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Ezra

Ezra

Knoxville

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Hungarian

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Italian

My favorite topics

Spiritual, science, educational, art, sport...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to learn and is not looking for a partner. I’m not trying to date here. I want to learn.

My learning goals

Become fluent in Italian, Hungarian and French

Drake

Drake

Knoxville

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is easy going and willing to give feedbac...

My learning goals

To become more fluent in the spoken aspect of a few goal languages

My favorite topics

Language, music, movies, and travel

Codie

Codie

Knoxville

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English

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Spanish

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to learn a language to overcome the barrie...

My favorite topics

Nature, the sky, books, movies, animes, tv, history, learning

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patience to learn and to teach.

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Spanish speakers in Knoxville

Elisabeth

Elisabeth

Knoxville

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

History, travel, food, music, art, books, poetry, writing, romance,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone bubbly and outgoing. I am shy at first so sometimes someone else taking the lead is nice.

My learning goals

I hope to learn numerous languages such as Italian, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Greek.

Horacio

Horacio

Knoxville

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

Just like me, outgoing and nice...

My learning goals

To become fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and German.

My favorite topics

I love soccer/futbol, traveling around the world, and meeting new people!

Charley

Charley

Knoxville

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English

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American Sign Language

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Japanese

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Spanish

My learning goals

I really love ASL, Spanish, and Japanese...

My favorite topics

Definitely comedy, different languages, and random scientific stuff!

My language exchange partner is

Hey, you who’s reading this. You’re fantastic. This question is dumb. Lol

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Emily

Emily

Knoxville

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American Sign Language

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French

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I enjoy history, politics, TV shows, books, or science...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is communicative and nice. :)

My learning goals

Become more comfortable speaking languages casually!

ivy

ivy

Knoxville

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English

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Cantonese

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Spanish

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who's nice and funn...

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak many languages

My favorite topics

Movies, anime, books, etc.

Brianna

Brianna

Knoxville

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English

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Spanish

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to improve my language skills (Spanish/ Korean...

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, food

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who is nice and friendly! :)

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Lore

Lore

Knoxville

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I want a conversation partner who is

Native English

My learning goals

I need to speak English

Micheal

Micheal

Knoxville

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

People come in all types. Why limit the possibilitie...

My learning goals

Eh it will be for fun or work

My favorite topics

I am into science and logistical conversations.

CH

CH

Knoxville

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Can talk with native speakers fluentl...

My favorite topics

Anything, about entertainment, music , culture, study,etc

Ideal language community partner

A person who can talk with me and help me with my English is better

Aria

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!"

Wil

Wil

Knoxville

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English

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Vietnamese

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Swedish

My favorite topics

I like to discuss a wide range of topics such as humor, movies,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be very patient but willing to have fun with this process.

My learning goals

I married into a large Vietnamese family and I’d like to speak conversationally with them.

Rya

Rya

Knoxville

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is not afraid to be themselves. Someone who loves...

My learning goals

I want to become as fluent as possible in Korean. I want to be able to speak to you in your native language and order food on my own when I visit S. Korea next year.

My favorite topics

I want to talk what you are passionate about. I want to know your dreams, and what makes you happy. I want to get to know you. The real you; not the 'you' other people painted a picture of.

Joe

Joe

Knoxville

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English

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My learning goals

I Want to understand Japanese better...

My favorite topics

Religion, Books, Video Games

I want a conversation partner who is

Open Minded with a good sense of humor.

Andrea

Andrea

Knoxville

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My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing books, movies, travel, fashion, hair, relationships,...

My language exchange partner is

A person who knows the grammar rules as well as the conversational quirks of the language, doesn't judge me as I practice, is willing to talk about a variety of topics and help me learn new words and phrases

My learning goals

To be able to communicate confidently.

Shyann

Shyann

Knoxville

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English

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Ideal language community partner

Con personas divertidas y con un sentido de humor...

My learning goals

Me gustaría tener mas confianza para hablar español con nuevas personas.

My favorite topics

Puedo hablar de todo!

Jessica

Jessica

Knoxville

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Spanish

My learning goals

I've been studying Spanish for about a year using Rosetta Stone...

