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Durham

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English

My favorite topics

Culture,Music,psychology,photography,basketball, traveling,etc...

My language exchange partner is

kind and friendly,willing to share his or her feelings and opinions.No matter where you come from,I am really enjoying talking with u!嘿,我很肯定我们将会有一段美好的时光!

My learning goals

Oh,I like making friends and talking with people from all over the world~o(〃'▽'〃)o and improve my fluency in oral English and enlarge my daily vocabulary in English is my priority recently

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Durham

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American Sign Language

Ideal language community partner

Nice . Personality is well. More like ask me question...

My learning goals

I will to make some friends and language exchange

My favorite topics

Culture . People . Foods. Hobbies . Travel

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A.

Durham

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

My learning goals

To at least be able to speak any language fluently, but to also...

My favorite topics

Music, food, art, and movies, video games

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone, i would like to meet new people

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L.

Durham

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Italian

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English

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French

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Turkish

My favorite topics

Music, cinema, literature, food, travel...

Perfect language exchange partner

Calm and fun

My learning goals

Fluency

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M.

Durham

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English

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Japanese

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded and friendly...

My learning goals

Just wanna know more about different cultures and and hopefully make friends along the way

My favorite topics

Music|Food|Movies|Yoga|Traveling

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K.

Durham

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English

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Spanish

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Hawaiian

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Maori

My learning goals

Understand how to read and interpret Spanish and meet friends...

My favorite topics

Anything about animals, racial inequality, and traveling...and anything deemed fun!

My language exchange partner is

An upbeat optimist that is comical and energetic.

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R.

Durham

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English

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing history, politics, music, art, sports, food,...

Ideal language community partner

I think my perfect tandem partner would be someone who is flexible but still can talk fairly regularly. My ideal partner would also give involved responses to open-ended questions.

My learning goals

I would like to become as close to fluent as possible. In terms of motivation, I love to travel and most of the places that I want to travel to speak French or Spanish. Therefore, I want to learn those languages well so I can communicate while I travel.

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Durham

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English

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Italian

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Armenian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Likes to have fun while learning - I love to laugh...

My learning goals

To be able to actually use other languages, even if very simply at first

My favorite topics

Food/drink, traveling, music, nature, sports

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A.

Durham

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English

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Azerbaijani

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Turkish

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Russian

My learning goals

I aim to practice Russian to improve it...

My favorite topics

Cinema, travelling, music and literature

Perfect language exchange partner

Native Russian who can speak English

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J.

Durham

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English

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German

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French

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Spanish

My favorite topics

The arts, music especially World event...

I want a conversation partner who is

Calmly engaged, steadfast

My learning goals

Fluency in German, French, Spanish

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D.

Durham

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English

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Italian

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French

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German

My language exchange partner is

Funny, nice, and speaks French, Spanish and Germa...

My learning goals

Improving my language skills by every day conversation

My favorite topics

Music, art, TV programs, anything!

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Durham

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English

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German

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Italian

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French

My learning goals

I would like to practice my French and improve my German a little...

My favorite topics

My main interests are: politics, history, different cultures, music, literature. My hobbies include: debating, travelling, skiing and reading.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who enjoys having a meaningful and intellectual conversation!

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Durham

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Igbo

My favorite topics

Almost anything, but especially popular culture (music, television...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s nice and has a good sense of humor.

My learning goals

I want to learn the colloquialisms of various languages, how to make jokes, and engage with native speakers about issues that affect their region.

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A.

Durham

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English

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Japanese

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Open-minded, looking to be close friends as well as language...

My learning goals

Get more comfortable with trying and making mistakes, improving my vocabulary and speaking more naturally, and improving my casual conversation and grammar.

My favorite topics

Photography, movies, music, cooking, drinking, traveling, edgy comedy, psychology, pop culture, love and intimacy, dancing, computers and technology, style, art, architecture, 420, and many more interests.

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A.

Durham

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Améliorer mon italien et mon françai...

My favorite topics

La nourriture, la littérature, les voyages, la photographie

I want a conversation partner who is

Sympa, amical, ouvert à de nouvelles expériences

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S.

Durham

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Pets, especially dogs Education Family Nature and the outdoors Music...

My language exchange partner is

Someone friendly and relaxed who just wants to practice chatting in different languages.

