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My favorite topics

Languages, film, culture, food, travel, politics, religion, hobbies,...

My language exchange partner is

fun, talkative, willing to share, dynamic

My learning goals

Improve Hebrew, meet new people, exchange language and culture

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Bengali

Ideal language community partner

Someone who enjoys learning foreign languages and talking about...

My learning goals

বাংলায়ে গল্প করতে চাই! ኣማርኛ፡እያተማርኩ፡ነው።

My favorite topics

Public health, Philosophy, food, and martial arts.

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My learning goals

Practice actually speaking more of the languages that I am learnin...

My favorite topics

Life, philosophy, food, movies, books, traveling

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is open-minded and kind, passionate about different cultures

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Washington

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Arabic

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My favorite topics

Current events, politics, writing and publishing, movies, culture,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone. I enjoy very personable people who are intelligent and understand science and current events.

My learning goals

Learn a new language. Learn how to converse fluently.

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I want a conversation partner who is

Patience is key to learning another language. Understandable...

My learning goals

Verbal/spoken language first to better understand daily conversation.

My favorite topics

Foods from all over the world. Traveling to places of interests

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My learning goals

Conversational language skill...

My favorite topics

Soccer, international travel, fitness

My language exchange partner is

Easygoing and open-minded

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My favorite topics

History culture geography countrie...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who speak politely and can listen too

My learning goals

Learn excellent English and some spanish

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Id like to learn one of the Nordic languages (still not sure...

My learning goals

I am gay. If you are homophobic, please don’t contact me. I prefer engaging with other gay guys that want to practice languages. Not interested in chatting with women, sorry.

My favorite topics

I like discussing geography, linguistics, traveling, current events, politics, etc. I am originally from Colombia but I am doing a master’s in international security in Washington DC.

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My learning goals

Mastering another languag...

My favorite topics

Philosophy

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that can do more than small talks.

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Washington

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Turkish

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My favorite topics

Like a good cup of coffee with soya milk :...

I want a conversation partner who is

Hi there, gay guys, I appreciate the interest in my looks. Thank you, really!! But I am not gay. We can still hang out and talk though :) btw, why do you guys wanna get married, when so many married ppl get divorced ?

My learning goals

Speak, speak

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My language exchange partner is

Anyone who is patient and kind...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with native speakers and grow my vocabulary and listening skills.

My favorite topics

music, design, travel, books. I like learning about people and their daily lives

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My learning goals

한국 친구들을 만나고 싶고 이상생활과 관련 된 것을 (특별히 한국어 듣기와 말하기) 연습하고 싶어요. 我也愿意跟你说中文~...

My favorite topics

안녕하세요! 저는 일상생활/표현에 대해 배우고 싶어요. 문화, 드라마, 음악, 스포츠와 카페/맛집에 관련한 것에 관심이 있어요. 我什么都愿意谈,但是我特别想练日常生活的事情,比方说文化,电视剧,音乐,食物等等

Ideal language community partner

친절하면 좋겠어요. 한국에서 친구 많이 없어서 전화하고 싶다면 좋겠어요! 我想认识能当朋友的人~~

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My favorite topics

International relations, world news, history, different cultures,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’d like to practice by having conversations/discussions on topics we both find interesting.

My learning goals

Improve comprehension and learning to sound more authentic. I would like to understand and speak more Quebecois French.

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Perfect language exchange partner

Mente abierta, amigable, carismática, inteligente...

My learning goals

Aprender y practicar el idioma ruso. Mejorar inglés.

My favorite topics

С днем победы, ребята!!! Going to Russia, for the FIFA world cup!! ⚽ Всём привет, ребята!!! Я должен практиковать мой русский!!!

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My learning goals

I want to improve conversation skills (comprehension and speaking)...

My favorite topics

Music , dance, culture, travel, the arts, sports (especially football/soccer), the law, current events

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient people who are able to explain grammar, pronunciation, usage, slang, idioms, etc. I’m a former ESL teacher so I can help you with English in exchange.

