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My favorite topics

Culture,Music,psychology,photography,basketball, traveling,etc...

My language exchange partner is

kind and friendly,willing to share his or her feelings and opinions.No matter where you come from,I am really enjoying talking with u!嘿,我很肯定我们将会有一段美好的时光!

My learning goals

Oh,I like making friends and talking with people from all over the world~o(〃'▽'〃)o and improve my fluency in oral English and enlarge my daily vocabulary in English is my priority recently

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Ideal language community partner

Anyone, i would like to meet new people...

My learning goals

To at least be able to speak any language fluently, but to also help others learn how to speak English

My favorite topics

Music, food, art, and movies, video games

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Durham

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My learning goals

とりあえず、英語が上手になりたい...

My favorite topics

友達みたいに日常生活や趣味とかについて話したい。

Ideal conversation exchange partner

明るくて、言語学習が好きな人。Someone really wants to improve language skills. I am looking for a long-term language partner.

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Durham

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My favorite topics

Culture . People . Foods. Hobbies . Trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice . Personality is well. More like ask me questions

My learning goals

I will to make some friends and language exchange

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Japanese speakers in Durham

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I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded and friendly...

My learning goals

Just wanna know more about different cultures and and hopefully make friends along the way

My favorite topics

Music|Food|Movies|Yoga|Traveling

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My learning goals

Practicar bien el idioma hasta llegar al grado de poder hablar...

My favorite topics

me encanta la cocina, la fotografia y aprender nuevos idiomas y practicarlos/j'aime bien beaucoup connaître et parle les langues moi aussi aime le photographie, cuisiner et j'adore beaucoup la musique et jouer la guitarra/i love soo much know and practice

My language exchange partner is

Serio/a, divertido/a,amable e interesante, no importa de donde seas

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Durham

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My favorite topics

I enjoy learning languages and different cultures, photography...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is interested in and accepting of other cultures and different view points, someone who is studying Japanese

My learning goals

Find someone to learn languages together

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

hello, nice to meet people who are interested in learning languages....

My learning goals

Practice my speaking

My favorite topics

Hi I'm Mel a mexican woman living in United State. I love cook, sing, learn and create

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Durham

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My learning goals

speak confident and be a social people...

My favorite topics

Kpop,drama,sports

Perfect language exchange partner

patient,kind,good manner

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Durham

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My favorite topics

Music, cinema, literature, food, travel...

I want a conversation partner who is

Calm and fun

My learning goals

Fluency

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Durham

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My language exchange partner is

Native Russian who can speak Englis...

My learning goals

I aim to practice Russian to improve it.

My favorite topics

Cinema, travelling, music and literature

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Durham

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My learning goals

Learn how to have a conversation in Italian , French & German...

My favorite topics

I love to talk about other cultures, Movies , Sports .

Ideal language community partner

Everyone who want to learn my native language

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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

Anything you like or confuse. I'm going to Duke University, I...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

friendly, someone who can give me advice on my language learning

My learning goals

communicate frenquently, make friends, learn more native expressions

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Durham

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Someone who has similar interests and is kind...

My learning goals

Fluency in german, confident conversations in french and italian

My favorite topics

Music/musik/musique/musica, religion/religione, philosophy/philosophie/philosophie/filosofia, politics/politik/politique/politica, art/kunst/art/arte, culture/kultur/culture/cultura

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My learning goals

I would like to become as close to fluent as possible. In terms...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing history, politics, music, art, sports, food, and traveling. Generally, I am interested in seeing how other people see the world!

I want a conversation partner who is

I think my perfect tandem partner would be someone who is flexible but still can talk fairly regularly. My ideal partner would also give involved responses to open-ended questions.

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My favorite topics

Movie, politics, international relations, Hans Zimmer, travelin...

My language exchange partner is

Easy-going, good at conversation, funny

My learning goals

Conversational language goals

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Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who's laid back, willing to work with me, and has a good...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Japanese someone fluently.

My favorite topics

Anime, manga, or anything related to Japanese culture.

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My learning goals

i just want to better my skills...

My favorite topics

we can talk anything and everything! i dance, sing, play bass, piano, and guitar, and love chatting!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone adventurous and kind!

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My favorite topics

Photography, movies, music, cooking, drinking, traveling, edgy...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open-minded, looking to be close friends as well as language partners.

My learning goals

Get more comfortable with trying and making mistakes, improving my vocabulary and speaking more naturally, and improving my casual conversation and grammar.

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Durham

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爱看漫画 爱打扮 爱化...

My learning goals

去日本玩

My favorite topics

漫画 衣服 化妆品

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My learning goals

Improving my language skills by every day conversatio...

My favorite topics

Music, art, TV programs, anything!

My language exchange partner is

Funny, nice, and speaks French, Spanish and German

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My favorite topics

My main interests are: politics, history, different cultures,...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who enjoys having a meaningful and intellectual conversation!

My learning goals

I would like to practice my French and improve my German a little.

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Durham

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, familiar, funny,smart...

My learning goals

Speaking and writting skills

My favorite topics

Travel,series, movies, food, cooking, business,

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Durham

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My learning goals

Practice my spoken English and avoid Chinglish. Even though you...

My favorite topics

I love to work as international volunteer. Thinking about spending my spring break in South America or Middle America. Do you have any advice on choosing destination?

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone ready to teach and learn.

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Likes to have fun while learning - I love to laugh

My learning goals

To be able to actually use other languages, even if very simply at first

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Durham

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My language exchange partner is

Sympa, amical, ouvert à de nouvelles expérience...

My learning goals

Améliorer mon italien et mon français

My favorite topics

La nourriture, la littérature, les voyages, la photographie

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Improve my foreign language skills! Meet people from all over...

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Love travelling (12 European countries), reading novels, watching movies & listening to different genres of music, doing a master in business management now

Ideal language community partner

Easygoing, openminded, humourous, friendly, talkative (No flirting please!!!!! This is a language learning app!)

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The arts, music especially World event...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Calmly engaged, steadfast

My learning goals

Fluency in German, French, Spanish

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Durham

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Perfect language exchange partner

An upbeat optimist that is comical and energetic...

My learning goals

Understand how to read and interpret Spanish and meet friends across the world!...IG: momiles_5

My favorite topics

Anything about animals, racial inequality, and traveling...and anything deemed fun!

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My learning goals

I want to learn the colloquialisms of various languages, how...

My favorite topics

Almost anything, but especially popular culture (music, television and film, etc.), food, travel, and literature.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who’s nice and has a good sense of humor.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 110 Japanese speakers in Durham 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 Durham?

In Durham there are 110 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/tampa />Tampa, <a href=/learn/japanese/springfield />Springfield, and <a href=/learn/japanese/memphis />Memphis.

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 110 of them coming from Durham.