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My favorite topics

Life, philosophy, movies, TV shows, books, video games, news,...

My language exchange partner is

Really nice and patient, aware of specific grammar rules and can explain why, knows native idioms and can explain them, uses a lot of analogies and can explain figurative language

My learning goals

I want to be conversational and be able to talk about everyday things more comfortably. I want to be able to talk about myself and ask about other people. I want to learn figurative language and be able to use idioms like a native.

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Ideal language community partner

People around my age who want to practice different language...

My learning goals

More conversational and fluid speech

My favorite topics

Music, culture, fashion

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Austin

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I want to learn too many languages to coun...

My favorite topics

Where to begin... culture, sport, business, food - as long as it’s interesting haha

Ideal conversation exchange partner

An independent thinker

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Austin

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My favorite topics

Sports, culture, music, world news and pretty much anything...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can teach me and have fun doing so. Someone who wants to learn English.(:

My learning goals

To be fluent in multiple languages.

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who isn’t too busy and can talk often and is easy to...

My learning goals

Would like to help people learn English and learn some languages myself.

My favorite topics

Follow my music Instagram at nate_r_music! I like swimming, music, movies, travel, and hanging out with friends. I want you to know that God loves you and you are a valuable part of this world

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Austin

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My learning goals

I would like to learn better vocabulary and better communication...

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, music, dance, Creative Writing, Art

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes humor, marvel, cartoons, tv shows and movies, and creative hobbies would be preferred, but I’ll talk to anybody

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Austin

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My favorite topics

Math, Computers, Music, Food, Games, Travelin...

Ideal language community partner

Passionate about something

My learning goals

Practice Farsi. Learn more French. Learn other languages.

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Austin

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

I don't know... anybody lol (учитель...

My learning goals

I just want to put what I know into practice. I'd like to help others learn

My favorite topics

I like sports, fitness, languages, etc.

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Austin

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Arabic

My learning goals

Learn Japanese and Spanis...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about different books, movies, different ideas, cultures and history.

Perfect language exchange partner

Any type really, I just like to talk to new people and make lasting friendship.

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Austin

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My favorite topics

Books, Politics, Technology, Sports and English TV series...

I want a conversation partner who is

A young active person who is actively interested in learning and exploring new things.

My learning goals

Ability to converse in different languages and know new cultures.

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Austin

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English

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Someone nice who can work with me to learn the languag...

My learning goals

To learn the language and maybe some culture

My favorite topics

Life, Theatre, Law, Mental Health, Mindfulness, etc

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Austin

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My learning goals

Make friends in my area who speak my target languages...

My favorite topics

Understanding Others Hiking and Nature Minority Languages and Dialects Culture and Peoples Art and Self Expression

Ideal language community partner

Native speakers or those at an advanced level

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Austin

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Nepali

My favorite topics

I love to discuss traveling,languages, and cultures. I want...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who can help me learn, while I can help them learn. Someone to teach me Portuguese. Ideally, you would be a capybara.

My learning goals

I want to achieve fluency in Portuguese. Also, I’d like to learn capybara language.

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Austin

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient and willing to wait a little bit for replies...

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent. Specifically I would like to at least read in other languages.

My favorite topics

Literature, Philosophy, Movies, Music, Dogs, History, Travel, Videogames, Star Trek, Anime/Manga, and Culture in general.

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Austin

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Ukrainian

My learning goals

Greater fluency in any language i can get my hands on, greater...

My favorite topics

Cultural differences, general conversation, where things come from and how they originated, things like that

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who encourages me to speak the language as much as possible, i shy away from conversational practice

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Austin

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My favorite topics

I love movies and go to the cinema several times a month so I’m...

My language exchange partner is

Someone with similar interests to me, who is looking to talk from time to time.

My learning goals

I would like fluency in the three languages I am learning, I have experience living in Spanish and Russian speaking places but have forgotten a lot since leaving, and would like to get my skills back. I would like to certify as a medical interpreter.

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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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Austin

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Open minded and cool people! Trying to make some friends to practice...