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My favorite topics

School, studies, science, mathematic...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who isn’t too serious but enjoys being intellectual and will correct me if I’m wrong.

My learning goals

Improving conversational skills

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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Ideal language community partner

I want to talk to people who are interested in creating long...

My learning goals

I want to explore different languages and see which ones calls out to me the most so that I may fully dive into it.

My favorite topics

Travel, Finance, Gaming, Music, Movies, pop culture, anything really

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My learning goals

Could use new language to communicate with native speakers...

My favorite topics

movie, travel, singing and sports

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Could practice languages together

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My favorite topics

Shiba Inus, Samoyeds, Super Smash Bros, bicycles, buses, trains,...

Perfect language exchange partner

People with similar interests. LGBTQ+ friendly ️‍ and mainly interested in learning!

My learning goals

Master all my target languages. Share my interests with others. Make great friends. Travel anywhere with confidence

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Washington

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anybody chill who is open to having some awesome conversation...

My learning goals

To improve my ability to communicate in Spanish

My favorite topics

Science, politics, and languages!

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Improve my conversational skills. To be able to practice the...

My favorite topics

Travel, music, books, movies, current events and food. I also work in the medical field so topics related to medicine are interesting to me!

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient with my foreign language skills that is not judgemental but fun to talk to!

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My favorite topics

J’adore voyager, apprendre d’autres cultures, et étudier les...

Ideal language community partner

J’adorerais trouver quelqu’un qui puisse m’aider à parler plus en confiance en français. But also anyone who is friendly/patient and looking to make friends to practice language skills with

My learning goals

Je voudrais bien parler, et comprendre tout ce que je lis ou entends en français. And the same for German one day.

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Bosnian

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Croatian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who knows a lot about designers and fashion and loves...

My learning goals

To speak Spanish well enough to not be afraid in conversation.

My favorite topics

Shopping, Culture, or anything you’re passionate about because I love learning about what other people are interested in.

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Washington

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Bengali

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German

My learning goals

Fluency and applicable to a professional level. I’d also like...

My favorite topics

Politics Movies Philosophy Figure Skating

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, patient, and thorough with corrections.

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My favorite topics

Music, art, history, conspiracy theories, culture, war, food,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Won’t sweat correcting my mistakes, so I can learn and become better.

My learning goals

Be able to read and speak my mind freely in Japanese. To read and be able to communicate in Spanish and Tagalog at a basic, yet fluent, level

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My language exchange partner is

If you recognize yourself in some of the keywords that describe...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in French, English and German. If you think that you can help me send me a message

My favorite topics

Instagram @michellevenero

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My learning goals

My main goal is to be more confident in speaking the language....

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about books, movies & shows, life, and vivid dreams.

Ideal language community partner

People who can teach me how to speak like a local. & recommend songs in their language!

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Anime series and movies of Hollywood and bollywoo...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

He must be good and must teach me with very innovative way

My learning goals

Should be able to speak language fluently

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Washington

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Perfect language exchange partner

Those who won’t fix my grammar every two seconds. :...

My learning goals

I am living in Italy and want to learn perfect Italian.

My favorite topics

Science, astronomy, politics, history, technology

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Bulgarian

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Russian

My learning goals

Get better at Russian, Bulgarian, German, learn Italian Portuguese,...

My favorite topics

Languages, cultures, cuisine, playing piano, guitar, singing, soccer

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone to exchange languages with. 50-50 for 20 minutes a week.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Washington?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 283 speakers in Washington 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 Washington?

There are 283 members in Washington on Tandem.

Which other locations in United Kingdom other than Washington are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-kingdom/leeds />Leeds, <a href=/language-exchange/united-kingdom/sunderland />Sunderland, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-kingdom/slough />Slough.

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 283 do it in Washington.