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Snark

Snark

Kobe

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My favorite topics

Workout, languages, culture...

My language exchange partner is

Positive, bright, interested in foreign cultures and people

My learning goals

Wanna learn chinese. And practice english conversation

Kelia

Kelia

Kobe

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who likes to learn about new cultures...

My learning goals

Become a more confident speaker

My favorite topics

Food, Society, books, X-men

Pruthvi Raj

Pruthvi Raj

Kobe

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My learning goals

I wanna be professionally good with Japanese language, interested...

My favorite topics

Hiking, music, Anime lover

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Sarcastic lover, loquacious

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English speakers in Kobe

Ayako

Ayako

Kobe

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My favorite topics

Daily life, hobbies, music, art and trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

who has an open mind and curious about other cultures.

My learning goals

For German, i would like to reach at least C1 and longer team to be C2

Sela

Sela

Kobe

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I want a conversation partner who is

Learning languages through casual and relaxing conversations....

My learning goals

Learn some basic Japanese for travel and improve my English listening for various accents.

My favorite topics

Reading, hiking, volunteering, travel, cooking and yoga.

Brian

Brian

Kobe

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My learning goals

I want to improve my knowledge on other languages (particularly...

My favorite topics

I try to talk about anything, but I can talk more about games, programming, TV series, anime and cryptocurrencies

My language exchange partner is

A patient person who can tolerate my inexperience in new languages, is easy to talk to and can help me improve :D

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Gabriella

Gabriella

Kobe

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My favorite topics

Film 映画を見ること, tv seriesドラマを見ること, music音楽を聴くこと, japanese culture...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and understanding 親切な人と話したいです。

My learning goals

I’d like to improve my speaking skills and get to know new people as well! 日本語の会話力を伸ばしたくて、知らない人と友達になりたいです。

Naoko

Naoko

Kobe

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who like traveling,dancing and music. I luv speaking...

My learning goals

会話力、語彙力。コミュニケーション能力!友達作り!

My favorite topics

I luv dancing,playing the piano ,traveling ,play Katate,singing ,talk with people:)

Yoshi

Yoshi

Kobe

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My learning goals

没有字幕能看懂相声,听懂笑点的水...

My favorite topics

去背包旅遊,打羽毛球

Perfect language exchange partner

Respectful, witty, laid back, from serious talks to lame jokes, language exchange 有礼貌、风趣、耐心友善、低调、性格开朗 (繁體字也ok)

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Arslan

Arslan

Kobe

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My favorite topics

Technology, gourment, trave...

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going, open for discoveries, fun

My learning goals

Spanish

Yui

Yui

Kobe

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My learning goals

skill up English and German and Korean

My favorite topics

Hobby, Lifestyle, food, trip

Yusuke

Yusuke

Kobe

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My learning goals

日本語でも流行語があるように、英語での流行語をマスターして、使えるようになりたい...

My favorite topics

車についてや、音楽について。 スウェーデンや北欧が好きなので、文化などについての話を聞きたい。

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たとえば、自分かこれからそのパートナーが住んでいる国に旅行に行った時には案内してくれたり、そのパートナーが日本に来た時には自分が案内できたりする気軽な関係。

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

Yasuo

Yasuo

Kobe

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My favorite topics

J-rock, movies, food, and culture...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who are close in age

My learning goals

Just daily conversation

Mariko

Mariko

Kobe

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Perfect language exchange partner

People who are interested in Japan and travel...

My learning goals

I would like to communicate with people from foreign countries.

My favorite topics

Hi, I'm Mariko. I'm interested in traveling and talk.

Masatoshi

Masatoshi

Kobe

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My learning goals

Comprehending different cultures through the conversatio...

My favorite topics

Education/Social Problems/Music/Dogs/Just Chatting/ second language acquisition.

I want a conversation partner who is

Whoever is interested in Linguistics, especially psycholinguistic.

Tanwa

Tanwa

Kobe

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My favorite topics

I love arts and stories. I'm into comics and animation including...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to talk with me

My learning goals

Knowing more about languages I'm learning, anything like ways to talk, ways to write, ways to listen, etc.

Richard

Richard

Kobe

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Ideal language community partner

I like open-minded and friendly people. 国際的に考えられる人がいいです。いろいろ話せる、文化や世界的なこと興味ある人ならいい。同じ興味すこしあればありがたいです...

