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Language exchange in Ottawa

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Ottawa

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Fluent

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Croatian

Cрпски Flag

Serbian

English Flag

English

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Portuguese

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Italian

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Politics, Psychology, Travel, Privacy issue...

My language exchange partner is

Women or man who like to travel and are openminded...

My learning goals

Have fun and improve languages

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F.

Ottawa

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and Patient...

My learning goals

I want to Improve my Korean and Japanese!

My favorite topics

Music, movies, languages, travel

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B.

Ottawa

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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French

My learning goals

Improve my speaking skills to local level lo...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Enthusiastic and friendly

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M.

Ottawa

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Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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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Tandem partners in Ottawa

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Ottawa

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Fluent

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

I want a conversation partner who is

I would love to have someone to teach me their language, and...

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in Tagalog, so I can communicate comfortably with my friends and family. I'm also planning to travel (and maybe live ) to the Philippines, so having some friends to meet over there would be great!

My favorite topics

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

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C.

Ottawa

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Practicar lo que se, y aprender más cada dí...

My favorite topics

Acerca de arte, pintura, historia. Me gusta escuchar a las personas y compartir historias con ellos

My language exchange partner is

Una persona divertida, extrovertida (aunque yo no lo sea) que tenga un gusto por el idioma.

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H.

Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

فارسی Flag

Persian

My favorite topics

I like the friends who last lon...

Ideal language community partner

Am I searching for a English partner to practice English? I don't think so. I do love to talk with more people. Make friends and enjoy our time.

My learning goals

As I mentioned, it is easier to find someone to talk here DO NoT JuDgE mE!

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B.

Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who shares my interests and looking to learn together!...

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation in spanish.

My favorite topics

Web development, rock climbing, traveling, and language learning!

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W.

Ottawa

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Fluent

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

What I can talk in English fluently...

My favorite topics

Travels, Camera and so on

Perfect language exchange partner

Who live in Kobe and can enjoy talking!

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S.

Ottawa

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Fluent

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Art, computer science, fitness and politics...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Chinese speakers who can read and write in both Simplified and Traditional.

My learning goals

Practice regularly and have fun doing so.

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M.

Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

My language exchange partner is

Anyone willing to learn, be open-minded, and friendly. *** Only...

My learning goals

To be able to learn as many languages as I can while having friends to practice with frequently!

My favorite topics

Traveling, TV shows, Netflix, music, anime, video games, global issues, health, science, politics.

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H.

Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

العربية Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to improve my Spanish and hopefully be fluent :...

My favorite topics

Anything about languages and video games :)

Ideal language community partner

A person that’s open minded and likes to talk about languages :)

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N.

Ottawa

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Fluent

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Voyage ; Nourriture, paysage , de tou...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Sur de lui , drôle , ouvert d'esprit et très sociable

My learning goals

Savoir tenir une discussion

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K.

Ottawa

Fluent

Français Flag

French

English Flag

English

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that can explain in multiple way the same thing FEMALE...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Arabic .Germain and Japanese is for fun

My favorite topics

Family , history , religion , anime

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F.

Ottawa

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Improve my quebecois frenc...

My favorite topics

Travelling, culture, cooking, health, science, the outdoors, anything!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone else looking to learn, likes travel and culture

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M.

Ottawa

Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

I love to talk about life, the universe and 4...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes to make video calls because I would like to improve my communication skills

My learning goals

I want to express myself better in English

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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S.

Ottawa

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

Ideal language community partner

I would prefer if my tandem partner were around my age and doing...

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to speak quicker with more confidence.

My favorite topics

I like talking about sports, specifically hockey, and music. I also enjoy discussing relevant issues that are happening around the world.

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A.

Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

हिन्दी Flag

Hindi

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Fluency, employment and socializin...

My favorite topics

Travel, socializing, employment, food and fun.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can speak several languages and is excited at the prospect of interacting in a different language.

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A.

Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Travel, books, life goals, places to live, food / cooking, politics...

