
This week's new learners
Jiseung
Columbus
SPEAKS
Korean
LEARNS
English
French
My favorite topics
Hiking on trails, Running, Reading books, Exploring fancy dining,...
My language exchange partner is
Who can chat and help each other to learn languages. Fun and friendly:)
My learning goals
Be fluent, and also express my thinking and feeling
Mark
Columbus
SPEAKS
English

Spanish

Portuguese
LEARNS
Hebrew
Italian
French
My learning goals
Improve my Italian and French for future use in my linguistic...
My favorite topics
Former university Spanish teacher here! Currently I’m the Assistant Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at The Ohio State University. I love languages, linguistics, and my family and friends.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Native speakers of any of the languages I’m studying!
Lexii
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Japanese
Korean
My favorite topics
Music, culture, food, et...
Perfect language exchange partner
Nice, willing to exchange cultures, fun
My learning goals
I want to be conversational in all 3 languages. With japanese, I want to go soon so i need to be conversational.
KNiya
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
French
Korean

Spanish
I want a conversation partner who is
Some one who is patient, willing to help, and friendly...
My learning goals
I want to learn more korean and french, and improve upon the skills that i learn
My favorite topics
Anything really, im open to talk about any topic you want
luke
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
French

Arabic
Chinese (Traditional)
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Open to any topic and discussio...
My learning goals
To become conversationally fluent and talk to people from areas I'd like to travel!
My favorite topics
I like meeting new people and learning about where people are from! I enjoy talking about ideas, hobbies, and anything you want to talk about.
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Whitney 惠特妮
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
Japanese
LEARNS

Spanish
Polish
Swedish
My favorite topics
Violin, Music, Languages, Science, Saxophone Música, lenguas,...
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who is willing to allow me time to grow as a speaker of their language. I want to be supportive of you, and I expect the same of you.
My learning goals
To become more proficient at other languages.
Ryan
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
German
Greek
Japanese
My language exchange partner is
Talkative and in depth. Not looking to flirt. Please don't try...
My learning goals
I want to be able to joke and laugh in another language.
My favorite topics
Music, movies, political events, video games, cultural differences, and foreign languages!
Jadakiss
Columbus
SPEAKS
English

Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
My learning goals
To improve my Korean, and to feel more comfortable when speaking/...
My favorite topics
한국어 vocabulary, vs speak, vs informal 및 발음. 나는 이것들을 즐기고 음악, 예술, 육상, 비디오 게임, 과학, 그리고 memes
Ideal language community partner
Someone who speaks Korean, and knows or wants to know English/ 한국어를 말하고, 알고 있거나 영어를 알고 싶어하는 사람

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Alexyah
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Korean
Perfect language exchange partner
Funny Have things in common with me Animal lovin...
My learning goals
I want to learn Korean, and have fun learning with my new friends so I'm prepared to (hopefully) go to Korea when I'm older
My favorite topics
Taking care of animals, listening to BTS, and BlackPink, playing videogames
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107
Korean speakers in Columbus
Donté
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
Chinese (Simplified)
LEARNS

Arabic
Cantonese
Italian
Ideal language community partner
Opened minded, easy going, positive attitudes, and free spirited....
My learning goals
Improve my speaking, develop a native intonation, improve my hearing
My favorite topics
Travel, culture, food, technology, meeting people from around the world and connecting with them.
Garrett
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Russian
German
Norwegian
My learning goals
Learn, brush up on different languages...
My favorite topics
Open to discuss anything. To many passions and hobbies for this text.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is interested in learning or improving their English . Sharing things about other culture's. Open minded individuals.
JJ
Columbus
NEWSPEAKS
English
LEARNS

Spanish
French

Portuguese
My favorite topics
Movies, pop culture, traveling, language...
Perfect language exchange partner
A person who likes pop culture, who has traveled or also loves other languages
My learning goals
I want to further my knowledge of Spanish and possibly start another language
Madison
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS

Portuguese

Spanish
French
I want a conversation partner who is
someone very outgoing, enjoys meeting new people and adventurous!...
My learning goals
i hope to continuously learn new things and not be afraid to ask questions or make mistakes.
My favorite topics
i love to talk about other people’s stories and things they love/are interested in! i also love music :)
Caitlin
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
American Sign Language
French

Spanish
My learning goals
Increase fluency in my target languages...
My favorite topics
Animals, swimming, writing, blogging, books, learning, education, exercise, fitness, and traveling
My language exchange partner is
Talkative, open to different ideas or discussions, and actively responds to messages.
Jacob
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
French
Korean
My favorite topics
Languages, world politics....
Ideal language community partner
Open-minded, able to teach, I prefer messaging to voice chat so someone who is comfortable not talking on the phone.
My learning goals
Gain knowledge of my target language(s), conversational fluency.
Brittany
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Korean
My favorite topics
Movies, kpop and MUSIC in general.kdramas , Lord of the rings,...
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone kind, funny, and patient. Preferably talkative because I'm a little shy.
My learning goals
Making new friends, learning more about cultures, and to become fluent in Korean.
Zack
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)

Spanish
French
My learning goals
Increase vocabulary, refine existing grammar knowledge , foreign...
My favorite topics
Movies art games videos language culture China japan Mexico Spain bogata Colombia soccer futbol Spanish Japanese mandarin Korean
Ideal language community partner
Communicative and patient language exchange partner
Lola
Columbus
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS

Spanish
Italian
Japanese
My favorite topics
Video games, movies, cooking, gardening, language/cultur...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is open to discussing a wide variety of topics and is kind.
My learning goals
To learn to speak languages and understand them better, and learn the grammar better.
Guto
Columbus
SPEAKS

Emoji
LEARNS
English
Italian

Spanish
Perfect language exchange partner
People who have respect and patience....
My learning goals
I wanna speak fluent because I love make new friends.
My favorite topics
I love Animals and food. I love play chess and poker. I love sport I love travel and learn about everything.
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Columbus, United States?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 107 Korean speakers in Columbus looking to learn Korean 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 Korean language exchange in Columbus?
In Columbus there are 107 members ready to have a Korean language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than Columbus where I can find a Korean language exchange partner?
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 107 of them coming from Columbus.