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Learn Japanese in San Jose

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My favorite topics

Life style ,Culture differences ,Sports , Playing,Fashion !...

My language exchange partner is

Kind , teach me a lot of English phrases

My learning goals

I can speak English fluently!!

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Ideal language community partner

Someone funny and that has cool vibes. Send me new music / Spotify....

My learning goals

Ameliorate my language skills and make some new friends around the globe. Talk about plants in different languages lol

My favorite topics

I love plants. My backyard is a jungle ☘️ , cooking , exploring , and coffee ☕️ I like posting random topics as well and playing with the emojis ahhaha

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San Jose

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My learning goals

Understand the movie without subtitles...

My favorite topics

People, music, picture and eating

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open and friendly

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My favorite topics

Food Korean drama Tech or litterature or movie...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly Have great time chatting Make new friends

My learning goals

Make international friends

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I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, sociable. Encantado de conocerte....

My learning goals

Make friends. Read books. Understand movies without subtitles. Speak fluently.

My favorite topics

Everything, stories, news, art work, music, tech, trip, science, education, etc. Shouldn't we start with weather?

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My learning goals

To make friends, to enjoy learning English, to know about local...

My favorite topics

Academic, movies, destination in your area, dance

My language exchange partner is

Kind, funny, reliable

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San Jose

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My favorite topics

Business, Technology, Science Fiction, Marvel, Music (Hip Hop/Rap,...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, patient, interesting people who speak the languages I am learning

My learning goals

Mejorar mi español 提高我的中文口语能力

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San Jose

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone with open minded, respects others viewpoint, chill and...

My learning goals

I want to able to speak the language fluently.

My favorite topics

Everyday story, astronomy, new places, food, robots, Dragon ball Z.

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My learning goals

Speak fluent English + make new friends all over the world...

My favorite topics

Hot yoga, belly dance, k pop, Zumba, cooking, new technologies, jewelry, interested in new culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, humorous, smart, knowledgeable, open minded !!

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San Jose

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My favorite topics

Literature, TV, movies, music, podcast, journalism, philosophy,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with a lot of patience because I'm definitely still learning a lot.

My learning goals

Maintain my speaking level in Spanish and French, learn German, and learn Japanese!

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San Jose

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My language exchange partner is

People who also love running❤️And people who also love travel...

My learning goals

Make new friends from all around the world

My favorite topics

Running ‍♀️BasketballBadminton️Volleyball️Yoga‍♀️Bicycle‍♀️Hiking‍♀️Weight Training‍♀️Motorcycle️MathMusicYoutubeTraveling✈️EDM

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My learning goals

To improve my Japanes...

My favorite topics

Anime, Japanese culture, College life

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, patient, share similar interest

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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I like to hear everything about you...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Everyone who's willing to be friends with me.

My learning goals

Anything

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Perfect language exchange partner

A curious perso...

My learning goals

Be able to speak with my boyfriend’s family. Stop my cousins from making fun of my “baby robot” language skills.

My favorite topics

Reading the news, eating all kinds of food, art, design, film, urban planning/transit/infrastructure.

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My learning goals

Like everyone else, I just want to be more fluent in Japanese....

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone open-minded

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I’m happy to talk about anything. Feel free to say hi! -...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who I can have a good conversation with.

My learning goals

I want to get better with my Spanish.

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Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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San Jose

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Ideal language community partner

Alguien que quisiera aprender mi idioma, no soy profesor pero...

My learning goals

Conocer personas de todo el mundo, aprender varios idiomas, hacer amigos, aprender inglés, si es posible francés...

My favorite topics

Me gusta conocer la cultura de otros países, conversar sobre cualquier tema, inglés, español ,so, go ahead!

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My learning goals

learn basic japanese, taiwanese (hokkien...

My favorite topics

video games, martial arts, music, band, food, life

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who is pretty good at both languages

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Politics, art, food, traveling, reading, knitting, parties //...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone friendly! // Alguien amable!

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish and meet new people // Quiero tener fluidez en español y conocer a gente nueva

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I want a conversation partner who is

Can we exchange English(Japanese) and Chinese?...

My learning goals

Practice my spoken English. Feel free to talk to me.

My favorite topics

Sports, rock climbing, running, reading, guitar, music

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My learning goals

Communicate with native speakers fluently when I am on the tri...

My favorite topics

Tv shows, films, musics, arts, histories, foods.

My language exchange partner is

I don’t know... perhaps a good friend lol

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My favorite topics

Book...

Ideal language community partner

Kind and respectful

My learning goals

Learn other languages

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San Jose

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Calm , understanding and intelligen...

My learning goals

To learn foreign language

My favorite topics

Nature , culture, politics

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My learning goals

Being very good at other language...

My favorite topics

Life in general. Negativity and positivity of life

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who upholds a nice and lengthy conversation

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My favorite topics

Cities, Business, Traveling, Culture, Food!...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is nice and very detailed in their teaching.

My learning goals

To be fully fluent in Understanding, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

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My language exchange partner is

有知识爱读书,有开放的心态,做事认...

My learning goals

让自己可以和更多国家的人交流无障碍

My favorite topics

生活,旅行,书,谈心,分享知识,交更多的朋友,学习英语和其他的语言

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My learning goals

I have in mind learning as many languages as possible. I do this...

My favorite topics

Culture, Architecture, cooking, nature, travel, the world of education, healthy eating, psychology, watching movies, listening to music, hiking, shopping, family time, and personal AND profressional growth. ️‍ IG: silverprince

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is open-minded, easy to talk to, and that will reciprocate by also inputting effort into keeping the conversation going. Someone that understands that life is busy, and that can’t always reply fast to them.

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My favorite topics

Daily life, culture, work, travel, and learning language...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A friend who likes talking about random and interesting topics throughout the day and a friend who pushes me to improve in my language learning.

My learning goals

To speak more and more like a native by interacting with more people

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Perfect language exchange partner

anybody that’s friendly. i want to meet new people...

My learning goals

interested in learning Russian and German.

My favorite topics

instagram @serayaalvarado | |

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My learning goals

英文上面的學習!希望能幫助聽說讀...

My favorite topics

生活為主!希望能藉由此app增進語言能力

I want a conversation partner who is

可以成為知心伴侶!不需要想話題就很有話聊!

Looking for an online language exchange partner in San Jose, Costa Rica?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 138 Japanese speakers in San Jose 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 San Jose?

In San Jose there are 138 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in Costa Rica other than San Jose where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/alajuela />Alajuela, <a href=/learn/japanese/colima />Colima, and <a href=/learn/japanese/guadalupe />Guadalupe.

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 138 of them coming from San Jose.


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