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Tracy

Tracy

Austin

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Urdu

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Life, philosophy, movies, TV shows, books, video games, news,...

My language exchange partner is

Really nice and patient, aware of specific grammar rules and can explain why, knows native idioms and can explain them, uses a lot of analogies and can explain figurative language

My learning goals

I want to be conversational and be able to talk about everyday things more comfortably. I want to be able to talk about myself and ask about other people. I want to learn figurative language and be able to use idioms like a native.

Sascha

Sascha

Austin

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English

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German

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Akan

Ideal language community partner

People around my age who want to practice different language...

My learning goals

More conversational and fluid speech

My favorite topics

Music, culture, fashion

Harrison

Harrison

Austin

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English

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Spanish

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Danish

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Dutch

My learning goals

I want to learn too many languages to coun...

My favorite topics

Where to begin... culture, sport, business, food - as long as it’s interesting haha

Ideal conversation exchange partner

An independent thinker

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Jose

Jose

Austin

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Technology, adventures and sport....

Perfect language exchange partner

Ceux qui profitent de chaque moment de leurs vies

My learning goals

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Austin

Austin

Austin

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Arabic

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can teach me and have fun doing so. Someone who wants...

My learning goals

To be fluent in multiple languages.

My favorite topics

Sports, culture, music, world news and pretty much anything.

Nate

Nate

Austin

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English

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Spanish

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German

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Russian

My learning goals

Would like to help people learn English and learn some languages...

My favorite topics

Follow my music Instagram at nate_r_music! I like swimming, music, movies, travel, and hanging out with friends. I want you to know that God loves you and you are a valuable part of this world

My language exchange partner is

Someone who isn’t too busy and can talk often and is easy to talk to, funny, and kind.

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Aa

Aa

Austin

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English

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American Sign Language

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Spanish

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French

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, music, dance, Creative Writing, Ar...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who likes humor, marvel, cartoons, tv shows and movies, and creative hobbies would be preferred, but I’ll talk to anybody

My learning goals

I would like to learn better vocabulary and better communication skills in my target languages.

Kasra

Kasra

Austin

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English

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French

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German

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Italian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Passionate about somethin...

My learning goals

Practice Farsi. Learn more French. Learn other languages.

My favorite topics

Math, Computers, Music, Food, Games, Traveling

Troy

Troy

Austin

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English

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Japanese

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Arabic

My learning goals

Learn Japanese and Spanis...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about different books, movies, different ideas, cultures and history.

Perfect language exchange partner

Any type really, I just like to talk to new people and make lasting friendship.

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Chris

Chris

Austin

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English

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Spanish

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Vietnamese

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Sports, food, technology, music, cinema. All the good stuff...

I want a conversation partner who is

People with similar interests and want to learn English.

My learning goals

Understand native speakers when speaking.

Roxolana

Roxolana

Austin

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English

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Spanish

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Russian

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Ukrainian

My language exchange partner is

Someone who encourages me to speak the language as much as possible,...

My learning goals

Greater fluency in any language i can get my hands on, greater cultural understanding and international friends

My favorite topics

Cultural differences, general conversation, where things come from and how they originated, things like that

Steven

Steven

Austin

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German

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Korean

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English

My learning goals

Perfect in English , learning Korean ,France , German...

My favorite topics

Exercise ,read ,watch movies, make friends!!!!!!

Ideal language community partner

Just someone who want to enjoy chatting together!

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

Bela

Bela

Austin

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English

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American Sign Language

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French

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Spanish

My favorite topics

my passions include playing video games and ar...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone funny and outgoing

My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible

Sophia

Sophia

Austin

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English

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Spanish

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American Sign Language

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Dutch

Perfect language exchange partner

Personas que son pacientes y quieren ayudar y/o aprender // People...

My learning goals

Quiero poder hablar español fluidamente // I want to be able to speak Spanish fluently

My favorite topics

Dibujar, los musicales, la comunidad LGBTQ+, patinar, star trek, y animales // Drawing, musicals, the LGBTQ+ community, rollerskating, Star Trek, and animals

Jennifer

Jennifer

Austin

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English

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Hungarian

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Spanish

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French

My learning goals

Being able to say common phrases like hello how are you , ask...

My favorite topics

Movies,food,travel,sports,learning about different cultures

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that will be able to teach me the basics

Blake

Blake

Austin

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English

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Portuguese

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German

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American Sign Language

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Fitness, music, art, travel, language, movies, tennis, surf,...

My language exchange partner is

My ideal Tamdem partner would be someone who is helpful and interesting to talk to, as well as someone willing to practice via skype or FaceTime, in addition to messaging.

