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Learn Japanese in Champaign

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My favorite topics

Math CS dual degree. I teach TOEFL and AP Calculus 成都...

My language exchange partner is

Kechie kechie kekechie

My learning goals

Ya yo cold post gold toe road

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Champaign

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Ideal language community partner

Nice, have the same interest...

My learning goals

Handle daily communication

My favorite topics

Movies! Food! Travel! Study in America

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Champaign

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My learning goals

I want to have fun conversations and learn new languages...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about art, microscopy, movies, and interesting TV shows.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is funny and has out of the box conversation topics.

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Champaign

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My favorite topics

I love anime, music and marching band! I love playing video games...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is nice and likes some humor! I like talking to people who are open minded and open to practice!

My learning goals

Id love to learn more about the Japanese culture! I’d love to visit or possibly live there someday! I’d also love to have someone to practice with. Maybe we can help each other learn together and share tips and tricks!

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Japanese speakers in Champaign

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Someone really that I could get to know about other countrie...

My learning goals

Learn more about the culture of other places

My favorite topics

Movies Sports Science News

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Champaign

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My learning goals

Shall we tal...

My favorite topics

Gym music traveling and U

My language exchange partner is

Funny people who interested in music and sports.

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Champaign

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Different cultures and ways of life! I love learning languages...

Ideal language community partner

Native speakers of Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, or German.

My learning goals

I want to improve my conversational skills in Arabic, Spanish, and French, and improve my pronunciation. I'm also moving to Italy in October so I want to start learning Italian and German right away!

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Champaign

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, careful, happ...

My learning goals

I can talk easily with native speaker,and know some phrases that I cannot learn through text book

My favorite topics

Daily Life,some games,study.

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My learning goals

To learn a little about everything!...

My favorite topics

Music Movies Language Family Books

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny people

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Champaign

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Japanese

My favorite topics

음악, 사진, 영화를 좋아해요...

I want a conversation partner who is

일본어가 가능한 친구 (일본어 공부중입니다:))

My learning goals

일본어 친숙해지기! 일상대화 가능해지기!

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Champaign

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My language exchange partner is

Friendly, social...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in speaking Spanish.

My favorite topics

Sports, school, travel, personal, movies, electronics.

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Mount Juliet

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My learning goals

I would love to be able to carry on a conversation in a different...

My favorite topics

Music Musical theatre Theatre Art Travel Harry Potter Movies Life Goals and dreams Culture Science

Ideal language community partner

My perfect tandem partner would be someone who enjoys music, maybe is a musician or artist themself. They would enjoy talking about their goals and ambitions and opinions on life and world as a whole. They would be kind and open and inquisitive.

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I love playing my favorite sports volleyball and softball. Pero...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

To somebody who is helpful. But also funny and able to keep conversation. Someone who is chill

My learning goals

Improving my language learning skills. And talking to more people In the language I'm learning.

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Champaign

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Purposeful Cheerful Curious ...

My learning goals

Language Speaking Writing

My favorite topics

Culture Work Dreams

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Champaign

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My learning goals

I used to be fluent in Spanish, but since I didn’t use the language...

My favorite topics

I like talking about philosophy, life, and anything funny.

I want a conversation partner who is

I’d like to talk to someone my age who can become a lifelong friend. This person could be from anywhere but I’d like someone with whom I could use both Spanish and English.

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Champaign

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My favorite topics

TV, travel, tea, economics, politic...

My language exchange partner is

just looking for some casual conversations, school keeps me pretty busy so I might have long gaps between when I'm online ^.^

My learning goals

improve my conversational Mandarin and make new friends!

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

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Champaign

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Champaign

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My learning goals

Fluency and crystal clear in my oral Englis...

My favorite topics

cmpus culture/swimming badminton/anything you like

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and fun/sometimes need patience/could help me to practice oral English

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My favorite topics

Art is the love of my life. My dream is to be an illustrator,...

Perfect language exchange partner

I think people are so interesting. I love learning new things about people and them doing the same with me. I love having a lot of friends

My learning goals

I want to help people learn English. I’m in the extreme beginner stages of Korean, so I would like to learn simple phrases that I can use as I travel.

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French native who speaks English and wish to learn to learn Chinese...

My learning goals

Improve French

My favorite topics

French learning Language exchange

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My learning goals

熟练口语表...

My favorite topics

生活场景,商务场景

My language exchange partner is

热情,友好,积极

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Champaign

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My favorite topics

Culture, daily life, sports, cookin...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who’d like make new friends

My learning goals

Improve my spoken english

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Champaign

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

한국어 원어민! 그리고 그냥... 재미있는 사람? ㅋ...

My learning goals

그냥 한국어로 얘기할때 좀 더 편하고 빠르게 대답할 수 있으면 좋겠어요.

My favorite topics

취미가 좀 많은데 특히 음악, 영화/드라마와 춤이 좋아요.

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Champaign

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My learning goals

Intermediate Spanis...

My favorite topics

Psychology, travel, books, music, television

Perfect language exchange partner

Native Spanish Speakers

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Champaign

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy topics about food, music, and foreign cultures. I like...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient, encouraging, and makes learning enjoyable.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent, or at least semi-fluent, in a new language.

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Middletown

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someone who explains my questions in dept...

My learning goals

I want to know how to communicate with different people :-)

My favorite topics

I love music, art, and animals!

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Champaign

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Fluenc...

My favorite topics

Grammar and basics

Ideal language community partner

Sympathetic listener

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Champaign

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schoollife,America,design(my major...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I like the person who have lots of topics and can start conversation. It's better he or she is good temper and patient. I will help him or her learn Chinese if he or she would like to.Actually I am not good at chatting even in Chinese, my mother language.

My learning goals

I am new to America to start my Graduate program. I am really bad at English listening and speaking. I hope can I exercise much more oral English to involve school life and American culture.

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Champaign

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone what they really want to exchange their language...

My learning goals

I want to study English.

My favorite topics

Sing 노래듣기, 노래 부르기

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Champaign

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My learning goals

To speak the spanish language fluentl...

My favorite topics

Travel, sports

I want a conversation partner who is

Adventure, nice, kind, fun, good sense of humor

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 33 Japanese speakers in Champaign looking to learn Japanese 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 Japanese language exchange in Champaign?

In Champaign there are 33 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/anchorage />Anchorage, <a href=/learn/japanese/st-louis />St Louis, and <a href=/learn/japanese/dallas />Dallas.

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 33 of them coming from Champaign.