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Learn Japanese in Ann Arbor

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I'm from Japan and moved into US AnnArbor in June. I will be...

My language exchange partner is

If there is someone living around US Ann Arbor, and able to speak and write advanced English, I'd like to exchange Japanese&English. Ofcourse text chat is welcomed.

My learning goals

Improve my English speaking & writing skills. Have fun in conversation. Exchange cultures.

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Ideal language community partner

openminded/friendly/passionat...

My learning goals

Talk more and make friends from different backgrounds

My favorite topics

Anything! Daily life,traveling, hobbies, sports, food, cultural differences, etc

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My learning goals

Learn a new language and meet new friend...

My favorite topics

Life and how it is to truly live.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who is open minded and answer objectively

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My favorite topics

photography, travel, music, Japanese culture, play guitar and...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I'm a beginner of learning Japanese. I wish I can do some basic Japanese conversation for daily life. Also I want to improve Japanese grammar. The last goal is to become more familiar with Japanese culture.

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I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, kind, artistic, open-minded, understanding, graciou...

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

My favorite topics

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

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My learning goals

To improve my English conversation skill and make some good friend...

My favorite topics

Language/Music/Netflix/Movies/Photo/FOOD/daily/dreams/anything

My language exchange partner is

someone who is friendly and has many topics to talk about

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Me encanta hablar de tu vida :D Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?...

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

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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.

My favorite topics

Art, Books, Philosophy, Music, Video Games, Travel, Psychology

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My learning goals

To improve my Japanese speaking and listening ability and hopefully...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Motivated, flexible, funny

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Volleyball, piano, guitar, drawing, cooking, travelin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who's fun and helpful :)

My learning goals

Learn about cultures around the world and improve my language skills

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My language exchange partner is

Talkative, outgoing, and shared the same experience...

My learning goals

To learn languages before I travel to those countries

My favorite topics

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

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My learning goals

I’d like to make new friends and learn new things about other...

My favorite topics

Animals, nature, survivors

Ideal language community partner

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

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I would love to one day be fluent.

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Perfect language exchange partner

Nice, easy going, anyone who would like to talk about different...

My learning goals

Improve my spoken English

My favorite topics

Travel, UX Design, culture, food, school life, Netflix, Marvel

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My learning goals

Practice using English /Teaching Mandarin...

My favorite topics

I‘m a trainee Mandarin teacher,please help me improve my teaching skill! Food culture travel history business

I want a conversation partner who is

funny、humor、easygoing、willing to sharing life.

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My favorite topics

travel, movies, sport...

My language exchange partner is

I love travel and share life stories, and also I think talking with others is an enjoyable thing.

My learning goals

Speaking English fluently

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Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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Ideal language community partner

Talkative and responsiv...

My learning goals

Learn other language

My favorite topics

Personal experience, travel, actually any topics

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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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My favorite topics

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

Perfect language 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

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I want a conversation partner who is

Fun-loving, mature, laid-bac...

My learning goals

Learn colloquial German, improve Japanese and Chinese

My favorite topics

Travel, business, hobby, movies, technology, culture

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My learning goals

I want to be conversationally fluent in Russian and French...

My favorite topics

Science, music, politics, religion, travel, sports. I'm a robotics and software engineer. Also I've been playing the guitar for 12 years, and recently started learning saxophone .

My language exchange partner is

Anyone interested in language exchange!

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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

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about...

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know very little Mandarin and am just starting to learn it, but it is another language I am interested in. I also have some basic knowledge of Spanish from school.

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Culture

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My learning goals

learning more idioms and expanding my vocabulary, speaking fluently,...

My favorite topics

personality, animals, cats, nature, technology, agriculture, environment, daily life struggles, general world problems.

Perfect language exchange partner

nice, enjoys talking, educated, patient, funny

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I enjoy discussing music and history. I also love talking about...

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.

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My language exchange partner is

Nice! Helpful! Easy to chat with...

My learning goals

Conversational efficiency in Korean (and practice in Spanish!)

My favorite topics

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

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Life & Culture. Let's just talk

Ideal language community partner

Kind & Enthusiastic

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My favorite topics

Music , art, books, history , russian movies. Мне нравятся ДДТ...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to improve my Uzbek

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Тот, кто хочет интенсивно заниматься русски...

My learning goals

Немецкому и английскому

My favorite topics

Самые разнообразные)

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Become more proficient in day to day conversation...

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Cars, enviornment, food, politics, technology, travelling, animals, movies, music

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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 Japanese speakers in Ann Arbor looking to learn Japanese 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 Japanese language exchange in Ann Arbor?

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

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/austin />Austin, <a href=/learn/japanese/fort-lauderdale />Fort Lauderdale, and <a href=/learn/japanese/charlotte />Charlotte.

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.