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Learn Japanese in Austin

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Sascha

Austin

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My favorite topics

Music, culture, fashio...

My language exchange partner is

People around my age who want to practice different languages

My learning goals

More conversational and fluid speech

Tracy

Tracy

Austin

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Ideal language community partner

Really nice and patient, aware of specific grammar rules and...

My learning goals

I want to be conversational and be able to talk about everyday things more comfortably. I want to be able to talk about myself and ask about other people. I want to learn figurative language and be able to use idioms like a native.

My favorite topics

Life, philosophy, movies, TV shows, books, video games, news, love, politics, everyday life

Harrison

Harrison

Austin

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My learning goals

I want to learn too many languages to coun...

My favorite topics

Where to begin... culture, sport, business, food - as long as it’s interesting haha

Ideal conversation exchange partner

An independent thinker

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Reo

Austin

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My learning goals

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Kasra

Kasra

Austin

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I want a conversation partner who is

Passionate about somethin...

My learning goals

Practice Farsi. Learn more French. Learn other languages.

My favorite topics

Math, Computers, Music, Food, Games, Traveling

Troy

Troy

Austin

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My learning goals

Learn Japanese and Spanis...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about different books, movies, different ideas, cultures and history.

My language exchange partner is

Any type really, I just like to talk to new people and make lasting friendship.

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Kayce

Kayce

Austin

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My favorite topics

Film, games, professional wrestling, music, coding, etc...

Ideal language community partner

I would love to speak with someone that is on the nerdy/geeky side, and shares some of my interests/passions.

My learning goals

I want to be comfortable speaking and understanding spoken, conversational Japanese. I would also like to improve my grammar, and focus on N5-N4 JLPT material at first.

Steven

Steven

Austin

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just someone who want to enjoy chatting together...

My learning goals

Perfect in English , learning Korean ,France , German

My favorite topics

Exercise ,read ,watch movies, make friends!!!!!!

Jaime

Jaime

Austin

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My learning goals

I wanna speak as fluently as possible in different languages....

My favorite topics

Like cooking, reading, traveling, learning about cultures, places and people's life in their countries.. I've lived in Australia, Brazil, Malta and Colombia.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to practice on a semi regular basis. I'd like to practice Speaking and Listening. Also can message me on Ig: jaimechavesm

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Lucy

Lucy

Austin

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My favorite topics

Languages, culture, baking, traveling, jobs, family, friends,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going and like to share but also a good listener.

My learning goals

To be more fluent in English and keep up with my Korean as well.

Luna

Luna

Austin

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My language exchange partner is

A nice person who needs my help as much as I need theirs...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold simple conversations in the target language.

My favorite topics

I like talking about topics that will teach me about other cultures.

Jia

Jia

Austin

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My learning goals

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My favorite topics

화장품cosmetics, 요리cook, 문화culture, 애완동물pets, 강아지dogs, 고양이cats, 패션fashion

Ideal language community partner

여성female, 대학생university students, 중국인Chinese, 대만인Taiwanese, 미국인American

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Berrie

Berrie

Austin

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My favorite topics

Food, travel, campus life, language learning, culture, trend,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Maybe talkative?

My learning goals

Use different levels of vocabulary and being confidently able to talk about any kind of topic

Ryota

Ryota

Austin

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone easy to talk with...

My learning goals

I would like to talk English like native speaker

My favorite topics

I live in south part of United States. Need to improve my English so that I can argue with the people here haha I would like to talk about culture difference, hobbies etc..

Diana

Diana

Austin

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My learning goals

I want to be more fluent, and make friends...

My favorite topics

I love Pokemon!

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind people with similar hobbies.

Ty

Ty

Austin

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My favorite topics

Culture, innovation, and art of all kinds especially music, movies,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient, meets half way with persistence of keeping conversation going, and kind.

My learning goals

Better understanding culture and becoming fluent in at least 1 other language

Kai

Kai

Austin

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Cantonese

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Ideal language community partner

English or Spanish speakin...

My learning goals

Perfect English speaking and listening

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travel

Kayla

Kayla

Austin

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My learning goals

I want to get conversationally fluent in all of my target languages...

My favorite topics

Fandom, video games, puns, jokes, books, weather

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can help keep new topics going

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Sarah

Sarah

Austin

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My favorite topics

Music, especially rock/metal/classical/pop/jazz/electronic/cross-genre...

Perfect language exchange partner

People that are deep thinkers that have a lot to say about the world. Or just people who like to have fun! x

My learning goals

Fluency in as many languages as possible x

Carlos

Carlos

Austin

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone interested in Science, who could share my dream of being...

My learning goals

I want to be totally immersed in English, learn new common and uncommon words and last as much as I want speaking English with anyone

My favorite topics

Physics, Astronomy, Soccer, Running, Anime, Music and World of Warcraft

Judah

Judah

Austin

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My learning goals

I learn Korean Chinese, Spanish I would like to become more fluent...

My favorite topics

• Fashion • Music •kpop, kdramas • beauty • Food • art • Dance • movies • comics • Games • books

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who wants to chat

Arthur

Arthur

Austin

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My favorite topics

TV shows, good books, movies, technology, game...

Ideal language community partner

Would love someone that wants to chat either live or over text for a few minutes each week!

My learning goals

Improving my French and learn basic Japanese

Isabella

Isabella

Austin

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s fun to chat wit...

My learning goals

Improve my conversational skills in different languages

My favorite topics

Fashion, music, photography and art...but honestly I’ll enjoy talking about anything

Jose

Jose

Austin

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My learning goals

Aprender Alemán....

My favorite topics

Technology, adventures and sport.

Perfect language exchange partner

Ceux qui profitent de chaque moment de leurs vies

Duckkyun

Duckkyun

Austin

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My favorite topics

books, movies and politic...

I want a conversation partner who is

People who are serious about learning. Let’s study hard together!

My learning goals

English and German

William

William

Austin

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My language exchange partner is

Students of Englis...

My learning goals

Fantastic communication Skills

My favorite topics

Business and life

Bloom

Bloom

Austin

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My learning goals

I want to learn all I can...

My favorite topics

I love to draw and watch videos :)

Ideal language community partner

People who are respectful and patient.

Karson

Karson

Austin

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Esperanto

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My favorite topics

I'm a very curious person! I love languages of course, but also...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone knowledgeable and passionate, curious, compassionate, ambitious. Writers, founders, artists, nerds, musicians, meditators, activists, farmers and you!

My learning goals

I want to improve my conversational skills in Mandarin and Russian, especially idioms and high register language, also develop basic conversational ability in Japanese

Fernanda

Fernanda

Austin

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Perfect language exchange partner

Perfectionist, pleasant, correct, kind, Interesting, educated,...

My learning goals

Perfect pronunciation, practice conversation, become comfortable, increase vocabulary, practice regularly, understand cultural elements

My favorite topics

Science, astronomy, dancing, yoga, Christmas, holidays, personality, neuroscience, neutrinos, love, biology, elephants, nature, religion, psychology, relationships, travel, family, adventures, anecdotes, physics, Catholicism, camping, food, America

Vanessa

Vanessa

Austin

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Cantonese

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Russian

My learning goals

To be fluent in a language I’m interested in...

My favorite topics

Music, books, games,

I want a conversation partner who is

I like people that are humorous and can often make jobs with light conversation.

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Austin, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 343 Japanese speakers in Austin 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 Austin?

In Austin there are 343 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in Bridgeport, Anaheim, and Columbus.

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 343 of them coming from Austin.