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Codie

Codie

Knoxville

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English

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German

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Nature, the sky, books, movies, animes, tv, history, learnin...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patience to learn and to teach.

My learning goals

I want to learn a language to overcome the barrier

Elisabeth

Elisabeth

Knoxville

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Someone bubbly and outgoing. I am shy at first so sometimes...

My learning goals

I hope to learn numerous languages such as Italian, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Greek.

My favorite topics

History, travel, food, music, art, books, poetry, writing, romance, movies.

Horacio

Horacio

Knoxville

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My learning goals

To become fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian,...

My favorite topics

I love soccer/futbol, traveling around the world, and meeting new people!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just like me, outgoing and nice!

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Charley

Charley

Knoxville

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Japanese

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Definitely comedy, different languages, and random scientific...

Perfect language exchange partner

Hey, you who’s reading this. You’re fantastic. This question is dumb. Lol

My learning goals

I really love ASL, Spanish, and Japanese.

Ezra

Ezra

Knoxville

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Spanish

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French

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Hungarian

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to learn and is not looking for a partner....

My learning goals

Become fluent in Italian, Hungarian and French

My favorite topics

Spiritual, science, educational, art, sports

Emily

Emily

Knoxville

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English

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American Sign Language

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become more comfortable speaking languages casually...

My favorite topics

I enjoy history, politics, TV shows, books, or science!

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is communicative and nice. :)

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ivy

ivy

Knoxville

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Spanish

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Movies, anime, books, etc...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who's nice and funny

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak many languages

Drake

Drake

Knoxville

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy going and willing to give feedbac...

My learning goals

To become more fluent in the spoken aspect of a few goal languages

My favorite topics

Language, music, movies, and travel

Wil

Wil

Knoxville

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Swedish

My learning goals

I married into a large Vietnamese family and I’d like to speak...

My favorite topics

I like to discuss a wide range of topics such as humor, movies, books.

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be very patient but willing to have fun with this process.

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Dominic

Dominic

Knoxville

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Latin

My favorite topics

making friends, playing sports, language, ESL, et ceter...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who wants to learn English.

My learning goals

i’d like to learn conversational mandarin while also helping someone else learn english

Michaela

Michaela

Knoxville

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My language exchange partner is

I'm kind of shy...so maybe someone who is better at leading a...

My learning goals

I am trying to improve my Spanish and work my way up to feeling confident in conversation. I will be visiting Guadalajara soon, so anyone who knows about the city would be a plus!

My favorite topics

Movies Science Math D&D Art History

Jacob

Jacob

Knoxville

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Norwegian

My learning goals

I want to become close to fluent in another language while making...

My favorite topics

I love playing my instrument, taking photos, and hiking! I’m in my second year at my university (Go Vols!) studying Music Education.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who’s nice and is willing to help me learn a new language!

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."

Rya

Rya

Knoxville

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My favorite topics

Movies, music, games, traveling, and many more...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient with me and understands that I I'm a slow learner when it comes to learning new languages.

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak and understand as much Korean before I go to Korea in two years.

Haleigh

Haleigh

Knoxville

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient, funny, and easygoing...

My learning goals

I want to learn a language as well as I can.

My favorite topics

Books, music, art, and movies. Anything really.

Olivia

Olivia

Knoxville

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My learning goals

Estoy en la mayoría de los casos, sólo por curiosidad. Estoy...

My favorite topics

TV, películas, genealogía, natación, acampar, amo aprender sobre otras culturas y decir a la gente sobre mío (americano, Tennessean del Este). Quiero oír sobre sus intereses también.

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien que es casual y no espera que yo siempre responda. No me gusta estar en mi teléfono todo el tiempo, pero a veces quiero charlar.

Micheal

Micheal

Knoxville

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Japanese

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Korean

My favorite topics

I am into science and logistical conversations...

My language exchange partner is

People come in all types. Why limit the possibilities

My learning goals

Eh it will be for fun or work

Rya

Rya

Knoxville

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is not afraid to be themselves. Someone who loves...

