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Learn Korean in Chicago

Learn to actually speak Korean by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

Culture, current events, science, travel...

My language exchange partner is

Intellectual, friendly, curious

My learning goals

I’d like to practice my Spanish, French, or Danish. I can help with English or 한국말! I prefer audio or video exchanges to texting as I’d like to practice oral expression/listening comprehension

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Ideal language community partner

Anyone who wants to exchange languag...

My learning goals

Conversations that is even serious thing

My favorite topics

Anything

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My learning goals

Can read, write, and speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Daily life, movies, TV show, and foods

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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My favorite topics

Les sujets dont j’aime beaucoup parler sont l’art, la danse classique...

Perfect language exchange partner

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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I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Learn some language, make some friends

My favorite topics

Traveling, sports, technology

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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

My language exchange partner is

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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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Someone serious about languages only

My learning goals

Having more courage to just speak/write

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect tandem buddy would be someone I'd learn alot from...

My learning goals

I would like to learn a new language and make a friend

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about architecture, video games, travel/cultures, anime, and honestly anything!

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Meet some people who can have voice call with me in chinese or...

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Student,major in law.Just a big boy.Talk to me casually ~ Basketball,big fan to nba,sports,movie and music!A crazy man about shoes...I got more than 30 basketball shoes in my room...lately I am watching tgt,I like cars,too. I'm in Chongqing.你好nihao!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone lives in Chicago. Because I may go to chicago for master of law this year.

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I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, good looking, down to earth and adventurous.

My learning goals

To be able to communicate and understand with others

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My language exchange partner is

Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Storytelling, video games, culture, traveling

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My learning goals

To upgrade my english skills and understand the cultural difference....

My favorite topics

Everyday life, family, hobby

Ideal language community partner

Who speak English well, open-minded, positive and happy person.

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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

Can keep up a diverse conversation and not disappea...

My learning goals

To be intermediate to fluent

My favorite topics

Movies, music , travel ,arts

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My learning goals

Idk...

My favorite topics

#travel #language #art #design #history #culture #architecture

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly I guess? Lol

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My favorite topics

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My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

To become fluent in a year

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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Ideal language community partner

Fun interactive respectabl...

My learning goals

Learn languages and meet people

My favorite topics

Music, hobbies, life, love :). IG: bsewk

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My learning goals

Listen skills for Japanes...

My favorite topics

Science anime sea animals

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Who are respectful

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My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient lol

My learning goals

Natural pronunciation, conversational fluency, vocabulary expansion

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I want a conversation partner who is

성별 관계 없이 비슷한 나이대로 순수하게 언어 실력을 향상하고 싶은 사...

My learning goals

대화 스킬 향상

My favorite topics

자연스러운 일상 대화 및 직업에 대한 건전하면서 회화 실력을 향상 시킬수 있는 대화

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My learning goals

Be able to communicate well with native speaker...

My favorite topics

Languages, Video Games, Star Wars, Music, Books

My language exchange partner is

I'm open so I don't care

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My favorite topics

Everything! I love running and basketball. Can talk about traveling,...

Ideal language community partner

Energetic, working, knowledgeable, patient

My learning goals

Being able to speak spanish at a conversational level

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Consistence, respective for different sexual orientations, some...

My learning goals

Be able to speak some everyday Korean language

My favorite topics

Literature, Art and culture, movies, relationship, gender study, plants, cats, anything interesting!

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Improving my English skil...

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Movie or culture

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My favorite topics

Swiming, jogging, reading, working out and meeting new people....

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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

My learning goals

Improve my language skills

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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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To learn Tagalog and communicate with my relatives Improve my...

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Self development, culture, art, music and rockclimbing

Ideal language community partner

Patient, kind, humorous, intelligent, and bubbly

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My favorite topics

Chicago, music, kpop, drama, redvelvet...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Live in Chicago, Female friend, friendly and kind

My learning goals

I want to make a friend who lives in Chicago. I want to meet and talk interesting and be a real friend. I was a teacher in Korea. It can help anyone who wants to learn Korean. And I want to talk a lot in English.

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I want to feel comfortable with my tandem partner, I want them...

My learning goals

to learn the language well and speak and write properly in those languages

My favorite topics

I like to play video games and I like to edit ☺️

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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.

I want a conversation partner who 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

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 Korean speakers in Chicago looking to learn Korean 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 Korean language exchange in Chicago?

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

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

You can also find a Korean Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/korean/gainesville />Gainesville, <a href=/learn/korean/silver-spring />Silver Spring, and <a href=/learn/korean/racine />Racine.

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.