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Bowei

Bowei

Philadelphia

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

My favorite topics

Feminism, intercultural topics, yoga, gardening, environmental...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone with an international background, and open minded. I also speaks mandarin and Shanghainese

My learning goals

Become fluent in Japanese colloquially

Matthew

Matthew

Philadelphia

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Portuguese

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Arabic

Ideal language community partner

Someone open minded, out going, friendly, adventurou...

My learning goals

Have full conversations in a foreign language that are not just traveler basics!

My favorite topics

LGBT rights, language learning (duh!), literature, film, Latin America, the Middle East, refugee rights, food, travel

Jesse

Jesse

Philadelphia

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

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Spanish

My learning goals

Know more other languages and become more frequent...

My favorite topics

Learning.life style. Cultural difference.food. Sports.travelling.video game.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone can speak native language frequently and know some histories and cultural traditions. Of course, should be friendly.

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English speakers in Philadelphia

Domo

Domo

Philadelphia

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German

My favorite topics

I like to talk about culture, language, and trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly person who likes to laugh

My learning goals

I would like to work on listening comprehension and speaking.

Carmen

Carmen

Philadelphia

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Spanish

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone fairly responsive? ‍♀...

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

Hunt

Hunt

Philadelphia

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Emoji

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English

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Korean

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Spanish

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French

My learning goals

Have fun...

My favorite topics

I love movies and TV shows.

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who wants to talk to me.

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Andrew

Andrew

Philadelphia

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Polish

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Turkish

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Bosnian

My favorite topics

Movies, politics, culture, fitnes...

Ideal language community partner

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

Ty

Ty

Philadelphia

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Making new friends while learning a new language

My favorite topics

Photography INSTAGRAM: thekidfromnorthphilly , Anime ,Cooking ,Politics , Manga, Memes, Art , Music Add me on Snapchat! Username: thekidfromnorth

Kathryn

Kathryn

Philadelphia

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Italian

My learning goals

Understand the meaning/context of Spanish conversation besides...

My favorite topics

Books, music, movies, trivia, pop culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with a good sense of humor that I can easily chat with and is willing to learn as much about me as I am willing to learn about them

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Mesbaul Haque

Mesbaul Haque

Philadelphia

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Persian

My favorite topics

Sufism, Poetry, Rumi, Culture, Shahname...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who reads a little poetry of Rumi and is interested in Sufism

My learning goals

Comprehensive reading so that I can read poetries by Rumi

Many

Many

Philadelphia

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Finnish

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Latin

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who can help me find texts to translate, especially ones...

My learning goals

I want to improve my reading abilities.

My favorite topics

Music, folk lore, fairy tales, nature, literature

Monty

Monty

Philadelphia

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Cebuano

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently in Spanish about topics such as...

My favorite topics

City and country exploring, speakeasies, food trips, sailing, slam poetry

Ideal language community partner

Fun loving, down to meet up in person

Mateo

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

Jenni

Jenni

Philadelphia

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Hebrew

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Irish

My favorite topics

Pop culture, current events, the art...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient because I have a difficult time learning to write and speak a new language.

My learning goals

Gain some degree of fluency in a language.

Daisuke

Daisuke

Philadelphia

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Romanian

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Irish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone consistent, realistic, and has a sense of humor...

My learning goals

Surpass a secondary proficiency level.

My favorite topics

Illustration, Videogaming, Zoology

Asaf

Asaf

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, politics, random biochemistry topics, and my (slightly geriatric) dog, Toto

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

Michael

Michael

Philadelphia

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Korean

My favorite topics

Memes, learning language...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who likes to text!

My learning goals

Pen pals and friends in Kakaotalk

Edward

Edward

Philadelphia

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American Sign Language

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone interested in similar topics that is at the beginning...

My learning goals

I want to learn enough to be able to get by if I visit another country.

