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Language exchange in Canada

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T.

Toronto

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Chinese (Traditional)

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German

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

There is more to the story, talk each othe...

My language exchange partner is

My learning goals

English

R.

R.

Windsor

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Quelqu'un qui est sérieu...

My learning goals

Pronunciation, orthographe

My favorite topics

Bonjour tout le monde! Je veux pratiquer mon français. J'aime bien faire du yoga, faire du jardinage et mon vélo

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E.

Sainte-Julie

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Fluent

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French

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Spanish

My learning goals

Ultimatly, become fluent, but I know that won't happen cozz I...

My favorite topics

Honestly anything. I'm down to have a dad joke competition or meme war or just practice a language. Honestly it's up to you, I'll just go with it :)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone nice, funny and talkative. Ayo im going to mexico real soon so if theres some of yall mexicans out there hmu :)

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G.

Fredericton

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

movie , books , I love working out, learning languages!!...

Perfect language exchange partner

That’s like to talk and keep a conversation

My learning goals

Meet people around the world !!!

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Tandem partners in Canada

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I.

Calgary

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is open minded and playful, I really want to just...

My learning goals

Get better everyday and have the vocabulary to get to know people.

My favorite topics

I really like getting to know people and talking about daily life

P.

P.

Oshawa

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Fluent

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Punjabi

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English

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French

My learning goals

Wanna learn French and Persian...

My favorite topics

I love to know about different cultures and religions.

My language exchange partner is

Friendly , straight forward and honest.

B.

B.

Ottawa

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

My favorite topics

different culture, food, music, movies,BTS/ whatever. I'm studying...

Ideal language community partner

Enthusiastic and friendly

My learning goals

Improve my speaking skills to local level lol

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Z.

Toronto

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Urdu

LEARNS

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Love to talk to people who want to learn and work hard in learning...

My learning goals

To be fluent and able to pronounce words correctly

My favorite topics

Music , Sports , Movies , History , News , Science & Technology.

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A.

A.

Vancouver

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

To speak conversational Italian!...

My favorite topics

Sports, politics, economics, philosphy, music, art

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to new discussions and as commited as I am to becoming fluent! I live in Vancouver and love the mountains

R.

R.

Richmond Hill

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Fluent

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English

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Electornics, Anthropology, languages, cultures, web development,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is a kind and easy going person who is talkative

My learning goals

To be fluent in Chinese Mandarin

A.

A.

Toronto

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Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

Nice, interesting, hot, French, and Chines...

My learning goals

Be fluent in French and make friends

My favorite topics

Travelling, news, science, medicine, Asian food (or any kind of food really)

J.

J.

New Westminster

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

make many foreign friends! I hope to work at overseas and study...

My favorite topics

Travel, Sports, culture, movies, anything :)

Ideal language community partner

people who are Kind, humorous, friendly

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Join a global community

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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S.

Fredericton

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

I like playing football (soccer), hangout with friends, play...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

who's willing to understand the language barrier i might be facing

My learning goals

Current goal is to Complete HSK 1 and move on to HSK 2

R.

R.

Calgary

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Ukrainian

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

I want to practice English with different people. Just call me...

My learning goals

My goal is to be fluent in English.

My favorite topics

I like sport, chess, to learn languages....

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C.

Amos

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French

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Understand and speak “correctly” Spanish. Also being able to...

My favorite topics

I like to listen to music and to play saxophone. I also enjoy reading and writing. I’m also a grandmother inside of me because I like to knit!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone funny and who shows me that he wanna talk to me. Someone who will help me with Spanish/Italian and tell me about their culture :)

M.

M.

Ottawa

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Portuguese

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Anything! I just love to talk and have good conversations, as...

My language exchange partner is

Someone that it is excited to learn about my culture and also excited to teach about theirs!

My learning goals

Learn enough to have a nice conversation without much trouble

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

E.

E.

Calgary

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English

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Cantonese

Ideal language community partner

Just someone to help improve my cantonese fluency! And someone...

My learning goals

To be fluent on cantonese, most importantly speaking, but reading and writing would be nice too.

My favorite topics

Career, space exploration, language, music, games, volleyball, rock climbing, snowboarding, backpacking

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D.

Toronto

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Become fluent, or at least minimally competent....

