Learn Japanese in Chicago
Learn to actually speak Japanese by making friends with native speakers
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M.
Chicago
NEWFluent
Cantonese
Chinese (Simplified)
English
LEARNS
Korean
My favorite topics
Literature, Art and culture, movies, relationship, gender study,...
My language exchange partner is
Consistence, respective for different sexual orientations, some interest in common.
My learning goals
Be able to speak some everyday Korean language
A.
Chicago
Fluent
French
English
Haitian Creole
LEARNS
Korean
Japanese
German
Ideal language community partner
Je ne sais pas vraiment car je suis vraiment ouverte à tous....
My learning goals
C’est juste une passion que j’ai maintenant et qui me pousse à apprendre les mots et phrases dans une autre langue que la mienne à laquelle j’ai un fort intérêt.
My favorite topics
Les sujets dont j’aime beaucoup parler sont l’art, la danse classique (ou aussi les danses classiques), les langues en général, les cultures des peuples, la géographie, etc. Je suis prête et ouverte à parler de beaucoup de choses différentes.
Find more than
735
Japanese speakers in Chicago
A.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Tagalog, Filipino
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
Italian
Japanese
I want a conversation partner who is
My perfect tandem buddy would be someone I'd learn alot from...
My learning goals
I would like to learn a new language and make a friend
My favorite topics
I enjoy talking about architecture, video games, travel/cultures, anime, and honestly anything!
C.
Chicago
Fluent
Chinese (Traditional)
Japanese
English
LEARNS
Korean
French
My learning goals
m now working in Japan, so I can also help you with Japanese...
My favorite topics
Fashion, Makeup, Language. I can talk about everything. Feel free to message me:)
My language exchange partner is
One who loves making friends, and eager to learn new languages.
Z.
Chicago
NEWFluent
Chinese (Simplified)
Emoji
Chinese (Traditional)
LEARNS
English
Russian
Japanese
My favorite topics
Student,major in law.Just a big boy.Talk to me casually ~ Basketball,big...
Ideal language community partner
Someone lives in Chicago. Because I may go to chicago for master of law this year.
My learning goals
Meet some people who can have voice call with me in chinese or English.
B.
Chicago
Fluent
English
French
German
LEARNS
Afrikaans
Arabic
Hindi
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who loves the world, loves exploring, and someone who...
My learning goals
Hope to learn more of the other languages I'm learning, and would love to help others with their English and French!
My favorite topics
Exploring the World and Learning Languages! ✈️, Political Science and International Relations , Neuroscience, Psychology, & Medicine ⚕️, Writing Letters & Sending Postcards ✒️✉️
Speaking is the fastest way to fluency
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S.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
German
Korean
Japanese
My language exchange partner is
Someone who is interested in teaching me things about their culture!...
My learning goals
Learn more colloquial language and make friends! I also want to learn about different points of view.
My favorite topics
Makeup, fashion, cartoon, anime, music, games, Pokémon, drawing
L.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Korean
Japanese
My learning goals
to learn the language well and speak and write properly in those...
My favorite topics
I like to play video games and I like to edit ☺️
Ideal language community partner
I want to feel comfortable with my tandem partner, I want them to feel comfortable around me ^.^ I want to be friends but also help me learn about the culture we are currently trying to help me become fluent in (sorry if I didn’t make sense.)
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
A.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Portuguese
Hebrew
My favorite topics
Biking, Music, urban gardening, The Sims, Sim City, movies, Netflix,...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone from a different country who wants to make friends.
My learning goals
I want to be able to speak Spanish with native speakers just as smoothly as I speak English. And I want to become more comfortable with my French.
B.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
My learning goals
Build strong relationships and practice languages. I'm looking...
My favorite topics
Film 映画, animationアニメーション, drawingドローイング, photography撮影, music音楽, video gamesビディオゲーム
I want a conversation partner who is
Replies regularly, similar interests, helpful. We can share our favorite things, our daily life, our troubles, and talk about meaningful things.
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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"
P.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Japanese
LEARNS
Swahili
Ideal language community partner
My perfect partner doesn’t exist because I don’t ride bike...
My learning goals
I want to be able to fluently speak so I can teach other African people how to speak
My favorite topics
I love talking about relationships and tv shows or movies. I’m also very interested in learning about Africa
S.