Perfect language exchange partner

A person motivated to learn and become fluent, and who is patient with my learning process :)

My learning goals

I would like to reach a state of fluency in German & standard Arabic within two years!

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A.

Ottawa

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

I want a conversation partner who is

Con personas interesantes, que sepan de todo y de nada, que les...

My learning goals

Reforzar los idiomas que he estado aprendiendo, que me ayuden a entender porque es tan difícil declinar en Alemán Jajaj

My favorite topics

Me encanta nadar e ir a competir ‍♀️‍♀️ me gusta mucho cantar a pesar de canto horrible! amoo! A hacer amigos

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A.

Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

I don’t know. There are many ways but talking is the best way...

My favorite topics

We can talk about anything. I’m passionate about languages and i love learning something new everyday.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who’s patient and open to talking about anything. Friendly.Follow me on Insta: @abdelbeheri

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B.

Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

traveling, music, skiing and bakin...

Ideal language community partner

anyone willing to talk lol

My learning goals

to improve my French and Russian speaking skills

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I.

Ottawa

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Speaks with me on a regular basis to practice my spanish and...

My learning goals

I want to be able to keep a conversation with Colombian family members. I want to visit a spanish country speak, and understand fluently.

My favorite topics

I want to make some friends who i can teach english to and they can teach me spanish. We can talk on a daily basis to practice. We can talk about anything!

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Ottawa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to start learning Korean and have conversational skills...

My favorite topics

Art, Korean history or culture, food, my cat and life.

Perfect language exchange partner

A helpful friendly person. I’m going to the university of Ottawa and would love to meet friends here. I am also studying to be an English teacher and am moving Korea in two years so would love to make friends there before I go.

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F.

Ottawa

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Fluent

Türkçe Flag

Turkish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Travel, cultures, languages, tv series&movies, camping, human...

I want a conversation partner who is

My perfect tandem is respectful, trustful, energetic and has a smiling face and good sense of humor.

My learning goals

My goal about language is fluency. I want to be more enough to use language when I want to tell something to my partner. And my key is that talk without hesitate :) True or false, it's not important. Just talk with me, and don't worry, noone judge to you

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B.

Ottawa

Fluent

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient, mind-open, and willing share and help in languag...

My learning goals

To express my mind and be confident to speak freely Have more vocabulary

My favorite topics

Politics Business work Movies life

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I.

Ottawa

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Tener fluidez del 90% del idioma inglé...

My favorite topics

Sobre comida paseos restaurantes hotel trabajo hogar ropa clima estudios colegios

Ideal language community partner

Le guste el diálogo, atento, alegre, buen instructor

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C.

Ottawa

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Fluent

Français Flag

French

Kreyòl ayisyen Flag

Haitian Creole

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

I’m a passionate of psychology. I love the complexity and the...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want to talk with laughers! Someone who can bring subjects of discussion and that like to talk a lot. I would love to practice Portuguese and Spanish. Also, I’m searching someone who can show me rock bands. I can show you reggaeton singer

My learning goals

Learn about new cultures and meet new person. Talk with someone in Spanish to be fluent again and practice my Portuguese pronunciation‍♀️

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C.

Ottawa

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Well I am not very good at initiating a conversation so a talktive...

My learning goals

In short term, being able to order in a restaurant would be good. Fluent conversation with native speaker is a long term goal.

My favorite topics

About food, cooking, and maybe just some casual talk

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L.

Ottawa

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Poder expresar todas las ideas que pienso en ingles y también...

My favorite topics

Deportes, vida social, formación, pasatiempos y cultura

I want a conversation partner who is

Una persona abierta a nuevas ideas, que le guste charlar de cultura y que tenga tanto interés en mejorar su español como en ayudarme a mejorar mi nivel de ingles.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Ottawa?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 272 speakers in Ottawa 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 Ottawa?

There are 272 members in Ottawa on Tandem.

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

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/canada/vancouver />Vancouver, <a href=/language-exchange/canada/calgary />Calgary, and <a href=/language-exchange/canada/brampton />Brampton.

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 272 do it in Ottawa.