Learn English in Chicago
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A.
Chicago
Fluent
French
English
Haitian Creole
LEARNS
Korean
Japanese
German
My favorite topics
Les sujets dont j’aime beaucoup parler sont l’art, la danse classique...
My language exchange partner is
Je ne sais pas vraiment car je suis vraiment ouverte à tous.
My learning goals
C’est juste une passion que j’ai maintenant et qui me pousse à apprendre les mots et phrases dans une autre langue que la mienne à laquelle j’ai un fort intérêt.
L.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Finnish
Luxembourgish
LEARNS
French
Korean
Norwegian
My learning goals
To be with the right channel...
My favorite topics
Like talking about adventure and movies and vacation conversation how it was interesting
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Hummmmm I believe such is life and life is very short., as long as he got good heart and caring God fearing person
Find more than
735
English speakers in Chicago
M.
Chicago
Fluent
Spanish
Emoji
English
LEARNS
French
German
Polish
I want a conversation partner who is
Passionate people who'd love to have a stimulating chat. Especially...
My learning goals
Improve my language skills, while helping others.
My favorite topics
I enjoy writing poems and short stories. Other hobbies: music, science, learning other cultures, politics.
A.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Tagalog, Filipino
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
Italian
Japanese
My learning goals
I would like to learn a new language and make a frien...
My favorite topics
I enjoy talking about architecture, video games, travel/cultures, anime, and honestly anything!
My language exchange partner is
My perfect tandem buddy would be someone I'd learn alot from to the point that we can talk and discuss in the language we are learning and make a personal connection with through that :)
B.
Chicago
NEWFluent
English
French
German
LEARNS
Afrikaans
Arabic
Hindi
My favorite topics
Exploring the World and Learning Languages! ✈️, Political Science...
Ideal language community partner
Someone who loves the world, loves exploring, and someone who is open to all kinds of new people and experiences
My learning goals
Hope to learn more of the other languages I'm learning, and would love to help others with their English and French!
F.
Chicago
Fluent
Spanish
English
Emoji
LEARNS
German
Dutch
Finnish
Ideal conversation exchange partner
I'd love to talk to someone who loves to travel, interested in...
My learning goals
Practice different languages and learn about other cultures.
My favorite topics
Languages, travel, photography, technology, green energies, biomaterials, techno. Ig: @fafegu
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G.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
German
Italian
French
My favorite topics
I am passionate about languages and language learning. I also...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
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.
M.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
French
Portuguese
My learning goals
Develop my basic language skills and hopefully meet like-minded...
My favorite topics
English and live in Chicago! I love discovering music and films to help me with my languages. My my recent project was to listen to music by each Spanish-speaking country. So let me know if you have a favorite to share!
I want a conversation partner who is
Preferably someone with similar interests but most importantly open-minded, friendly and passionate about learning and meeting new people
Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.
"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."
I.
Chicago
Fluent
Romanian
English
LEARNS
Portuguese
French
Italian
My learning goals
I want to learn as much as possible...
My favorite topics
Psychology,social justice, writing, reading, working with kids, learning about different cultures and languages, travel, poetry, & teaching
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Open minded insightful and funny people ☺️IG:ioanafantaa
J.
Chicago
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
French
Spanish
American Sign Language
My favorite topics
looking for someone to talk with regularly. Above all I like...
Perfect language exchange partner
Im looking for someone to do audio messages regularly! Je suis à la recherche de quelqu’un avec qui je peux parler régulièrement ! ¡Quiero compartir algunos mensajes de audio con frecuencia!
My learning goals
Fluency! Holding a conversation, humor and colloquial language
D.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
French
German
I want a conversation partner who is
Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about...
My learning goals
I really just want to learn about people's experiences in or outside their culture. Language is a good bonus, though!
My favorite topics
Storytelling, video games, culture, traveling
B.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
French
Amharic
My learning goals
I want to become conversational and fearless when speaking Spanis...
My favorite topics
I like talking about languages, food, culture, and entertainment. Music is my favorite subject.
My language exchange partner is
I need someone who will talk to me for at least 30 minutes in Spanish everyday, and in return I will talk to them in English
L.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Emoji
LEARNS
Spanish
Italian
American Sign Language
My favorite topics
Sports, movies, music, anything really I jusy t need practice...
Ideal language community partner
Understanding, I will make alot of mistakes so bear with me.
My learning goals
I wish to be fluent in both. My partner is mexican and they soeak spanish so I wish to be able to converse with them. They soeak english as well but more comfortably speak spanish. Also I'm travelling to italy next year and want to be abl to navigate.
E.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
Spanish
German
My learning goals
Learn more vocabulary and also learn more about other cultures...
My favorite topics
School, psychology, philosophy, books, music, food, culture, history
Perfect language exchange partner
My perfect Tandem partner will share interest in topics that I am interested in.
G.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
German
Italian
My favorite topics
Swiming, jogging, reading, working out and meeting new people....
I want a conversation partner who is
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
A.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Portuguese
Hebrew
My language exchange partner is
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.
K.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Portuguese
Spanish
My learning goals
I want to be more comfortable with speaking with someone and...
My favorite topics
I love discussion about music, food, and travel.
Ideal language community partner
The perfect tandem buddy would be willing to converse with me about anything and help me learn not only the language but introduce me to the culture as well
B.
Chicago
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
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,...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Replies regularly, similar interests, helpful. We can share our favorite things, our daily life, our troubles, and talk about meaningful things.
My learning goals
Build strong relationships and practice languages. I'm looking forward to your messages. よろしくお願いします！(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)
J.
Chicago
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Italian
Portuguese
Arabic
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who is patient and understands that it takes time and...
My learning goals
I want to improve my grasp on fluency in foreign languages, specifically with using nuanced, regular language as well as a formal understanding of grammar and vocabulary. I want to speak as people do on a daily basis, as well as understand.
My favorite topics
Science, engineering, medicine, technology, politics, ethics, debate, languages, culture, going out, relationships
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/philadelphia />Philadelphia, <a href=/learn/english/martinez />Martinez, and <a href=/learn/english/brookline />Brookline.
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.