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Sports, Culture, Spiritual, Psycholog...

My language exchange partner is

Open minded person, who like to learn new things. And always shows proactivity

My learning goals

Being fluent in languages

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Er oder sie soll Spaß daran haben, neue Menschen kennenzulernen...

My learning goals

Ich möchte gerne meinen Bruder überraschen, indem ich Norwegisch lerne.

My favorite topics

Sport, Serien, Bücher, Orte, das Leben allgemein.

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My learning goals

To improve spanish and italian to be able to have some simply...

My favorite topics

I like movies, music, photograpy, books, basically any kind of art.Also like to meet different countries and cultures.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I like smart, open minded people. And that I'm begginer in Spanish and Italian, would be nice to talk with somebody with patience too :)

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My favorite topics

I like watching Netflix/documentaries, reading books and learning...

Perfect language exchange partner

Just be open for having a nice conversation :)

My learning goals

I'd like to improve my language skills regarding fluency in terms of speaking. Thus, I'd appreciate conversations about current news/politics or just random stuff ‍♂️. (But I also want to work on my Spanish concerning writing short texts.)

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I want a conversation partner who is

open, talkative, interesting, motivated to learn languages...

My learning goals

Improve my language skills and meet people from all around the world

My favorite topics

About everything possible

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My learning goals

practice speaking and listening in my target language. And of...

My favorite topics

I can create passion for literally anything - I just need to be convinced ;)

My language exchange partner is

Talkative people - doesn't matter which topic as long as the conversation is authentic and has got some energy

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Technology, movies, food, travel, politics, social work, finance,...

Ideal language community partner

He or she should be polite and fun loving and not much serious. Ready to discuss on any topic in the world.

My learning goals

I wants speak and write german fluently till dec 2019.

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Einfach Sympathisch :) lustig und offen, bin auch ein ziemlich...

My learning goals

Russisch Grundkenntnisse aufbauen und etwas spanisch lernen für den nächsten Urlaub :p

My favorite topics

• Sport - Musik - Kunst - Fotografie •

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Russisch lernen und mein Portugiesisch verbesser...

My favorite topics

Reisen, Abenteuer, fremde Länder

Perfect language exchange partner

Jemand der auch gerne reist und kommunikativ ist

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My favorite topics

Alles mögliche, ich bin an anderen Kulturen sehr interessiert,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Alter und Geschlecht sind egal, Muttersprachler

My learning goals

Sprache erlernen Sprechen können Betonung Vokabular

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My language exchange partner is

friendly, cool, modern, open-minde...

My learning goals

talking skills, practising

My favorite topics

music, tv series, movies, bodybuilding, basketball, football, soccer, traveling, cuisines

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Learning language with eas...

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Different culture

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Understanding and easy going

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Über alles...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Ein cooler Mensch

My learning goals

Viele Sprachen herrschen

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Perfect language exchange partner

I would love to speak to people passionate about languages...

My learning goals

To learn Italian for my trip to Italy in November 2018. I want to surprise my friend by speaking the language!

My favorite topics

I love to travel and learn languages.

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To speak farsi fluentl...

My favorite topics

Everything

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to learn german, turkish or english and helps me to learn persian in return!

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My favorite topics

What is your favorite thing to do in Cologne...

My language exchange partner is

Open minded and talkative

My learning goals

To be more fluent in German and learn new words.

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Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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Jemand der gerne zuhört und interessante Dinge erzähl...

My learning goals

Sprachen lernen & perfektionieren

My favorite topics

Gesellschaft, Politik, Sprachen, Kultur, Reisen, Sport, Kochen, Natur

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Fließend deutsc...

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Alles besonders Philosophie

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Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who likes to learn about others cultures

My learning goals

Cultural exchange (always) and learning German(at the moment)

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Nice, active, young, travelled, cultured, open-minded, talkative...

My learning goals

Fluency in French

My favorite topics

Sports, travel, culture, languages & food

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Entertainment and fu...

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Traveling, culture, yoga, mental health, science, politics, arts

My language exchange partner is

Peaceful and relaxed persons

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My favorite topics

Love to travel and understand cultures. Movies and sports are...

Ideal language community partner

Would be willing over coffee/beer and has similar interests to talk about

My learning goals

Improve my confidence in speaking German. Also would like to start learning Spanish.

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Someone who is excited learning a new language and is more or...

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To get fluent with german!..not thinking about the rules of grammar while speaking

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Science, TV shows, daily life,

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would love to practise my spanish and italian! ...

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books, intersectional feminism, the great british bake off, tea, music, bad puns, carrot cake, netflix, harry styles & garlic bread

Perfect language exchange partner

anyone fun and kind who enjoys learning languages, also feel free to skip the small talk!! x

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I want a conversation partner who is

A person that is open minded, kind and friendly. Also who is easy to get along with.

My learning goals

I would like to learn German Language by meeting some nice German people ✌️

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everyone ..who is nice and friendly....and those who are good...

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Understanding and reading well

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learning new languages

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Englisch C1 Niveau und neue Menschen kennenlerne...

My favorite topics

Filme, Serien, Kultur, News und Reisen

Ideal language community partner

Mit offenen Menschen

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It'll range from work related (Medicine), to Sports (Tennis,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone quick, intelligent with a sense of humour.

My learning goals

Mainly to improve my ability to speak different languages. Getting new prospectives on life and listening to different experiences would be interesting as well.

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To keep a natural conversation flowing. I think on this app there is a 2% rate of finding someone you’ll continue talking to

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food, fitness, films, literature, travel, new things

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I want to get better in Korea...

My favorite topics

I want to talk about Music, Dancing and Love. But I'm open to everything

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone whos Kind and nice

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Cologne, Germany?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 1,290 English speakers in Cologne 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 Cologne?

In Cologne there are 1,290 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/gladbeck />Gladbeck, <a href=/learn/english/oldenburg />Oldenburg, and <a href=/learn/english/freiburg />Freiburg.

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 1,290 of them coming from Cologne.