My learning goals

I want to become as fluent as possible in Korean. I want to be able to speak to you in your native language and order food on my own when I visit S. Korea next year.

My favorite topics

I want to talk what you are passionate about. I want to know your dreams, and what makes you happy. I want to get to know you. The real you; not the 'you' other people painted a picture of.

Andrea

Andrea

Knoxville

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My learning goals

To be able to communicate confidently...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing books, movies, travel, fashion, hair, relationships, faith, school, work

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who knows the grammar rules as well as the conversational quirks of the language, doesn't judge me as I practice, is willing to talk about a variety of topics and help me learn new words and phrases

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Ruby

Ruby

Knoxville

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French

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Theatre, Me, Others, Deep conversations, Casual...

Perfect language exchange partner

I’d like to chat with someone funny but can be serious! Someone who will teach me useful things and funny things (jokes)

My learning goals

i want to speak the language of my dreams

Brenna

Brenna

Knoxville

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, patient, kind, understands sarcasm, fangir...

My learning goals

Familiarity with Korean and practice in teaching English

My favorite topics

Christianity, K-Pop, Korean culture, and T.V. Shows

Jessica

Jessica

Knoxville

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My learning goals

I've been studying Spanish for about a year using Rosetta Stone...

My favorite topics

I'm a news junkie so I love talking about current events. I'm also a big reader and a video game geek - I'm open to talking about all sorts of topics!

My language exchange partner is

Someone curious and passionate about learning more about the world!

Kalissa

Kalissa

Knoxville

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English

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Korean

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Spanish

My favorite topics

South Korea life lol, I like to dance and draw...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is nice and here to help me learn more:). But I would love to make friends and teach others English :)

My learning goals

I want to learn more about the language so I can speak it more fluently

Cassy

Cassy

Knoxville

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who won't mind me gushing about my current obsession...

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to pass in a normal conversation.

My favorite topics

If anyone wants to talk, I'm free 24/7.

Joe

Joe

Knoxville

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I Want to understand Japanese better...

My favorite topics

Religion, Books, Video Games

Perfect language exchange partner

Open Minded with a good sense of humor.

Ashley

Ashley

Knoxville

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My favorite topics

Wissenschaft, Natur, Nachhaltigkeit, Architektur, Kunst, das...

I want a conversation partner who is

Ich möchte nur mit MuttersprachlerInnen sprechen. Wir können uns auf Englisch und Deutsch unterhalten, ich möchte nicht nur auf Englisch sprechen. Ich will, dass jedem Fehler korrigiert wird. *I am only speaking to native German speakers.*

My learning goals

Ich möchte flüssiger und “erhobener” sprechen. Es ist eine Weile seit ich regelmässig auf Deutsch gesprochen habe, also ich möchte mein Wortschatz verbessern und erweitern. Ich habe auch das Gefühl, dass meine Grammatik verschlechtert ist. Brauche Übung!

Josh

Josh

Knoxville

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Arabic

My language exchange partner is

Anyone in the world as long as they are nice and like to lear...

My learning goals

Learning to speak arabic and possibly russian

My favorite topics

Traveling and meeting new people

Zachery

Zachery

Knoxville

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Improve my Korean and French communication skill...

My favorite topics

South Korea Music Culture

Ideal language community partner

Someone chill and understanding when I make mistakes

Autumn

Autumn

Knoxville

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Animals, science, pop culture, and different cultures....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone willing to teach and learn with me. Someone nice and kind.

My learning goals

I want to learn about new culture and further my learning of languages.

Steven

Steven

Knoxville

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

People with an interest in learning English and sharing about...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Japanese and to help people learn English

My favorite topics

Language, literature, culture, and travel

Kaylee

Kaylee

Knoxville

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to be able to take the little knowledge I have of...

My favorite topics

Politics, anything environmental, anything sociological, militaristic, TV shows, and cars

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is easy to talk to and not afraid to correct me if I say something wrong or something that offends them.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 51 English speakers in Knoxville 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 Knoxville?

In Knoxville there are 51 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Concord, Tampa, and Brookline.

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 51 of them coming from Knoxville.