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Language exchange in Chicago

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French

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English

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Haitian Creole

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Korean

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Japanese

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German

My favorite topics

Les sujets dont j’aime beaucoup parler sont l’art, la danse classique...

My language exchange partner is

Je ne sais pas vraiment car je suis vraiment ouverte à tous.

My learning goals

C’est juste une passion que j’ai maintenant et qui me pousse à apprendre les mots et phrases dans une autre langue que la mienne à laquelle j’ai un fort intérêt.

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Chicago

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Russian

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French

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

People who like to have fun, travelling, sport...

My learning goals

Learn some language, make some friends

My favorite topics

Traveling, sports, technology

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Chicago

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English

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Finnish

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Luxembourgish

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French

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Korean

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Norwegian

My learning goals

To be with the right channel...

My favorite topics

Like talking about adventure and movies and vacation conversation how it was interesting

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Hummmmm I believe such is life and life is very short., as long as he got good heart and caring God fearing person

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Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Romanian

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Spanish

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Korean

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Food, filmmaking, k-dramas, languages, cultures, musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone serious about languages only

My learning goals

Having more courage to just speak/write

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Tandem partners in Chicago

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Chicago

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Spanish

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Emoji

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English

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French

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German

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Polish

I want a conversation partner who is

Passionate people who'd love to have a stimulating chat. Especially...

My learning goals

Improve my language skills, while helping others.

My favorite topics

I enjoy writing poems and short stories. Other hobbies: music, science, learning other cultures, politics.

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Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Spanish

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Korean

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Italian

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to learn a new language and make a frien...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about architecture, video games, travel/cultures, anime, and honestly anything!

My language exchange partner is

My perfect tandem buddy would be someone I'd learn alot from to the point that we can talk and discuss in the language we are learning and make a personal connection with through that :)

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Chicago

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Emoji

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Russian

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Student,major in law.Just a big boy.Talk to me casually ~ Basketball,big...

Ideal language community partner

Someone lives in Chicago. Because I may go to chicago for master of law this year.

My learning goals

Meet some people who can have voice call with me in chinese or English.

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Chicago

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Urdu

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Hindi

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English

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Spanish

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Arabic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Extrovert Friendly Geeky Outgoing Adventurou...

My learning goals

Learn spanish Arabic

My favorite topics

Food Movies Music Tvshows

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Chicago

Fluent

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English

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French

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German

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Afrikaans

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Arabic

हिन्दी Flag

Hindi

My learning goals

Hope to learn more of the other languages I'm learning, and would...

My favorite topics

Exploring the World and Learning Languages! ✈️, Political Science and International Relations , Neuroscience, Psychology, & Medicine ‍⚕️, Writing Letters & Sending Postcards ✒️✉️

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who loves the world, loves exploring, and someone who is open to all kinds of new people and experiences

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Chicago

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Spanish

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English

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Emoji

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German

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Dutch

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Finnish

My favorite topics

Languages, travel, photography, technology, green energies, biomaterials,...

I want a conversation partner who is

I'd love to talk to someone who loves to travel, interested in learning not only about a language but culture and other topics. (To everyone basically) Feel free to talk!

My learning goals

Practice different languages and learn about other cultures.

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Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Italian

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Spanish

Türkçe Flag

Turkish

My language exchange partner is

Anyone with a good attitude who can help me practice Spanish...

My learning goals

Be able to speak confidently and understand responses.

My favorite topics

TV, Relationships, Movies, Photography, Piano, Books, Travel, Food, Cooking

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Chicago

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Mongolian

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English

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Japanese

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French

My learning goals

Every country has their cultural tradion in their language.So!...

My favorite topics

Art, philosophy, movies,chess, video games, music, anime, tourism and business

Ideal language community partner

someone who has good ethics regardless their religion.

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Chicago

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Travel, food, bicycling, piano.... INSTAGRAM:...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, patient, and friendly

My learning goals

Improve my language skills and meet some amazing people

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Chicago

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English

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Korean

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French

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about...

My learning goals

I really just want to learn about people's experiences in or outside their culture. Language is a good bonus, though!

My favorite topics

Storytelling, video games, culture, traveling

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Chicago

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Korean

My learning goals

Natural pronunciation, conversational fluency, vocabulary expansio...

