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English

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Italian

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French

My favorite topics

Politics, Psychology, Travel, Privacy issue...

My language exchange partner is

Women or man who like to travel and are openminded...

My learning goals

Have fun and improve languages

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Ottawa

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English

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

I would prefer if my tandem partner were around my age and doing...

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to speak quicker with more confidence.

My favorite topics

I like talking about sports, specifically hockey, and music. I also enjoy discussing relevant issues that are happening around the world.

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My learning goals

I want to Improve my Korean and Japanese...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, languages, travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and Patient

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Ottawa

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

Food, Travelling, Hip Hop, General Gossi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that enjoys having a beverage or going for a walk

My learning goals

Improve my conversational skills

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Italian speakers in Ottawa

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I want a conversation partner who is

Enthusiastic and friendl...

My learning goals

Improve my speaking skills to local level lol

My favorite topics

different culture, food, music, movies,BTS/ whatever. I'm studying in Canada.

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Ottawa

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Portuguese

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My learning goals

Learn enough to have a nice conversation without much trouble...

My favorite topics

Anything! I just love to talk and have good conversations, as well as learn about people’s culture.

My language exchange partner is

Someone that it is excited to learn about my culture and also excited to teach about theirs!

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, culture, anime, cinema, music, photography...

Ideal language community partner

I would love to have someone to teach me their language, and I can teach mine in exchange! I'd like someone I can consider a close friend and offer support for each other. Some long-term friends would be great! I love sharing culture and chatting often!

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in Tagalog, so I can communicate comfortably with my friends and family. I'm also planning to travel (and maybe live ) to the Philippines, so having some friends to meet over there would be great!

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Ottawa

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Una persona divertida, extrovertida (aunque yo no lo sea) que...

My learning goals

Practicar lo que se, y aprender más cada día

My favorite topics

Acerca de arte, pintura, historia. Me gusta escuchar a las personas y compartir historias con ellos

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My learning goals

Meet new people and new perspectives and having some unexpected...

My favorite topics

movie,comic, culture difference, cooking anything interesting and fun!

Perfect language exchange partner

Humorous ,easygoing ,willing to share some interesting facts

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Persian

My favorite topics

I like the friends who last lon...

I want a conversation partner who is

Am I searching for a English partner to practice English? I don't think so. I do love to talk with more people. Make friends and enjoy our time.

My learning goals

As I mentioned, it is easier to find someone to talk here DO NoT JuDgE mE!

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Ottawa

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French

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English

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient, mind-open, and willing share and help in languag...

My learning goals

To express my mind and be confident to speak freely Have more vocabulary

My favorite topics

Politics Business work Movies life

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My learning goals

I want to start learning Korean and have conversational skills...

My favorite topics

Art, Korean history or culture, food, my cat and life.

Ideal language community partner

A helpful friendly person. I’m going to the university of Ottawa and would love to meet friends here. I am also studying to be an English teacher and am moving Korea in two years so would love to make friends there before I go.

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German

My favorite topics

Travel, books, life goals, places to live, food / cooking, politics...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person motivated to learn and become fluent, and who is patient with my learning process :)

My learning goals

I would like to reach a state of fluency in German & standard Arabic within two years!

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Ottawa

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Le guste el diálogo, atento, alegre, buen instructo...

My learning goals

Tener fluidez del 90% del idioma inglés

My favorite topics

Sobre comida paseos restaurantes hotel trabajo hogar ropa clima estudios colegios

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My learning goals

Fluency, employment and socializin...

My favorite topics

Travel, socializing, employment, food and fun.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can speak several languages and is excited at the prospect of interacting in a different language.

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Ottawa

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English

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My favorite topics

I want to make some friends who i can teach english to and they...

My language exchange partner is

Speaks with me on a regular basis to practice my spanish and there english.

My learning goals

I want to be able to keep a conversation with Colombian family members. I want to visit a spanish country speak, and understand fluently.

