Learn Japanese in Ann Arbor
Learn to actually speak Japanese by making friends with native speakers
This week's new learners
JapaneseShin
Ann Arbor
2SPEAKS
Japanese
LEARNS
English
My favorite topics
English, movie, dance, sattelite, trave...
My language exchange partner is
Someone who speaks English or loves Japanese. Just settled down in the east coast of the US. I will help you learn and improve your Japanese. Let's get started, buddy!
My learning goals
To speak English fluently. Wanna make new friends from all over the world and learn different types of culture!!
Tomohiro
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
Japanese
LEARNS
English
My learning goals
Improve my English speaking & writing skills. Have fun in conversation....
My favorite topics
I'm from Japan and moved into US AnnArbor in June. I will be enrolled in Ford School of U-M from this fall. I love going to cafes, watching sports,movies. I can speak&write Japanese in advanced level. I can talk about Japanese culture, history, politics.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
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.
Elsa
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English
LEARNS
Japanese
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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Allen
Ann Arbor
22SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Cantonese
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
Jiye
Ann Arbor
5SPEAKS
Korean
LEARNS
English
French
German
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
Tony
Ann Arbor
2SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Japanese
My favorite topics
Art, Books, Philosophy, Music, Video Games, Travel, Psycholog...
Ideal language community partner
Any guy or gal who is open minded, enjoys life, and has a sense of humor
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.
Tyler
Ann Arbor
8SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Motivated, flexible, funn...
My learning goals
To improve my Japanese speaking and listening ability and hopefully make some friends along the way. 話しましょうか？
My favorite topics
Science and technology, photography, movies, running, rock climbing, politics/current events, video games
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Joie
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
French
American Sign Language
Haitian Creole
My favorite topics
J'aime parler de la cinématographie, de la photographie, de la...
I want a conversation partner who is
Tout le monde peut me parler! Ne soyez pas timide! ;))
My learning goals
Mon objectif est d'être plus à l'aise pour parler français sans faire appel à un traducteur. Aussi, je veux faire des amis de partout dans le monde!
Albert
Ann Arbor
4SPEAKS
English
Russian
LEARNS
Uzbek
My language exchange partner is
Someone that speaks fluent Uzbek and would want to help me with...
My learning goals
I want to improve my Uzbek
My favorite topics
Music , art, books, history , russian movies. Мне нравятся ДДТ и вечерний Ургант и новости дня и русские фильмы и книги
pluto
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Japanese
My learning goals
work on my conversation skills in japanes...
My favorite topics
philosophy, everyday life, memes, pretty much anything!
Ideal language community partner
someone who thinks deeply and is open to constructive criticism! someone who’s easy to talk to and understands mistakes
Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.
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Melody Fang-Chien
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
Chinese (Traditional)
Chinese (Simplified)
LEARNS
English
German
Spanish
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
Find more than
87
Japanese speakers in Ann Arbor
Brendan
Ann Arbor
3SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Russian
Arabic
Ideal language community partner
Native Russian and Arabic speakers as well as anyone interested...
My learning goals
Become fluent or conversational in a language as well as learn more about the cultures of everyone I meet
My favorite topics
I’m an actor, violinist, singer and writer. I love learning and experiencing new things, as well as meeting new people!
Serhat
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
Turkish
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Korean
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.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
nice, enjoys talking, educated, patient, funny
Kwesi
Ann Arbor
1SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Akan
Arabic
Danish
My learning goals
Become fluent and able to understand spoken language very wel...
My favorite topics
Anything ( I know that's generic ), but really. Music though can be a very fun topic for me
My language exchange partner is
Comfortable with calls and just chilling taking so we can get comfortable with speaking and make a friend
Kerry
Ann Arbor
6SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Spanish
French
Italian
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Anyone who’d like to get to know me and my culture. Anyone who...
My learning goals
I’d like to make new friends and learn new things about other cultures and learn another language as well!
My favorite topics
Animals, nature, survivors
Sydney
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
English
Spanish
LEARNS
American Sign Language
Czech
Irish
My learning goals
I long to be fluent in many languages because it will help me...
My favorite topics
I enjoy discussing music and history. I also love talking about family and everyday conversation.
Perfect language exchange partner
No because I’m not sure how Tandem works.
Rosario
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
My language exchange partner is
Someone kind, patient, and fun....
My learning goals
I want to further my Korean knowledge for when I travel!
My favorite topics
Let’s talk about anything and have a fun time. Hablemos de lo que quieras y hay que divertirnos. 저는 한국어 배웁니서 한국어로 말해 싶어요.
Lauren
Ann Arbor
17SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Chinese (Simplified)
French
My favorite topics
I’m down to talk about anything. My hobbies include art, music,...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Literally anyone
My learning goals
I want to practice and learn more Spanish grammar as well as being able to talk more fluently. I also want to learn vocabulary on French and Spanish
Vincent
Ann Arbor
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
My learning goals
Become more proficient in day to day conversation...
My favorite topics
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?
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.