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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Technology, music, art, culture, travel, games, pop culture,...

My language exchange partner is

Patient, kind, artistic, open-minded, understanding, gracious

My learning goals

Improve my Chinese level, increase my knowledge of idioms and slang, talk more authentically, like the locals 说一口流利的中文

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Ann Arbor

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Slovak

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

Solo quiero hablar contigo :...

My learning goals

Yo no recuerdo español.. yo aprendí español en la escuela secundaría pero ha sido un largo tiempo desde practique

My favorite topics

Me encanta hablar de tu vida :D Qué haces en tu tiempo libre? Qué haces por el trabajo? Estás un estudiante?

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Ann Arbor

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My learning goals

Learn about cultures around the world and improve my language...

My favorite topics

Volleyball, piano, guitar, drawing, cooking, traveling

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who's fun and helpful :)

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J.

Ann Arbor

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My favorite topics

film & television, food, music, sports, trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help with or answer any questions regarding a language, such as grammar or proper usage of a word.

My learning goals

To try and learn more languages.

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Korean

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about...

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know very little Mandarin and am just starting to learn it, but it is another language I am interested in. I also have some basic knowledge of Spanish from school.

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Culture

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Ann Arbor

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Russian

My learning goals

I want to be conversationally fluent in Russian and French...

My favorite topics

Science, music, politics, religion, travel, sports. I'm a robotics and software engineer. Also I've been playing the guitar for 12 years, and recently started learning saxophone .

My language exchange partner is

Anyone interested in language exchange!

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Ann Arbor

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American Sign Language

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Czech

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Irish

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music and history. I also love talking about...

Ideal language community partner

No because I’m not sure how Tandem works.

My learning goals

I long to be fluent in many languages because it will help me in the future for my career.

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Ann Arbor

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talkative, outgoing, and shared the same experience...

My learning goals

To learn languages before I travel to those countries

My favorite topics

Travel, family, robotics, photography, art, and cooking

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K.

Ann Arbor

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Akan

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Danish

My learning goals

Become fluent and able to understand spoken language very wel...

My favorite topics

Anything ( I know that's generic ), but really. Music though can be a very fun topic for me

Perfect language exchange partner

Comfortable with calls and just chilling taking so we can get comfortable with speaking and make a friend

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Ann Arbor

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Vietnamese

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English

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French

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Japanese

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Korean

My favorite topics

Life and how it is to truly live...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is open minded and answer objectively

My learning goals

Learn a new language and meet new friends

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Ann Arbor

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Cantonese

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Talkative and responsiv...

My learning goals

Learn other language

My favorite topics

Personal experience, travel, actually any topics

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Ann Arbor

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Korean

My learning goals

Conversational efficiency in Korean (and practice in Spanish!...

My favorite topics

Books (especially picture books and graphic novels!), movies, and academia.

Ideal language community partner

Nice! Helpful! Easy to chat with!

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Ann Arbor

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Swahili

My favorite topics

Quiero hablar con otros hispanohablantes y personas de Alemania...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien quien quiere aprender nuevas idiomas

My learning goals

Quiero hablar en otras idiomas

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Ann Arbor

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has similar interests, someone who loves a good conversation...

My learning goals

Become more proficient in day to day conversations

My favorite topics

Cars, enviornment, food, politics, technology, travelling, animals, movies, music

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Ann Arbor

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Russian

My learning goals

Learn to speak and read Russia...

My favorite topics

Video games, books, history, tv, politics, philisophical questions, etc.

I want a conversation partner who is

Intelligent, funny, creative, interesting, similar interests with me, serious about language learning

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Ann Arbor

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Korean

My favorite topics

Let’s talk about anything and have a fun time. ...

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind, patient, and fun.

My learning goals

I want to further my Korean knowledge for when I travel!

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Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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K.

Ann Arbor

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who’d like to get to know me and my culture. Anyone who...

My learning goals

I’d like to make new friends and learn new things about other cultures and learn another language as well!

