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Learn Japanese in Yokohama

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psychology, music & ar...

My language exchange partner is

planning on traveling to EU so I’d like to make friends with funny folks not creeps

My learning goals

I’m studying Italian at uni so I’d like to get better. ps; message me on instagram- miyxkii bc i barely use this app sorry

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Ideal language community partner

We can talk about whatever you want!! Let’s talk✨✨...

My learning goals

Let’s talk about anything!! Wanna improve my skills and make friends!!✌️

My favorite topics

Cultura, Sports, Music, whatever

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My learning goals

To be fluent enough to hold daily conversation in languages I’m...

My favorite topics

Languages, cultures, games, movies, music and everything

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who are interested in getting to know each other or in exchanging languages

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Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

YouTube, dogs, Hollywood movies, karaoke, ASMR, iphotography,...

Perfect language exchange partner

honest, friendly, polite, hilarious, humble, self-confident, sophisticated, decent, funny, openminded

My learning goals

To be able to describe my thoughts more fluently. To be able to undestand English dramas and movies without subtitles. To be able to write business emails.

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日本語学習者であり、私の学習したい言語の母語話者。 Japanese learner, and native speaker...

My learning goals

10言語を話せるようになること。to be able to speak 10 language.

My favorite topics

ゲーム、言語学習、文学や文化について。about videogame, language, literature and culture.

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My learning goals

speak English fluently and learn another language and make a...

My favorite topics

travel abroad(i've traveled 21 countries so far)/cultural exchange/sports/love

My language exchange partner is

i want a girlfriend/ someone who loves travel and travel with me/someone who can get along for a long time

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日常会話“Everyday Conversation”、I like Bruno Mars、I like animals、Trai...

Ideal language community partner

I want friends!細かく指摘してくれて、わかりやすい“Person who points out and Easy to understand”Girls come on here‍♀️✨

My learning goals

日常会話ができるようになる“I want to be able to talk without seeing anything”

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

English and Spanish speakers. Also who talk about global topic...

My learning goals

I have to improve my English and Spanish.

My favorite topics

movie/baseball/listening music/international development

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My learning goals

Improve Chinese, Korean, European languages...

My favorite topics

Traveling/films/Slavic literatures

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who wants to learn English or Japanese. I might respond late because I work.

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Sports, Travel, Business, Fashion...

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Estoy buscando alguien que pueda hablar conmigo en ZOOM regularmente. Ich würde gerne mit einem deutschen Muttersprachler sprechen, der sich für Japan interessiert.

My learning goals

Voy a tomar DELE B2 en Noviembre.

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My language exchange partner is

Positive, funny, kind, aggressive, kee...

My learning goals

Speak English fluently, Get good score on TOFEL ibt and on IELTS

My favorite topics

Movie, Music ,Culture, About school, hobby

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My learning goals

I want to use Korean when I go to Korea next time...

My favorite topics

Movie, Travel, Food, workout ️‍♀️

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who are open mind and interested in things you do not know. Also anyone who can help me to learn Korean, Germany and improving my English (I can read Hangul, but not understand meaning usually, i am very beginner on Germany)

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My favorite topics

Because I want to talk about my hobbies...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to talk with each other happily

My learning goals

To become able to speak English!

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The person who interested in Japanese culture. or who knows...

My learning goals

Improve my language skills (English,Spanish,Korean) Prepare for study abroad (Valencia)

My favorite topics

I’m interested in Spanish culture. trip/ basketball/ badminton / k-pop

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My learning goals

Improve my English. To learn new languages and make friends...

My favorite topics

Travel, talk about different cultures

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly person

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My favorite topics

Cultures I love classic music. Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, .....

My language exchange partner is

I'd like to exchange messages.

My learning goals

Master ENGLISH vocabulary.

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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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仲の良い外国の友達みたいな関係になれるような人です...

My learning goals

旅行にいっても困らないくらいの日常会話の言語を習得したいです。

My favorite topics

お互いの国の文化や観光について話してみたいです☺︎

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My learning goals

To be fluently speakin...

