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Japanese

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

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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.

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Knoxville

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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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Knoxville

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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.

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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

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Knoxville

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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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Knoxville

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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

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Knoxville

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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

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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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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

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Knoxville

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Korean

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who is nice and here to help me learn more:). But I...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

South Korea life lol, I like to dance and draw

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Knoxville

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Japanese

My learning goals

I Want to understand Japanese better...

My favorite topics

Religion, Books, Video Games

Ideal language community partner

Open Minded with a good sense of humor.

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Knoxville

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Korean

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.

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Knoxville

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone curious and passionate about learning more about the...

My learning goals

I've been studying Spanish for about a year using Rosetta Stone and my reading, writing and listening skills have really grown but my speaking and my ability to promptly form sentences on my own are skills that I really need to practice.

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!

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Knoxville

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Korean

My learning goals

Familiarity with Korean and practice in teaching Englis...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, patient, kind, understands sarcasm, fangirl

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Knoxville

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French

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to pass in a normal conversation.

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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Knoxville

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

People come in all types. Why limit the possibilitie...

My learning goals

Eh it will be for fun or work

My favorite topics

I am into science and logistical conversations.

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Knoxville

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to become as fluent as possible in Korean. I want to be...

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.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is not afraid to be themselves. Someone who loves to talk about anything and everything. I'm excited to know you and your story.

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Knoxville

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My favorite topics

Politics, anything environmental, anything sociological, militaristic,...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I would like to be able to take the little knowledge I have of Spanish and grow it into something great while learning it in college as well.

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Knoxville

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I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien que es casual y no espera que yo siempre responda. No...

My learning goals

Estoy en la mayoría de los casos, sólo por curiosidad. Estoy aprendiendo español y viajando a Perú pronto, por lo que sería genial poder hablar con alguien de allí. También me gustaría ayudar a personas que están aprendiendo inglés.

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.

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Knoxville

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Korean

My learning goals

Improve my Korean and French communication skill...

My favorite topics

South Korea Music Culture

My language exchange partner is

Someone chill and understanding when I make mistakes

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Knoxville

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community 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.

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Knoxville

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’d like to chat with someone funny but can be serious! Someone...

My learning goals

i want to speak the language of my dreams

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Theatre, Me, Others, Deep conversations, Casual conversation, and getting to know people closely!

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Knoxville

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Arabic

My learning goals

Learning to speak arabic and possibly russian...

My favorite topics

Traveling and meeting new people

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Knoxville

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Esperanto

My favorite topics

Movies Science Math D&D Art Histor...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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!

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Knoxville

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My language exchange partner is

Ich möchte nur mit MuttersprachlerInnen sprechen. Wir können...

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!

My favorite topics

Wissenschaft, Natur, Nachhaltigkeit, Architektur, Kunst, das Klettern, und das Laufen sind meine Hobbys. Aber wir könnten uns gern über alles unterhalten.

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Knoxville

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Spanish

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 language community 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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Knoxville

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient, funny, and easygoing.

My learning goals

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

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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

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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 <a href=/learn/english/leominster />Leominster, <a href=/learn/english/hialeah />Hialeah, and <a href=/learn/english/tucson />Tucson.

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.