My favorite topics

Animals, nature, survivors

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Ann Arbor

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Arabic

My learning goals

Become fluent or conversational in a language as well as learn...

My favorite topics

I’m an actor, violinist, singer and writer. I love learning and experiencing new things, as well as meeting new people!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Russian and Arabic speakers as well as anyone interested in a chat

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Ann Arbor

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

photography, travel, music, Japanese culture, play guitar and...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, easygoing, funny and like to share things (*'▽'*)

My learning goals

I'm a beginner of learning Japanese. I wish I can do some basic Japanese conversation for daily life. Also I want to improve Japanese grammar. The last goal is to become more familiar with Japanese culture.

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Ann Arbor

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Swedish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is easy-going and fun to talk to...

My learning goals

I would like to improve my ability to speak Swedish.

My favorite topics

I like talking about anything from sports, to photography, to home improvement, to traveling. I sincerely enjoy speaking with people. I enjoy the sport of rowing. I enjoy nature and often camp.

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Ann Arbor

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with patients in Spanis...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about traveling, languages, medicine, linguistics, food, and culture

My language exchange partner is

Someone I can practice my Spanish with

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Ann Arbor

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Spanish

My favorite topics

My skill is pretty basic, but I enjoy sports, food, comics and...

Ideal language community partner

Someone that helps to drive the conversation and is helpful in correcting mistakes.

My learning goals

I would love to one day be fluent.

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K.

Ann Arbor

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish!

My favorite topics

I like lacrosse and science!

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Ann Arbor

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My learning goals

I want to be able to speak functional French before I embark...

My favorite topics

I’m definitely a nerd so if you are too you’re welcome here(Harry Potter and Batman) book recommendations welcome as well, also if you’re up for a nature adventure story I’ve got plenty! I love learning new things so please feel free to expand my horizons

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient with very bad pronunciation, and an overall nice and adventurous person who can tell me all about their home country! Also I’m very open to talking to anyone who would like to practice their English, I’m very patient:)

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Ann Arbor

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, art, politics, society, critical theory, health, philosophy,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Amable :)

My learning goals

Me gustaría a tener conversaciones más significativas sobre temas complicados. Me meta grande ser podría hablar español con fluido porque quiero vivir y trabajar en otros lugares.I love to learn about other people, perspectives, places and share stories.

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Ann Arbor

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Any guy or gal who is open minded, enjoys life, and has a sense...

My learning goals

For Japanese, I want to work on speaking smoothly without pauses. For Mandarin, I would like to be able to recognize and produce the 4 tones consistently.

My favorite topics

Art, Books, Philosophy, Music, Video Games, Travel, Psychology

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Ann Arbor

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My learning goals

To improve my Japanese speaking and listening ability and hopefully...

My favorite topics

Science and technology, photography, movies, running, rock climbing, politics/current events, video games

Ideal language community partner

Motivated, flexible, funny

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Ann Arbor

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My favorite topics

A cultura, a música, a comida, o violão, MP...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguém que quer compartir os idiomas e praticar três ou quatro dias por semana

My learning goals

I want to participante in a langauge exchange where each person gets to teach and learn from the other! I am fascinated by MPB so my Portuguese exposure has been primarily based in music

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Ann Arbor

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Uzbek

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that speaks fluent Uzbek and would want to help me with...

My learning goals

I want to improve my Uzbek

My favorite topics

Music , art, books, history , russian movies. Мне нравятся ДДТ и вечерний Ургант и новости дня и русские фильмы и книги

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P.

Ann Arbor

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Japanese

My learning goals

work on my conversation skills in japanes...

My favorite topics

philosophy, everyday life, memes, pretty much anything!

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who thinks deeply and is open to constructive criticism! someone who’s easy to talk to and understands mistakes

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 87 English speakers in Ann Arbor looking to learn English 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 English language exchange in Ann Arbor?

In Ann Arbor there are 87 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Ann Arbor where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/minneapolis />Minneapolis, <a href=/learn/english/madison />Madison, and <a href=/learn/english/palm-bay />Palm Bay.

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 87 of them coming from Ann Arbor.