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Learn French in Istanbul

Learn to actually speak French by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

Travelling , cooking, camping , life experience hiking,volunteering...

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to teach and learn who would participate in record exchange.

My learning goals

Acquire more languages , learn from others life experience , having a friend all over the world

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Ideal language community partner

Funny,clever,friendl...

My learning goals

I wanna speak them like these are my natives

My favorite topics

Pets,Art,Books,Films,Sports,Documentaries,earth,politics,food

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My learning goals

To communicate in turkish with ease for business purpose...

My favorite topics

Life in general, business in particular

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is fluent in Turkish

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My favorite topics

Topic is not important we can talk about everything you want..)...

Perfect language exchange partner

A person who know English and some more languages will be perfect for me

My learning goals

To have friends from different-countries-cultures-and if it’s possible make them guest in my country )))

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My learning goals

I want to speak english as a native

My favorite topics

Everything

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My learning goals

Master the languages I'm learning and start other languages after...

My favorite topics

Animals, technology, psychology, history, swimming, cycling... Actually I'm open to talk about any subject that pops up

My language exchange partner is

Someone with an urge to learn not only new languages but also new things

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Ideal language community partner

I think if my partner is kind it is enough

My learning goals

For frequent communication

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Helpful,comprehensive, patient people ...

My learning goals

Understand and speak turkish

My favorite topics

Music , art , gym , fashion

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My learning goals

I want to improve my English skill and myself. I want to improve...

My favorite topics

Medicine, football, basketball, chess, films, tv series, cars

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, open to learn, eager

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My favorite topics

Music, holiday, funny video...

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Friendly, smart, open minded

My learning goals

I love learning languages.

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I want to talk with someone who is funny and respectfull...

My learning goals

I love the way people communicate with different languages It really fascinates me.

My favorite topics

I like talking about Marvel, Movies, K-pop Astrology and Tech. I also like foreign cultures.

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Travel wor...

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History love sports culture movies

Ideal language community partner

Simple

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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My favorite topics

travel,music, movie and sports. Learn about other culture...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

outgoing , kind, intellectual

My learning goals

Viva la vida

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Friendly, polite, smart, interesting, versatile...

My learning goals

Свободно говорить и понимать речь на уровне носителя. I can help with learning Russian language

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Travel, music, history, photography, art, friends, good vibes. I like to meet new people from different countries. I'm from Kazakhstan Türkçe konuşuyorum

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My learning goals

Faire des connaissances des rencontres et apprendre la culture...

My favorite topics

Sport et série

I want a conversation partner who is

Quelqu'un qui est à l'écoute est qui me donne des astuces pour que je puisse metrisé le turc

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My favorite topics

Cars, chess, fitness, movies, books,parrots,science, software,...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, intelligent, talkative and interesting

My learning goals

Improve speaking level

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Ideal language community partner

Everyon...

My learning goals

Meet new people and have more friends

My favorite topics

Expériences, aventures, loisirs

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Art , philosophy , music , movies , food , society...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Thoughtful, patient, good listener, chill.

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My favorite topics

any topics. Movies, series, memes, foods, cultures, different...

Perfect language exchange partner

talkative & kind

My learning goals

become fluent

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My learning goals

Education

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Digital game, literature, movies, life, different countries and tradinational

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My learning goals

Learn basics of turkish in order to be able to speak. Understand...

My favorite topics

I like to speak about a lot of topics. I like traveling, reading, being in nature, sports, literature, cinema, self improvment...

My language exchange partner is

Someone gentle and natural :)

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My favorite topics

cultures, history, movies and series, music, cooking, martial...

Ideal language community partner

anyone funny and talkative

My learning goals

to be able to speak russian & french fluently and to learn ancient greek

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I don’t know, she/he should be kind, cute, actively responding...

My learning goals

I learn German and Italian. I just wanna do practice and also make new friends

My favorite topics

I like Civil Aviation, Geography , Culture, Traveling, Languages, Cooking, Photography and Technology

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Practice my english and other languages , meeting with native...

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Culture,animals,shopping,universe,

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Funny,intelligent,open minded,

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Interested in history, philosophy, politics... healthy life and...

I want a conversation partner who is

do not hesitate to talk ✌

My learning goals

Going to move to Germany soon. Currently study German and Norwegian let's talk. привет, я туче. Я живу в Стамбуле. Я учу Русский язык. Помоги мне! давай поговорим

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A friendly, outgoing and understanding and respect to believes...

My learning goals

I will apply language which will I learn to my academic goals. I would like to go for My PhD to Europe and travel and explore European countries.

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I enjoy discussion about sociocultural and linguistics. I love to travel and would like to explore more about different cultures and traditions and food.

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Music, Chanel, Book

Ideal language community partner

Talking, curious about the smile and the fun-loving differences

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Basketball, books, theatre, discovering Culture, activities,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who is friendly and fluent in English

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Improving my speaking skills Making new friends

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Friendly Funny Curiou...

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Communicate with other people. Instagram : wadiesalah

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Football Sport Music

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Je suis ouvert avec tous le Monde

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Istanbul, Turkey?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 8,882 French speakers in Istanbul looking to learn French 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 French language exchange in Istanbul?

In Istanbul there are 8,882 members ready to have a French language exchange.

Are there other locations in Turkey other than Istanbul where I can find a French language exchange partner?

You can also find a French Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/french/sakarya />Sakarya, <a href=/learn/french/manisa />Manisa, and <a href=/learn/french/isparta />Isparta.

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 8,882 of them coming from Istanbul.