My favorite topics

Music, cultures, sports and astronomy

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Hello everyone If you want to practice Japanese, let's exchange our language! 日本語を練習したい人はぜひお話しましょう!あなたの言語を教えてくださいね 

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I want to talk English fluently. Therefore I don’t decide topics....

Perfect language exchange partner

The person whom I talk to. And if I mistake, person tell me.

My learning goals

I am able to talk with many people. I want to tell own opinions.

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Everyone interested in Japan...

My learning goals

Be able to have a conversation fluently.

My favorite topics

Culure(music, movie, manga and food) in each country. 日常の出来事など、気軽に話せたら嬉しいです。

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My learning goals

I want to improve my language skills, so please feel free to...

My favorite topics

Culture, Musics, Movies, Literature, etc...

My language exchange partner is

Ask me anything you want, I’d like to help you with your study. Also, anyone can message me whoever wants to talk with me.

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I love coffee / drinking /watching movies&TV drama /playing &...

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My learning goals

I wanna be able to speak English very well. I can teach u Japanese If u don't know anything in Japanese. I hope we can teach these language each other.

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I'm looking for a person who can speak English or German and...

My learning goals

My goal is to achieve a level that I understand what American speak. I feel American speak very fast and it's very difficult for me to understand. For example, American movies are difficult to understand without subtitles...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about culture, economy, politics, travelling, hobbies and so on.

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My learning goals

-talk with new people. ...

My favorite topics

travel,movies,music,culture,fashion,makeup,manga,English,Spanish,Korean,Chinese and anything!

Perfect language exchange partner

funny,friendly,study our language each other

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My favorite topics

Travel, identify, natural surroundings, hiking, yoga ,easy cooking,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Those who are inquisitive, good listener (show interest to the background and real idea of the speaker), who live in Yokohama, who lives nature and movies. 好奇心旺盛な人 話を丁寧にきき、話の意図や背景に関心を向ける人 横浜に住んでいる人 自然が好きな人

My learning goals

(English)Discuss economic or historical topic in detail. (Spanish/Portuguese/Mongolia/Tagalog/Chinese/Hindi) enjoy daily typical conversation little by little. I'll go to Mongol in July so wanna talk to local ppl in Mongolia! 経済や歴史についても英語でスムースに意見交換できる スペイ

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Unique and friendly:) If we have same things like hobby, let’s...

My learning goals

I would like to be closely native English speaker, like exchange ideas and opinion. Also, I’d like to have other languages basic level for Chinese and Korean.

My favorite topics

Street dance is one of hobby I’m addicted. I often go to dance studio to grow up my skills. I love UK, Europe since I lived in London for a year before. I like to see other photographer’s works, I like to take photo and I always update my works on IG:)

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My favorite topics

I love to talk about music, travel, also beach!

Ideal language community partner

I would say a friendly person!

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My favorite topics

I want to know many culture .travaling,camera,culture,natural,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My learning goals

I want to be able to say whatever I want in English.and

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Kind,friendly,the person who teaches English for me! EVERYBOD...

My learning goals

To speak English,French, and German

My favorite topics

Hi ~ I wanna talk with you about our country!! I’m interested in Europe! So let’s be friend My hobby is music,anime manga,YouTube,talking Anyway talk to meee

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翻訳機を使わずに外国人と会話する Talk to foreigners without using a translato...

My favorite topics

その国の文化 The culture of that country, 食生活 Eating habits

I want a conversation partner who is

優しい人 A kind person 投資の話をしない人 People who don't talk about investment or business

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Yokohama, Japan?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 629 Japanese speakers in Yokohama 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 Yokohama?

In Yokohama there are 629 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in Japan other than Yokohama where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/niigata />Niigata, <a href=/learn/japanese/takasaki />Takasaki, and <a href=/learn/japanese/asaka />Asaka.

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 629 of them coming from Yokohama.