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Allen

Allen

Ann Arbor

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Technology, music, art, culture, travel, games, pop culture,...

My language exchange partner is

Patient, kind, artistic, open-minded, understanding, gracious

My learning goals

Improve my Chinese level, increase my knowledge of idioms and slang, talk more authentically, like the locals 说一口流利的中文

Noah

Noah

Ann Arbor

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Slovak

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

Solo quiero hablar contigo :...

My learning goals

Yo no recuerdo español.. yo aprendí español en la escuela secundaría pero ha sido un largo tiempo desde practique

My favorite topics

Me encanta hablar de tu vida :D Qué haces en tu tiempo libre? Qué haces por el trabajo? Estás un estudiante?

Linda

Linda

Ann Arbor

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn about cultures around the world and improve my language...

My favorite topics

Volleyball, piano, guitar, drawing, cooking, traveling

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who's fun and helpful :)

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English speakers in Ann Arbor

Parth

Parth

Ann Arbor

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Punjabi

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Hindi

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Science, music, politics, religion, travel, sports. I'm a robotics...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone interested in language exchange!

My learning goals

I want to be conversationally fluent in Russian and French.

Sydney

Sydney

Ann Arbor

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Czech

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Irish

I want a conversation partner who is

No because I’m not sure how Tandem works...

My learning goals

I long to be fluent in many languages because it will help me in the future for my career.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music and history. I also love talking about family and everyday conversation.

Ana

Ana

Ann Arbor

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

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Korean

My learning goals

To learn languages before I travel to those countrie...

My favorite topics

Travel, family, robotics, photography, art, and cooking

My language exchange partner is

Talkative, outgoing, and shared the same experiences

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Kwesi

Kwesi

Ann Arbor

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Akan

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Arabic

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Danish

My favorite topics

Anything ( I know that's generic ), but really. Music though...

Ideal language community partner

Comfortable with calls and just chilling taking so we can get comfortable with speaking and make a friend

My learning goals

Become fluent and able to understand spoken language very well

Aiden

Aiden

Ann Arbor

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Vietnamese

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English

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French

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Japanese

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who is open minded and answer objectivel...

My learning goals

Learn a new language and meet new friends

My favorite topics

Life and how it is to truly live.

Elsa

Elsa

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I'm a beginner of learning Japanese. I wish I can do some basic...

My favorite topics

photography, travel, music, Japanese culture, play guitar and piano, anime, movie

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, easygoing, funny and like to share things (*'▽'*)

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Tony

Tony

Ann Arbor

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Art, Books, Philosophy, Music, Video Games, Travel, Psycholog...

I want a conversation partner who is

Any guy or gal who is open minded, enjoys life, and has a sense of humor

My learning goals

For Japanese, I want to work on speaking smoothly without pauses. For Mandarin, I would like to be able to recognize and produce the 4 tones consistently.

Corey

Corey

Ann Arbor

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone that helps to drive the conversation and is helpful in...

My learning goals

I would love to one day be fluent.

My favorite topics

My skill is pretty basic, but I enjoy sports, food, comics and Pokémon.

Al

Al

Ann Arbor

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My learning goals

I want to participante in a langauge exchange where each person...

My favorite topics

A cultura, a música, a comida, o violão, MPB

Ideal language community partner

Alguém que quer compartir os idiomas e praticar três ou quatro dias por semana

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."

Katie

Katie

Ann Arbor

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I like lacrosse and science!...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish!

Rosario

Rosario

Ann Arbor

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English

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Spanish

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone kind, patient, and fun....

My learning goals

I want to further my Korean knowledge for when I travel!

My favorite topics

Let’s talk about anything and have a fun time. Hablemos de lo que quieras y hay que divertirnos. 저는 한국어 배웁니서 한국어로 말해 싶어요.

Hannah

Hannah

Ann Arbor

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German

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Swahili

My learning goals

Quiero hablar en otras idioma...

My favorite topics

Quiero hablar con otros hispanohablantes y personas de Alemania!