My learning goals

I just started taking Czech in my Uni; looking for a partner! I speak Spanish(intermediate) and Portuguese(I lived in Bahia, Brazil for a year). I would love to practice Spanish and German too! Primarily Czech! I can help you with English! From Texas.

Lucy

Lucy

Austin

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Korean

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English

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Easy going and like to share but also a good listener...

My learning goals

To be more fluent in English and keep up with my Korean as well.

My favorite topics

Languages, culture, baking, traveling, jobs, family, friends, hobbies

Estefania

Estefania

Austin

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Spanish

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English

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French

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Valyrian

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Italian

My learning goals

Learn new languages and know more about the culture of those...

My favorite topics

Sports, makeup, music, food, traveling.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open minded and cool people! Trying to make some friends to practice French and Italian regularly. Im also bilingual, so I can help you with Spanish and English

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Matthew J

Matthew J

Austin

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

Literature, Philosophy, Movies, Music, Dogs, History, Travel,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient and willing to wait a little bit for replies.

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent. Specifically I would like to at least read in other languages.

Kayce

Kayce

Austin

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

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American Sign Language

I want a conversation partner who is

I would love to speak with someone that is on the nerdy/geeky...

My learning goals

I want to be comfortable speaking and understanding spoken, conversational Japanese. I would also like to improve my grammar, and focus on N5-N4 JLPT material at first.

My favorite topics

Film, games, professional wrestling, music, coding, etc.

Erin

Erin

Austin

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English

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Russian

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Spanish

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

I would like fluency in the three languages I am learning, I...

My favorite topics

I love movies and go to the cinema several times a month so I’m always happy to discuss that! I work in medicine, which I love to talk about. As a hobby, I am always happy to talk about languages, world history, social justice/feminism etc.

My language exchange partner is

Someone with similar interests to me, who is looking to talk from time to time.

Sarah

Sarah

Austin

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Arabic

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Dutch

My favorite topics

I love travel, food, teaching and learning languages, studying...

Ideal language community partner

I'm happy to talk about almost anything! If you like to laugh, we'll probably get along well! I can help you with American English, Mexican Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese.

My learning goals

I want to get better at speaking and understanding Levantine Arabic, especially the Syrian dialect. I also want to improve my Dutch language skills!

Diana

Diana

Austin

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Spanish

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English

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French

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Italian

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who thinks that every culture with its traditions it's...

My learning goals

Improve my Italian and German, but also keep practicing my French.

My favorite topics

Traditions from differents cultures. *Food, *Movies, *Travel experiences *Languages, *Life experiences

Fred

Fred

Austin

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

Aprendiendo a hablar español. Me encantaría tener tu ayuda! Cuéntame...

My favorite topics

Hablemos de cualquier tema!

Perfect language exchange partner

Who is opened up to make new friendships

Jaime

Jaime

Austin

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Like cooking, reading, traveling, learning about cultures, places...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to practice on a semi regular basis. I'd like to practice Speaking and Listening. Also can message me on Ig: jaimechavesm

My learning goals

I wanna speak as fluently as possible in different languages.

Christian Fiallos

Christian Fiallos

Austin

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish Sign Language

My language exchange partner is

Friendly vibes only pleas...

My learning goals

Being able to carry a conversation

My favorite topics

Working out, learning instruments, exploring music, swimming, mountain bike riding, running, etc

Eric

Eric

Austin

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English

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French

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Thai

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve my fluency in Spanish. พูดและเขียนภาษาไทยได้ดีขึ้น...

My favorite topics

Anything! Life, philosophy, travel, music, sports, nature, literature, movies, food, or whatever random thing your mind thinks about!

Ideal language community partner

Friendly people who want to improve language skills while contemplating life

Nate

Nate

Austin

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French

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German

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Coffee ☕, Photography , History , Science and Rock Climbin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone open to talk about everything and more. Friendly and funny. I’m looking for friendships and learning languages

My learning goals

I'd love to show you everything I know in your language. It's not a lot but practice and babysteps make a master

Abie

Abie

Austin

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Hebrew

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is willing to learn and is patien...

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish personally and professionally

My favorite topics

Social justice, politics, humanitarian work

Justin

Justin

Austin

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English

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French

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Arabic

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Italian

My learning goals

To learn the language and maybe some cultur...

My favorite topics

Life, Theatre, Law, Mental Health, Mindfulness, etc

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone nice who can work with me to learn the language

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Austin?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 343 speakers in Austin 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 Austin?

There are 343 members in Austin on Tandem.

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

Tandem is also available in locations such as Fort Lauderdale, Clermont, and Las Vegas.

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 343 do it in Austin.