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Language exchange in Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

I like talking about life, culture, motivation,and a lot of other...

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk to someone who can help me improve my English and has good conversations.

My learning goals

Have a practice ENGLISH, make a friends from all over the world.

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Philadelphia

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Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Become fluent in Japanese colloquially

My favorite topics

Feminism, intercultural topics, yoga, gardening, environmental sustainability, contemporary history, art, globalisation, architecture, urbanism, fashion. If you a wine lover, we’d have lots of fun.

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Philadelphia

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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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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

LGBT rights, language learning (duh!), literature, film, Latin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone open minded, out going, friendly, adventurous

My learning goals

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

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Philadelphia

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who wants to talk to me...

My learning goals

Have fun.

My favorite topics

I love movies and TV shows.

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

I would like to work on listening comprehension and speaking...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about culture, language, and travel

My language exchange partner is

Friendly person who likes to laugh

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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

I like soccer (arsenal), starcraft, civilization, kendrick Lamar,...

Ideal language community partner

I would like to learn Spanish and some other foreign languages

My learning goals

I would like to socialize and learn foreign languages

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Philadelphia

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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Philadelphia

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Portuguese

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My learning goals

Become a more confident and comfortable speake...

My favorite topics

Languages, sports, travel, music, history, books, food

Perfect language exchange partner

Eager to learn, friendly, not afraid to make mistakes

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Philadelphia

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Bosnian

My favorite topics

Movies, politics, culture, fitnes...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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Philadelphia

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Anyone! I'm almost always online and here to talk whenever you...

My learning goals

Learn Korean Make friends

My favorite topics

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

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Philadelphia

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English

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Finnish

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Latin

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Russian

My learning goals

I want to improve my reading abilities...

My favorite topics

Music, folk lore, fairy tales, nature, literature

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who can help me find texts to translate, especially ones involving fairytales, folklore, or mythology. Also similar music interests would be awesome (I regularly translate lyrics by Gogol Bordello and Russkaya, but love many genres).

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Philadelphia

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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.

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Philadelphia

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Swahili

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is kind and teaches me about their culture...

My learning goals

I would like to get better in Japanese and Hebrew ,as well as help people with English.

My favorite topics

Art, animals, culture, travel, life.

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Philadelphia

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Cantonese

My learning goals

流利沟通表达 和native speakers交...

My favorite topics

音乐 书籍 电影 艺术 小说 摄影 绘画 建筑 旅行

I want a conversation partner who is

能够照顾彼此的感受 有很多共同话题 热爱并愿意与彼此分享生活

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Philadelphia

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Romanian

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Irish

My favorite topics

Illustration, Videogaming, Zoolog...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

Surpass a secondary proficiency level.

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."

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Philadelphia

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Ideal language community partner

Let's speak english and bahas...

My learning goals

Good in English and Mandarin

My favorite topics

Watch movie ,try new food lol , photography , design graphic , travelling , watch korean drama a lot ha ha

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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 conversation exchange partner

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

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Philadelphia

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Cantonese

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My favorite topics

Love dog, music, northern Chinese skewer. New technology...

Perfect language exchange partner

A person who is humor, easygoing and nice.

My learning goals

Native Chinese mandarin speaker. However, I’ve live in the United States for 10 years. I can speak fluent English. My goals is either improve myself be a pro English speaker, or learn a new language.

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Philadelphia

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I want a conversation partner who is

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

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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.

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Philadelphia

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French

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing movies/TV show...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who I’m able to casually chat with, and who isn’t afraid to correct my mistakes

My learning goals

My ultimate goal is to be able to speak French at a high-intermediate level by next summer, when I study abroad.

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Philadelphia

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Italian

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Paciente, alegre, divertida...

My learning goals

Tener más fluidez en los idiomas

My favorite topics

Cine, deporte, lectura, aventuras

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Philadelphia

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Thai

My learning goals

Greater language fluency, to help others, and to make friend...

My favorite topics

Family, dancing, yoga, culture, love and relationships, food, sports, spirituality, nature, language learning, travel, life

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

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Philadelphia

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My favorite topics

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I want a conversation partner who is

nicefunnyentertaininggood friend

My learning goals

learn more wordsbecome fluentperfect pronunciation

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Philadelphia

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My language exchange partner is

Queer-friendly, willing to talk about our interests, not judgmental...

My learning goals

I want to have fun (which generally for me means getting to a level where I can read pretty well)

My favorite topics

I’m really interested in linguistics and constructed languages. I also love reading and talking about books (I tend to read fantasy and memoirs). Besides that, I’m running a Dungeons and Dragons campaign I’m excited about! :D

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Philadelphia

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My learning goals

To at least be able to learn the basic communication skill...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Don’t really have a “perfect” partner in mind. Maybe someone kind and helpful I guess.

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Philadelphia

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Italian

My favorite topics

Books, music, movies, trivia, pop cultur...

Ideal conversation 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

My learning goals

Understand the meaning/context of Spanish conversation besides typing proper grammar and vocabulary; would also like to learn more about Hispanic culture of person I'm speaking with. German, Italian, and Portuguese speakers can also chat with me.

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Philadelphia

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who likes to text...

My learning goals

Pen pals and friends in Kakaotalk

My favorite topics

Memes, learning languages

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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 a Tandem conversation partner in Philadelphia?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 256 speakers in Philadelphia looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Philadelphia?

There are 256 members in Philadelphia on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than Philadelphia are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/grand-rapids />Grand Rapids, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/omaha />Omaha, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/sidney />Sidney.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 256 do it in Philadelphia.