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Durham

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My favorite topics

The arts, music especially World event...

My language exchange partner is

Calmly engaged, steadfast

My learning goals

Fluency in German, French, Spanish

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Durham

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Ideal language community partner

Jemand der Englisch oder Spanisch gern sprechen würde im Austausch...

My learning goals

Meine Kommunikationsfähigkeit auf Deutsch zu verbessern

My favorite topics

Psychologie, Sociale Fähigkeiten, Reisen, Sprache, Geschichte, Religion.

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My learning goals

Just learning to conversat...

My favorite topics

Basketball, music, religion

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Respectable, understanding, and patient people

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Durham

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My favorite topics

Ordinary, day-to-day life, life with young children, theology,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who could help me become a little better at German!

My learning goals

Expand vocabulary, learn more phrases and idioms

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German speakers in Durham

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I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going, friendly folks (the obvious, I know...

My learning goals

I want to become a more confident Spanish speaker, and to learn conversational German.

My favorite topics

Books... especially sci-fi and fantasy novels. History, action movies, science. Writing!

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B.

Durham

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My learning goals

Improved vocabulary, more idiomatic phrasing and better culture...

My favorite topics

Film, arts, sport, science, economy, global affairs, culture, history

My language exchange partner is

Jovial, upbeat, open-minded

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Durham

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My favorite topics

My main interests are: politics, history, different cultures,...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who enjoys having a meaningful and intellectual conversation!

My learning goals

I would like to practice my French and improve my German a little.

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Durham

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

interesting german speaking person with free tim...

My learning goals

reach A1

My favorite topics

Culture, history, football, etc.

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My learning goals

Improve English and Germa...

My favorite topics

travel, learning, food

Perfect language exchange partner

interesting, willing to talk

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Durham

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My favorite topics

Pets, especially dogs Education Family Nature and the outdoors Music...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone friendly and relaxed who just wants to practice chatting in different languages.

My learning goals

Improve my language fluency and learn speak and write more conversationally.

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Durham

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My language exchange partner is

Open-minded, looking to be close friends as well as language...

My learning goals

Get more comfortable with trying and making mistakes, improving my vocabulary and speaking more naturally, and improving my casual conversation and grammar.

My favorite topics

Photography, movies, music, cooking, drinking, traveling, edgy comedy, psychology, pop culture, dancing, computers and technology, style, art, architecture... absolutely anything and everything.

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Durham

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My learning goals

Fluency in german, confident conversations in french and italia...

My favorite topics

Music/musik/musique/musica, religion/religione, philosophy/philosophie/philosophie/filosofia, politics/politik/politique/politica, art/kunst/art/arte, culture/kultur/culture/cultura

Ideal language community partner

Someone who has similar interests and is kind!

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My favorite topics

I like to talk about everything! Life, family, books, culture,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone fun and who likes to laugh! I can’t talk to someone who can’t hold a conversation. And someone respectful. I didn’t come to Tandem to find a boyfriend.

My learning goals

I’m close to being fluent, but I need to be able to understand natives speaking normally. You don’t have to speak slowly with me. ✌

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Z.

Durham

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Perfect language exchange partner

kind and friendly,willing to share his or her feelings and opinions.No...

My learning goals

Oh,I like making friends and talking with people from all over the world~o(〃'▽'〃)o and improve my fluency in oral English and enlarge my daily vocabulary in English is my priority recently

My favorite topics

Culture,Music,psychology,photography,basketball, traveling,etc.

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Durham

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My learning goals

To be able to actually use other languages, even if very simply...

My favorite topics

Food/drink, traveling, music, nature, sports

I want a conversation partner who is

Likes to have fun while learning - I love to laugh

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Durham

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My favorite topics

Almost anything, but especially popular culture (music, television...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who’s nice and has a good sense of humor.

My learning goals

I want to learn the colloquialisms of various languages, how to make jokes, and engage with native speakers about issues that affect their region.

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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Durham

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Ideal language community partner

Anyone, i would like to meet new people...