My learning goals

I hope to improve my Japanese and help others too

My favorite topics

I love to do everything 150%. よく働きよく遊び。何でも全力したいです。Work hard, play hard. I love tea (royal milk tea/assam), travel (around 40 countries), great food (favourite Italian/Thai), aromatherapy massage, nice restaurants and hotels, mountain biking and meeting ne

Anna

Anna

Kobe

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My learning goals

Practice my Japanese and meet interesting peopl...

My favorite topics

Ceramics, literature, art, cinema...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Curious

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Adjéri

Kobe

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Je souhaiterais parler de culture générale et tout ce qui pourrait...

Perfect language exchange partner

Rien en particulier, une bonne volonté qui voudrait m'aider à mieux parler le Japonais. 日本語をおしえてください。( ◠‿◠ )

My learning goals

Parler couramment le Japonais

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タンタンーThanh Thanh

Kobe

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I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, funny,kind...

My learning goals

Influenced languages

My favorite topics

Movies, books,fashions,culture (ミックスされたもの)

Winston

Winston

Kobe

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My learning goals

Be able to speak Japanese in daily life, understand Japanese...

My favorite topics

Music, Movie, Anime, Mythology, fiction, Philosophy

My language exchange partner is

Multicultural background, know some Asian traditions, above-average look (hahaha average is fine!), like rock/traditional East Asian/experimental music

Christopher

Christopher

Kobe

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My favorite topics

Food, sports, movies and interesting things about the world...

Ideal language community partner

Easy to talk to with a great sense of humor.

My learning goals

Improve us quick as possible.

Shogo

Shogo

Kobe

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who is interested in Finland...

My learning goals

Not to forget finnish language and study about finnish language together:-)日本語でフィンランド語教えます。お気軽にどうぞ。

My favorite topics

Finland, design, music, beer, sauna

Francesco

Francesco

Kobe

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My learning goals

Would like to improve my Japanese, English and Spanish. Make...

My favorite topics

Music,books,hobbies, habits and cultural differences. 日本の文化、日本人の習慣、 日本の料理。

Perfect language exchange partner

Japanese/English or Spanish native speakers. Friendly People that share common or different interests and points of views. 日本人と日常会話したいと思う。 もちろん、イタリア語を学びたい方も手伝いたい。 英語もできる!

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pak

Kobe

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My favorite topics

音楽(musics),スポーツ(sports),筋トレ(work out),漫画(Manga),アニメ(anime...

I want a conversation partner who is

楽しく話せたら男女問わず大歓迎です!アニメ好きは大歓迎!If you can talk happily, both men and women are welcome! Anime lovers are welcome!

My learning goals

海外に居ても違和感なく生活できる程度まで成長したい!

Koji

Koji

Kobe

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My language exchange partner is

Kind, thoughtful and interesting person.Interested in other...

My learning goals

I can teach you Japanese in English. 日本語と英語が話せます。一緒に頑張りませんか? But I’m sorry if I reply/send a message to you late at night in your country or couldn’t reply you fast. いろいろな言語を勉強中です。Nice to meet you my dear friends:)

My favorite topics

Jazz Art and design Cultural differences Cooking and running

Miho

Miho

Kobe

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My learning goals

I don't know now, I think never enough. Probably talk as fluently,...

My favorite topics

travel, cat, movie, hotspring, wine, coffee

Ideal language community partner

sometimes, buddy need a patient or good at guessing what I wanna say because Im not native speaker.

Hudson

Hudson

Kobe

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My favorite topics

I love art and science. I also love anime and manga and would...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like someone who is funny and jokes around a lot. I also like people who aren’t afraid to ask questions and people who are informative, passionate, kind, and friendly. Don’t be afraid to talk to me! I would love to talk to you and make new friends

My learning goals

I want to better my language and communication skills. I also want to learn about different cultures.

Haruka

Haruka

Kobe

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Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who can correct my Korean, and wants to study Japanes...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

fashion, art, language, disney, musical

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てんしろう

Kobe

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My learning goals

Talk with someone without Anxiou...

My favorite topics

club activity movie anime manga light novel

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes badminton Someone who likes Harry Potter or Mission impossible also manga,anime and so on

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Kobe, Japan?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 330 English speakers in Kobe 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 Kobe?

In Kobe there are 330 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in Japan other than Kobe where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Yokohama, Asaka, and Naha.

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 330 of them coming from Kobe.