My favorite topics

Current Events, US and Global Politics, Fitness and Exercise, Nutrition and Cooking, Freemasonry, History, Science, Medicine, Motorcycles (Harley-Davidson), Star Wars, Anime, Comics (The Punisher),

Amelia

Amelia

Philadelphia

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Japanese

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Hebrew

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Swahili

My learning goals

I would like to get better in Japanese and Hebrew ,as well as...

My favorite topics

Art, animals, culture, travel, life.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is kind and teaches me about their culture.

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Hezi

Hezi

Philadelphia

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Spanish

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Thai

My favorite topics

Family, dancing, yoga, culture, love and relationships, food,...

Perfect language exchange partner

A person who knows how to enjoy life, relax, loves teaching, loves learning, likes dancing, yoga, a foodie, a person who likes culture, someone who has a connection with God

My learning goals

Greater language fluency, to help others, and to make friends

Ambar

Ambar

Philadelphia

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Korean

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Italian

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I want a conversation partner who is

Don’t really have a “perfect” partner in mind. Maybe someone...

My learning goals

To at least be able to learn the basic communication skills

My favorite topics

I love talking about art and other types of hobbies out in the world. (ex. Music, writing, and reading.)

PJ

PJ

Philadelphia

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My learning goals

I don't have a specific goal. I just want to make foreign friends...

My favorite topics

Language learning, acting, anything about sleep or food, anddd making a friendship.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is really nice like me, very outgoing not afraid to be weird, and keeps up with the conversation. OH and they have to be my age or +1.

Daja

Daja

Philadelphia

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Emoji

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Japanese

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Korean

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

go to the next picture to see my faceathelesingeractresslanguage...

Ideal language community partner

nicefunnyentertaininggood friend

My learning goals

learn more wordsbecome fluentperfect pronunciation

Clover

Clover

Philadelphia

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English

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American Sign Language

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone understanding and interestin...

My learning goals

I wan to be able to speak Spanish, German, and French conversationally. I took German classes in highschool and Spanish in college. I am in nursing school so learning medical vocabulary in Spanish especially would be great!

My favorite topics

Music, books, hiking, my cat, food and coffee

Kiana

Kiana

Philadelphia

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My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish, German, and Japanese. I also...

My favorite topics

I want to travel the world and learn about different cultures. I love plants, writing, music, horro movies, video games... basically anything. I also like to teach other people things.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who speaks English and Spanish, German, or Japanese or just anyone who wants to talk and make a friend!

Sasha

Sasha

Philadelphia

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Wolof

My favorite topics

Science, Religion, Cooking, Culture, Politics, World Peace, Animals,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is funny and simply trying to teach or learn

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent in Arabic in a year or two

Abigail

Abigail

Philadelphia

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English

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Arabic

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

I’d love to chat with people who are into international affairs,...

My learning goals

I’d like to meet people from other countries living in my area and become conversant in Italian and keep up my German!

My favorite topics

I️ love talking about languages (obviously), foreign cultures, food, spirituality

Shaipreeah

Shaipreeah

Philadelphia

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My learning goals

I want to learn other languages to connect with others in a deeper...

My favorite topics

I love all forms of art and expression really? Mostly in art but I've recently got into photography. I play video games and I love music, come learn with me! Lets talk and try to figure language learning out together I'm just here to vibe with you

Ideal language community partner

Casual talks, share stories about our day, anything really lets just talk

Riley

Riley

Philadelphia

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English

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Korean

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Japanese

My favorite topics

•Law ▪Learning new languages •Photography ▪Music •Travelling...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone! I'm almost always online and here to talk whenever you are! Message me!

My learning goals

Learn Korean Make friends

Paris

Paris

Philadelphia

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Arabic

Perfect language exchange partner

Just nice, helping, keeps the conversation going, but be themselves...

My learning goals

Fluency. I don’t mind making a friend, but I want to speak your language so you can be more comfortable.

My favorite topics

Mainly your culture and language. But basketball, food, and daily life stuff is good!

Pat

Pat

Philadelphia

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My learning goals

Develop research and analytical skill...

My favorite topics

Everyday life

I want a conversation partner who is

Respectful and independent

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 Ann Arbor, Piscataway Township, and Las Vegas.

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.