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Learn English in Vancouver

Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers

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Jérémy

Jérémy

Vancouver

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English

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Spanish

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French

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German

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Russian

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Travel, dance, culture, science, and science fictio...

My language exchange partner is

Funny and nice persone to talk with

My learning goals

Imrpove my skill in the languages i already have some knowledge of, and learn Russian adn Japanese

Phelix

Phelix

Vancouver

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English

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Korean

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Ideal language community partner

Open, friendly, talkative, patien...

My learning goals

Be conversational, be up to date in both colloquial and formal speech

My favorite topics

Food, drinks, travel, love

Victor

Victor

Vancouver

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My learning goals

Start learning a new language and improve my own language proficiency...

My favorite topics

Tech, health care, cats, and random conversations :p

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone not afraid to make mistakes!

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English speakers in Vancouver

Mark

Mark

Vancouver

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English

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Russian

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German

My favorite topics

What’s the fun in saying everything here let’s talk and find...

Perfect language exchange partner

Well anyone aren’t we all here to make new friends and learn

My learning goals

Well I hope to learn a new language and at the same time make some long term friends

Mason

Mason

Vancouver

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

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Russian

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I want a conversation partner who is

If you want to learn English ,Chinese Mandarin ,French and Japanese...

My learning goals

Become more fluent

My favorite topics

Language learning French English Chinese Japanese Spanish , Latin dance

Tolik

Tolik

Vancouver

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Ukrainian

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English

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Emoji

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Polish

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German

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French

My learning goals

Want to develop my english skills. Also to have friends all around...

My favorite topics

I like listening to music. Also i like active kinds of sport. So don't be shy. I'm sure that we will have a lot if different topics to speak about. My insta:tttolik follow

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk with everyone. Just text me

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Zerlinda

Zerlinda

Vancouver

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My favorite topics

Photography, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, psycholog...

Ideal language community partner

Patient, compassionate

My learning goals

Speaking fluency

John

John

Vancouver

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

유쾌하고 마음이 열려있는 사람들과 소통하고 싶어...

My learning goals

Free talking about every theme

My favorite topics

연애와 여행 그리고 주식투자 비트코인에 관한 이야기를 하고 싶어요 또 영어로 이야기하고 싶고요

皓

Vancouver

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Cantonese

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Korean

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Hokkien

My learning goals

I wanna find new friends from all around the world. If you also...

My favorite topics

Life style Sports Travel movies foods anything funny

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind&Polite.

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Value Community

Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

Mike

Mike

Vancouver

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Norwegian

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Danish

My favorite topics

Singing , traveling , Chinese calligraphy, guitar , fitness &...

I want a conversation partner who is

Everyone !!

My learning goals

Speak English more fluently

Benjamin

Benjamin

Vancouver

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Cantonese

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Someone who's interested in learning together...

My learning goals

I'd like to become proficient in Mandarin.

My favorite topics

Running, cycling, swimming, computer science, literature, geography, culture, geopolitics, economics. 跑步,自行车,游泳,计算机科学,文学,地理,文化。

Tommy

Tommy

Vancouver

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English

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Vietnamese

My learning goals

Become conversational. Become fluent. Become confident. Understand...

My favorite topics

I love to learn languages and dance. I am a bboy (breakdance). I like to travel. I am currently studying Cognitive Science and Linguistics in University.

Ideal language community partner

Knowledgable about language spoken. Can articulate language appropriately for lesrners. Can adjust for skill levels. Can explain difficult concepts.

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."

Ahmad

Ahmad

Vancouver

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

电视节目,美食,中西文化,象棋,编程,刀塔。我当然也很喜欢中国。我去过北京、上海、苏州、南通、厦门、张家界和长沙。Currently...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly chinese speakers who want to practice English! 我们一半时间用英文聊天,一半时间用中文聊天,互相学习。如果你只想用英文聊天请不要联系我,谢谢。

My learning goals

I'm hoping to make some friends from China. 也希望你能够纠正我的中文语法错误。谢谢! Of course, I'm also happy to help correct your English!

Obi

Obi

Vancouver

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Thai

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Perfect language exchange partner

He or she is an open minded person who enjoys genuine conversation...

My learning goals

Being to have casual conversations.

My favorite topics

Food, current events, arts and culture.

Tea

Tea

Vancouver

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Armenian

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Georgian

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Iris

Iris

Vancouver

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Dancing salsa. Writing. Reading. Learning to play the drums....

My language exchange partner is

Patient, understanding, encouraging, uplifting, honest, kind, and fun!

My learning goals

Be conversationally fluent in Spanish by the end of the year! Finally understand all the songs I listen to at salsa. Watch Spanish movies and shows without subtitles.

Bola

Bola

Vancouver

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Japanese

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German

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is extremely enthusiastic about learnin...

My learning goals

To become fluent in the languages I'm practicing

My favorite topics

I love talking about a variety of topics. My favorites are art, spirituality, technology and creativity

Logan

Logan

Vancouver

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English

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Japanese

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German

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

I am just casually learning 日本語 right now. I'm happy to help...

