po Yee

Po Yee

Calgary

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Chinese (Simplified)

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German

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Japanese

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Korean

My learning goals

Be Chill and Coo...

My favorite topics

Currently I 'm working in Alberta, Canada ~ Anyone in Canada? I am trying to improve my proficiency of English. Zoning out is my favorite thing. I love writing, watching movies and reading . Welcome to introduce great movies.

I want a conversation partner who is

cheerfel and respectful

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Calgary, Canada?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 271 English speakers in Calgary 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 Calgary?

In Calgary there are 271 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Dieppe, Langley, and Edmonton.

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 271 of them coming from Calgary.