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien quien quiere aprender nuevas idiomas

Mikala

Mikala

Ann Arbor

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English

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Spanish

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Korean

My favorite topics

Books (especially picture books and graphic novels!), movies,...

My language exchange partner is

Nice! Helpful! Easy to chat with!

My learning goals

Conversational efficiency in Korean (and practice in Spanish!)

Dhruv

Dhruv

Ann Arbor

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English

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Hindi

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French

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German

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Russian

Ideal language community partner

Patient, funn...

My learning goals

Learn basic phrases

My favorite topics

Travel

Brendan

Brendan

Ann Arbor

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Arabic

My learning goals

Become fluent or conversational in a language as well as learn...

My favorite topics

I’m an actor, violinist, singer and writer. I love learning and experiencing new things, as well as meeting new people!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Russian and Arabic speakers as well as anyone interested in a chat

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Vincent

Vincent

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Cars, enviornment, food, politics, technology, travelling, animals,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has similar interests, someone who loves a good conversation and is patient.

My learning goals

Become more proficient in day to day conversations

Que

Que

Ann Arbor

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Cantonese

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative and responsiv...

My learning goals

Learn other language

My favorite topics

Personal experience, travel, actually any topics

Ben

Ben

Ann Arbor

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Swedish

My learning goals

I would like to improve my ability to speak Swedish...

My favorite topics

I like talking about anything from sports, to photography, to home improvement, to traveling. I sincerely enjoy speaking with people. I enjoy the sport of rowing. I enjoy nature and often camp.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is easy-going and fun to talk to.

Claire

Claire

Ann Arbor

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French

My favorite topics

I’m definitely a nerd so if you are too you’re welcome here(Harry...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient with very bad pronunciation, and an overall nice and adventurous person who can tell me all about their home country! Also I’m very open to talking to anyone who would like to practice their English, I’m very patient:)

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak functional French before I embark on a trip this summer so I’m not a total annoyance to the locals:)

Tyler

Tyler

Ann Arbor

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English

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Motivated, flexible, funn...

My learning goals

To improve my Japanese speaking and listening ability and hopefully make some friends along the way. 話しましょうか?

My favorite topics

Science and technology, photography, movies, running, rock climbing, politics/current events, video games

Александр

Александр

Ann Arbor

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

Learn to speak and read Russia...

My favorite topics

Video games, books, history, tv, politics, philisophical questions, etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

Intelligent, funny, creative, interesting, similar interests with me, serious about language learning

Kerry

Kerry

Ann Arbor

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Animals, nature, survivors...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who’d like to get to know me and my culture. Anyone who enjoys someone who they can discuss anything with! Cancer survivors

My learning goals

I’d like to make new friends and learn new things about other cultures and learn another language as well!

Nick

Nick

Ann Arbor

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone that knows street conv...

My learning goals

Speak spanish

My favorite topics

Music, food, work, and fun

Kimberly

Kimberly

Ann Arbor

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Me gustaría a tener conversaciones más significativas sobre temas...

My favorite topics

Music, art, politics, society, critical theory, health, philosophy, science, just life...the human experience.

Ideal language community partner

Amable :)

pluto

pluto

Ann Arbor

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

philosophy, everyday life, memes, pretty much anything...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who thinks deeply and is open to constructive criticism! someone who’s easy to talk to and understands mistakes

My learning goals

work on my conversation skills in japanese

Jessica

Jessica

Ann Arbor

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone I can practice my Spanish with...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with patients in Spanish

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about traveling, languages, medicine, linguistics, food, and culture

Albert

Albert

Ann Arbor

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English

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Russian

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Uzbek

My learning goals

I want to improve my Uzbek...

My favorite topics

Music , art, books, history , russian movies. Мне нравятся ДДТ и вечерний Ургант и новости дня и русские фильмы и книги

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that speaks fluent Uzbek and would want to help me with mine

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 87 English speakers in Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor?

In Ann Arbor there are 87 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Fort Worth, Plano, and Hartford.

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 87 of them coming from Ann Arbor.