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Language exchange in Raleigh

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Raleigh

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Fluent

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English

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Hindi

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Odia

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Spanish

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Italian

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I love talking about / discussing food, anime, movies, and music....

My language exchange partner is

I'd like to talk to YOU. Your life, your country. Your language and culture. What excites you, and why. Your dreams, small and big. Tell me. Tell me everything.

My learning goals

I'd like to learn conversational Japanese. I'm planning a trip to Japan in May 2021 and would like to be able to navigate to the best ramen store :) Also want to visit Colombia, so Spanish conversational help! :)

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Raleigh

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English

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Arabic

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Turkish

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Hindi

Ideal language community partner

Easy going, dedicated, informed, good sense of humor, knowledge...

My learning goals

Learn about culture and masculinity in culture

My favorite topics

Culture, Food, Film, Books, Traveling, Comedy

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Raleigh

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Spanish

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French

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Korean

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to practice English and French. If you want, I can teach...

My favorite topics

Soy profesor de Español y de inglés Spanish teacher).I like crossfit , funcional training ,Culture, sports , cities, languages, Netflix ( Lucifer, 100, etc)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would love to talk to people who enjoy languages as much as I do. I would like to share stories and have a good time talking about anything :v.

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B.

Raleigh

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French

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, sports, trips, new...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, nice, friendly

My learning goals

Make friendships with people from abroad and improve my english spanish and portuguese

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Tandem partners in Raleigh

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Raleigh

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English

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Japanese

മലയാളം Flag

Malayalam

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Swedish

I want a conversation partner who is

Cool, funny, down to earth and makes learning fu...

My learning goals

For now, I'd like to be able to watch foreign shows without subtitles

My favorite topics

Movies, tv, video games, politics, jokes

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P.

Raleigh

Fluent

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English

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French

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Spanish

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Greek

My learning goals

I want to learn the basics and hopefully become at least slightly...

My favorite topics

Trending topics, everyday conversation, everything really

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, encouraging, optimistic

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Raleigh

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English

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Anything really, but I love talking about music, FOOD, life in...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is interested in making friends in America and is open minded about cultural differences, as well as someone who would happily talk about their own culture.

My learning goals

For French I really just want to feel more comfortable speaking casually, but with Chinese and Japanese I hope to gain a basic foundation. I’m learning Japanese to communicate with some of my family and Chinese for the heck of it.

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Raleigh

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English

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中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

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French

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice, funny, smart, adventurou...

My learning goals

Language exchange, friendship

My favorite topics

I like Music, travelling, learning different cultures, discussing tv shows.

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Raleigh

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English

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Portuguese

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Italian

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to improve my fluency in all the languages I speak....

My favorite topics

Hey everyone! My name is Emily and I am from the United States. Besides English, I speak Spanish and Portuguese and I’m learning Italian. I’m looking to practice all of these languages but especially Portuguese before I go to Brazil for a couple months

Perfect language exchange partner

They would be understanding regarding the mistakes I make and I would like to speak to someone I can help just as much as they help me.

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R.

Raleigh

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about travel, art, music and outdoor activities....

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who loves to have fun and likes going on adventure!

My learning goals

I'd like to learn to have conversation and speak as fluently as possible.

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E.

Raleigh

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

My language exchange partner is

someone who can teach me about language and culture, but also...

My learning goals

my focus is primarily on chinese and improving my abilities!!

My favorite topics

language, music, travel, tv shows and movies! i can talk about anything!

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K.

Raleigh

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Speak like native speake...

My favorite topics

Food, travel and computer science

Ideal language community partner

Easy-going, love to share

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Raleigh

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Spanish

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Korean

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English

My favorite topics

I like to talk about music, movies, travel, exercise, fitness...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I like someone that is kind, honest and with similar interests than me.

My learning goals

I would like to speak fluently.

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Raleigh

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English

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German

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Russian

Perfect language exchange partner

I'd like to talk to someone who is friendly, able to talk on...

My learning goals

I would like to get to the point where I can have a conversation with someone (both written and oral) about in-depth topics, be able to understand and use humor, and just gain an ability to effortlessly communicate in 99 percent of situations.

My favorite topics

Music, video games, books, horror, science, technology, philosophy

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A.

Raleigh

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To become comfortable being conversational in Spanish and to...