My favorite topics

Fish/aquariums, gardening, music, video games, science, technology, writing fiction, colloquial sayings/things that translate interestingly, jokes (I am hard to offend), how you think, what's important to you, your pets, anything you want to tell me :>

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy going, lgbt friendly, open minded, life long learner, friendly, able to correct me if I'm being insesitive/ignorant or if I am wrong. Curious, has a sense of humor. People who want to practice speaking English. will let me practice speaking 日本語!

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Maia

Maia

Vancouver

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Welsh

My favorite topics

History, philosophy, poetry, anthropology, vegetarian cooking,...

Perfect language exchange partner

I'm happy to talk to all sorts of people. I am a transgender woman and open to respectful questions on the topic.

My learning goals

I'd like to be better able to interact with everyone who lives in my community, to be able to read more poetry and historical sources (very interested in languages I haven't listed like Farsi, Urdu, Pali, Tibetan), and reconnect with my heritage.

Jaume

Jaume

Vancouver

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Galician

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I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien con paciencia y que le guste habla...

My learning goals

Conectar con alguien y visitar mundo. Me gustaría amistades de habla inglesa y seguir aprendiendo idiomas..

My favorite topics

Política , historia, cine, cultura, fiestas

Darien

Darien

Vancouver

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English

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French

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Korean

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Japanese

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Thai

My learning goals

I really want to learn as many languages as I can, and make amazing...

My favorite topics

I am a certified English instructor.i can help you with English however my Korean and Japanese skills are low. I like to talk about travel, the future, goals and dreams, buisness, dance and Overall I just like talking and hearing other people share their

My language exchange partner is

Someone outgoing, and is able to keep a conversation going.

Lena

Lena

Vancouver

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English

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Portuguese

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My favorite topics

Culture, linguistics, psychology, history, spirituality, music,...

Ideal language community partner

Please actually tell me if I’m making mistakes...don’t just be polite haha

My learning goals

1. French: good enough to work in Montreal haha 2. Portuguese: to speak more naturally (improve vocab and grammar) 3. Hebrew: first learn the script oops

James

James

Vancouver

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice, friendly, patient and non-judgementa...

My learning goals

Be able to make friends from all over the world

My favorite topics

Badminton, snowboarding, photography, cooking, anime, video games, kickboxing

Vincent

Vincent

Vancouver

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Emoji

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My learning goals

Just for fu...

My favorite topics

Let’s talk about anything! I love music, food and artsy stuff. I’m passionate about flamenco. Tell me about your hobbies.

Perfect language exchange partner

People who love cats

Hugo

Hugo

Vancouver

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English

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Spanish

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German

My favorite topics

Film, music, art, culture...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded individuals looking to exchange audio messages or calls to properly develop language fluency and fluidity.

My learning goals

Conversational fluency in Spanish, French, German and Italian

Scottie

Scottie

Vancouver

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English

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American Sign Language

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Dutch

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German

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to share equal parts learning my language...

My learning goals

I want to build confidence in any language, and potentially meet new friends to continue building my skills in day to day life.

My favorite topics

My friends call me 奶茶. I love talking about travel, language learning, food, and anything do with day to day life around the world. I am a flight attendant and I also made YouTube videos (scottieglot)

Mahyar

Mahyar

Vancouver

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English

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Emoji

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Dutch

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German

My learning goals

I’m going to practice more English and become like a Canadia...

My favorite topics

Computer games and hanging out with friends

Ideal language community partner

Someone living in Vancouver

Cecile

Cecile

Vancouver

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English

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Khmer

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Cantonese

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French

My favorite topics

Food: I love to eat! Spicy is nice! ️ Fitness: I dance, lift...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who are flexible, patient, honest. They would feel comfortable correcting my accent and grammar, and understand the differences between colloquial and formal speech.

My learning goals

Khmer : Basic, simple words. Be able to show respect, be polite. French and Cantonese : everyday verbal fluency.

Ardy

Ardy

Vancouver

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Persian

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English

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French

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Russian

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Armenian

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Hebrew

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, knowledgeable and open-minde...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate and engage in challenging discussions in another language

My favorite topics

Art, culture, politics

Kei

Kei

Vancouver

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Malay

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Japanese

My learning goals

Absorb vocabulary. Good grammar. Continuous conversation. Logical...

My favorite topics

#Food #Places #Music #J-pop #Bands #Culture #Folktales #Volleyball #Haikyuu!! #LightNovels #Manga #Manhwa #Anime #Pokémon #Naruto #LogHorizon #Jobs #Teaching #Engineering #Chemistry #Teens #Relationships #NatureOrNurture #Writing #Fiction #DifferentWorld

I want a conversation partner who is

#Restless #Noisy #Loud #Hyperactive #Crazy #Chatty #Blabbermouth #Curious #Alien #Weird #Excited #Troublemaker #Weeb #NEET #Riajuu #Smartass #Sarcastic #Uncouth #Straightforward #Busybody #OpenMinded #Aggresive #Natural #Happy #Fun #Kind #Free #CanHangOut

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 718 English speakers in Vancouver 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 Vancouver?

In Vancouver there are 718 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Levis, Trois-Rivieres, and Windsor.

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 718 of them coming from Vancouver.