My learning goals

Learn new languages and know more about the culture of those countries.

My favorite topics

Sports, makeup, music, food, traveling.

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Austin

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My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish personally and professionall...

My favorite topics

Social justice, politics, humanitarian work

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is willing to learn and is patient

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Austin

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My favorite topics

Fitness, music, art, travel, language, movies, tennis, surf,...

Perfect language exchange partner

My ideal Tamdem partner would be someone who is helpful and interesting to talk to, as well as someone willing to practice via skype or FaceTime, in addition to messaging.

My learning goals

I just started taking Czech in my Uni; looking for a partner! I speak Spanish(intermediate) and Portuguese(I lived in Bahia, Brazil for a year). I would love to practice Spanish and German too! Primarily Czech! I can help you with English! From Texas.

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Austin

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I want a conversation partner who is

I would love to speak with someone that is on the nerdy/geeky...

My learning goals

I want to be comfortable speaking and understanding spoken, conversational Japanese. I would also like to improve my grammar, and focus on N5-N4 JLPT material at first.

My favorite topics

Film, games, professional wrestling, music, coding, etc.

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Austin

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Cantonese

My learning goals

Understand native speakers when speaking...

My favorite topics

Sports, food, technology, music, cinema. All the good stuff.

My language exchange partner is

People with similar interests and want to learn English.

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Austin

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English

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Spanish Sign Language

My favorite topics

Working out, learning instruments, exploring music, swimming,...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly vibes only please

My learning goals

Being able to carry a conversation

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Austin

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English

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who thinks that every culture with its traditions it's...

My learning goals

Improve my Italian and German, but also keep practicing my French.

My favorite topics

Traditions from differents cultures. *Food, *Movies, *Travel experiences *Languages, *Life experiences

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Austin

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Italian

My learning goals

I wanna speak as fluently as possible in different languages....

My favorite topics

Like cooking, reading, traveling, learning about cultures, places and people's life in their countries.. I've lived in Australia, Brazil, Malta and Colombia.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to practice on a semi regular basis. I'd like to practice Speaking and Listening. Also can message me on Ig: jaimechavesm

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Austin

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Dutch

My favorite topics

Dibujar, los musicales, la comunidad LGBTQ+, patinar, star trek,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Personas que son pacientes y quieren ayudar y/o aprender // People that are patient and want to help and/or learn

My learning goals

Quiero poder hablar español fluidamente // I want to be able to speak Spanish fluently

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Austin

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Who is opened up to make new friendships...

My learning goals

Aprendiendo a hablar español. Me encantaría tener tu ayuda! Cuéntame algo gracioso y ya seremos amigos

My favorite topics

Hablemos de cualquier tema!

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Austin

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Thai

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My learning goals

Hablar con más fluidez en español. พูดและเขียนภาษาไทยได้ดีขึ้น...

My favorite topics

Anything! Life, philosophy, travel, music, sports, nature, literature, movies, food, or whatever random thing your mind thinks about!

Ideal language community partner

Friendly people who want to improve language skills while contemplating life

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Austin

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English

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Polish

My favorite topics

I can talk about everything! Mostly about games, anime, manga,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just be chill.. I just wanna maybe know smth new about other country/culture, send memes and have nice and funny chats!

My learning goals

My problem is my grammar and probably speaking, so it will be nice to improve it

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Austin

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy going and like to share but also a good listener...

My learning goals

To be more fluent in English and keep up with my Korean as well.

My favorite topics

Languages, culture, baking, traveling, jobs, family, friends, hobbies

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Austin

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English

My learning goals

Perfect in English , learning Korean ,France , German...

My favorite topics

Exercise ,read ,watch movies, make friends!!!!!!

I want a conversation partner who is

Just someone who want to enjoy chatting together!

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Austin?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 343 speakers in Austin 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 Austin?

There are 343 members in Austin on Tandem.

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

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/greensboro />Greensboro, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/oklahoma-city />Oklahoma City, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/scottsdale />Scottsdale.

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 343 do it in Austin.