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Learn German in Detroit

Learn to actually speak German by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

Me gusta platicar sobre tecnología, educación, cuestiones sociales,...

My language exchange partner is

Espero conocer personas con la paciencia para enseñar, proporcionar retroalimentación, y aprender nuevas cosas por medio de mensajes de voz y llamadas. También que tienen pasión por una vida dinámica y profesional.

My learning goals

Mis objetivos son: 1) desarrollar mi habla y oído por medio de práctica diaria usando nuevas palabras y frases ; 2) conocer gente genial para tener una perspectiva local cuando viajo.

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Ideal language community partner

Intelligent, kind, open minded, well spoke...

My learning goals

I'd like to enhance my German! I'd like to achieve fluency in German and also expand my cultural views and knowledge.

My favorite topics

Science, philosophy, life in general, open minded politics, culture, religion, and language

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Detroit

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My learning goals

Let's learn first and then have a goal but I would like to start...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, hiking, swimming, Netflix, Cars Snap: amnshf

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny and crazy Talkative and kind

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

I enjoy meeting people, COOKING, talking about mysteries of the...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to anyone but I think it would be fun to speak with energetic, fun, talkative, open minded, ambitious to learn types

My learning goals

Expand my vocabulary, speak more fluently without hesitation to form sentences. To build relationships with people to hopefully someday meet on our travels!

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I want a conversation partner who is

Curious individuals, conversationalists, humorous types come...

My learning goals

Expand my Chinese vocabulary and increase my ability to express complex ideas. 老司机带带这个美籍华人

My favorite topics

‍♀️yoga&meditation good food travel dark humor

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Detroit

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Vietnamese

My learning goals

Speak Vietnamese and Japanes...

My favorite topics

Culture, music, traditions

My language exchange partner is

Someone that is open to share his/her culture

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Would love to talk about life,depression, anxiety and philosophy....

Ideal language community partner

Looking for anyone who can chat regularly on a daily or atleast a regular basis.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish in the next 10 months.

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Detroit

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien que es guay y divertido...

My learning goals

¡Mejorar mi nivel de español y portugués!

My favorite topics

Viajes: He visitado a muchos pais. Música: ¡Me encanta Sigur Rós! Peliculas: Veo mucho Netflix. Otros: ¡Star Wars!

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My learning goals

I need to be fluent in Englis...

My favorite topics

Sports, Science, Engineering,Comics

Perfect language exchange partner

He or she should be like fluent in his native language and share a common interests with me so it can make conversation interesting.

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Detroit

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English

My favorite topics

Mobile legends(any kinds of 5v5 mobile games), hiking, tennis,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Outgoing, patient, enthusiastic, and point out my mistakes directly, if he is interested in Chinese, I would like to share with him

My learning goals

Speaking English fluently and using English to express my thoughts clearly and efficiently, moreover, expand my English vocabulary. I really hope to communicate with native speakers without any barrier and make them understand my ideas easily.

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Detroit

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My language exchange partner is

Someone similar but different enough from me to keep things interesting...

My learning goals

I want to increase my skills in Spanish

My favorite topics

Hobbies, TV shows, movies, music, politics, anthropology, archeology, history, celebrities, feminism, social movements, LGBTQA stuff

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Detroit

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My learning goals

To be better motivated to continue studying languages by having...

My favorite topics

Video games, science, language, theater, programming, religion, science fiction, biology, hiking, learning in general

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient with others, since I know I will be making lots of mistakes as I start!

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My favorite topics

Me gustan los temas de comida, deportes, música, arte, me gusta...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien curioso que tenga paciencia y sea dinámico, me gustaría hablar con personas que miren la vida con alegría y que sean diferentes

My learning goals

Poder dominar el idioma inglés y el francés, poder estar tranquilo cuando viaje, quiero aprender y hacer amigos

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Detroit

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Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem buddy would be someone who is patient with...

My learning goals

I'd like to be able to converse with relative comfort, and to be able to inderstand what I am reading with accuracy as well. I'd also like to help someone else learn English!

My favorite topics

Games (video/board), books, deep philosophical topics, adrenaline sports, poetry, reading, animals, school/teaching, hands on crafts (leather working, wood working, etc), sci-si/ fantasy, technology, apps, music, instruments, horseback riding, LGBTQ issue

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Detroit

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Cantonese

My learning goals

Find a friend whom I can often practice English wit...

My favorite topics

Reading;music;movie; TV series; playing badminton...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly ; open-minded

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Trave...

My language exchange partner is

Someone in their 20s-30s who just want to chat.

My learning goals

I want to get more practice with my Spanish

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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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Detroit

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Ideal language community partner

Flexibility in meeting times/locations and likes coffee shops...

My learning goals

Sharpen my spanish

My favorite topics

Music movies philosophy, you know, stoner stuff

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Detroit

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My learning goals

Learn as many languages as I can...

My favorite topics

Environment, Relationships, Politics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone funny and nice and patient

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

In general I'm very open minded...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone interested in Portuguese, English, or Japanese

My learning goals

Improve my fluency in Portuguese and Japanese while making new friends.

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Detroit

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to help me with my language, likes to...

My learning goals

Learn French and Spanish to a B2 level.

My favorite topics

Politics, technology, travel.

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My learning goals

Des Ami(e)s, ect.....

My favorite topics

Sport, Cinéma, Actualité...

My language exchange partner is

Personnes Drôles, Sympathiques, Intéressantes

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Traveling, social justice...everything reall...

Ideal language community partner

Patient, kind and funny:)

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation in Spanish and to perfect my German

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Detroit

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

You. Yes that's right, it's you....

My learning goals

Practice French! I'm already A2, and want to get to B1 with conversations!

My favorite topics

Movies, music, past adventures and embarrassing secrets!

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Detroit

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My learning goals

To improve my written and oral French, and help others to...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about anything! Im really into music, reading, film, photography and running.

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to become friends, even english speakers too :)

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Books, politics, animals, art, family, movies & tv, trave...

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m hoping for a female language partner that enjoys conversation over coffee who will be patient with my bad spoken Spanish :) happy to help with questions about English if needed

My learning goals

I can read and understand Spanish pretty well, but speaking has always been my weakness. I want to overcome shyness and awkwardness to finally feel confident speaking Spanish.

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Detroit

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My language exchange partner is

People who love Italian language and would love to visit the...

My learning goals

Learn to speak italian very well like a native!

My favorite topics

Travel Movies Books

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Detroit

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Korean

My learning goals

Learning a third language to help with my travels would be the...

My favorite topics

Music, culture, opinions, traveling and etc

Ideal language community partner

I have no idea. Just don't be dry.

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Politics, racial disparities, social work, societal norm...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone authentic, honest, respectful, and fun!

My learning goals

To continue speaking Spanish so as to not lose it and to be conversational in Portuguese to speak with friends and family

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Detroit

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Perfect language exchange partner

Musicians and people from Japan and Detroi...

My learning goals

I want to learn Japanese so I can share and create music with Japanese people.

My favorite topics

Music, Hip-Hop, Technology, Science, Art

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Detroit

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My learning goals

I want to learn about new languages and cultures!...

My favorite topics

Culture Food Social Justice Movies/Series

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly Patient Considerate (Not racist)

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 45 German speakers in Detroit 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 Detroit?

In Detroit there are 45 members ready to have a German language exchange.

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

You can also find a German Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/german/chesapeake />Chesapeake, <a href=/learn/german/denver />Denver, and <a href=/learn/german/arlington />Arlington.

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 45 of them coming from Detroit.