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Learn German in Chicago

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My favorite topics

life , traveling, hobbies, people, politics, science, anything...

My language exchange partner is

Easy going, open minded, likes to talk, fun

My learning goals

improving, having a good time

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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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My learning goals

Hope to learn more of the other languages I'm learning, and would...

My favorite topics

Exploring the World and Learning Languages! ✈️, Political Science and International Relations , Neuroscience, Psychology, & Medicine ‍⚕️, Writing Letters & Sending Postcards ✒️✉️

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who loves the world, loves exploring, and someone who is open to all kinds of new people and experiences

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My favorite topics

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

Perfect language 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.

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Open minded, friendly peopl...

My learning goals

Brush up my English

My favorite topics

Coffee, Music, Architecture

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1️⃣Short-Term Goals: Being fluent in English, French, Italian....

My favorite topics

In Miami from September 14 to 17 In FTL from September 18 to 29 In Chicago from September 29 to October 20 And after that, I’m not sure yet, but my return to Brazil is planned to be from NYC.

My language exchange partner is

I’m Totally Open-Minded. I Can Talk to Anyone—from the Youngest to the Oldest, Men or Women. No Discrimination of Any Kind.️️‍️‍⚧️ Someone native?

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My favorite topics

Chicago. Music. Movies. TV show Geology. YouTube Video, Tarot,...

Ideal language community partner

It's not Tinder, it's Tandem.

My learning goals

Improving colloquial expressions.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Inteligentes divertidos mente abiert...

My learning goals

Dominar el idioma mejorar pronunciación y audición

My favorite topics

Trabajo música amigos fiestas lugares

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Chicago

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My learning goals

German B1 Level, speak fluently...

My favorite topics

Philosophy, Music, Movie, Travel, Jokes.

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy-going, funny, intelligent

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Chicago

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My favorite topics

Cartoons, film, travel, politics, religion, dance, and language...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone! As long as you're not too creepy .

My learning goals

To understand the lyrics to my favorite Disney songs in both Spanish and German and to improve my sentence structure so I don't have to talk like a baby/cave woman anymore ✌

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who is interested in a regular pen pa...

My learning goals

I’m interested in regularly practicing and refining my conversational German

My favorite topics

Music, travel, politics, books, current events, technology

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My learning goals

I’d love to speak with my grandmother in German...

My favorite topics

Books, history, ice hockey, helping others, skydiving, and learning new things!

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who is nice, passionate about something, and is patient.

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My favorite topics

Leer, walking, fotografía, finanzas, videojuegos, music...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Optimista, abierta

My learning goals

Dominio y desenvolvimiento en un idioma extranjero

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Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and upbeat people who are intellectually curious...

My learning goals

Right now I'm trying to brush up my German before a trip to the Netherlands and Frankfurt in November

My favorite topics

I am passionate about a lot of things, but most of all I love learning! I like to travel, read, explore, and learn more about the world

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My learning goals

I want to put the Korean I’m learning to good use ...

My favorite topics

Music Everyday life Travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can call or text me at least 2 days a week.

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My favorite topics

Philosophie, Kultur, Kunst, Psychologie, Soziologie...

My language exchange partner is

friedlich, einfühlsam, glücklich.

My learning goals

Andere Kulturen verstehen und entdecken.

Simone

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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Chicago

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who is open-minded, friendly, and likes to learn...

My learning goals

I want to improve my conversational German, learn new worlds, and become a more confident speaker.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about everything! Travel, food, culture, films, politics.

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My learning goals

I want to be able to speak the language more fluently and more...

My favorite topics

School, food, my friends, and more.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

One that is comfortable speaking both languages and is not afraid to call out my bad language skills

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My favorite topics

Travelling to Austria and other cities in Europe! Vacationing...

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice ladies (single) with substance and right attitude that the world is big and we only have a short time to explore

My learning goals

Talking with female counterparts about what makes the world tick

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I want a conversation partner who is

Somebody who wants to speak German with me. I can help with English...

My learning goals

I am re-learning German :) My understanding is probably B1 or higher but my speaking skills are somewhere in between A1 and A2 Let’s change that!

My favorite topics

Anything! I like to travel, go hiking or running, reading books (especially crime stories!) and meeting people from all around the world. I’m also very much into science

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My learning goals

learn so much my brain explodes...

My favorite topics

happy flowers trees life love laugh

My language exchange partner is

people interested in similar things

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My favorite topics

Figure Skating, Tennis, Language...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who would be willing to work with where I am in the language and guide me towards resources and motivation.

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent through learning from native speakers, and practice my conversation, speaking, listening, writing, and fluency goals.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to talk with open-minded, cheerful and kind people...

My learning goals

I want to improve my English and Spanish to perfection and meet new friends.

My favorite topics

Travels, books, movies, driving, soccer.

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My learning goals

Practice different languages and learn about other cultures...

My favorite topics

Languages, travel, photography, technology, green energies, biomaterials, techno. Ig: @fafegu

Perfect language exchange partner

I'd love to talk to someone who loves to travel, interested in learning not only about a language but culture and other topics. (To everyone basically) Feel free to talk!

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Sports Lifestyle Design Art Health Food Politics...

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Open-minded people, here to learn and build friendships!

My learning goals

Comfortable conversational level

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My language exchange partner is

I’m looking for german speakers in Chicago! I can offer English...

My learning goals

Just maintain my speaking in German, learn Russian

My favorite topics

Culture, pop culture, traveling, movies, sports, psychology

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Chicago

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My learning goals

Learn more colloquial language and make friends! I also want...

My favorite topics

Makeup, fashion, cartoon, anime, music, games, Pokémon, drawing

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is interested in teaching me things about their culture! If people do cultural dances, that’d be great too!

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I want us to discuss more about ourselve...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to meet a honest, straight forward and open minded person.

My learning goals

I would like to learn about Life itself.

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Perfect language exchange partner

I don’t really have a preference, as long as a conversation can...

My learning goals

I want to improve my conversational skills in German, considering my Opa and Oma, along with extended family on my paternal side of the family, are from Germany.

My favorite topics

I like to read, swim, listen to music, play with my dogs, talk politics and sports, and travel the U.S

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Speaking fluently, better at listening, as well as learning which...

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Food, family, and friends are my favorite things in life

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Native speakers

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 German speakers in Chicago looking to learn German 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 German language exchange in Chicago?

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

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

You can also find a German Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/german/albuquerque />Albuquerque, <a href=/learn/german/palo-alto />Palo Alto, and <a href=/learn/german/chesapeake />Chesapeake.

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.