My learning goals

To at least be able to speak any language fluently, but to also help others learn how to speak English

My favorite topics

Music, food, art, and movies, video games

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Durham

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My learning goals

I aim to practice Russian to improve it...

My favorite topics

Cinema, travelling, music and literature

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Russian who can speak English

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Durham

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My favorite topics

I love discussing about astronomy topics and that is because...

Perfect language exchange partner

I just want to improve my English speaking fluency and a person whose aim is the same would be perfect. A person that also wants to share some experience and learn something about different culture habits, is the right person!

My learning goals

I'm quite good in writing but I strongly need to improve my speaking skills! I got grammar rules but I just need to speak a lot to get more fluency!!

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I want a conversation partner who is

Tell me British culture in terms of formal and informal communication...

My learning goals

Improve communication ability with local people, get a better understanding of British culture and custom, find someone with the similar research area / interests as mine

My favorite topics

Education, Sociology, Psychology, Language, Linguistic, Culture, Custom, Life in UK

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Durham

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My learning goals

Improve French listening and speaking skills. I'd like to learn...

My favorite topics

Travel, books, language, music! TV series, politics, reading, movies, food, French, English, cultural exchange, universities, humor, guitar, bands, podcasts, literature,...

My language exchange partner is

Native French speakers from France, sense of humor, likes travel, talkative, friendly, bavard. I'm interested in consistent, long-term conversations.

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Durham

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My favorite topics

Culture . People . Foods. Hobbies . Trave...

Ideal language community partner

Nice . Personality is well. More like ask me questions

My learning goals

I will to make some friends and language exchange

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Durham

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

apasionado, de mente abierta y paciente hah...

My learning goals

Become more comfortable in conversation and expand my vocabulary

My favorite topics

1) Comida 2) Experiencia de vida 3) filosofía

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Durham

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My learning goals

I would like to become as close to fluent as possible. In terms...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing history, politics, music, art, sports, food, and traveling. Generally, I am interested in seeing how other people see the world!

Perfect language exchange partner

I think my perfect tandem partner would be someone who is flexible but still can talk fairly regularly. My ideal partner would also give involved responses to open-ended questions.

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Durham

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marketing,animals,study abroad,travelling,cookin...

I want a conversation partner who is

i hope you are a native english/french speaker and you would like to improve your chinese skills and learn more about chinese cultures. hope you are patient and friendly:)

My learning goals

improve language skills by talking with native speaker

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K.

Durham

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Everyone who want to learn my native language...

My learning goals

Learn how to have a conversation in Italian , French & German :)

My favorite topics

I love to talk about other cultures, Movies , Sports .

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Durham

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My learning goals

Understand how to read and interpret Spanish and meet friends...

My favorite topics

Anything about animals, racial inequality, and traveling...and anything deemed fun!

Ideal language community partner

An upbeat optimist that is comical and energetic.

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Durham

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My favorite topics

I like to discuss music, films, tv shows, books I would love...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would love someone who is aged 16-20 and wants to make a new friend, so we can help each other with learning new languages ☺️

My learning goals

I would like to learn about current terms and phrases used and be more fluent!

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Durham

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Perfect language exchange partner

Open-minded and talkive .I’m interested in religion ,culture...

My learning goals

IELTs 7.5 /Exploring the world without language barriers /Having the ability to be an English volunteer teacher and teach English in some disadvantaged countries.

My favorite topics

Practicing my English for a master study programme in Durham university .I want to find a long-term language exchange partner who want to improve his/her Chinese.I am a huge Harry Potter fana traveller and a LGBTQ supporter

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Durham

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My learning goals

Just wanna know more about different cultures and and hopefully...

My favorite topics

Music|Food|Movies|Yoga|Traveling

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded and friendly

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 110 German speakers in Durham 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 Durham?

In Durham there are 110 members ready to have a German language exchange.

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

You can also find a German Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/german/cincinnati />Cincinnati, <a href=/learn/german/newton />Newton, and <a href=/learn/german/ogden />Ogden.

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 110 of them coming from Durham.