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Learn French in Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Travelling , cooking, camping , life experience hiking,volunteering...

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to teach and learn who would participate in record exchange.

My learning goals

Acquire more languages , learn from others life experience , having a friend all over the world

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Funny,clever,friendl...

My learning goals

I wanna speak them like these are my natives

My favorite topics

Pets,Art,Books,Films,Sports,Documentaries,earth,politics,food

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My learning goals

To communicate in turkish with ease for business purpose...

My favorite topics

Life in general, business in particular

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is fluent in Turkish

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Topic is not important we can talk about everything you want..)...

Perfect language exchange partner

A person who know English and some more languages will be perfect for me

My learning goals

To have friends from different-countries-cultures-and if it’s possible make them guest in my country )))

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Someone who like to share about everythin...

My learning goals

I want to speak english as a native

My favorite topics

Everything

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My learning goals

Master the languages I'm learning and start other languages after...

My favorite topics

Animals, technology, psychology, history, swimming, cycling... Actually I'm open to talk about any subject that pops up

My language exchange partner is

Someone with an urge to learn not only new languages but also new things

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My favorite topics

Любая тема мне интересно...

Ideal language community partner

Хочу что б он(она) был(а) добрым и веселым.!.

My learning goals

Я просто хочу изучать язык.

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I think if my partner is kind it is enoug...

My learning goals

For frequent communication

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All of topiscs

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My learning goals

Understand and speak turkis...

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Music , art , gym , fashion

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful,comprehensive, patient people

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Medicine, football, basketball, chess, films, tv series, car...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, open to learn, eager

My learning goals

I want to improve my English skill and myself. I want to improve English fluently

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I want to talk with someone who is funny and respectfull...

My learning goals

I love the way people communicate with different languages It really fascinates me.

My favorite topics

I like talking about Marvel, Movies, K-pop Astrology and Tech. I also like foreign cultures.

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My learning goals

Learn basics of turkish in order to be able to speak. Understand...

My favorite topics

I like to speak about a lot of topics. I like traveling, reading, being in nature, sports, literature, cinema, self improvment...

Ideal language community partner

Someone gentle and natural :)

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I enjoy discussion about sociocultural and linguistics. I love...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A friendly, outgoing and understanding and respect to believes and values. A person who loves food and books.

My learning goals

I will apply language which will I learn to my academic goals. I would like to go for My PhD to Europe and travel and explore European countries.

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Talking, curious about the smile and the fun-loving difference...

My learning goals

Advenced level

My favorite topics

Music, Chanel, Book

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Educatio...

My favorite topics

Digital game, literature, movies, life, different countries and tradinational

I want a conversation partner who is

Be free

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My favorite topics

History love sports culture movie...

My language exchange partner is

Simple

My learning goals

Travel work

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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!"

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Ideal language community partner

Funny,intelligent,open minded...

My learning goals

Practice my english and other languages , meeting with native people

My favorite topics

Culture,animals,shopping,universe,

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I would like to explore new cultures and meet up with new friend...

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I enjoy travelling, sports and learning new languages

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I like a person who is talkative, funny and smart

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My favorite topics

Expériences, aventures, loisir...

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Everyone

My learning goals

Meet new people and have more friends

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Friendly Funny Curiou...

My learning goals

Communicate with other people. Instagram : wadiesalah

My favorite topics

Football Sport Music

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My learning goals

Faire des connaissances des rencontres et apprendre la culture...

My favorite topics

Sport et série

My language exchange partner is

Quelqu'un qui est à l'écoute est qui me donne des astuces pour que je puisse metrisé le turc

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any topics. Movies, series, memes, foods, cultures, different...

Ideal language community partner

talkative & kind

My learning goals

become fluent

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Fun, intelligent, talkative and interestin...

My learning goals

Improve speaking level

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Cars, chess, fitness, movies, books,parrots,science, software, self improvement

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I love learning languages...

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Music, holiday, funny videos

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Friendly, smart, open minded

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Thoughtful, patient, good listener, chill.

My learning goals

Fluency

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Friendly, polite, smart, interesting, versatile...

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Свободно говорить и понимать речь на уровне носителя. I can help with learning Russian language

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Travel, music, history, photography, art, friends, good vibes. I like to meet new people from different countries. I'm from Kazakhstan Türkçe konuşuyorum

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Improving my speaking skills Making new friend...

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Basketball, books, theatre, discovering Culture, activities, travel, history, politics etc.

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A person who is friendly and fluent in English

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Experiences, adventures.....

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Je suis ouvert avec tous le Monde

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Perfectionner ma compétence en langue

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I don’t know, she/he should be kind, cute, actively responding...

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I learn German and Italian. I just wanna do practice and also make new friends

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I like Civil Aviation, Geography , Culture, Traveling, Languages, Cooking, Photography and Technology

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Viva la vid...

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travel,music, movie and sports. Learn about other cultures

I want a conversation partner who is

outgoing , kind, intellectual

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Istanbul, Turkey?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 8,882 French speakers in Istanbul looking to learn French 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 French language exchange in Istanbul?

In Istanbul there are 8,882 members ready to have a French language exchange.

Are there other locations in Turkey other than Istanbul where I can find a French language exchange partner?

You can also find a French Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/french/mersin />Mersin, <a href=/learn/french/yalova />Yalova, and <a href=/learn/french/antalya />Antalya.

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 8,882 of them coming from Istanbul.