My learning goals

Improve my language fluency and learn speak and write more conversationally.

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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Durham

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

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French

Ideal language community partner

Everyone who want to learn my native language...

My learning goals

Learn how to have a conversation in Italian , French & German :)

My favorite topics

I love to talk about other cultures, Movies , Sports .

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Durham

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English

My learning goals

IELTs 7.5 /Exploring the world without language barriers /Having...

My favorite topics

Practicing my English for a master study programme in Durham university .I want to find a long-term language exchange partner who want to improve his/her Chinese.I am a huge Harry Potter fana traveller and a LGBTQ supporter

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open-minded and talkive .I’m interested in religion ,culture and music (Any Canon Grey fans there) .You can send me a voice call if you want.We can reach our learning goals together.

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Durham

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Anything you like or confuse. I'm going to Duke University, I...

Perfect language exchange partner

friendly, someone who can give me advice on my language learning

My learning goals

communicate frenquently, make friends, learn more native expressions

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R.

Durham

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Serio/a, divertido/a,amable e interesante, no importa de donde...

My learning goals

Practicar bien el idioma hasta llegar al grado de poder hablar naturalmente y fluidamente, para no tener barreras de comunicacion

My favorite topics

me encanta la cocina, la fotografia y aprender nuevos idiomas y practicarlos/j'aime bien beaucoup connaître et parle les langues moi aussi aime le photographie, cuisiner et j'adore beaucoup la musique et jouer la guitarra/i love soo much know and practice

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Durham

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English

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Spanish

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Korean

My learning goals

i just want to better my skills...

My favorite topics

we can talk anything and everything! i dance, sing, play bass, piano, and guitar, and love chatting!

My language exchange partner is

someone adventurous and kind!

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S.

Durham

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French

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English

My favorite topics

Love travelling (12 European countries), reading novels, watching...

Ideal language community partner

Easygoing, openminded, humourous, friendly, talkative (No flirting please!!!!! This is a language learning app!)

My learning goals

Improve my foreign language skills! Meet people from all over the world!

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A.

Durham

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English

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French

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German

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who has similar interests and is kind...

My learning goals

Fluency in german, confident conversations in french and italian

My favorite topics

Music/musik/musique/musica, religion/religione, philosophy/philosophie/philosophie/filosofia, politics/politik/politique/politica, art/kunst/art/arte, culture/kultur/culture/cultura

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M.

Durham

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English

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French

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Italian

My learning goals

Practice my speaking...

My favorite topics

Hi I'm Mel a mexican woman living in United State. I love cook, sing, learn and create

Perfect language exchange partner

hello, nice to meet people who are interested in learning languages. I just want to practice languages. Let's learn together

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Durham

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Love learning about other countries Histor...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is not easily annoyed

My learning goals

To learn many languages

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D.

Durham

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

patient,kind,good manne...

My learning goals

speak confident and be a social people.

My favorite topics

Kpop,drama,sports

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G.

Durham

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English

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French

My learning goals

Improve French listening and speaking skills. I'd like to learn...

My favorite topics

Travel, books, language, music! TV series, politics, reading, movies, food, French, English, cultural exchange, universities, humor, guitar, bands, podcasts, literature,...

Ideal language community partner

Native French speakers from France, sense of humor, likes travel, talkative, friendly, bavard. I'm interested in consistent, long-term conversations.

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O.

Durham

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English

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Arabic

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French

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Movie, politics, international relations, Hans Zimmer, travelin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy-going, good at conversation, funny

My learning goals

Conversational language goals

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S.

Durham

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Ancient Greek

Perfect language exchange partner

明るくて、言語学習が好きな人。Someone really wants to improve language skills....

My learning goals

とりあえず、英語が上手になりたい。

My favorite topics

友達みたいに日常生活や趣味とかについて話したい。

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C.

Durham

Fluent

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Arabic

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English

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French

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Speaking and writting skill...

My favorite topics

Travel,series, movies, food, cooking, business,

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, familiar, funny,smart,

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Durham?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 110 speakers in Durham 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 Durham?

There are 110 members in Durham on Tandem.

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

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/chesapeake />Chesapeake, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/west-lafayette />West Lafayette, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/hartford />Hartford.

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 110 do it in Durham.