My favorite topics

Medicine, Music, Hip Hop, Martial Arts, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Ice Climbing, East Asian philosophy, DJ,

Ideal conversation exchange partner

If you are into LIFE, your are fun, playful, curious, into traveling, hiphop, electronic music, rock climbing, ice climbing, martial arts. Someone who knows a bit about Chinese Medical terminology.

C.

C.

Sherbrooke

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Medicine. And other stuff such as science, literature, politics,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative but won’t be mad if I don’t reply right away. Aime parler, mais qui ne sera pas fâché advenant le cas où je ne réponde pas à la seconde.

My learning goals

Just learning for fun. Juste apprendre pour le plaisir.

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L.

Montreal

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Portuguese

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English

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Greek

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes talking and laughing so the communication gets...

My learning goals

Improve my speaking / writing skills in Greek

My favorite topics

Self Development, Psychology, Philosophy, Travel, History, Cultures, Meditation, Yoga, Nature, B&W Photography

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M.

Ottawa

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in Tagalog, so I can communicate...

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, culture, anime, cinema, music, photography and just about any other topic!!

My language exchange partner is

I would love to have someone to teach me their language, and I can teach mine in exchange! I'd like someone I can consider a close friend and offer support for each other. Some long-term friends would be great! I love sharing culture and chatting often!

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C.

Vaughan

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Series de Netflix, canciones favoritas, Viaje, La Escuela, Deportes...

Ideal language community partner

Útil, Inteligente, simpático pero honesto. Y cuéntame sobre tu país !‍♀️ yo quiero ser más cómoda cuando hablo en frente de una persona!

My learning goals

Yo quiero saber muchas frases en otras idiomas pero específicamente, yo quiero aprender español.

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B.

Toronto

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, curious, and open-minded 有幽默感 好奇心 開放...

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent in Mandarin. 能提高中文口頭能力!

My favorite topics

Design/設計 Travel/旅遊 Food/美食 History/歷史 LGBT/同志文化

A.

A.

Mississauga

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Easier to travel and to communicate with the local...

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, history, sports and shopping

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to be a long term friend

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J.

Longueuil

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French

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Anything as long as it's fun ...

I want a conversation partner who is

If you're fun and outgoing, don't be shy and shoot me a text ! ;)

My learning goals

Becoming fluent in Spanish. 日本語の新着言葉を学びます。

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C.

Toronto

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Fluent

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English

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Cantonese

My language exchange partner is

People who don't take life to serious, like to learn and are...

My learning goals

I want to become proficient enough to have a conversation in any situation, and to read and speak like a native

My favorite topics

I love to learn. I am an Integrative Health Coach working towards my Doctorate. I love languages, culture and people because they all add dimensions and color to life and the mind.

J.

J.

Vancouver

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Can easily communicate with foreigners, plan to study abroad...

My favorite topics

Movie, Music, Sport ... If you want to learn Chinese, I'd be happy to help you!

Ideal language community partner

Lively, patience, have something in common.

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E.

Montreal

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Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Movies, sports, music, lifestyle, politics...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

English or German speaker who wants to practice Russian language in live conversation

My learning goals

Level up my English and German skills and do my best to help everyone with Russian

A.

A.

New Westminster

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Fluent

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

likes to talk, approachable, friendl...

My learning goals

honestly just being able to practice and be more confident in speaking with natives!!

My favorite topics

hihi! i love to chat about anything and everything! im fluent in english, mandarin, cantonese. actively learning spanish right now but was learning korean and japanese before, hope to chat with u!

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S.

L'Ancienne-Lorette

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French

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Emoji

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to learn languages and also learn from other cultures....

My favorite topics

I am super talkative, I like to talk about pretty much everything. I very love foreign cultures. In a near future hopefully I would like to visit Japan, South Korea, Spain and other places

I want a conversation partner who is

I just want someone funny and interesting to talk with. Someone who’s open minded and who’s interested in making new friends, MBTI: ENTP

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Canada?

Tandem is the largest global language exchange community. There are currently 8,224 Tandem members in Canada looking to learn languages together. Get the Tandem app and practice languages with native speakers for free - wherever you are!


FAQs

How many people are available for language exchange in Canada?

There are 8,224 members in Canada on Tandem.

Which locations in Canada are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/canada/st.-catharines />St. Catharines, <a href=/language-exchange/canada/longueuil />Longueuil, and <a href=/language-exchange/canada/sherbrooke />Sherbrooke.

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 8,224 do it in Canada.