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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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English

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Arabic

Ideal language community partner

Anyone willing to learn, be open-minded, and friendly. *** Only...

My learning goals

To be able to learn as many languages as I can while having friends to practice with frequently!

My favorite topics

Traveling, TV shows, Netflix, music, anime, video games, global issues, health, science, politics.

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Ottawa

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English

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My learning goals

I don’t know. There are many ways but talking is the best way...

My favorite topics

We can talk about anything. I’m passionate about languages and i love learning something new everyday.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s patient and open to talking about anything. Friendly.Follow me on Insta: @abdelbeheri

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Ottawa

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Portuguese

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English

My favorite topics

I love to talk about life, the universe and 4...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who likes to make video calls because I would like to improve my communication skills

My learning goals

I want to express myself better in English

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English

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who shares my interests and looking to learn together!...

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation in spanish.

My favorite topics

Web development, rock climbing, traveling, and language learning!

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Ottawa

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English

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My learning goals

I would like to improve my Spanish and hopefully be fluent :...

My favorite topics

Anything about languages and video games :)

My language exchange partner is

A person that’s open minded and likes to talk about languages :)

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Ottawa

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Deportes, vida social, formación, pasatiempos y cultur...

Ideal language community partner

Una persona abierta a nuevas ideas, que le guste charlar de cultura y que tenga tanto interés en mejorar su español como en ayudarme a mejorar mi nivel de ingles.

My learning goals

Poder expresar todas las ideas que pienso en ingles y también poder entender todas las ideas que las otras personas expresan.

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Ottawa

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Portuguese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want to talk with laughers! Someone who can bring subjects...

My learning goals

Learn about new cultures and meet new person. Talk with someone in Spanish to be fluent again and practice my Portuguese pronunciation‍♀️

My favorite topics

I’m a passionate of psychology. I love the complexity and the nonexistent of the construction of the human mind. I also love soccer, boxe, gastronomic and art. Click the button and come talk to me!

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Ottawa

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French

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Arabic

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Arabic .Germain and Japanese is for fu...

My favorite topics

Family , history , religion , anime

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that can explain in multiple way the same thing FEMALE ONLY

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Ottawa

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French

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English

My favorite topics

Voyage ; Nourriture, paysage , de tou...

I want a conversation partner who is

Sur de lui , drôle , ouvert d'esprit et très sociable

My learning goals

Savoir tenir une discussion

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Ottawa

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Well I am not very good at initiating a conversation so a talktive...

My learning goals

In short term, being able to order in a restaurant would be good. Fluent conversation with native speaker is a long term goal.

My favorite topics

About food, cooking, and maybe just some casual talk

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My learning goals

to improve my French and Russian speaking skill...

My favorite topics

traveling, music, skiing and baking

Ideal language community partner

anyone willing to talk lol

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Ottawa

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My favorite topics

Me encanta nadar e ir a competir ‍♀️‍♀️ me gusta mucho cantar...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Con personas interesantes, que sepan de todo y de nada, que les guste la buena vibra y también la transmitan

My learning goals

Reforzar los idiomas que he estado aprendiendo, que me ayuden a entender porque es tan difícil declinar en Alemán Jajaj

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Japanese

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Perfect language exchange partner

Who live in Kobe and can enjoy talking...

My learning goals

What I can talk in English fluently.

My favorite topics

Travels, Camera and so on

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Ottawa

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French

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

Practice regularly and have fun doing so...

My favorite topics

Art, computer science, fitness and politics.

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Chinese speakers who can read and write in both Simplified and Traditional.

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Ottawa, Canada?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 272 Italian speakers in Ottawa looking to learn Italian 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 Italian language exchange in Ottawa?

In Ottawa there are 272 members ready to have a Italian language exchange.

Are there other locations in Canada other than Ottawa where I can find a Italian language exchange partner?

You can also find a Italian Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/italian/vaughan />Vaughan, <a href=/learn/italian/st-john's />St John's, and <a href=/learn/italian/laval />Laval.

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 272 of them coming from Ottawa.