Chicago
Fluent
Mongolian
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Japanese
French
My learning goals
Every country has their cultural tradion in their language.So!...
My favorite topics
Art, philosophy, movies,chess, video games, music, anime, tourism and business
Ideal conversation exchange partner
someone who has good ethics regardless their religion.
T.
Chicago
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Spanish
Japanese
My favorite topics
Travel, self improvement, careers, current events, books, religio...
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who enjoys talking about self-improvement, someone patient who speaks slowly, preferably a female my age
My learning goals
Higher fluency, what else?
J.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Japanese
Polish
I want a conversation partner who is
Creo que estará bien chido para hacer amigos con alguien de un...
My learning goals
Quiero mejorar mi vocabulario en español y también tener más confianza cuando hablando. Te puedo ayudar con el inglés.
My favorite topics
Me gusta hablar sobre todo y conocer personas nuevas. Cosas que me encanta son salir con mis amigos, probar comidas nuevas, viajar, y montar bicicleta.
K.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Portuguese
Spanish
My favorite topics
I love discussion about music, food, and travel...
Ideal language community partner
The perfect tandem buddy would be willing to converse with me about anything and help me learn not only the language but introduce me to the culture as well
My learning goals
I want to be more comfortable with speaking with someone and being understood with my thoughts.
D.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
French
German
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about...
My learning goals
I really just want to learn about people's experiences in or outside their culture. Language is a good bonus, though!
My favorite topics
Storytelling, video games, culture, traveling
L.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Finnish
Luxembourgish
LEARNS
French
Korean
Norwegian
My learning goals
To be with the right channel...
My favorite topics
Like talking about adventure and movies and vacation conversation how it was interesting
Perfect language exchange partner
Hummmmm I believe such is life and life is very short., as long as he got good heart and caring God fearing person
A.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
French
Korean
American Sign Language
My language exchange partner is
I want to be friends with people of different cultures! Someone...
My learning goals
I would love to be able to talk casually in languages other than my native ones and be able to express myself easily about day to day things. I wish to travel around the world and make friends in different countries. ㅇㅅㅇ
My favorite topics
Life, cultures, learning new languages, music, arts, entertainment, and also dogs ....I love dogs :3
J.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Cantonese
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Japanese
Korean
My favorite topics
Hiking, traveling, Comedy/medical/detective/supernatural TV shows,...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
An adventurous and open minded person.
My learning goals
Practice speaking and writing korean, Japanese and Chinese. 중국계 미국인 이에요. 9게 월중도 어학당 다니면서 서울을 구경했어요. 그래서 한국어로 대화중도 할수 있어요! 쓰기는 좀 못하지만, 듣기는 잘한 편이에요. 말 걸어 오세욬ㅋㅋㅋ 잘 부탁이에요! 2年間くらい日本で住んでいましたが、日本語力をもっと上達したいです。是非ご連絡を！
C.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Cantonese
Chinese (Traditional)
LEARNS
Japanese
Perfect language exchange partner
Friendly, open to talk about anything, patient with my Japanese...
My learning goals
I want to pass the N1 test and can have meaningful conversation in Japanese. ペラペラになりたい！
My favorite topics
Anything related to Japan excites me! I am trying to expand my knowledge on Japan :) 日本大好き
K.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
Japanese
Chinese (Simplified)
My learning goals
I have a huge list of goals to achieve so I'll just put etc....
My favorite topics
K pop, music, I like to draw,sing,play piano and guitar. I'm learning korean I love to make korean friends because it helps with my learning and I love their culture . Basically I love making new friends from anywhere. I'm also bilingual spanish and Engli
I want a conversation partner who is
Anyone I can get along with hehe. Um specifically koreans, Japanese, Chinese, any other type of asians. Um anyone else in this world because there are many different races but that actually doesnt make us different:)
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Chicago, United States?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 Japanese speakers in Chicago 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 Chicago?
In Chicago there are 735 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than Chicago where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?
You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/berkeley />Berkeley, <a href=/learn/japanese/clermont />Clermont, and <a href=/learn/japanese/bakersfield />Bakersfield.
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 735 of them coming from Chicago.