My favorite topics

I'm a news junkie so I love talking about current events. I'm also a big reader and a video game geek - I'm open to talking about all sorts of topics!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone curious and passionate about learning more about the world!

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Kaylee

Kaylee

Knoxville

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Politics, anything environmental, anything sociological, militaristic,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk to and not afraid to correct me if I say something wrong or something that offends them.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to take the little knowledge I have of Spanish and grow it into something great while learning it in college as well.

Rya

Rya

Knoxville

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient with me and understands that I I'm a slow...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak and understand as much Korean before I go to Korea in two years.

My favorite topics

Movies, music, games, traveling, and many more.

Ruby

Ruby

Knoxville

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French

My learning goals

i want to speak the language of my dream...

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Theatre, Me, Others, Deep conversations, Casual conversation, and getting to know people closely!

My language exchange partner is

I’d like to chat with someone funny but can be serious! Someone who will teach me useful things and funny things (jokes)

Dominic

Dominic

Knoxville

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Latin

My favorite topics

making friends, playing sports, language, ESL, et ceter...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who wants to learn English.

My learning goals

i’d like to learn conversational mandarin while also helping someone else learn english

Kalissa

Kalissa

Knoxville

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English

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Korean

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is nice and here to help me learn more:). But I...

My learning goals

I want to learn more about the language so I can speak it more fluently

My favorite topics

South Korea life lol, I like to dance and draw

Steven

Steven

Knoxville

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Japanese and to help people learn Englis...

My favorite topics

Language, literature, culture, and travel

Perfect language exchange partner

People with an interest in learning English and sharing about themselves and their language

Brenna

Brenna

Knoxville

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Christianity, K-Pop, Korean culture, and T.V. Show...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, patient, kind, understands sarcasm, fangirl

My learning goals

Familiarity with Korean and practice in teaching English

Michaela

Michaela

Knoxville

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Esperanto

My language exchange partner is

I'm kind of shy...so maybe someone who is better at leading a...

My learning goals

I am trying to improve my Spanish and work my way up to feeling confident in conversation. I will be visiting Guadalajara soon, so anyone who knows about the city would be a plus!

My favorite topics

Movies Science Math D&D Art History

Jacob

Jacob

Knoxville

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Norwegian

My learning goals

I want to become close to fluent in another language while making...

My favorite topics

I love playing my instrument, taking photos, and hiking! I’m in my second year at my university (Go Vols!) studying Music Education.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who’s nice and is willing to help me learn a new language!

Cassy

Cassy

Knoxville

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My favorite topics

If anyone wants to talk, I'm free 24/7....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who won't mind me gushing about my current obsession lol.

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to pass in a normal conversation.

Ashley

Ashley

Knoxville

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Ich möchte nur mit MuttersprachlerInnen sprechen. Wir können...

My learning goals

Ich möchte flüssiger und “erhobener” sprechen. Es ist eine Weile seit ich regelmässig auf Deutsch gesprochen habe, also ich möchte mein Wortschatz verbessern und erweitern. Ich habe auch das Gefühl, dass meine Grammatik verschlechtert ist. Brauche Übung!

My favorite topics

Wissenschaft, Natur, Nachhaltigkeit, Architektur, Kunst, das Klettern, und das Laufen sind meine Hobbys. Aber wir könnten uns gern über alles unterhalten.

Olivia

Olivia

Knoxville

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My learning goals

Estoy en la mayoría de los casos, sólo por curiosidad. Estoy...

My favorite topics

TV, películas, genealogía, natación, acampar, amo aprender sobre otras culturas y decir a la gente sobre mío (americano, Tennessean del Este). Quiero oír sobre sus intereses también.

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien que es casual y no espera que yo siempre responda. No me gusta estar en mi teléfono todo el tiempo, pero a veces quiero charlar.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 51 Spanish speakers in Knoxville looking to learn Spanish 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 Spanish language exchange in Knoxville?

In Knoxville there are 51 members ready to have a Spanish language exchange.

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

You can also find a Spanish Tandem partner in San Bernardino, Louisville, and Sarasota.

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 51 of them coming from Knoxville.