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I am passionate about languages and language learning. I also...

My language exchange partner is

I am mostly self taught therefore I would love to meet natives and those who have any advice or would like to practice our target languages.

My learning goals

I’m considering learning 6 languages or more.

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Ideal language community partner

The perfect tandem buddy would be willing to converse with me...

My learning goals

I want to be more comfortable with speaking with someone and being understood with my thoughts.

My favorite topics

I love discussion about music, food, and travel.

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My learning goals

Natural pronunciation, conversational fluency, vocabulary expansio...

My favorite topics

I like talking about food, music, art, biology, sociology, and movies.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient lol

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My favorite topics

Travel, books, science fiction, art, fashio...

Perfect language exchange partner

Interesting, quick witted, sincere

My learning goals

Meet new people and learn

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I want a conversation partner who is

A native Italian, who speaks English fluentl...

My learning goals

To better my Italian and make friends

My favorite topics

Videogiochi, traveling, and culture.

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My learning goals

Build strong relationships and practice languages. I'm looking...

My favorite topics

Film 映画, animationアニメーション, drawingドローイング, photography撮影, music音楽, video gamesビディオゲーム

My language exchange partner is

Replies regularly, similar interests, helpful. We can share our favorite things, our daily life, our troubles, and talk about meaningful things.

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My favorite topics

cultural anthropology, economics, business, health, philosophy,...

Ideal language community partner

If you have a PASSION to learn, let's talk

My learning goals

improve my speaking and listening skills in Spanish

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that is patient, and enjoys conversation...

My learning goals

I’d like to become more fluent in other languages.

My favorite topics

Music, culture, history, politics

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My learning goals

Conversation and grammar so I could travel to other countrie...

My favorite topics

Culture, history, and video games

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who’s patient, open-minded, and is willing to listen to other people

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Korean

My favorite topics

Storytelling, video games, culture, travelin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about social issues with lots of sass! (Well maybe... up to you.)

My learning goals

I really just want to learn about people's experiences in or outside their culture. Language is a good bonus, though!

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My language exchange partner is

Fun, patient, generous, kind, open-minded, dedicated, wants to...

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish - in speaking, listening, writing

My favorite topics

Traveling, music (concerts, festivals), dancing, exploring new places (museums, hiking in nature, parks, restaurants, cafes, bars), learning about new ideas

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My learning goals

I just wanna be able to communicate casually :') 我的中文真得太丢脸了55...

My favorite topics

Video games, art, kpop, and pretty much anything else! 我也读耽美文 ,, ,

Ideal language community partner

Someone interesting, fun, and patient. But also harsh! Destroy my grammar pls

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My favorite topics

Swiming, jogging, reading, working out and meeting new people....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People interested in improving their English and Spanish skills, I really wanna know more about their cultures and life stories, open minded, fun and kind people

My learning goals

Improve my language skills

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Perfect language exchange partner

Preferably native speakers who are meticulous at correcting the...

My learning goals

Improving Spanish speaking and listening

My favorite topics

I really enjoy the city I live in, spending time with my friends and doing physical activity. Things like urban planning, biking, transit, happiness, community and friendship are topics I can talk about a lot. I have a husband, a dog and 2 cats.

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Basque

My learning goals

I’d love to practice my Italian and Spanish and learn a bit more...

My favorite topics

Reading, our cultures, and whatever you’re passionate about!

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is kind and respectful, and who doesn’t mind that I sometimes take a long time to reply :)

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Sports movies languages exercising personal training cultures...

My language exchange partner is

Someone that is comfortable practicing on Skype or WhatsApp. I like to have live speaking practice and not just text in the language

My learning goals

Speaking and comprehension

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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

One who is laid back and will help me learn. Someone who is willing...

My learning goals

I have never learned a 2nd language. I think it is important not to stay in my comfort zone and try to learn.

My favorite topics

Graphic design and photography. I love a good movie and playing video games.

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Be fluent in less than a year. I wish I could tell people to...

My favorite topics

Pop-culture, photography, making food (and eating it) , beer, movies, TV, music, travel and abstract art. Kpop and kdramas. I love photography , my IG is harophoto.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Any smart, funny, awesome person.

