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Learn English in Chicago

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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.

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Ideal language community partner

People who like to have fun, travelling, sport...

My learning goals

Learn some language, make some friends

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Traveling, sports, technology

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My learning goals

To be with the right channel...

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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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Food, filmmaking, k-dramas, languages, cultures, musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone serious about languages only

My learning goals

Having more courage to just speak/write

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English speakers in Chicago

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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.

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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 :)

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Exploring the World and Learning Languages! ✈️, Political Science...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who loves the world, loves exploring, and someone who is open to all kinds of new people and experiences

My learning goals

Hope to learn more of the other languages I'm learning, and would love to help others with their English and French!

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I'd love to talk to someone who loves to travel, interested in...

My learning goals

Practice different languages and learn about other cultures.

My favorite topics

Languages, travel, photography, technology, green energies, biomaterials, techno. Ig: @fafegu

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My learning goals

Meet some interesting ppl and get to know different culture...

My favorite topics

Dogs and fashion

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and interesting people

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I like talking about food, music, art, biology, sociology, and...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient lol

My learning goals

Natural pronunciation, conversational fluency, vocabulary expansion

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My language exchange partner is

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.

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My learning goals

Learn enough to get by if neede...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing travel.

Ideal language community partner

Patient, open minded, and curious.

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Movies, music , travel ,art...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Can keep up a diverse conversation and not disappear

My learning goals

To be intermediate to fluent

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Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who's humble and open to new experiences....

My learning goals

Basic conversation in French

My favorite topics

movies, music, books, sports, football, travel

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My learning goals

Fluency! Holding a conversation, humor and colloquial language...

My favorite topics

looking for someone to talk with regularly. Above all I like to laugh. I like travel, rock climbing, camping and music.

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!

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My favorite topics

TV, Relationships, Movies, Photography, Piano, Books, Travel,...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone with a good attitude who can help me practice Spanish or Italian while I help you learn English.

My learning goals

Be able to speak confidently and understand responses.

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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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Ideal language community partner

My perfect Tandem partner will share interest in topics that...

My learning goals

Learn more vocabulary and also learn more about other cultures.

My favorite topics

School, psychology, philosophy, books, music, food, culture, history

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Improve my language skill...

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Swiming, jogging, reading, working out and meeting new people. IG. @gabe.spindler

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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My favorite topics

Storytelling, video games, culture, travelin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about social issues with lots of sass! (Well maybe... up to you.)

My learning goals

I really just want to learn about people's experiences in or outside their culture. Language is a good bonus, though!

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Understanding, I will make alot of mistakes so bear with me...

My learning goals

I wish to be fluent in both. My partner is mexican and they soeak spanish so I wish to be able to converse with them. They soeak english as well but more comfortably speak spanish. Also I'm travelling to italy next year and want to be abl to navigate.

My favorite topics

Sports, movies, music, anything really I jusy t need practice.

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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.

My language exchange partner is

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

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Ideal language community partner

My perfect tandem partner has time to video chat at least once a week!

My learning goals

To become fluent in a year

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, open to talk about anything, patient with my Japanese...

My learning goals

I want to pass the N1 test and can have meaningful conversation in Japanese. ペラペラになりたい!

My favorite topics

Anything related to Japan excites me! I am trying to expand my knowledge on Japan :) 日本大好き

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My learning goals

Improve my language skills and meet some amazing peopl...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, bicycling, piano.... INSTAGRAM: Verabriseis ❣️

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, patient, and friendly

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Psychology,social justice, writing, reading, working with kids,...

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Open minded insightful and funny people ☺️IG:ioanafantaa

My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible

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My language exchange partner is

Replies regularly, similar interests, helpful. We can share our...

My learning goals

Build strong relationships and practice languages. I'm looking forward to your messages. よろしくお願いします!(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)

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

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Meet new people and lear...

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Travel, books, science fiction, art, fashion

Ideal language community partner

Interesting, quick witted, sincere

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My favorite topics

Science, engineering, medicine, technology, politics, ethics,...

Ideal conversation 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.

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Perfect language exchange partner

Motivated to learn, strives to improv...

My learning goals

Speak with natives with ease

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Politics, travel, music, culture

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Videogames, politics, economics, music, film, technology

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Sense of humor, likes learning

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Chicago, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 English speakers in Chicago 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 Chicago?

In Chicago there are 735 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Chicago where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/cincinnati />Cincinnati, <a href=/learn/english/fullerton />Fullerton, and <a href=/learn/english/allentown />Allentown.

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 735 of them coming from Chicago.