Language exchange in Chicago
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A.
Chicago
Fluent
French
English
Haitian Creole
LEARNS
Korean
Japanese
German
My favorite topics
Les sujets dont j’aime beaucoup parler sont l’art, la danse classique...
My language exchange partner is
Je ne sais pas vraiment car je suis vraiment ouverte à tous.
My learning goals
C’est juste une passion que j’ai maintenant et qui me pousse à apprendre les mots et phrases dans une autre langue que la mienne à laquelle j’ai un fort intérêt.
L.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Finnish
Luxembourgish
LEARNS
French
Korean
Norwegian
My learning goals
To be with the right channel...
My favorite topics
Like talking about adventure and movies and vacation conversation how it was interesting
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Hummmmm I believe such is life and life is very short., as long as he got good heart and caring God fearing person
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735
Tandem partners in Chicago
M.
Chicago
Fluent
Spanish
Emoji
English
LEARNS
French
German
Polish
I want a conversation partner who is
Passionate people who'd love to have a stimulating chat. Especially...
My learning goals
Improve my language skills, while helping others.
My favorite topics
I enjoy writing poems and short stories. Other hobbies: music, science, learning other cultures, politics.
A.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Tagalog, Filipino
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
Italian
Japanese
My learning goals
I would like to learn a new language and make a frien...
My favorite topics
I enjoy talking about architecture, video games, travel/cultures, anime, and honestly anything!
My language exchange partner is
My perfect tandem buddy would be someone I'd learn alot from to the point that we can talk and discuss in the language we are learning and make a personal connection with through that :)
Z.
Chicago
NEWFluent
Chinese (Simplified)
Emoji
Chinese (Traditional)
LEARNS
English
Russian
Japanese
My favorite topics
Student,major in law.Just a big boy.Talk to me casually ~ Basketball,big...
Ideal language community partner
Someone lives in Chicago. Because I may go to chicago for master of law this year.
My learning goals
Meet some people who can have voice call with me in chinese or English.
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B.
Chicago
Fluent
English
French
German
LEARNS
Afrikaans
Arabic
Hindi
My learning goals
Hope to learn more of the other languages I'm learning, and would...
My favorite topics
Exploring the World and Learning Languages! ✈️, Political Science and International Relations , Neuroscience, Psychology, & Medicine ⚕️, Writing Letters & Sending Postcards ✒️✉️
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who loves the world, loves exploring, and someone who is open to all kinds of new people and experiences
F.
Chicago
Fluent
Spanish
English
Emoji
LEARNS
German
Dutch
Finnish
My favorite topics
Languages, travel, photography, technology, green energies, biomaterials,...
I want a conversation partner who is
I'd love to talk to someone who loves to travel, interested in learning not only about a language but culture and other topics. (To everyone basically) Feel free to talk!
My learning goals
Practice different languages and learn about other cultures.
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
S.
Chicago
Fluent
Mongolian
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Japanese
French
My favorite topics
Art, philosophy, movies,chess, video games, music, anime, tourism...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
someone who has good ethics regardless their religion.
My learning goals
Every country has their cultural tradion in their language.So! I might be able to discover new nations without traveling.God is dead but I’m young enough to experience new things
Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.
“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”
B.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
My learning goals
Build strong relationships and practice languages. I'm looking...
My favorite topics
Film 映画, animationアニメーション, drawingドローイング, photography撮影, music音楽, video gamesビディオゲーム
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Replies regularly, similar interests, helpful. We can share our favorite things, our daily life, our troubles, and talk about meaningful things.
J.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Italian
Portuguese
Arabic
My favorite topics
Science, engineering, medicine, technology, politics, ethics,...
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who is patient and understands that it takes time and continuous feedback to learn a language. Someone who is energetic, optimistic, and interesting. Overall, I hope we both share excitement for learning languages together!
My learning goals
I want to improve my grasp on fluency in foreign languages, specifically with using nuanced, regular language as well as a formal understanding of grammar and vocabulary. I want to speak as people do on a daily basis, as well as understand.
E.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
Spanish
German
My favorite topics
School, psychology, philosophy, books, music, food, culture,...
Ideal language community partner
My perfect Tandem partner will share interest in topics that I am interested in.
My learning goals
Learn more vocabulary and also learn more about other cultures.
A.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Portuguese
Hebrew
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone from a different country who wants to make friends...
My learning goals
I want to be able to speak Spanish with native speakers just as smoothly as I speak English. And I want to become more comfortable with my French.
My favorite topics
Biking, Music, urban gardening, The Sims, Sim City, movies, Netflix, and culture.
K.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Portuguese
Spanish
My learning goals
I want to be more comfortable with speaking with someone and...
My favorite topics
I love discussion about music, food, and travel.
Perfect language exchange partner
The perfect tandem buddy would be willing to converse with me about anything and help me learn not only the language but introduce me to the culture as well
J.
Chicago
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
French
Spanish
American Sign Language
My favorite topics
looking for someone to talk with regularly. Above all I like...
I want a conversation partner who is
Im looking for someone to do audio messages regularly! Je suis à la recherche de quelqu’un avec qui je peux parler régulièrement ! ¡Quiero compartir algunos mensajes de audio con frecuencia!
My learning goals
Fluency! Holding a conversation, humor and colloquial language
D.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
French
German
My learning goals
I really just want to learn about people's experiences in or...
My favorite topics
Storytelling, video games, culture, traveling
Ideal language community partner
Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about social issues with lots of sass! (Well maybe... up to you.)
G.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
German
Italian
French
Perfect language exchange partner
I am mostly self taught therefore I would love to meet natives...
My learning goals
I’m considering learning 6 languages or more.
My favorite topics
I am passionate about languages and language learning. I also love traveling and making new friends along the way.
G.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
German
Italian
My learning goals
Improve my language skill...
My favorite topics
Swiming, jogging, reading, working out and meeting new people. IG. @gabe.spindler
I want a conversation partner who is
People interested in improving their English and Spanish skills, I really wanna know more about their cultures and life stories, open minded, fun and kind people
Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Chicago?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 speakers in Chicago 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 Chicago?
There are 735 members in Chicago on Tandem.
Which other locations in United States other than Chicago are available for language exchange on Tandem?
Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bellevue />Bellevue, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/baton-rouge />Baton Rouge, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/reston />Reston.
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 735 do it in Chicago.