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️‍ ¡Hola! Me llamo Matthew y soy de Chicago, EE. UU. Quiero hablar...

Perfect language exchange partner

Me gustaría hablar con alguien hispanohablante y con alguien que me pudiera ayudar con mi español. También me encantaría ayudarte con tu inglés.

My learning goals

Quisiera mejorar mi español y tener una conversación que dure al menos diez minutos. Puedo escribir muy bien en el nivel de C1 (avanzado) pero hablo despacio. ¡Tengo ganas de aprender más!

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I want a conversation partner who is

I need someone who will talk to me for at least 30 minutes in...

My learning goals

I want to become conversational and fearless when speaking Spanish

My favorite topics

I like talking about languages, food, culture, and entertainment. Music is my favorite subject.

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My learning goals

I really want to improve my Spanish fluency. I feel I understand...

My favorite topics

My main interests are music, movies/television, politics/current events, history, and sports. Any conversations related to those topics would be great, but I have no problem finding interest in other topics I'm not knowledgeable about as well.

My language exchange partner is

I'm looking to chat with warm and curious people who love to make jokes, ponder some occasional existential questions, and teach me things about their culture.

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My favorite topics

Travel, food, sports, technology, TV/movies, really anything...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is intelligent and can teach me things I don't know. Someone not afraid to correct my mistakes. Someone who will send me Spanish audio messages (that's most difficult for me)

My learning goals

Better understand Spanish speakers

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone from a different country who wants to make friends...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Spanish with native speakers just as smoothly as I speak English. And I want to become more comfortable with my French.

My favorite topics

Biking, Music, urban gardening, The Sims, Sim City, movies, Netflix, and culture.

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Chicago

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My learning goals

To become fluent in other languages...

My favorite topics

Literature, movies, sports, travel, people, psychology, history, science, camping and fishing

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone looking to exchange language help and has some interesting things to share...Hablamos!

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My favorite topics

Travel, food, bicycling, piano.... INSTAGRAM:...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, patient, and friendly

My learning goals

Improve my language skills and meet some amazing people

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Polish

My language exchange partner is

Quiero hablar con los perritos, pero si no está posiblemente...

My learning goals

No hablo mucho español, pero soy bonito y me gusta cerveza quiero aprender más español para mí viajes y tener amigos en todo el mundo

My favorite topics

Viajes a lugares nueves, jugar basquetbol, conocer la gente (y perritos) del todo el mundo, ir a las festivas de música y cultura, ver artes en las calles, beber cerveza en la playa, montar mi bici, sentirme las cascadas, subir las montañas

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to improve my grasp on fluency in foreign languages, specifically...

My favorite topics

Science, engineering, medicine, technology, politics, ethics, debate, languages, culture, going out, relationships

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient and understands that it takes time and continuous feedback to learn a language. Someone who is energetic, optimistic, and interesting. Overall, I hope we both share excitement for learning languages together!

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My favorite topics

I enjoy listening to music, reading on occasions, sports (college...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and down to earth

My learning goals

I want to get proficient enough so I'm able to have at least a basic conversation in that particular language that I want to learn

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Chicago

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is interested in conversations. (I'm not picky) and...

My learning goals

Me gustaría mejorar mi español, especialmente con hablar y escuchar.

My favorite topics

Anything, basically. I'm a fine arts geek though. I also love cats and coffee. I’ve been traveling more recently, so I could always use more tips! También, puedo hablar español, pero necesito ayuda siempre.

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My learning goals

I want to be more fluent in Italian. I am okay at writing and...

My favorite topics

Sports (playing more than watching), movies (especially horror or action/adventure), science (I'm studying psychology but I love science of any sort)

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, willing to give constructive feedback on my mistakes, open minded

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 English speakers in Chicago 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 Chicago?

In Chicago there are 735 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/champaign />Champaign, <a href=/learn/english/cincinnati />Cincinnati, and <a href=/learn/english/bellevue />Bellevue.

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 735 of them coming from Chicago.