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Learn English in Detroit

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Julie

Julie

Detroit

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Spanish

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Russian

My favorite topics

Environment, Relationships, Politic...

My language exchange partner is

Someone funny and nice and patient

My learning goals

Learn as many languages as I can!

Yax

Yax

Detroit

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Ideal language community partner

Attractive..be nic...

My learning goals

Until professionally

My favorite topics

Hobbies....love....music....etc......need to talk about environmental issue in different countries

Shaiz

Shaiz

Detroit

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Let's learn first and then have a goal but I would like to start...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, hiking, swimming, Netflix, Cars Snap: amnshf

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny and crazy Talkative and kind

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English speakers in Detroit

Melee

Melee

Detroit

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

‍♀️yoga&meditation ...

Perfect language exchange partner

Curious individuals, conversationalists, humorous types come drop a line! ✌ 你已经看了这么多,干嘛不说几句话?

My learning goals

Expand my Chinese vocabulary and increase my ability to express complex ideas. 老司机带带这个美籍华人

Harshdip Singh

Harshdip Singh

Detroit

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Hindi

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Punjabi

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

You. Yes that's right, it's you....

My learning goals

Practice French! I'm already A2, and want to get to B1 with conversations!

My favorite topics

Movies, music, past adventures and embarrassing secrets!

Kiev

Kiev

Detroit

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Emoji

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Arabic

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Greek

My learning goals

I want to be able to read the original Hebrew scrolls....

My favorite topics

Travel ✈️, Tv , Food

My language exchange partner is

Kind, cool and layed back.

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Adrian

Adrian

Detroit

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

Culture, music, tradition...

Ideal language community partner

Someone that is open to share his/her culture

My learning goals

Speak Vietnamese and Japanese

Levy

Levy

Detroit

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Hindi

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English

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Gujarati

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Looking for anyone who can chat regularly on a daily or atleast...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish in the next 10 months.

My favorite topics

Would love to talk about life,depression, anxiety and philosophy. I am a big football fan as well. Very confused in life right now.

Raymond

Raymond

Detroit

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My learning goals

Expand my vocabulary, speak more fluently without hesitation...

My favorite topics

I enjoy meeting people, COOKING, talking about mysteries of the universe, cats,Netflix shows, working out, outdoor adventures, world traveling. I am visiting Spain next year and would love to be able to meet some friends I make on here

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to anyone but I think it would be fun to speak with energetic, fun, talkative, open minded, ambitious to learn types

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Grant

Grant

Detroit

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My favorite topics

Science, philosophy, life in general, open minded politics, culture,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Intelligent, kind, open minded, well spoken

My learning goals

I'd like to enhance my German! I'd like to achieve fluency in German and also expand my cultural views and knowledge.

Weajue

Weajue

Detroit

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Hebrew

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who wants to become friends, even english speakers too...

My learning goals

To improve my written and oral French, and help others too

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about anything! Im really into music, reading, film, photography and running.

Kevin

Kevin

Detroit

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My learning goals

¡Mejorar mi nivel de español y portugués...

My favorite topics

Viajes: He visitado a muchos pais. Música: ¡Me encanta Sigur Rós! Peliculas: Veo mucho Netflix. Otros: ¡Star Wars!

Ideal language community partner

Alguien que es guay y divertido.

Simone

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."

Cluu

Cluu

Detroit

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My favorite topics

Music, Hip-Hop, Technology, Science, Ar...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Musicians and people from Japan and Detroit

My learning goals

I want to learn Japanese so I can share and create music with Japanese people.

Nigel

Nigel

Detroit

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone interested in Portuguese, English, or Japanes...

My learning goals

Improve my fluency in Portuguese and Japanese while making new friends.

My favorite topics

In general I'm very open minded!

Nithin

Nithin

Detroit

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My learning goals

Learn French and Spanish to a B2 level...

My favorite topics

Politics, technology, travel.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to help me with my language, likes to talk and adventure.

Sherry

Sherry

Detroit

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Korean

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My favorite topics

Music, culture, opinions, traveling and et...

My language exchange partner is

I have no idea. Just don't be dry.

My learning goals

Learning a third language to help with my travels would be the best

Ashley

Ashley

Detroit

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Ideal language community partner

Someone in their 20s-30s who just want to chat...

My learning goals

I want to get more practice with my Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel

Megan

Megan

Detroit

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My learning goals

I can read and understand Spanish pretty well, but speaking has...

My favorite topics

Books, politics, animals, art, family, movies & tv, travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m hoping for a female language partner that enjoys conversation over coffee who will be patient with my bad spoken Spanish :) happy to help with questions about English if needed

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Alisha

Alisha

Detroit

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My favorite topics

Traveling, social justice...everything reall...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, kind and funny:)

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation in Spanish and to perfect my German

Akshay

Akshay

Detroit

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Spanish

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

He or she should be like fluent in his native language and share...

My learning goals

I need to be fluent in English

My favorite topics

Sports, Science, Engineering,Comics

Sam

Sam

Detroit

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My learning goals

I want to learn about new languages and cultures!...

My favorite topics

Culture Food Social Justice Movies/Series

My language exchange partner is

Friendly Patient Considerate (Not racist)

Pablo

Pablo

Detroit

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Ar...

Ideal language community partner

English native speaker

My learning goals

Improve my speaking skills

Alex

Alex

Detroit

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English

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Flexibility in meeting times/locations and likes coffee shops...

My learning goals

Sharpen my spanish

My favorite topics

Music movies philosophy, you know, stoner stuff

Derek

Derek

Detroit

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My learning goals

To be able to have a regular conversatio...

My favorite topics

Science

Perfect language exchange partner

Learning from each other

Alex

Alex

Detroit

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English

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Italian

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sport, Cinéma, Actualité.....

I want a conversation partner who is

Personnes Drôles, Sympathiques, Intéressantes

My learning goals

Des Ami(e)s, ect...

Cass

Cass

Detroit

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone similar but different enough from me to keep things interesting...

My learning goals

I want to increase my skills in Spanish

My favorite topics

Hobbies, TV shows, movies, music, politics, anthropology, archeology, history, celebrities, feminism, social movements, LGBTQA stuff

Greg

Greg

Detroit

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be better motivated to continue studying languages by having...

My favorite topics

Video games, science, language, theater, programming, religion, science fiction, biology, hiking, learning in general

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient with others, since I know I will be making lots of mistakes as I start!

Danielle

Danielle

Detroit

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Politics, racial disparities, social work, societal norm...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone authentic, honest, respectful, and fun!

My learning goals

To continue speaking Spanish so as to not lose it and to be conversational in Portuguese to speak with friends and family

Basil

Basil

Detroit

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English

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Perfect language exchange partner

People who love Italian language and would love to visit the...

My learning goals

Learn to speak italian very well like a native!

My favorite topics

Travel Movies Books

Connie

Connie

Detroit

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

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German

My learning goals

Find a friend whom I can often practice English wit...

My favorite topics

Reading;music;movie; TV series; playing badminton...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly ; open-minded

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 45 English speakers in Detroit 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 Detroit?

In Detroit there are 45 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Clifton, Scottsdale, and Cincinnati.

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 45 of them coming from Detroit.