My favorite topics

Music Hobbies Learning about each other Exchanging funny stories

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is eager to learn the English language while helping me learn español!

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K.

Raleigh

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Comida, culturas, música y más. ¿Cual es su historia...

My language exchange partner is

¡Tú! Quiero hacer nuevas amigos :)

My learning goals

Quiero ser fluente en todo de español (Hablando, Escuchando, Escribiendo, y Leyendo)

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Mateo uses Tandem to find travel buddies in Europe.

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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!"

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Raleigh

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Ideal language community partner

Kind, wisdom, know much about Chin...

My learning goals

Listenning and talking using English freely

My favorite topics

Life and culture in America.

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Raleigh

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Get better at reading sentences and writing them quickl...

My favorite topics

Music, food, singing, YouTube, art, learning new things

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Likes music, funny, positive vibe, talkative

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E.

Raleigh

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English

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Spanish

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German

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Italian

My favorite topics

Animals, soccer, culture, family, technolog...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, patient, full of fun facts

My learning goals

Conversational fluency.

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D.

Raleigh

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English

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Spanish

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who wants to practice Russian/English/Spanish. 8 лет работаю...

My learning goals

Хочу говорить как носитель) Люблю иностранную музыку, особенно испанскую. Ненавижу бестактность и разговоры ни о чём.

My favorite topics

Обычный парень и путешественник из США, который по какой-то непонятной причине решил изучать русский. こんにちは!ダンです、どうぞよろしく ^_^ キューバは出身ですでも、アメリカに住んでいます。英語とスペイン語とロシア語が話せます。

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V.

Raleigh

Fluent

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English

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Español Flag

Spanish

Italiano Flag

Italian

My learning goals

Working on developing my colloquial vocabulary of Spanish and...

My favorite topics

Science, Technology, Culture, Social Issues, Economics, etc.

My language exchange partner is

Someone fluent in Spanish that has at least some knowledge of English. I can understand with some competency, but I want to get better at speaking it. I enjoy speaking about most topics.

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A.

Raleigh

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Español Flag

Spanish

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

League of Legends and Overwatch are my life atm....

Ideal language community partner

Funny Nice Relatable

My learning goals

Learn funny phrases and basic conversations.

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T.

Raleigh

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A fun person, happy and above all who likes to talk......

My learning goals

I want to learn more English, I want to improve my listening and my speaking..

My favorite topics

Animals Culture Medicine Travels

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M.

Raleigh

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Voglio parlare l’italiano fluentemente...

My favorite topics

I libri, gli sport, e gli animali!

Perfect language exchange partner

Qualcuno che può aiutarmi a parlare l’italiano fluentemente!

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Raleigh

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

- Food - Traveling - YouTube - Technology - Current Event...

I want a conversation partner who is

- Nice - Open - Patient - Understanding

My learning goals

- Speak Mandarin more fluently - Be able to converse in Mandarin better - Improve my grammar and pronunciation

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M.

Raleigh

Fluent

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English

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Slovak

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Dutch

My language exchange partner is

Patient, female, not borin...

My learning goals

Conversational Slovak and Dutch

My favorite topics

Normal small talk, basic level conversation

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M.

Raleigh

Fluent

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English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to improve my Spanis...

My favorite topics

I’m down to talk about whatever!!!

Ideal language community partner

Someone fun and who is always willing to talk

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V.

Raleigh

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Viajar, hacer nuevos Amigos, correr...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Una persona que tenga mucho que contar, que sea divertida, que tenga disposición de aprender y enseñar

My learning goals

Un nivel conversacional fluido

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Raleigh

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who isn’t a perfectionist and definitely patient. I like...

My learning goals

I want to take my French from conversationally functional to fluent

My favorite topics

I’m an artist so I like talking about art. Filmmaking, Photography, Design. But others things too: Psycology, Books, People. Lots of things!

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L.

Raleigh

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

I’d like to practice basic conversation about life and travel...

My favorite topics

Culture, art, nature, books, politics, social issues, dreams of the wildest sort, hiking, adventure.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone mindful and open.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Raleigh?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 70 speakers in Raleigh 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 Raleigh?

There are 70 members in Raleigh on Tandem.

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

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/waco />Waco, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/racine />Racine, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/chapel-hill />Chapel Hill.

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 70 do it in Raleigh.