My favorite topics

I like talking about food, music, art, biology, sociology, and movies.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient lol

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Chicago

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Emoji

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English

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Italian

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Spanish

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

Dogs and fashio...

My language exchange partner is

Open minded and interesting people

My learning goals

Meet some interesting ppl and get to know different cultures

Simone

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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Chicago

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English

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French

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American Sign Language

Ideal language community partner

Im looking for someone to do audio messages regularly! Je suis...

My learning goals

Fluency! Holding a conversation, humor and colloquial language

My favorite topics

looking for someone to talk with regularly. Above all I like to laugh. I like travel, rock climbing, camping and music.

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Y.

Chicago

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Marathi

English Flag

English

हिन्दी Flag

Hindi

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Basic conversation in Frenc...

My favorite topics

movies, music, books, sports, football, travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anybody who's humble and open to new experiences.

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Chicago

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

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Portuguese

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Italian

My favorite topics

Movies, Dance, travel, sport...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone fun to have a nice conversation

My learning goals

Learn French, German and also improve my English

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Chicago

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly I guess? Lo...

My learning goals

Idk

My favorite topics

#travel #language #art #design #history #culture #architecture

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Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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German

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Italian

My learning goals

Improve my language skill...

My favorite topics

Swiming, jogging, reading, working out and meeting new people. IG. @gabe.spindler

My language exchange partner is

People interested in improving their English and Spanish skills, I really wanna know more about their cultures and life stories, open minded, fun and kind people

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Chicago

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Arabic

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English

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Spanish

Français Flag

French

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German

My favorite topics

science, history, soccer, photography, tennis, tv, book...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone with enthusiasm to learn a new language!

My learning goals

Mastering the basics in at least 5 languages

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Chicago

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

Português Flag

Portuguese

العربية Flag

Arabic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and understands that it takes time and...

My learning goals

I want to improve my grasp on fluency in foreign languages, specifically with using nuanced, regular language as well as a formal understanding of grammar and vocabulary. I want to speak as people do on a daily basis, as well as understand.

My favorite topics

Science, engineering, medicine, technology, politics, ethics, debate, languages, culture, going out, relationships

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Chicago

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Kyrgyz

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Russian

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English

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Turkish

My learning goals

Английский язык или французски...

My favorite topics

О путешествиях, хочу побольше узнать достопримечательности которые той или иной стране

Perfect language exchange partner

Путешественники, любители хорошей жизни

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Chicago

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English

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Spanish

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German

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French

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Russian

My favorite topics

Trabajo música amigos fiestas lugare...

I want a conversation partner who is

Inteligentes divertidos mente abierta

My learning goals

Dominar el idioma mejorar pronunciación y audición

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J.

Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Russian

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Turkish

українська Flag

Ukrainian

My language exchange partner is

Interesting, quick witted, sincer...

My learning goals

Meet new people and learn

My favorite topics

Travel, books, science fiction, art, fashion

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Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

한국어 Flag

Korean

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Vietnamese

My learning goals

Build strong relationships and practice languages. I'm looking...

My favorite topics

Film 映画, animationアニメーション, drawingドローイング, photography撮影, music音楽, video gamesビディオゲーム

Ideal language community partner

Replies regularly, similar interests, helpful. We can share our favorite things, our daily life, our troubles, and talk about meaningful things.

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Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Hebrew

My favorite topics

Biking, Music, urban gardening, The Sims, Sim City, movies, Netflix,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone from a different country who wants to make friends.

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Spanish with native speakers just as smoothly as I speak English. And I want to become more comfortable with my French.

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Chicago

Fluent

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English

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French

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Spanish

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner will share interest in topics that...

My learning goals

Learn more vocabulary and also learn more about other cultures.

My favorite topics

School, psychology, philosophy, books, music, food, culture, history

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Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

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Portuguese

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be more comfortable with speaking with someone and...

My favorite topics

I love discussion about music, food, and travel.

I want a conversation partner who is

The perfect tandem buddy would be willing to converse with me about anything and help me learn not only the language but introduce me to the culture as well

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Chicago?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 speakers in Chicago looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Chicago?

There are 735 members in Chicago on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than Chicago are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/rochester />Rochester, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/san-bernardino />San Bernardino, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/honolulu />Honolulu.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 735 do it in Chicago.